2008 Honors Honorable Mention All-Big Sky Conference Academic All-Big Sky Conference Big Sky Conference Player of the Week (Aug. 30) 2006 Honors 1st team All-Big Sky Conference
Will try to build on a solid junior season and be even stronger after returning from injury last year... excels in the fullback-friendly Run-and-Shoot offense... phenomenal strength and blocking ability... also very tough to be stopped by one man in the open field... has started all 23 games in his career and totaled 1,037 yards on 188 touches (5.5 yards per play)... has the most starts of any returning Viking... named to the 2009 preseason All-Big Sky Conference team... also named Sports Network Preseason 3rd team All-American... will have the option to petition the NCAA for another year of eligibility after his senior season.
JUNIOR SEASON • 2008 Made a remarkable return from a devastating knee injury... started all 11 games at fullback, providing powerful running and tremendous blocking... carried the ball 93 times for 457 yards and six touchdowns to lead the team... also made 34 receptions for 287 yards... in his first game back earned Big Sky Conference Player of the Week honors in a win over Western Oregon... rushed 15 times for 48 yards and four touchdowns and caught a career-high seven passes for 68 yards in the game... carried 10 times for a career-high 75 yards at Weber State (11/1)... also caught four passes for 42 yards, giving him a season-high 117 total yards... rushed 13 times for 70 yards in a season-ending win over Northern Colorado (11/22), including a career-best 38-yard carry... named honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference and he ranked seventh in rushing... also earned Academic All-Big Sky Conference... named his team’s Most Valuable Offensive Back for the second time in his career.
SOPHOMORE SEASON • 2007 Primed for a huge season as the starting fullback, but went down in the first game... a torn ACL at McNeese State (9/1) had a big impact on the Viking offense for the entire season... had seven rushes for 14 yards and six receptions for 57 yards in the game before being injured in the third period... had been ranked as the fourth-best fullback in the nation by The Sports Network entering the season.
FRESHMAN SEASON • 2006 Had a brilliant rookie season earning first team All-Big Sky Conference honors... started all 11 games and proved to be a bruising blocker and punishing runner... the only player not a junior or senior to start for the Vikings... rushed for 167 yards and had an impressive 4.9-yard per carry average... also caught four passes for 55 yards... made seven tackles on special teams... led the team in rushing at Weber State (9/23), carrying 12 times for 74 yards and making one receptions for 10 yards in a Viking win... had nine carries for 42 yards against Montana (9/30)... made a season-best 37-yard reception at California (9/16) to go with three carries for 21 yards... named Most Valuable Offensive Back by his teammates... was a redshirt in 2005, but traveled with the team as an emergency fullback.
PREVIOUS TO PORTLAND STATE Was a first-team All-Midwestern League running back and linebacker as both a junior and senior... also named League MVP both years... selected second team All-State at linebacker and third team All-State at running back... earned Top Spark Rating at the NIKE combine... competed in the 2005 Les Schwab Bowl All-Star Game... also lettered four times in baseball and once each in basketball and track... an honor roll student.
PERSONAL INFORMATION Son of Nathan and Vicki McClintock... has two siblings, Judy and Jesse... born May 15, 1987... majoring in Business Administration.
Photo Credit: Ryan Borde
