Keith McCants
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| Position: | Linebacker, defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 19, 1968 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Mobile (AL) Murphy | ||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1990 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 184 |
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| Sacks: | 13.5 |
| Touchdowns: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Alvin Keith McCants (born April 19, 1968) is a former professional American football linebacker who played for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Houston Oilers, and the Arizona Cardinals from 1990 to 1995. He was selected by Tampa Bay in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft.
McCants attended Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama. As a senior, he amassed 130 tackles and 3 interceptions and was named to the 1986 1st Team All State Team. Additionally, McCants was named to the 1986 Alabama Sports Writers Association's Super 12 team, composed of the top 12 high school football players in the state. McCants was also on the school's basketball team, and helped lead them to the state tournament both his freshman and senior year.
A college standout at the University of Alabama, McCants had a number of accolades bestowed upon him including being named a 1989 Unanimous First Team All-American (AP, UPI, WCFF, AFCA, FWAA, FN, TSN) and a 1989 Butkus Award Runner-up. He was a member of the 1990 Sugar Bowl team and was named the National Defensive Player of the Year in 1989 by CBS. In 1988 as a sophomore, McCants finished second on the team with 78 tackles, second only to Derrick Thomas. Additionally, McCants recorded the most tackles on the team four times during the 1988 regular season, against Tennessee (8), Mississippi State (14), Auburn (17), and Texas A&M (11). The Texas A&M game, dubbed the Hurricane Bowl, was originally to take place September 17, but Alabama head coach Bill Curry refused to travel to College Station due to the threat posed by Hurricane Gilbert. The Tide ended the season with a win against Army in the 1988 Sun Bowl, in which McCants had a game-high 13 tackles.
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