Eric McCarty
Senior
Wide Receiver
Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS)

2007: First Team All-SCAC... played and started in all 10 of the Majors’ games, ranking first on the team in catches (50, fifth in single-season school history), yards (748, third in single-season school history) and yards-per-game (74.6)... tied for second on the team with an average of 15.0 yards-per-catch and tied for the team lead with seven TD receptions... hauled in a season-long 62-yard catch at DePauw... caught multiple balls in nine of 10 games, including a season-high nine in a win over Centre... tallied over 100 receiving yards in three games, including a career-best 164-yard performance against Centre... also caught five passes for 146 yards at DePauw to average 29.2 yard per-catch.

2006: Played in 6 of 11 games for the Majors... sidelined in five games due to an injury... ranked third on the team in catches (29), fourth in yards (333) and second in yards per-game (55.5)... averaged 11.5 yards-per-catch and caught two touchdown passes... season-long 42-yard reception against Louisiana College... caught multiple balls in all six games, including a season-high eight against Huntingdon... notched his first career 100-yard game against Huntingdon with a season-best 120 yards... also recorded one tackle on special teams.

2005: All-SCAC Honorable Mention... played in all nine games for the Majors as a true freshman... ranked second on the team in catches (22), yards (296) and yards-per-game (32.9)... averaged 13.5 yards-per-catch and caught one touchdown pass... season-long reception of 32 yards... caught six passes for a season-high 70 yards in a win over Rhodes.

High School: A two-year letterman at wide receiver under coach Fisher at 5A South Grand Prairie High School... in two seasons, grabbed 61 receptions for 650 yards and dropped just two passes... an all-district honorable mention in 2004... team was crowned Co-Conference Champs in 2003 with a 9-2 record.

Personal: Son of Larry and Nila McCarty... born in Dallas and raised in Grand Prairie, Texas... has two brothers, Larry Jr. and Michael (25) and a sister, Kim... majoring in business with a minor in political science.