Tre McBride (born December 1, 1992) is a former

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wide receiver. He played college football at William & Mary, and was selected by the

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in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft.

Early years

McBride attended Ola High School in

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. He played on the football team and had 1,500

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as a senior and 1,000 as a junior. He also

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and

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, where he had personal-bests of 24.00 seconds in the

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, 1.83 meters (6 feet) in the high jump and 13.0 meters (42 feet, 6.5 inches) in the

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College career

McBride played at the

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from 2011 to 2014. As a freshman, he played in all 11 games and had 14 receptions for 146 yards. He was the first freshman wide receiver to play for William & Mary since 2005. As a sophomore, McBride started all 11 games and led the team with 55 receptions for 897 yards and 10

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. As a junior, he started 11 of 12 games and again led the team with 63 receptions for 801 yards and five touchdowns. He was also the

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and led the team with 1,533 total all-purpose yards. As a senior, he had 64 receptions for 809 yards and four touchdowns. Against Villanova, he set the school record for most all-purpose yards in a game with 359.

Professional career

Pre-draft

McBride played in the 2015 East–West Shrine Game, where he impressed and improved his stock for the 2015 NFL draft.

Tennessee Titans

McBride was selected by the

in the seventh round, 245th overall, in the 2015 NFL draft. On September 5, 2015, he was waived and was signed to the practice squad the next day. On November 17, 2015, McBride was elevated to the active roster. McBride was waived by the Titans on September 5, 2016. The next day, he was signed to the Titans' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 1, 2016. On September 2, 2017, McBride was waived by the Titans.

Chicago Bears

On September 3, 2017, McBride was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Bears. He was waived on September 23, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on October 2, 2017. He was waived on November 28, 2017.

New York Jets

On December 1, 2017, McBride was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 1, 2018. On September 1, 2018, McBride was waived by the Jets.

Washington Redskins

On January 2, 2019, McBride signed a reserve/future contract with the

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, with him later being waived on April 30, 2019.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On June 13, 2019, McBride signed with the

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. He was waived on August 31, 2019.

DC Defenders

McBride was selected by the

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of the XFL in the 2nd round in the

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Los Angeles Wildcats

McBride was traded to the

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in exchange for wide receiver

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on January 12, 2020. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.

References

External links

William & Mary Tribe bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:McBride, Tre 1992 births Living people People from McDonough, Georgia Players of American football from Henry County, Georgia American football wide receivers William & Mary Tribe football players Tennessee Titans players Chicago Bears players New York Jets players Washington Redskins players Jacksonville Jaguars players DC Defenders players Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL) players