Willie McGinest, 2008
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Defensive end, USC, 1990–⁠93

Willie McGinest

Lettered 1990–⁠93 (school media guide)

Born
Dec 11, 1971, in Long Beach, California

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Willie McGinest played defensive end at USC (1990–⁠93). The New England Patriots took McGinest in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 1994 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1993
First-team All-Pac-10
Drafted
No. 4
Overall, 1994 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Honors

Team titles: Pac-10 champions, 1993

All-America: NEA second team 1993

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 1994
Height6′4½″
Weight255 lb
Arm length34⅜″
Hand size10⅛″
40-yard dash4.68 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump10′6″
Bench press22 reps
20-yard shuttle4.19 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 2 (1996, 2003)

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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