Kevin McLee

Height:
6-1
Weight:
255
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Uniontown, Pa.
High School:
Uniontown HS

Returning starter at will linebacker who makes big plays ... his comfort level within the defense is solid ... explosive and physical ... prepared tirelessly during the off-season for a great senior year ... 2005 first team all-BIG EAST ... ESPN.com all-conference ... all-ECAC ...168 career tackles ... 78 tackles this season, second-best on team ... team-high six tackles at Syracuse ... TFL and three tackles in Wofford win ... three tackles in victory at Maryland ... team-best 11 tackles, with 2.5 TFL in the East Carolina win ... team-best nine tackles with sack vs. Virginia Tech ... fumble recovery and team-best eight tackles in Rutgers win ... 10 tackles and a pair of pass breakups in win over Louisville ... three tackles in Connecticut win ... 30-yard interception, forced a fumble and had seven tackles at Cincinnati ... leading tackler (11) against Pitt ... Gridiron Gladiator Award from WVU coaches ... BIG EAST player of week: Cincinnati ... Defensive Champion: Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Cincinnati, Pitt ... Hammer Award: Syracuse ... shared time with Jeff Noechel at sam linebacker in 2004 ... 44 tackles for the year ... pair of tackles against East Carolina ... four solo stops in the win at UCF ... six tackles and forced a fumble in the overtime win against Maryland ... fumble recovery and three tackles in the win over James Madison ... top tackler with 11 (two TFL) at Virginia Tech ... TFL against Syracuse ... 10-yard sack against BC ... sack and four tackles at Pitt ... team-best eight tackles in Gator Bowl with two TFL ... saw plenty of action behind Scott Gyorko in 2003 ... 46 tackles, three sacks for the year ... pair of tackles in the Wisconsin game ... three stops in win at East Carolina ... three tackles and a sack in Cincinnati game ... a sack, two TFL and a fumble recovery with six tackles in the Maryland game ... forced a Miami fumble and had a pair of tackles and QB hurries against the Hurricanes ... four tackles vs. Rutgers ... forced a Virginia Tech fumble ... three stops in UCF win ... three tackles and a sack in the win over Pitt ... seven tackles in the win at Syracuse ... made six tackles in the Gator Bowl ... worked hard in 2002 to pick up the schemes of the Mountaineer defensive package ... rookie of the week: Miami ... led Coach John Fortugna’s Uniontown High team to a banner senior season ... rushed for 1,637 yards and also led his team in tackles ... second team big school all-Pennsylvania, all-county and all-conference ... 9-1 Red Raiders won the Keystone Conference title and finished ninth in the WPIAL ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 ... also a letterman in basketball and track ... birthday is November 24 ... goes by the nickname “Boo” ... son of Elaine Murray and Kevin McLee ... his uncle Reggie played for WVU in the 1970s ... majoring in athletic coaching education