| Lamar McPherson |
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RS Junior
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| Hometown:
Philadelphia, PA
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| High School:
Bishop McDevitt
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| Last College:
Syracuse
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| Height / Weight:
5-10 / 210
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| Position:
LB
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Transfer student-athlete from Syracuse who joined the Owls in the fall of 2006 ... preseason 2007 fourth-team All-MAC choice by Phil Steele's.
Honors: Named Temple's 2006 Defensive Scout Team MVP.
2007: Played in all 12 games with three starts at outside linebacker ... received the starting nod against Connecticut, NIU, and Akron ... had six tackles and a sack for a loss of eight yards against Buffalo ... made a career-high nine tackles, including four solo and 2.5 for loss, at UConn ... had three solo takedowns in the win at Akron ... also saw action at fullback on short-yardage plays ... rushed for six yards at UConn ... and a three-yard gain at Western Michigan ... lettered.
2006: Practiced with the team but was unable to participate in games under NCAA transfer guidelines ... practiced at RB and DB positions before moving LB in 2007.
College: Redshirted as a true freshman at Syracuse in 2005.
High School: A 2005 graduate of Bishop McDevitt HS in Wyncote, Pa. ... played under head coach Patrick Manzi ... Rivals three-star prospect rated the No. 21 prospect in Pennsylvania and 55th among athlete prospects overall nationally ... named the eighth-best prospect in the state as a senior by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ... Scout.com three-star prospect listed as the 79th rated RB nationally and the 43rd overall prospect in Pennsylvania ... Associated Press Big School second-team All-State selection at LB ... captured Pennsylvania Football News second team AAA All-State accolades at LB ... 2004 EasternPaFootball.com Big School Honorable mention all state honoree as a specialist ... Philadelphia Daily News first-team All-City selection at LB ... had three TDs as a senior ... also tallied 95 tackles, four INTs and eight sacks on defense ... team MVP ... played just two games as a junior due to injury ... committed to the Orange the April prior to his senior season.
Personal: Born April 26, 1986 ... son of Shevelle McPherson and Dexter Blunt ... cousin is fellow Owl LB Omar McDonnaugh-Hales ... another cousin Ishmael Medley played football at Rutgers ... strategic and organizational communications major.
McPHERSON'S CAREER STATS
Year GP-S S A TT TFL Sack FF FR INT QBH PBU Blk
2007 12-3 15 14 29 5.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 12-3 15 14 29 5.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McPherson's Career Highs
Tackles 9 (at Connecticut, 2007)
Solo 4 (at Connecticut, 2007)
Asst. 5 (twice, last at Connecticut, 2007)
Sacks 1 (Buffalo, 2007)
TFL 2.5 (at Connecticut, 2007)
Rushes 2 (twice, last at BGSU, 2007)
Yards 6 (at Connecticut, 2007)
Long 4 (at Connecticut, 2007)
