Jared McGee
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Safety |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 226 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mansfield Legacy (TX) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Jared Allen McGee is an American former college football safety for the Northwestern Wildcats.
Early life
McGee grew up in Arlington, Texas,[1] and attended Mansfield Legacy High School. He played safety and quarterback at Mansfield.[2]
College career
McGee flipped his commitment to Northwestern on national signing day in 2014.[3] McGee played for Northwestern from 2015 to 2018. He missed eight games in 2015 due to a hamstring injury, but appeared in 13 games in 2016 and 12 games each in 2017.[2][4] He underwent hip surgery in January 2018.[1] After recuperating from the surgery, McGee had his best season in 2018, tallying 51 tackles.[1] He helped lead the 2018 Northwestern Wildcats football team to the Big Ten West Division championship. In his last collegiate game, he helped lead the team to a victory over No. 20 Utah in the 2018 Holiday Bowl, as he returned a fumble 82 yards for a touchdown.[5]
In four years at Northwestern, he tallied 120 career tackles and four interceptions.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Andre Earls (March 30, 2019). "Overcoming obstacles, Northwestern safety Jared McGee looks to take the league by storm". Medill Reports.
- ^ a b Brent Shirley (October 28, 2016). "Mansfield Legacy grad McGee making impact at Northwestern". Fort Worth Star-Telegram – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Doug Riddle (February 5, 2014). "Mansfield Legacy defensive back Jared McGee makes late switch to Northwestern, is part of big signing day for Legacy". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ a b "Jared McGee". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ^ Bernie Wilso (January 2, 2019). "Northwestern defense stuns No. 20 Utah". Log Cabin Democrat. Associated Press. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.