1,371 yards one way, 52 tackles the other: 2027 LB/RB Alexander McCartney
Most two-way players are good at one job and useful at the other. Alexander McCartney got named MVP on one side of the ball and All-State on the other.
Alexander McCartney, a 2027 linebacker and running back out of Bellwood-Antis High School (Bellwood, PA), is 6'1", 210 pounds with a 4.50 forty and a 3.88 GPA. His junior season: 1,371 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns on offense, 52 tackles and 10 tackles for loss on defense.
The profile
The hardware tells the two-way story better than any scouting report: SAFCA Offensive MVP and All-State Defensive Athlete in the same season, plus First Team All-Conference at running back. This isn't a linebacker who moonlights on offense — it's a football player who wins whichever huddle he's standing in.
The weight room matches the film: a 545 squat and 350 bench at 210 pounds, with a 34-inch vertical. And this isn't a one-year spike — he was a 1,100-yard rusher as a freshman.
The academic multiplier
A 3.88 GPA changes the math of this recruitment. Every academic conference — Patriot League, Ivy, high-end D3 — stays in play alongside the scholarship levels, which means McCartney's market is as wide as any 2027 on the board.
What coaches should watch this fall
Senior film will answer the projection question: which side of the ball is his college home? Staffs recruiting him as a downhill linebacker will love the trigger his 10 TFL show; staffs that want the ball in his hands have 22 touchdowns of evidence. Either way, the eval work is easy — it's all verified in one place.
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