Le'Ron McClain

Le'Ron De'Mar McClain is a professional football player currently signed as a fullback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He was born on December 27, 1984 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

McClain was drafted out of the University of Alabama by the Baltimore Ravens, as the 137th overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft. He scored his first career touchdown on November 25 against the San Diego Chargers and finished his rookie season with 8 carries for 18 yards, nine receptions for 55 yards, and a touchdown.

He played high school football at Tuscaloosa County High School.

College Career

He played college football at the University of Alabama.


Baltimore Ravens

McClain signed with the Ravens on July 27, 2007. He scored his first career touchdown on a Kyle Boller pass against the San Diego Chargers on November 25, 2007. He finished his rookie season with eight carries for 18 yards, nine receptions for 55 yards, and 1 touchdown. On December 20, 2008, McClain ran for 82 yards to score the final touchdown in Texas Stadium against the Dallas Cowboys. Along with teammate Willis McGahee's 77-yard touchdown run on the previous Ravens drive, he and McGahee became the first players ever to run two 70+ touchdown runs on back-to-back drives. The run was also the longest run by an opponent in Texas Stadium. In addition, McClain had 139 rushing yards on the day.

During the 2008 season, McClain became the team's primary running-back as he rushed for a team-high 902 (3.9 average) yards and 10 touchdowns on 232 carries. He also caught 19 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown. McClain's performance earned him a Pro Bowl selection, in which he scored a touchdown off of a Fumblerooski play handed off by former Denver Broncos Quarterback Jay Cutler.Cutler put the ball between McClain's legs in which he ran in for a touchdown. On December 29, 2009 McClain was voted to his second consecutive Pro Bowl as the fullback for the AFC.