Baltimore Ravens | People | Jameel McClain

PositionLinebacker

ExperienceRookie

Height6-1

Weight250

CollegeSyracuse

High SchoolGeorge Washington (PA)

HometownPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Birthdate7/25/1985

Joined RavensFree Agent, 2008

Joined NFL2008

Games Played/ Started:

2008: Game 2 vs. Cle. (9/21) Posted a career high 2 special teams tackles in the 28-10 win against the Browns
Game 1 vs. Cin. (9/7) Saw action in his 1st career NFL game on special teams, but did not record a tackle

Totaled 170 tackles (82 solo), 21.5 TFL, 11.5 sacks, 3 FRs, 1 FF and 1 INT in his 4-year career at Syracuse
Was 1 of 9 players to start all 12 games as a senior and posted a career-high 77 tackles (39 solo), 1 sack, 1 FR and a blocked FGA
Recorded a career-high 9 tackles, including 2 TFL at Connecticut
Named to the All-Big East 2nd-team as a junior as he finished 2nd in the conference and 18th nationally with a career-high 9.5 sacks
Was a semifinalist for the Ted Hendricks Award, given to the nation’s best defensive lineman
McClain started every game as a junior, posting 69 tackles, including 39 solo, 14.5 TFL, 1 FF and 1 FR
His 14.5 TFL are good for 6th on the SU single-season list
Saw action in 10 games, primarily on special teams as a sophomore, netting 20 tackles and a sack
Played in 11 games as a freshman and had 11 tackles and a FR
Was a dual major in communications and rhetorical studies and sociology

Totaled 230 tackles, 22 sacks, 8 FFs, and 13 FRs in his career at George Washington (Philadelphia, PA) HS
McClain posted 111 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 FFs, and had 5 FRs as a captain in his senior season
Earned All-Conference, All-Area, All-Northeast, All-State honors and was his team’s defensive MVP as a senior
Jameel was a grade school boxer, training in the city’s gyms and competing in Golden Gloves tournaments around the area
He compiled a 6-1 record
His 1 loss was by decision
Jameel’s 1st pair of boxing trunks were given to him by Smokin’ Joe Frazier
Full name: Jameel Leshawn McClain

Jameel McClain