Player Information
Robert McClain III was born on July 22, 1988 in Philadelphia, PA and attended Patuxent High (Lusby, MD). He played in 7 games as a freshman and recorded 5 tackles, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery. AS a sophomore, he started 1 of 13 games and had 30 tackles, 3 interceptions, 3 passes defended, and 1 fumble recovery. He started 4 games as a junior, tallying 30 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss. He also returned 3 interceptions for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns and had 5 pass breakups. He earned 2nd team All-Big East honors as a senior, starting all 13 games. He finished the year with 64 tackles, 6.5 for loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery. He also had 4 interceptions and 6 passes defended. For his career, he returned 23 punts for 274 yards (11.9 avg) and a touchdown. He also returned 15 kickoffs for 271 yards (18.1 avg). He was originally selected by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round (249th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Career Statistics
| Year | Team | G | GS | Tack | Ast | Sack | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR |
| 2010 | CAR | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | JAX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | ATL | 15 | 3 | 57 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 31 | 5 | 65 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Transactions
Signed by Carolina Panthers on June 17, 2010 ... Cut by Panthers on September 3, 2011 ... Signed by Jacksonville Jaguars in December 12, 2011 ... Cut by Jaguars on December 29, 2011 ... Signed by Atlanta Falcons on January 10, 2012.