- Ronnie McAda
NFL player
|DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1973|12|6
Birthplace=Irving, Texas
College=United States Military Academy
Position=Quarterback
DraftedYear=1997
DraftedRound=7
DraftedPick=240
years=1997
teams=Green Bay Packers Ronnie McAda is a former
American football quarterback for theUnited States Military Academy . He was drafted with the final pick of the1997 NFL Draft by theGreen Bay Packers , thus earning the distinction of beingMr. Irrelevant . In his senior season, he lead Army past Navy and to theIndependence Bowl . [ [http://espn.go.com/classic/s/friday_tailgate_schedule.html ESPN Classic - Classic Friday Tailgate ] ] He was the last player drafted in theNational Football League from the U.S. Military Academy untilCaleb Campbell was drafted in the2008 NFL Draft by theDetroit Lions .High school career
As a senior, McAda set a school record for passing yards. That year, he was named the offensive MVP of the district as a senior at Mesquite High School in
Mesquite, Texas . In addition to district MVP, he was also named as his team's offensive MVP.Collegiate career
1994
After spending 1993 on the
Junior varsity team , McAda played all 11 games in the 1994 season, starting 8 at quarterback.He began the season as the fourth player on the
depth chart at that position. However, due to the injuries to startersRick Roeper andMike Makovec , he took over during a game against Temple and remained as starter for the remainder of the season.1995
Started all 11 games at quarterback. McAda was second on the team in rushing yards with a career season highs 701 yards while passing for 761.
1996
Started 9 games at quarterback, missing two due to a deep bone bruise above his left ankle. Despite this, he still had an impressive statistical showing. McAda passed for a career high of 954 yards and set a team record for single season completion percentage at the time with 63.2%.
In a game against Navy, McAda rushed for a career best 134 yards in a 28-24 victory.
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