Jeremy Maclin is Mizzou's SEC Legends Class Honoree
9/26/2019 10:14:00 AM | Football
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference on Thursday announced its 2019 SEC Football Legends class, an assemblage of former football standouts who will be honored at events surrounding the SEC Football Championship Game in Atlanta in December. Mizzou's designee in the annual unveiling is former All-American WR Jeremy Maclin.
The class will be honored at the 2019 SEC Football "Weekend of Champions" December 6-7 in Atlanta, Ga, highlighted by the annual SEC Legends Dinner on Friday, December 6 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta. The group will also be recognized prior to the SEC Football Championship Game, which will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, December 7.
The 2019 Football Legends Class includes 14 former stars who excelled on the gridiron and helped write the rich history of the sport at their respective institutions. This year's class includes All-Americans, All-SEC selections and Academic All-Americans as well as successful head coaches. The group represents teams that won National and SEC Championships, participated in Super Bowl titles and are represented in state, school and college football halls of fame.
MISSOURI - Jeremy Maclin, Wide Receiver, 2007-08
After missing the 2006 season due to a knee injury, Jeremy Maclin burst onto the scene in record-setting fashion and became MU's first-ever freshman to earn first-team All-American honors. He broke the NCAA single-season freshman record for all-purpose yards, amassing a whopping 2,776 yards (1,055 receiving, 1,039 KO return, 375 rushing, 307 punt return). Maclin scored 16 total TDs, to become one of the most dynamic players in all of college football and was the only player in Division I in 2007 to score TDs in all four all-purpose categories. He repeated with consensus first-team All-American honors in 2008 as he led the NCAA in all-purpose yardage (202.36 ypg) and broke MU single-season receiving records with 102 receptions, 1,260 yards and 13 TDs. In just two years, he broke the MU record for career all-purpose yardage, with 5,609 yards. He closed his career with Offensive MVP honors in the 2008 Alamo Bowl. Maclin bypassed his final two years of collegiate eligibility and entered the 2009 NFL Draft, where he was taken with the No. 19 overall selection in the first round by the Philadelphia Eagles.
