- Jeremy Maclin
Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Jeremy Maclin
college = Missouri
conference =Big 12
sport = Football
jersey = 9
position =Wide receiver
class =
major = undeclared
career_start = 2007
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 202
nationality = USA
birth_date =
birth_place = Kirkwood, MO
highschool =Kirkwood High School Kirkwood, MO
championships =
championship_list =
awards =Jeremy Maclin is a
red shirt sophomore wide receiver for theMissouri Tigers football team . On November 17, 2007, he set the NCAA freshman record for most all-purpose yards in a single season. [ [http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/11/17/jeremy-maclin-is-special/ Jeremy Maclin Is Special - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog ] ] The yardage in four categories were made in: 307 punt returning, 375 rushing, 1039 kickoff returning, and 1055 receiving for a total of 2,776 yards; an average of 198.3 yards per game.College career
2007 season
Following the 2007 season, Maclin was named as a Consensus First Team All-American by the
Associated Press as an All-Purpose player. [http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121107aab.html] He also gained All-America selections on various other teams as a kick returner.He finished his All-American season with 80 receptions and 16 touchdowns.
2008 season
Maclin entered the annual Mizzou-Illinois Rivalry with high expectations after his great freshman year. He returned a kickoff for a touchdown but left the game with an ankle injury. He had 4 receptions for 31 yards and no touchdowns. The next game, against Southeast Missouri State, Maclin caught only 2 passes for 20 yards and a touchdown. Maclin was also involved in a trick play, however, in which quarterback Chase Daniel lined up at wide receiver and Maclin lined up at quarterback. Maclin threw a lateral to Daniel, who threw down field for a touchdown. Then Maclin exploded against Nevada with 6 receptions for 172 yards and 3 scores.
References
External links
* [http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/maclin_jeremy00.html Mizzou Bio]
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