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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

• Helped Notre Dame rank 24th in the FBS in scoring offense (34.2 MIKE points per game)–the Irish have not ranked higher in the FBS MCGLINCHEY since 2006 OT • 6’ 8 1/4”, 315 lbs • Blocked for an offensive line that helped Notre Dame lead the FBS Philadelphia, Penn. (William Penn Charter) with nine runs of at least 60 yards in 2017 • Leader of Notre Dame’s offensive line that won the Joe Moore MCGLINCHEY’S HONORS & AWARDS Award–presented by the Foundation for Teamwork, the award • NFL Combine Invite (2018) is given annually the “toughest, most physical offensive line in • Two-time Captain (2016, 2017) the country” • Consensus All-American (2017) • Helped Notre Dame run for over 300 yards seven times in 2017 • Semifinalist (2017) (the Irish eclipsed 300 yards rushing seven times over the previous • Walter Camp First Team All-American (2017) 17 years combined) • Associated Press First Team All-American (2017) • Helped Notre Dame rank among the top three nationally in • Football Writers Association of America First Team All-American runs of at least 20 yards (third, 42), 30 yards (first 28), 40 yards (2017) (third, 15), 50 yards (third, 11), 60 yards (first, nine) and 70 yards • American Football Coaches Association First Team All-American (second, four) (2017) • Helped Notre Dame rank third in the FBS in yards per carry (6.3) • Pro Football Focus First Team All-American (2017) and second in the FBS in yards per carry vs. FBS teams with a • USA Today First Team All-American (2017) winning record (6.1) • Sports Illustrated First Team All-American (2017) • Helped Notre Dame rank 15th in the FBS in rushing TDs (35), and • Phil Steele First Team All-American (2017) tops in the FBS in both rushing TDs vs. ranked opponents (11) and • Sporting News Second Team All-American (2017) rushing TDs vs. FBS teams with a winning record (28) • The Athletic Second Team All-American (2017) • Helped Notre Dame record seven different players register a rush • Sports Illustrated Midseason First Team All-American (2017) of at least 30 yards • News Preseason First Team All-American (2017) • Helped Notre Dame have four different players rush for at least • Associated Press Preseason Second Team All-American (2017) 100 yards • Sports Illustrated Preseason Second Team All-American (2017) • Helped Notre Dame record 13 separate 100-yard rushing games • Watch List (2017) • Helped Notre Dame register 22 carries that netted at least 35 yards • Associated Press Second Team All-American (2016) • Helped the Irish run for 318 yards, including 182 in the second • Phil Steele Third Team All-American (2016) half, against NC State, which entered the contest as the No. • Maxwell Award Watch List (2017) 6-ranked rushing defense in the country allowing just 91.3 yards/ • Outland Trophy Watch List (2017, 2016) game (Notre Dame’s total almost tripled the previous high by a • Watch List (2016) Wolfpack opponent, 133) GRADUATE SEASON (2017) SENIOR SEASON (2016) • Started all 13 games at left tackle • Started all 12 games at left tackle • Second-highest rated offensive tackle in the country by Pro • Helped running back Josh Adams run for over 100 yards four times Football Focus (46.3) (Nevada, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and USC), including a career-best • Surrendered three sacks, two QB hits and 11 QB hurries in 889 180 yards at rival USC (Nov. 26) offensive snaps, as compared to the only offensive tackle ranked • Part of the offensive line that paved the way for 417.6 total yards ahead of him (Cole Madison, Washington State), who allowed four per game QB sacks, three QB hits and 15 QB hurries • Highest-rated offensive tackle in terms of run blocking in the JUNIOR SEASON (2015) country by Pro Football Focus (35.1) -- next highest-rated • Started all 13 games at right tackle on an offensive line which was a run-blocking tackle finished at 33.0 finalist for the inaugural • Part of the offensive line that paved the way for the sev- • Part of an offensive line that helped the Irish average 5.63 rushing enth-ranked rushing offense in the FBS (269.3 rush yards/game)– yards per carry (eighth-best in the FBS) -- a modern (post WWII) Notre Dame has not ranked higher in the FBS since 1995 school record • Helped Notre Dame set the modern single-game record for rush • Notre Dame ranked 27th nationally in total offense, averaging 466.4 yards per carry vs. Boston College on Sept. 16, 2017 as the Irish yards per game, its third-best mark since setting a school record in averaged 10.1 yards per rush and totaled 515 yards against the 1970 by averaging 510.5 yards per game Eagles (previous record of 10.0 yards per rush had stood for 75 • Notre Dame was one of 11 programs nationally to average 205 years) yards rushing and 250 yards passing per game in 2015 (Irish had • Helped Notre Dame rush for a single-season school record 3,503 not accomplished this feat since 1970) yards in 2017 (previous school record of 3,502 yards was set in • Notre Dame averaged 207.6 rushing yards per game (28th in the 1973) FBS), the best rushing output since 2000, including six games • Helped the Irish set the single-season record for rush yards per with 200+ yards (Texas, Virginia, Georgia Tech, UMass, USC and carry in 2017 as Notre Dame averaged 6.3 yards per rush, which Stanford) not only bested the previous modern-day mark of 5.63—set • Paved the way for first-year RB C.J. Prosise, who rushed for 1,032 just two years ago in 2015—but also topped the previous school yards (second-fewest carries needed to reach 1,000 yards) and record of 6.2, which was set in 1921 (96 years ago) recorded the 18th 1,000-yard rushing season in school history, and • Helped Notre Dame rush for 35 touchdowns in 2017, which was freshman RB Josh Adams, who set a freshman single-season school the most by the Irish since 1993 record with 835 yards rushing • Helped Notre Dame rank 27th in the FBS in total offense in 2017– the Irish have not ranked higher in the FBS since 2009

99 Percent Graduation Rate • 46 College Football Hall of Famers • 6 Hall of Fame Coaches 13 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

• Blocked for an Irish rushing attack that recorded 457 yards vs. UMass (Sept. 26) -- the best single-game rushing total by Notre Dame in 23 years, and 299 yards at Stanford (Nov. 28) -- the most by an opponent in David Shaw’s five seasons (35 carries for an 8.5 per-carry average against nation’s No. 22 rush defense) • Helped the Irish register a pair of 90+ yard TD rushes (Adams 98 vs. Wake Forest, Prosise 91 vs. Georgia Tech) • Notre Dame had just two rushes of at least 90 yards in the first 126 seasons of Irish football • The 98-yard TD run by Adams vs. Wake Forest was the longest play from scrimmage in Notre Dame history and longest rush by a freshman in NCAA history • Blocked for 10 individual 100-yard rushing games -- the most by the Irish since 1983 (11) • Three different Notre Dame players recorded 100-yard rushing games SOPHOMORE SEASON (2014) • Played in all 13 games, predominantly on special teams before earning his first career start at right tackle in the 31-28 victory over No. 22 LSU in the Music City Bowl (Dec. 30) • One of 20 Irish players who made his career debut in the sea- son-opening victory over Rice (Aug. 30) • Earned a spot on field goal/PAT block unit midway through the season and registered his first career field-goal block vs. Northwest- ern (Nov. 15) • Played the majority of offensive snaps at right tackle at USC (Nov. 29) FRESHMAN SEASON (2013) • Did not see action during the season HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA • First-team offensive lineman on 2012 Pennsylvania Sports Writers AAAA All-State football team • First-team offensive lineman on Philadelphia Inquirer All-South- eastern Pennsylvania team • First-team offensive lineman on Philadelphia Daily News All-City squad for William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Ranked 131st player nationally on 247Sports list of top 247 players • Ranked 24th on Rivals.com list of offensive tackles • Ranked 90th overall and eighth among offensive tackles on Scout 300 by Scout.com • Captain of team as a senior in 2012 • Began as a high school tight end but shifted to offensive tackle • Played virtually everywhere on the field on both sides of the ball, other than secondary • Played basketball for Penn Charter • Selected for Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl and played for East squad • First cousin of former Penn Charter, Boston College and current Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan • Played for coach Jeff Humble • Son of Mike McGlinchey Sr. and Janet McGlinchey • Graduated in May 2017 with a degree in film, television and theatre from the College of Arts and Letters MCGLINCHEY’S CAREER STATISTICS PARTICIPATION Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 Career G-GS 13-1 13-13 12-12 13-13 51-39

14 11 National Championships • 7 Winners • 192 First-Team All-Americans