Brandon McGee to play in East/West Shrine Game

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CORAL GABLES — In the Year of the Freshman, at least one Miami senior will get a shot to impress the pro scouts this January.

Cornerback Brandon McGee, a Plantation product, was chosen to play in the 88th East/West Shrine Game. The game is Jan. 19 in St. Petersburg's Tropicana Park.

McGee will be the 44th Hurricane to play in the long-running all-star game designed to showcase talents in the lead up to the NFL Draft.

As the veteran of the Miami defense last season, McGee started the last 24 games of his college career. His 54 tackles last season ranked sixth on the team while his two interceptions tied for the team lead.

McGee graduated Thursday with his degree in sports administration and a minor in entrepreneurship.

As far as the NFL goes, McGee has a shot at being drafted.

His CBSSports.com draft profile lists him as a potential seventh-round pick or a free-agent signee. Among cornerbacks, CBS ranks him 33rd nationally. On both NFLDraftScout.com and WalterFootball.com, he's listed as the 26th-best cornerback available.

And now, courtesy of UM media relations, the full list of Hurricanes who've played in the Shrine Game.

1976: Ernie Jones, DB 1977: Eddie Edwards, DE 1983: Mark Rush, RB; Mark Cooper, OL 1984: Jay Brophy, LB; Glenn Dennison, TE 1986: Kevin Fagan, DL 1987: Gregg Rakoczy, C 1989: Cleveland Gary, FB 1990: Bernard Clark, LB; Bobby Harden, DB; Greg Mark, DL 1991: Wesley Carroll, WR; Mike Sullivan, OL 1992: Leon Searcy, OL 1993: Ryan McNeil, CB; Darrin Smith, LB; Lamar Thomas, WR; Gino Torretta, QB 1994: Darren Krein, OLB; Kevin Patrick, DL; Dexter Seigler, CB 1995: Chris T. Jones, WR; CJ Richardson, SS/FS; Head Coach: Dennis Erickson 2000: Ty Wise, C; Michael Boireau, DL 2001: Al Blades, FS; James Jackson, RB; Andre King, WR 2002: Joaquin Gonzalez, OL 2003: Ken Dorsey, QB; Todd Sievers, K 2004: Jarrett Payton, RB 2005: Santonio Thomas, DL 2006: Rocky McIntosh, LB 2007: Tyrone Moss, RB; Baraka Atkins, DL 2010: Javarris James, RB; AJ Trump, OL 2011: Graig Cooper, RB 2012: Chase Ford, TE; LaRon Byrd, WR; Micanor Regis, DL; Tyler Horn, C 2013: Brandon McGee, DB


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