Reggie McNeal

For the season, he logged a career-high 16 touchdown passes (9 interceptions), completing 141-of-265 passes (53.2%) for 1963 yards.

He led NCAA Division I QBs in rushing average at 6.9 yards (96-for-664), pacing the Aggies with four 100-yard rushing games.

He passed for 349 yards and five touchdowns against SMU and also rushed six times for 100 yards, earning the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week award, the Walter Camp Player of the Week award and Cingular All-America Player of the Week award.

Reginald Parrish McNeal (born September 20, 1983) is a former professional American football player.

He played five seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

He played college football at Texas A&M University.

McNeal attended Lufkin High School, where he was a four-sport star in football, track, basketball and baseball.

He was named East Texas Player of the Year as a senior after leading the football team to a 15-1 record and a Class 5A Division II state championship.

McNeal rushed for 159 yards and threw for 223 in the state title game, bringing his team back from a 21-3 deficit despite an ankle injury.

For the season, he completed 134 of 307 passes for 2385 yards and 24 touchdowns, while also rushing for 856 yards and 10 touchdowns.

McNeal also played defensive back in critical stages of games, once returning an interception for a touchdown to clinch a playoff victory: it was one of seven INTs he recorded as a senior.

He earned All-district basketball honors as a junior, was named the SuperPrep Offensive Player of the Year, and was the SuperPrep All-America #3 quarterback prospect in the country.

He played in the 2002 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Also an excellent track & field athlete, McNeal was one of the top sprinters in Texas, timed in a 10.36-second 100-meter dash, and he finished third in state in that event.

He also won the district title in the 200-meter dash with a best of 21.1 seconds.

Earned National Offensive Player of the Week honors after coming off the bench to throw an A&M freshman record 4 touchdowns and lead the Aggies to a 30-26 victory over then No. 1 Oklahoma at Kyle Field.

This performance earned McNeal the starting job at quarterback the following week against the University of Missouri, but he sprained his ankle and missed most of the rest of that season.

For the year, McNeal completed 24-of-45 passes (53.3 percent) for 456 yards and 6 touchdowns, while rushing for 137 yards on 37 attempts.

Became the Aggies' starting QB, starting in 11 games and playing in all 12.

Completed 113-of-221 passes for 1,782 yards with 8 touchdown and 7 interceptions on the season.

Connected on a career-best 91-yard touchdown pass to Jamaar Taylor, which ranked in a tie for the fourth-longest pass play in school history.

Rushed for 370 net yards and 4 touchdowns on 127 attempts, with a long run of 33 yards.

Passed for a career-best 259 yards on 11-of-18 passing against Kansas and totaled 330 yards (259 passing, 71 rushing).

Threw a season-best 3 touchdown passes against Baylor.

In his 2004 season, McNeal passed for 2,791 yards and 14 touchdowns on 200-of-344 attempts.

He passed for more than 200 yards in 10 games, including a career-best 298 against the University of Wyoming.

He rushed for 718 yards (breaking Bucky Richardson's A&M QB record) and eight touchdowns on 151 rushes.

Had two 100-yard rushing games, including a career-best 139 on 22 carries against the University of Colorado.

He set a school record for greatest offensive yards of a season with his 3,509 yards on 495 plays (7.1 per play gain).

McNeal was named semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award and first-team All-Big 12 quarterback by the Dallas Morning News.

He was named National Offensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Foundation and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week after accounting for four touchdowns and 386 yards of total offense against Oklahoma State.

He was named the Chevrolet Offensive Player of the Game against Texas Tech by ABC-TV.

He was also heralded as "the most complete dual-threat quarterback in the nation" by ESPN.

Before the 2005 season, McNeal appeared on the cover of Dave Campbell's Texas Football, a great honor within the state of Texas, alongside Vince Young of Texas.

After his acclaimed junior campaign, Texas A&M entered the 2005 season with high hopes for both McNeal and the entire Aggie squad.

Both failed to deliver, however, as A&M stumbled to a 5-6 record and did not qualify for a bowl game.

McNeal played in 10 games, missing the season finale against Texas because he was injured in the previous game against Oklahoma.

McNeal's inconsistent play in 2005, questions about his durability and his lack of NFL-style quarterback skills put his chances of being selected in the 2006 NFL Draft in jeopardy.

McNeal returned to action in January 2006 for the postseason East-West Shrine Game in San Antonio, Texas, and led West team to 35-31 win with 9-of-11 passing for 211 yards and two touchdowns (no interceptions).

He also rushed four times for 32 yards.