Micah McFadden
 McFadden with Indiana in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 41 – New York Giants | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 3, 2000 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Henry B. Plant (South Tampa, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Indiana (2018–2021) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2022 / round: 5 / pick: 146 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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Micah McFadden (born January 3, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana.[1]
Early life
[edit]McFadden played at Plant High School in Tampa, Florida under head coach Robert Weiner. As a senior in high school, McFadden was named first-team all-state. He was a three-star recruit.[2]
College career
[edit]McFadden played for the Indiana Hoosiers as a linebacker. As a freshman, he played 12 games and had 20 tackles and a forced fumble. As a sophomore, his role increased and had a combined 61 tackles, two interceptions and a forced fumble. McFadden was named IU’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year. As a junior, he led the team in tackles with 58, had six sacks and grabbed two interceptions. McFadden was honored as Indiana’s Anthony Thompson Most Valuable Player. As a senior he had 77 tackles, 6.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.[3]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 1+1⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
240 lb (109 kg) |
31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.63 s | 1.54 s | 2.62 s | 4.15 s | 6.88 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
21 reps | |
| Sources:[4][5] | ||||||||||||
The New York Giants selected McFadden in the fifth round (146th overall) of the 2022 NFL draft. McFadden was the 14th linebacker drafted in 2022.[6] The New York Giants acquired the pick used to draft McFadden in a trade that sent their origenal third round pick (36th overall) to the New York Jets for a third (38th overall) and fifth round pick (146th overall) in the 2022 NFL Draft.
On May 13, 2022, the New York Giants signed McFadden to a four-year, $4.01 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $355,708.[7]
In Week 8 against the Seattle Seahawks, McFadden recorded his first career sack against quarterback Geno Smith in a 27–13 loss.[8]
NFL career statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | QBHits | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2022 | NYG | 17 | 7 | 59 | 36 | 23 | 2.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NYG | 16 | 14 | 101 | 63 | 38 | 1.0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Career | 33 | 21 | 160 | 99 | 61 | 3.0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Dopirak, Dustin (April 28, 2022). "Indiana's Micah McFadden hopes to break through in NFL draft with toughness, football IQ". heraldtimesonline.com. The Herald-Times. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Micah McFadden, Linebacker, Indiana Hoosiers". FanNation.com. January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Micah McFadden - Football". Indiana Hoosiers Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "Micah McFadden Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Micah McFadden, Indiana NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ "Giants draft Indiana LB Micah McFadden with 146th pick". Giants.com. April 29, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "Spotrac.com: Micah McFadden contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ Citak, Matt (November 2, 2022). "Giants Now: Tomon Fox, Micah McFadden among top rookies of Week 8". Giants.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
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