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{{Infobox gridiron football person
 |name=Tyrell McCrea
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 |birth_date={{birth date and age|1984|10|22}} 
 |birth_place=[[Del Rio, Texas]]
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 |Position=[[Linebacker|LB]], [[Running Back|RB]]
 |College=[[Angelo State University|Angelo State]]
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 |years=2007<BR>2008<BR>2011<BR>
 |teams=[[Corpus Chrisit Sharks]]<BR>[[Corpus Christi Sharks]]<BR>[[New Orleans Voodoo]]<BR>
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'''Tyrell McCrea''' is a former [[linebacker]] for [[Angelo State University]] who went on to play professionally in the [[Arena Football League (2007–present)|Arena Football League]].

==Youth and high school==
Tyrell McCrea, raised in [[Del Rio Texas]], spent his early childhood playing football and baseball. McCrea and his older brother, Frenchey Jr., were great athletes in Del Rio growing up. McCrea played in the city leagues but was unable to participate in football his 7th and 8th grade season because he attended a private school. He attended [[Del Rio High School]]. McCrea became a key player on offense his senior year at Del Rio despite being hampered by ankle injuries that season. McCrea was rated one of the top 50 fullbacks in the state of Texas, All-Southwest Texas Running Back, and All-District 27-5A RB. In the first game of his senior year against Odessa Permian, McCrea broke for an 80 plus yard touchdown run during the first half to begin his season. He finished the game with over 100 yards rushing and 45 yards receiving, plus a TD. McCrea was also the [[Homecoming_Prince#Homecoming_Princess_and_Prince|homecoming prince]] and an [[Honors student|honor roll]] student.

==College==
McCrea was a star linebacker at Angelo State, where he was known for being a true leader. McCrea started 4 seasons after taking a redshirt his first year on campus.

Although starting four seasons, he finished his college career in style by being named All-Lone Star Conference his senior year. McCrea also helped ASU baseball team to a NCAA Division II World Series berth in baseball. 

McCrea's first career start closed with a stat sheet of 20 tackles (9 solo) and a quarterback sack against East Central Oklahoma University. McCrea best overall season was his senior year, when he finished second on the team in total tackles with 78, finished the season with 24 solo tackles, 54 assisted tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and a forced fumble, and ranked 10th in the conference for tackles per game with 7.8. 

McCrea attended Texas Tech's NFL Pro Day in the spring of 2007. He graduated with a Bachelors in Fine Arts.

==Professional career==
===AFL===
McCrea was signed as a free agent by the [[Corpus Christi Sharks]] of the af2 to play fullback and linebacker in June 2007. He spent a week with the [[Austin Wranglers]] of the AFL prior. McCrea started the last five games of the season and earned Defensive Player of the game twice. McCrea's best performance was against the Texas Copperheads where he finished with 4 tackles, sack, and a forced fumble for a 40 yard touchdown. In November 2007, McCrea signed to play with the Sharks for another season. He started the Sharks first 7 games of the 2008 season but his season was cut short with season ending surgery. McCrea finished with 13.5 tackles, to go along with two sacks.

In April 2011, McCrea signed with the [[New Orleans Voodoo]] of the Arena Football League. He is currently on the roster.

==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH-yDJh16Q0 2008 Season highlight video]
*[http://aflvoodoo.com/voodoo/players/index.html?player_id=43 Voodoo player bio]
*[http://www.angelosports.com/news/2011/4/13/FB_0413111910.aspx Angelo State article]



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