Dexter McNabb | |
Number: | 45, 44, 38 |
Position: | Fullback |
Birth Date: | July 9, 1969 |
Birth Place: | DeFuniak Springs, Florida, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 250 |
College: | Florida |
Draftyear: | 1992 |
Draftround: | 5 |
Draftpick: | 119 |
Pastteams: | |
Statleague: | NFL |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 33 |
Statlabel2: | Games started |
Statvalue2: | 0 |
Pfr: | McNaDe20 |
Dexter Eugene McNabb (born July 9, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1990s. McNabb played college football for the Florida Gators, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.
McNabb was born in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.[2] He attended Walton High School in DeFuniak Springs,[3] and played high school football for the Walton Braves.
McNabb accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Galen Hall and coach Steve Spurrier's Gators teams from 1988 to 1991.[4] During McNabb's senior season in 1991, the Gators won their first official Southeastern Conference (SEC) football championship.[4]
The Green Bay Packers selected McNabb in the fifth round (119th pick overall) of the 1992 NFL draft.[5] He played for the Packers for two seasons from to .[2] After a year away from the NFL, he spent the season with the Philadelphia Eagles.[6] McNabb played in thirty-three regular season NFL games, mainly as a blocking fullback for the Packers and Eagles, and received few carries.
After his NFL career was over, McNabb returned to Gainesville and graduated from the University of Florida with bachelor's degree in sociology in 2003. In 2010, he worked as an associate principal at Pulaski High School in Pulaski, Wisconsin.[7] McNabb previously worked as an administrator for at-risk students at West De Pere High School in West De Pere, Wisconsin, where he also served as an assistant football coach and Head girls' track and field coach for the West De Pere Phantoms. From 2023–present, McNabb serves as the principal of Green Bay West High School.