CAREER: Ranks second on the Ole Miss
career all-purpose yardage list with
3,694 ... Two-time All-SEC honoree as
an all-purpose player ... Also earned All-SEC accolades as
both a wide receiver (2008, 2009) and running back (2009)
... 2009: Named All-SEC first team as an all-purpose player
(AP), second team as a running back (AP, SEC Coaches,
Rivals) and second team as a wide receiver (Phil Steele) ...
Two-time SEC Player of the Week and one-time National
Player of the Week (Tennessee) ... Has started all but one
game (Northern Arizona) with eight starts at flanker and
three at running back ... Ranks fifth in rushing in the SEC at
82.1 ypg and eighth in all-purpose yards at 124.0 ypg ...
Aiming to become the first player in SEC history with 1,000
rushing yards (985) and 500 receiving yards (475) in the
same season ... Looking to become just the fourth Rebel
all-time to rush for 1,000 yards in a season ... His 10 total
touchdowns accounted for leads the Rebels ... Notched five
plays of 50-plus yards ... Averaging 219.6 all-purpose yards
and 164.2 rushing yards with eight TDs accounted for over
last five SEC games ... Leads the team in rushing with 147
carries for 985 yards (6.7 yards per carry) and six TDs ...
Ranks second on the team in receiving with 39 grabs for 475
yards and three TDs ... Team Captain ... at Memphis (9/6):
Caught six passes for 65 yards and a touchdown and carried
the ball nine times for 50 yards and a score ... vs.
Southeastern La. (9/19): Recorded three catches for 48
yards ... at South Carolina (9/24): Led the team with 85
yards rushing on 15 attempts ... at Vanderbilt (10/3):
Started at running back and totaled 13 yards on seven carries
... Also caught two passes for 42 yards ... vs. Alabama
(10/10): Caught three passes for 22 yards, rushed for 15
yards and returned one punt for nine yards ... vs. UAB
(10/17): Caught two passes for 21 yards, rushed once for
one yard and returned one punt for 19 yards ... vs. Arkansas
(10/24): Became the first Rebel in the modern era (records
dating back to 1965) to top the 100-yard mark in both rushing
and receiving with team highs of 123 rushing yards and
a career-high 137 receiving yards off a career high-tying
seven grabs ... Finished with 260 all-purpose yards, which
had been the most by a Rebel since McCluster’s own careerbest
268-yard performance in his Ole Miss debut against
Memphis in 2006 ... Notched a 64-yard TD reception ...
Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week ... at Auburn
(10/31): Rushed for 186 yards on 22 carries including a
career-long 79-yard TD run ... Also caught four passes for
17 yards ... vs. Tennessee (11/14): Posted school records
of 282 rushing yards and 324 all-purpose yards ... It also
marked the most rushing yards ever surrendered by
Tennessee ... Four rushing TDs tied four others for the second-
most in school history ... Also caught four passes for 42
yards ... Named National Player of the Week (AT&T, Walter
Camp Football Foundation - Offensive) and SEC Offensive
Player of the Week ... vs. LSU (11/21): Ran for 148 yards on
24 carries ... Also threw a 27-yard TD pass, for his first-ever
completion ... at Mississippi State (11/28): Rushed for 82
yards on 16 carries ... Also caught five passes for 63 yards,
including a 52-yard touchdown reception ... Earned preseason
All-America third team accolades as an all-purpose
player from Athlon ... Listed as the nation’s No. 5 all-purpose
player and No. 14 wide receiver by Lindy’s ... Named preseason
All-SEC second team as a receiver by Athlon, Phil
Steele, Lindy’s and the Birmingham News ... Labeled the
SEC’s Most Underrated Player by the Birmingham News ...
Collected two catches for 34 yards and a TD and rushed
once for 21 yards in the Grove Bowl ... 2008: Played in all
13 games with eight starts ... Earned second team All-SEC
honors (all-purpose) from the Associated Press and third
team status (WR) from Phil Steele ... Tabbed the No. 6 multipurpose
player in the SEC by ESPN.com ... One of only two
players (Florida’s Percy Harvin) to rank top 10 in the SEC in
rushing yards, receiving yards, receptions and all-purpose
yards ... Finished seventh in the SEC in all-purpose yards
(98.5 ypg) ... Topped the team in rushing yards (655) and
rushing TDs (6) ... Tied for the team lead in receptions (44)
and ranked third in receiving yards (625) ... Chosen as
Offensive MVP of the Cotton Bowl ... Named Midseason All-
SEC third team by Phil Steele ... Earned third letter ... vs.
Memphis (8/30): Rushed for 64 yards on six carries, including
32-yard TD run from Wild Rebel formation ... Also caught
a game-high four passes for 61 yards ... at Wake Forest
(9/6): Caught four balls for 64 yards and a TD ... Also threw
an interception from the Wild Rebel formation ... vs. Samford
(9/13): Posted two receptions for 38 yards ... Also rushed
once for seven yards ... vs. Vanderbilt (9/20): Tied careerhigh
with seven receptions for career-best 132 yards and a
career-long catch of 56 yards ... Also rushed seven times for
44 yards ... at Florida (9/27): Rushed 11 times for 60 yards
and a career-long 40 yard TD ... Also caught two passes for
17 yards ... vs. South Carolina (10/4): Ran the ball eight
times for 40 yards and a TD ... Hauled in six receptions for
99 yards ... at Alabama (10/18): Hauled in three catches for
21 yards ... Also ran seven times for 28 yards ... at Arkansas
(10/25): Ran for 52 yards on 11 carries and caught two
passes for 19 yards ... vs. Auburn (11/1): Rushed for a
career-high 84 yards on a career-best 14 carries ... Also
caught four passes for 47 yards ... vs. ULM (11/15): Rushed
for 78 yards on seven carries, including a long of 30 yards
... at LSU (11/22): Posted 37 yards receiving on three
catches and ran for 33 yards on 14 carries ... vs. Mississippi
State (11/28): Carried the ball nine times for 68 yards and
a TD ... Caught one pass for seven yards ... Cotton Bowl vs.
Texas Tech (1/2): Named Offensive MVP ... Posted 180 allpurpose
yards, rushing 14 times for a career-high 97 yards
and hauling in six passes for 83 yards ... Spring: Received
the Jeff Hamm Memorial Award for the Most Improved
Offensive Player from spring drills ... Tallied eight receptions
for 106 yards and five rushes for 35 yards and a 21-yard TD
in the Red-Blue Game ... 2007: Saw action in final eight
games and started the last three ... Despite missing four
games, finished third on the team in receiving yards (326)
and receiving touchdowns (2) and fourth in receptions (27)
... Ranked second on team in punt returns (six for 29 yards)
and kick returns (six for 100 yards) ... Also rushed six times
for 63 yards ... Earned second letter ... vs. Georgia (9/29):
Hauled in two passes for three yards ... vs. Louisiana Tech
(10/6): Collected three receptions for 48 yards with a
28-yard TD grab ... vs. Alabama (10/13): Led team with a
career-high seven catches, amassing 75 yards with a TD ...
vs. Arkansas (10/20): Totaled two passes for 21 yards ...
Returned two kickoffs for 42 yards ... vs. Auburn (10/27):
Hauled in four passes for 35 yards ... Returned punts for the
first time in his career, handling two for nine yards ... Also
took back a kickoff 33 yards ... vs. Northwestern State
(11/3): Three catches for 57 yards ... Returned four punts
for 20 yards, including a 19-yarder ... Also broke free for a
25-yard kickoff return ... vs. LSU (11/17): Five grabs for 73
yards ... vs. Mississippi State (11/23): Hauled in a 14-yard
pass ... Also rushed three times for 31 yards ... 2006:
Appeared in six games, starting the first five at flanker,
before missing the remainder of the season due to injury ...
An all-around threat in 2006, compiled the third-most allpurpose
yards on the team despite missing the last half of
the season ... His 574 all-purpose yards included 274 kick
return yards on 13 returns, 232 receiving yards on 15
catches and 68 rushing yards on eight carries ... Team
leader with 95.7 all-purpose yards per game ... Scored two
touchdowns on the season, one receiving and one rushing ...
Earned his first letter ... vs. Memphis (9/3): Racked up 268
all-purpose yards in first career start, which ranks fourth in
school history ... Tallied 122 return yards, 86 receiving yards
and 60 rushing yards ... Scored first career TD on 31-yard
run ... Named SEC Freshman of the Week and National
Freshman of the Week by Rivals.com ... Named Rebel QB
Club Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Week ... at
Missouri (9/9): Recorded 126 all-purpose yards in start ...
Posted 92 return yards and caught four passes for 37 yards
... at Kentucky (9/16): One rush for 13 yards ... vs. Wake
Forest (9/23): Career-high six catches for 60 yards ... vs.
#9/10 Georgia (9/30): Recorded first career receiving TD
on 49-yard strike in start ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/7): Injured on
the opening kickoff and did not return ... HIGH SCHOOL:
First team All-State 5A selection by Florida Sports Writers
Association who helped lead Largo High to 2005 District
Championship ... Named All-Suncoast Player of the Year by
St. Petersburg Times ... Selected Most Valuable Player of
Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South Football
All- Star Classic ... Was named Most Valuable Player and Best
Back ... Rated No. 21 player in Florida by Orlando Sentinel
and also rated No. 54 running back in the nation by Rivals.
com ... Rushed for 2,490 yards and 39 TDs as a senior and
rushed for 1,424 yards and 14 TDs as a junior ... Coached
in high school by Rick Rodriguez ... Earned letters in football,
basketball and track ... Earned Iron Man Award for never
missing workouts ... Was state qualifier in long jump and high
jump ... Honor Roll student ... PERSONAL: Son of Wendy Hall
... Full name is Dexter Marquise McCluster ... Born: August
25, 1988 ... Majoring in Journalism ... Named to the 2009
SEC Community Service Team.