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Donnie McCleskey

California · Safety · 2003-05

COV
74
TAK
71
RNG
82

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

McCleskey was a first-team all-conference pick in 2003.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 2nd-highest safety rating at California since 1990 and No. 40 among all safeties of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2003
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2005
    • Second-team all-conference

Rating by Era

  • 2000-2004 eraS72
  • 2005-2009 eraS72

California Teammates

  1. 90Andre Carter1997-2000EDGE
  2. 88Marshawn Lynch2004-06RB
  3. 86Aaron Rodgers2003-04QB
  4. 86Dante Hughes2003-06CB
  5. 86J.J. Arrington2003-04RB
  6. 80Ryan Riddle2003-04EDGE
  7. 77DeSean Jackson2005-07WR
  8. 75Tyson Alualu2007-09EDGE
  9. 72Jahvid Best2007-09RB
  10. 72Adimchinobe Echemandu2002-03RB

Full California all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 91Eric BerryTennessee · 2007-09S
  2. 91Mark BarronAlabama · 2009-11S
  3. 90Michael HuffTexas · 2004-05S
  4. 90Taylor MaysUSC · 2006-09S
  5. 86Craig SteltzLSU · 2007S
  6. 86Earl ThomasTexas · 2008-09S
  7. 86Eric WeddleUtah · 2003-06S
  8. 86Greg BlueGeorgia · 2004-05S

Best college safeties since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.