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| Born: | (1973-12-06)December 6, 1973 (age 51) Irving, Texas, U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Army |
| High school | Mesquite (Mesquite, Texas) |
| NFL draft | 1997, round: 7, pick: 240 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1997–1999 | Green Bay Packers |
| 2001 | Denver Broncos* |
| *Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Ronnie McAda (born December 6, 1973) is a formerAmerican footballquarterback for theUnited States Military Academy. He was selected with the final pick of the1997 NFL draft by theGreen Bay Packers, thus earning the distinction of beingMr. Irrelevant.[1] In his senior season, he led Army pastNavy and to theIndependence Bowl.[2] He was the last player drafted in theNational Football League (NFL) from the U.S. Military Academy untilCaleb Campbell was selected in the2008 NFL draft by theDetroit Lions.
As a senior, McAda set a school record for passing yards. That year, he was named the offensive MVP of the district as a senior atMesquite High School inMesquite, Texas. In addition to district MVP, he was also named as his team's offensive MVP.
After spending 1993 on theJunior varsity team, McAda played all 11 games in the 1994 season,starting 8 at quarterback.
He began the season as the fourth player on thedepth chart at that position. However, due to the injuries to starters Rick Roeper and Mike Makovec, he took over during a game againstTemple and remained as starter for the remainder of the season.
Started all 11 games at quarterback. McAda was second on the team in rushing yards with a career season highs 701 yards while passing for 761.
Started 9 games at quarterback, missing two due to a deep bone bruise above his left ankle. Despite this, he still had an impressive statistical showing. McAda passed for a career high of 954 yards and set a team record for single season completion percentage at the time with 63.2%.
In a game against Navy, McAda rushed for a career best 134 yards in a 28-24 victory. McAda finished his career at Army with 2,333 passing yards and 1,703 rushing yards. This sums to 4,036 yards oftotal offense, good enough for sixth inschool history.
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| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1994 | Army | Ind | QB | 11 | 105 | 543 | 5.2 | 2 | 105 | 543 | 5.2 | 2 | |||||
| 1995 | Army | Ind | QB | 11 | 154 | 701 | 4.6 | 10 | 154 | 701 | 4.6 | 10 | |||||
| 1996 | Army | Ind | QB | 11 | 99 | 534 | 5.4 | 4 | 99 | 534 | 5.4 | 4 | |||||
| Career | Army | 358 | 1778 | 5.0 | 16 | 358 | 1778 | 5.0 | 16 |
Provided byCFB at Sports Reference:View Original TableGenerated June 4, 2018.[3]