Round 7 - #249 Overall LB - Eugene McCaslin 6'1" - 221 lbs Florida The Lowdown...Moved from running back to linebacker in 1999...A co-recipient of the defensive unit's Unselfish Award in spring of 1999...A three time letterwinner who was the squad's second top rusher in 1998 with 321 yards...704 career rushing yards on 134 carries (5.3 avg.), along with six rushing touchdowns. Played in 1997 Sugar Bowl, 1998 Citris Bowl and 1999 Orange Bowl. 1999 Season...Finished 1999 season with 57 tackles (43 solos) in 11 games...Also totaled 6 sacks and 6 tackles behind the line of scrimmage 1998 Season...Played in eight regular season games (all but The Citadel, Northeast Louisiana and Tennessee) with four starts (Georgia, Vanderbilt, South Carolina and Florida State) for 184 plays...Also played in the Orange Bowl...Moved into a top role at tailback with injury to Terry Jackson...69 carries for 321 yards and one TD and four receptions for 29 yards. 1997 Season...24 carries for 93 yards and one TD on the year, as well as three receptions for 34 yards...The top backup to Fred Taylor at tailback who also moved into a top role at fullback with season-ending injury to Terry Jackson...Played in nine of 11 games (all but LSU and Auburn with knee injury) for 189 plays...Also played in the Citris Bowl. 1996 Season...Played in nine games for 165 plays as a backup tailback...Also played in the Sugar Bowl...Rushed for 290 yards on 41 carries, along with 4 rushing touchdowns and five special teams tackles. 1995 Season...Redshirted and did not see any game action...Worked primarily with the scout team at fullback. High School...Considered one of the state of Florida's most versatile players (played tailback, fullback, safety and outside linebacker during his prep career)...Selected one of the top 15 fullback prospects in the country by National Bluechip Recruiting Service...Prep All-America honors from that publication...Ranked among the state's top six players on Tampa Tribune Bluechip List...Rushed for 1,086 yards on 193 carries with 10 TDs and also registered 21 catches for 210 yards and three TDs in 1994 at Tampa Chamberlain...Rushed for 953 yards and 10 TDs at Tampa Jesuit as a junior in 1993 despite missing 5 games...Had seven 200-yards rushing games in his final two prep seasons...Honorable mention All-State (6A) in 1994...Also visited Michigan and North Carolina during the recruiting process. Personal...Born Eugene William McCaslin, Jr. on 7/12/77...Mother is Antionette McCaslin...Favorite food is steak...Major is health science education. DEFENSIVE STATISTICS STATS GP GS TK SO AS FR FC INT TFL PBU SACK PRES 1999 11 NA 57 43 14 NA NA NA 6- 38 1 6.0- 36 NA bio and stats courtesy Florida media guide
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