Senior year at Alcorn State, McNair threw for 5,377 yards and 47 TDs, while also adding 904 yards and 9 more TDs on the ground. That’s an incredible 571 total yards per game from McNair.

Finished third in Heisman voting senior year, losing to Rashaan Salaam;

Drafted third overall by the Houston Oilers

Nicknamed “Air McNair”, which was first bestowed upon his older brother Fred, another Alcon legend.

Won co-MVP in 2003, sharing honors with Peyton Manning

Threw the heartbreaking pass to Kevin Dyson in Super Bowl XXXIV that came up one yard short of the end zone

Left us way too early at age 36