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72Overall
RBACC

T.A. McLendon

NC State · Running Back · 2002-04

SPD
70
ELU
66
PWR
58

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

McLendon was a first-team all-conference pick in 2002.

In the NC State record book, McLendon ranks No. 4 in career rushing touchdowns. McLendon's 2002 season ranks No. 1 in program history for rushing touchdowns.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 2nd-highest running back rating at NC State since 1990 and No. 40 among all running backs of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2002
    • First-team all-conference

NC State Record Book

  • No. 4 in career rushing touchdowns
  • No. 1 in single-season rushing touchdowns (2002)
  • No. 9 in single-season rushing yards (2002)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

NC State Teammates

  1. 86Mario Williams2003-05EDGE
  2. 83Levar Fisher1998-2001LB
  3. 83Philip Rivers2000-03QB
  4. 80Terrence Holt2000-02S
  5. 75Koren Robinson2000WR
  6. 72Andre Maddox2001-04S
  7. 72Dantonio Burnette1999-2002LB
  8. 72Jerricho Cotchery2000-03WR
  9. 72Manny Lawson2002-05LB
  10. 72Sean Berton2002TE

Full NC State all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 98Reggie BushUSC · 2003-05RB
  2. 96Adrian PetersonOklahoma · 2004-06RB
  3. 93Larry JohnsonPenn State · 2000-02RB
  4. 91LaDainian TomlinsonTCU · 1997-2000RB
  5. 90Cedric BensonTexas · 2001-04RB
  6. 90Chris PerryMichigan · 2000-03RB
  7. 90Luke StaleyBYU · 1999-2001RB
  8. 86Damien AndersonNorthwestern · 1998-2001RB

Best college running backs since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia (T. A. McLendon) 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.