2008 Football Roster
Roster
Brandon McRae
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chester, VA
- Career & Game-By-Game Statistics
CAREER:
Has played in 25 games for Mississippi State at wide receiver after transferring from Morehead State University and sitting out the 2006 season . . . Has earned 11 starting calls at State . . . Has had 53 pass receptions for 568 yards, a 10.7-yard per catch average, and three touchdowns . . . Has also rushed one time (minus 1 yard) . . . Started at Morehead as a true freshman . . . Standout two-sport athlete on the high school level in Richmond, Va.
2008:
Played in all 12 games during his junior season, starting 10 times . . . Did not start Week 2 and 3 games vs. Southeastern Louisiana and Auburn . . . Led the club with 51 catches for 518 yards, a 10.2-yard per catch average, and three touchdowns . . . Finished sixth in the Southeastern Conference in catches per game (4.2) . . . Made at least one reception in all 12 games . . . Also rushed once (minus 1 yard) . . . Registered 24 catches in the season’s first four weeks (six per game) . . . Had four catches for 60 yards, a 15-yard average, and an 8-yard touchdown reception at Louisiana Tech in the season opener . . . It was his first career touchdown reception and came in his first career start . . . Led the team with eight pass receptions for 72 yards, a 9-yard average, and a touchdown against Southeastern Louisiana in the team’s home-opener one week later . . . His score on a 3-yard toss gave State a 27-3 margin just into the third quarter . . . He became the first Bulldog receiver to catch scoring passes in consecutive games since former Bulldog Tony Burks went back-to-back against Alabama and Arkansas in 2006 . . . Made two catches for 15 yards in the team’s SEC opener vs. Auburn . . . Also rushed once (minus 1 yard) against the Tigers . . . Paced the team one week later at Georgia Tech with a career-best 10 catches for 102 yards . . . He became the first Bulldog to surpass the 100-yard receiving mark since Jamayel Smith did so against Arkansas in 2007 . . . Tied for the team lead with four catches (14 yards) at LSU in Week 5 . . . Paced the team again at mid-season with five catches for 39 yards in the Bulldogs’ win over Vanderbilt . . . His 15-yard reception on a third-and-10 pass from Tyson Lee came as State maintained control of the football during the final three minutes of the 17-14 win over VU . . . Made two catches for 28 yards at Tennessee in Week 7 . . . Those two grabs gave him 35 for the year, more than any Bulldog receiver since Justin Jenkins hauled in 62 aerials in 2003 . . . Had two catches for 31 yards in his team’s homecoming win over Middle Tennessee . . . Finished second on the club with six catches for 73 yards against Kentucky in Week 9, a 12.2-yard average, and a 29-yard touchdown reception . . . Added two catches for 15 yards at Alabama one week later . . . Had five catches for 63 yards, a 12.6-yard average, in the Bulldogs’ Week 11 win over Arkansas . . . Had one reception (6 yards) before being sidelined for the remainder of the game with a leg injury at Ole Miss in the season finale.
2007:
Played in all 13 games of his sophomore season, earning one starting call . . . Made two catches for 50 yards on the season . . . Added a pair of special teams tackles . . . Earned one wide receiver starting position to open the season for Mississippi State against LSU . . . Recorded the first stats of his sophomore season during Week 2 action vs. Tulane in the Superdome . . . Had one catch for 33 yards in the club’s 38-17 triumph over the Green Wave . . . Made his second catch of the year, a 17-yarder, in State’s Week 10 victory over nationally No. 21-ranked Alabama.
2006:
Sat out the season to establish his transfer eligibility.
2005:
Led Division I-AA Morehead State University in receiving as a true freshman . . . Had 28 receptions for 361 yards, a 12.9-yard average, and one touchdown . . . Also rushed twice for 18 yards . . . Helped head coach Matt Ballard’s Morehead State team to an 8-4 overall record and a Pioneer Conference championship . . .
PREP SCHOOL:
Played at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., to cap his prep career . . . Played defensive back at Hargrave . . . Ran a 4.51 40-yard dash at the Hargrave following the 2004 season . . . Helped lead his prep school team to an 8-3 overall record.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Played for head coach Keith Daniel at Monacan High School in Richmond, Va. . . . Helped lead the Chiefs to a 9-1 record during his senior season . . . Also a standout track sprinter
PERSONAL:
Born Brandon Lewis McRae, 3-5-86, in Boston, Mass. . . . Son of Mr. Greg Miller and Mrs. Brenda McRae . . . Majoring in sociology.
