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Maclin may have been the most electrifying player to ever wear a Mizzou uniform, as he impacted the game on offense and special teams time and again during one of the most successful periods in Mizzou football history. He is the only Tiger to ever be a two-time first-team all-American, winning consensus honors as an all-purpose back in both 2007 and 2008, and was the first Mizzou freshman to win first-team all-America honors. In just two years with the program, he broke the MU record for career all-purpose yardage, with 5,609 yards, doing so after missing the 2006 season due to an injury sustained during summer conditioning. He was also first-team all-Big 12 Conference both seasons and took home the 2007 Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year award from league coaches after he broke the NCAA single-season freshman record for all-purpose yards, amassing 2,776 yards (1,055 receiving, 1,039 kickoff return, 375 rushing and 307 in punt returns). He scored 16 touchdowns as a freshman, including nine receiving, four rushing, two punt returns and one historic kickoff return that marked Mizzou’s first kickoff return score in 25 seasons. He followed that magical freshman season with another stellar year in 2008, when he was a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award and broke MU single-season receiving records with 102 receptions, 1,260 yards and 13 touchdowns. He led the NCAA in all-purpose yardage as a sophomore, averaging 202.36 yards per game (2,833 total), and he closed his career by winning offensive MVP honors in the 2008 Alamo Bowl, where he returned a punt for a score and caught the game-winning touchdown pass in overtime to give Mizzou a thrilling 30-23 win over Northwestern. He bypassed his final two years of eligibility to enter the 2009 NFL Draft, where he was taken in the first round with the No. 19 selection by the Philadelphia Eagles. He spent eight seasons in the NFL with the Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens and caught 514 passes for 6,835 yards and scored 49 touchdowns. He made the Pro Bowl in 2014 with the Eagles when he caught 85 passes for 1,318 yards and 10 TDs. The next year, he caught 87 passes for 1,088 yards and eight TDs with the Kansas City Chiefs. After retiring, he became a high school football coach at his alma mater, Kirkwood High School in the St. Louis area.