Games Played/Started: (2007, 16/11); (2008, 4/4) Total 20/15
Bruising, punishing lead blocker who has skills running and catching the ball out of the backfield
Played in all 16 games, earning 11 starts as a rookie in 2007 as he helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 1,797 yards and 11 TDs
Also posted 12 special teams tackles as a rookie
Le’Ron McClain was picked with the 137th-overall selection in the 4th round of the 2007 NFL Draft
McClain is the 4th player the Ravens have selected from Alabama
2008: Game 4 vs. Ten. (10/5) Posted 51 yards and a TD on 11 carries (4.6 avg.) and hauled in 2 receptions for 12 yards
Game 3 at Pit. (9/29) Led the Ravens with 16 carries for 63 yards and a TD
Also had 3 catches for 26 yards against the Steelers
Game 2 vs. Cle. (9/21) Carried the ball a team high 17 times for 66 yards and a career high 2 TDs (his 1st career rushing TDs)
Posted a career long 17 yard scamper, and also hauled in a reception for 4 yards against Cleveland
Game 1 vs. Cin. (9/7) Started and led the Ravens as he set career highs with 19 carries for 86 yards (4.5 avg.)
Also hauled in 2 receptions for 24 yards against the Bengals
2007: Played in all 16 games, earning 11 starts as a rookie
Helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 1,797 yards and 11 TDs, including 1,207 yards and 7 TDs by RB Willis McGahee, who earned his 1st Pro Bowl
McClain carried the ball 8 times for 18 yards (converted 2 for 1st downs) and hauled in 9 receptions for 55 yards and 1 TD
Also posted 12 special teams tackles as a rookie
2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started and helped open up holes, allowing the Ravens to rush for a season-high 180 yards (4.5 yards per carry) and helped protect rookie QB Troy Smith, allowing him to post a career-high 90.2 QB rating, in the 27-21 win in the season finale vs. Pit. (12/30)
Also had a reception for 6 yards and 1 rush for 2 yards against the Steelers
Started and helped pave the way for McGahee to rush for 138 yards and a TD (4.6 avg.) in game 12 vs. NE (12/3)
Also had 2 special teams tackles against the Patriots
Saw action off the bench (Ravens started in 2-TE set) and scored his 1st-career TD on a career-long 13-yard reception in game 11 at SD (11/25)
Started and helped McGahee average 6.0 yards per carry (19 att. for 114 yards) and 1 TD in game 7 at Buf. (10/21)
Saw action off the bench (Ravens started in a 3-WR set) and paved the way for the Ravens to average 5.6 yards per rush, and helped protect QB Steve McNair, allowing him to complete 64.1% of his passes for 307 yards in game 4 at Cle. (9/30)
Also netted a special teams tackle against the Browns
Made his 1st-career start at FB in game 1 at Cin. (9/10)
Helped the Ravens to average 4.3 yards per carry and pulled in 3 receptions for 13 yards against the Bengals
Named team captain as a senior, McClain led the way for the Crimson Tide to pick up 3,310 rushing yards over his final 2 years as a starter
Saw action in 48 career games at Alabama, starting 29, including 19 in a row to close out his college career
Posted 575 all-purpose yards at Alabama carrying the ball 37 times for 170 yards (4.6 ypc) and 2 TDs, and totaling 48 receptions for 405 yards and 8 TDs
Was a human environmental science major at Alabama
Attended Tuscaloosa County (Northport, AL) HS
Super All-State selection and rated the 4th-best prospect in Alabama by Border Wars, a college recruiting service
Averaged 6.5 yards per carry, posting 1,071 yards rushing and 15 TDs on 165 carries
Also hauled in 5 receptions for 110 yards
As a junior, McClain rushed 135 times for 1,007 yards (7.5 avg.) and 21 scores
As a starter on defense, he recorded 86 tackles, 3 sacks and 1 INT
