Chris McAllister (born March 3, 1991) is an American football defensive end for the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He attended Judson High School in Converse, Texas; upon graduating in 2009, he played football at Baylor University. During his time at Baylor, McAllister recorded a total of 15.0 sacks; this left him tied for the record of most career sacks in Baylor history. He led the team in sacks in 2012 and 2013 (with 6.0 and 6.5, respectively).[1]
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Born: | March 3, 1991 Converse, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Judson (TX) | ||||||||||
| College: | Baylor | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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McAllister went undrafted in 2014. He eventually earned a tryout with the Houston Texans of the NFL, but failed to make the team.[2] He was assigned to the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League on July 30, 2015.[3] He recorded statistics in exactly one game for the SaberCats; there, he assisted on a sack in the team's regular season finale against the Los Angeles Kiss. McAllister finished the season on the team's Injured Reserve list; despite this, he won his first AFL Championship when the SaberCats defeated the Jacksonville Sharks in ArenaBowl XXVIII.
On December 4, 2015, McAllister was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers.[4] McAllister re-signed with Rattlers on November 21, 2016. McAllister was released on January 30, 2017, but was re-signed on February 9, 2017. McAllister was named First Team All-Indoor Football League in 2017.[5] On July 8, the Rattlers defeated the Sioux Falls Storm in the United Bowl by a score of 50–41.[6] He re-signed with the Rattlers on August 28, 2017.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Baylor Athletics:Chris McAllister". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Houston Texans Cut Brandon Harris; Two Others". www.fansided.com. Fansided.com. August 29, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "SaberCats Add Former Baylor Standout". Arena Football League. July 30, 2015. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Rattlers Acquire OL Hicks, DE McAllister". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ "IFL Announces 2017 All-IFL Teams". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. June 28, 2017. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ Marotta, Vince (July 8, 2017). "Rattlers survive rally from Sioux Falls to capture IFL United Bowl title". arizonasports.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ "Transactions". goifl.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
External links edit
- San Jose SaberCats bio
- Baylor Bears bio Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine