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Pro Experience:
McElroy has played in 30 NFL games (14 starts) and rushed for 729 yards
on 224 carries and three touchdowns, and caught 12 passes for 73 yards
and another score. He also returned 54 kicks for 1,148 yards (long of
92), all in 1996. McElroy signed with the Broncos as a free agent during
the offseason after being out of football in 1998. He was originally selected
by Arizona in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft and played two seasons
with the club.
College Highlights:
Perhaps the most exciting all-purpose back in college football since Barry
Sanders...Sensational open-field runner with elusive moves and blazing
speed...His 4.27 clocking in the 40-yard dash is the fastest ever by a
Texas A&M player. Returned four kickoffs for touchdowns during his career
and holds the Texas A&M, Southwest Conference, and NCAA Division I-A career
record with a 36.63-yard kickoff-return average...Ranks ninth on the school's
career rushing list with 2,442 yards...29 touchdowns on the ground rank
eighth on the Aggies' all-time chart...4,186 all-purpose yards rate third,
240 points fifth and 40 total touchdowns third...Also excels in the weight
room with 330-pound power clean, 510-pound squat...Won the Aggies overall
strength and conditioning title three consecutive years, the first Aggie
athlete to accomplish the feat more than once...As a junior in 1995 he
was named first team all-America by Associated Press...Unanimous All-Southwest
Conference (SWC) first-team choice and SWC player-of-the-year.
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