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2013 SALUKI FOOTBALL
MIKA’IL
McCALL
Running Back
6-0
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225
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Junior (3rd)
Dolton, Ill.
Thornridge/Iowa
2012 (Sophomore):
Link to 2012 Game-by-Game Stats
Played in all 11 games, started four games at running back...Led the team
with eight rushing touchdowns...Second on the team with 489 rushing
yards...Tied for eighth in the MVFC with nine total touchdowns...Third on
the team in all-purpose yards (662)...Recorded 146 yards of total offense in
the season opener against Eastern Illinois, tied for the second highest total by
an SIU player in 2012...Ran for a season-high 81 yards on 16 carries against
Southeast Missouri State...Recorded season highs for receptions (4) and
receiving yards (90) at Eastern Illinois...Caught a 74-yard touchdown pass,
the longest by a Saluki on the year, and ran for two six-yard touchdowns
against Eastern Illinois.
Prior to SIU:
Appeared in two games during the 2011 season at Iowa...Rushed
for 61 yards on nine carries in the season opener, leading the team in rushing
vs. Tennessee Tech, including a long of 22 yards, before breaking an ankle...
Returned in Game 11 and had two carries for four yards against Purdue.
High school:
Earned honorable mention All-State honors as a junior...First-
team All-Conference selection as a junior and senior...Rushed for 1,328
yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior...Gained 962 yards and scored 16
touchdowns as a junior...Scored 12 touchdowns while rushing for 1,208
yards as a sophomore...Rushed for 1,072 yards and 10 touchdowns as a
freshman...Also lettered in track and basketball.
Personal:
Born Feb. 14, 1993, in Martinsville, Va....Mother is Shirley
Watson...Father, Oliver, is the former heavyweight boxing champion of the
world...Brother of Saluki thrower Jeneva McCall...High school coach was
Mike Morrissey...Undecided major.
CAREER STATS
RUSHING
G
Att
Yds
TD Lg
Avg/C
Avg/G
2012
11
130 489 8
33 3.8
44.5
RECEIVING
G
Rec
Yds
TD Lg
Rec/G
Avg/C
Avg/G
2012
11
17
173 1
74 1.5
10.2
15.7
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LaSTEVEN
McKINNEY
Wide Receiver
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174
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Junior (4th)
Broadview, Ill.
Nazareth Academy
2012 (Sophomore):
Link to 2012 Game-by-Game Stats
All-MVFC honorable mention as a wide receiver/return specialist...Played in
all 11 games and started eight games at wide receiver...Handled punt return
duties...Second on the team in receptions (43) and receiving yards (363)...
Recorded a career-high eight receptions against Northern Iowa...Eighth in
the MVFC with 3.9 receptions per game...Posted a career-high 85 receiving
yards against Southeast Missouri State...Recorded career-highs in rushing
attempts (8) and yards (46) against South Dakota State...Also ran for a seven-
yard touchdown against South Dakota State...Second in the conference with
an average of 9.0 yards per punt return...Returned three kickoffs for 59 yards
against North Dakota State.
2011 (Redshirt Freshman):
Link to 2011 Game-by-Game Stats
Played in all 11 games, starting two...Caught 16 passes for 181 yards...Posted
season highs with three catches and 72 yards against Eastern Illinois...Served
as the primary punt returner, returning 21 punts for 160 yards, averaging 7.6
yards per return...Finished second in the MVFC and 39th in the nation by
averaging 7.6 yard per punt return.
2010 (Freshman):
Redshirted...Named SIU’s Offensive Scout Player of the
Week three times during the season...Received the Massive Mule Award once
during the year, which honors the Saluki rookie with the most outstanding
week of strength training.
High School:
Ranked as the 41st top prospect in the state of Illinois and was
a three-star prospect by Rivals.com...Was an All-State running back in Class
5A...Scored 17 touchdowns and rushed for 950 yards as a senior in 2009...
Was a U.S. Army All-American nominee as a junior when he ran for 1,126
yards and 19 touchdowns...Also caught 15 passes for 300 yards and four
touchdowns as a junior to lead his team to an 8-3 record and the second
round of the Class 5A playoffs... Rushed for more than 1,400 yards and scored
22 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2007.
Personal:
Born on Sept. 2, 1991...Born on Sept. 2, 1991...Son of Kathy and
Steven McKinney...Father is a bus operator and mother is a medical manager...
Has two sisters...Majoring in exercise science.
CAREER STATS
RECEIVING
G
Rec
Yds
TD Lg
Rec/G
Avg/C
Avg/G
2011
11
16
181
0
43
1.5
11.3
16.5
2012
11
43
363 3
43 3.9
8.4
33.0
TOTAL
22
59
544 3
43 2.7
9.2
24.7
RUSHING
G
Att
Yds
TD Lg
Avg/C
Avg/G
2011
11
7
40
0
15
5.7
3.6
2012
11
25
131 1
14 5.2
11.9
TOTAL
22
32
171 1
15 5.3
7.8
PUNT RETURNS
G
No
Yds TD Lg
Rec/R
Avg/G
2011
11
21
160 0
32
7.6
14.5
2012
11
22
198 0
23
9.0
18.0
TOTAL
22
43
358 0
32
8.3
16.3
KICKOFF RETURNS
G
No
Yds TD Lg
Rec/R
Avg/G
2011
11
1
18
0
18
18.0
1.6
2012
11
3
59 0
26
19.7
5.4
TOTAL
22
4
77 0
26
19.2
3.5
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