 season with 492 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 130 carries , as well as 30 receptions for 278 yards . McCarty was also named a second @-@ team all @-@ star of the North Central Conference .   = = Professional career = =   = = = Edmonton Eskimos = = =   Following his only season at Western Washington , McCarty declared himself eligible for the 2007 CFL Draft . He was selected in the fourth round of the draft by the Edmonton Eskimos with the 27th overall pick . He was re @-@ signed on December 19 , 2008 to a multiple @-@ year contract , and again following the 2011 season .   = = = = 2007 season = = = =   McCarty made the active roster and played in all 18 regular season games his rookie season . He was used in the passing game and on the special teams , finishing with seven receptions for 99 yards and a touchdown as well as five special @-@ teams tackles . McCarty made his CFL debut on June 28 in the season opener against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . He received his first carry and reception in a Week 10 game against the Calgary Stampeders , where he was given two carries for one yard and caught one reception for 10 yards .   = = = = 2008 season = = = =   McCarty played a larger role in his second season with the Eskimos , especially as a receiver . On September 1 in a match against the Stampeders , starting running back A. J. Harris was injured , and McCarty rushed for 73 yards on 12 carries as a backup . Filling in again for the injured Harris on September 13 against the Montreal Alouettes , McCarty was named Canadian Player of the Week for the first time with 72 yards on only 9 carries and a touchdown . Receiving his first start of his career on October 4 , McCarty rushed for 88 yards on 19 carries with a touchdown along with eight catches for 80 yards , earning him another Canadian Player of the Week award . He played in all 18 games and started three times in his second year , finishing with 490 yards and four touchdowns on 88 carries . He had 70 catches , the second @-@ highest amount among running backs . He also continued his role on the special teams , ending the season with 11 special @-@ teams tackles . During the season , head coach Danny Maciocia referred to McCarty as " the best fourth @-@ round pick he 'd ever been associated with " .   = = = = 2009 season = = = =   McCarty split time with Arkee Whitlock in 2009 . He rushed for two touchdowns in Week 4 , being named the Canadian Player of the Week for the third time . He was also named the Canadian Player of the Month in July after continuing to play a large role in the rushing game . In August , McCarty injured his hamstring in a game against the Stampeders and missed several games . He briefly returned in mid @-@ September before being sidelined again with recurring hamstring issues until late October . In Week 19 , McCarty ran for 81 yards and a touchdown off of 10 carries , helping the Eskimos defeat the BC Lions in a 45 – 13 blowout . Despite having his season sidetracked by injuries , McCarty finished 2009 with 348 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 67 attempts , as well as seven special @-@ teams tackles . He saw a significantly smaller role as a receiver , catching 20 passes for only 124 yards .   = = = = 2010 season = = = =   McCarty remained in a multi @-@ purpose role in 2010 and was utilized more frequently in the passing game compared to the previous season . He made a reception for a first down following a fake punt in Week 6 . He missed two games later in the season due to a hand injury . In a September 26 game against the Toronto Argonauts , McCarty rushed for 84 yards on 10 carries and two fourth @-@ quarter touchdowns , including a 46 @-@ yard breakaway . McCarty was utilized about equally on the ground and in the air , ending his season with 287 rushing yards on 62 carries and 278 receiving yards on 36 catches as well as five total touchdowns . He continued to play on the special teams where he made eight tackles . He started in six of the 15 games he played , and the Eskimos nominated him for Most Outstanding Canadian .   = = = = 2011 season = = = =   In 2011 , the Eskimos utilized a committee of running backs , with McCarty , Daniel Porter , and Jerome Messam all receiving significant playing time . McCarty was used mostly in short @-@ yardage situations on the ground , while also being active as a receiver and on special teams . He played in 18 games , made eight starts , and finished with 209 yards on 52 carries with no touchdowns . He also caught 22 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown . McCarty played in both of the Eskimos ' playoff games .
Ġseason Ġwith Ġ49 2 Ġrushing Ġyards Ġand Ġfive Ġtouchdowns Ġon Ġ130 Ġcarries Ġ, Ġas Ġwell Ġas Ġ30 Ġreceptions Ġfor Ġ278 Ġyards Ġ. ĠMcC arty Ġwas Ġalso Ġnamed Ġa Ġsecond Ġ@ - @ Ġteam Ġall Ġ@ - @ Ġstar Ġof Ġthe ĠNorth ĠCentral ĠConference Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= ĠProfessional Ġcareer Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= ĠEdmonton ĠEsk im os Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠFollowing Ġhis Ġonly Ġseason Ġat ĠWestern ĠWashington Ġ, ĠMcC arty Ġdeclared Ġhimself Ġeligible Ġfor Ġthe Ġ2007 ĠCFL ĠDraft Ġ. ĠHe Ġwas Ġselected Ġin Ġthe Ġfourth Ġround Ġof Ġthe Ġdraft Ġby Ġthe ĠEdmonton ĠEsk im os Ġwith Ġthe Ġ27 th Ġoverall Ġpick Ġ. ĠHe Ġwas Ġre Ġ@ - @ Ġsigned Ġon ĠDecember Ġ19 Ġ, Ġ2008 Ġto Ġa Ġmultiple Ġ@ - @ Ġyear Ġcontract Ġ, Ġand Ġagain Ġfollowing Ġthe Ġ2011 Ġseason Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ2007 Ġseason Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠMcC arty Ġmade Ġthe Ġactive Ġroster Ġand Ġplayed Ġin Ġall Ġ18 Ġregular Ġseason Ġgames Ġhis Ġrookie Ġseason Ġ. ĠHe Ġwas Ġused Ġin Ġthe Ġpassing Ġgame Ġand Ġon Ġthe Ġspecial Ġteams Ġ, Ġfinishing Ġwith Ġseven Ġreceptions Ġfor Ġ99 Ġyards Ġand Ġa Ġtouchdown Ġas Ġwell Ġas Ġfive Ġspecial Ġ@ - @ Ġteams Ġtackles Ġ. ĠMcC arty Ġmade Ġhis ĠCFL Ġdebut Ġon ĠJune Ġ28 Ġin Ġthe Ġseason Ġopener Ġagainst Ġthe ĠWinnipeg ĠBlue ĠBom bers Ġ. ĠHe Ġreceived Ġhis Ġfirst Ġcarry Ġand Ġreception Ġin Ġa ĠWeek Ġ10 Ġgame Ġagainst Ġthe ĠCalgary ĠSt amped ers Ġ, Ġwhere Ġhe Ġwas Ġgiven Ġtwo Ġcarries Ġfor Ġone Ġyard Ġand Ġcaught Ġone Ġreception Ġfor Ġ10 Ġyards Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ2008 Ġseason Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠMcC arty Ġplayed Ġa Ġlarger Ġrole Ġin Ġhis Ġsecond Ġseason Ġwith Ġthe ĠEsk im os Ġ, Ġespecially Ġas Ġa Ġreceiver Ġ. ĠOn ĠSeptember Ġ1 Ġin Ġa Ġmatch Ġagainst Ġthe ĠSt amped ers Ġ, Ġstarting Ġrunning Ġback ĠA . ĠJ . ĠHarris Ġwas Ġinjured Ġ, Ġand ĠMcC arty Ġrushed Ġfor Ġ73 Ġyards Ġon Ġ12 Ġcarries Ġas Ġa Ġbackup Ġ. ĠF illing Ġin Ġagain Ġfor Ġthe Ġinjured ĠHarris Ġon ĠSeptember Ġ13 Ġagainst Ġthe ĠMontreal ĠAl ou ettes Ġ, ĠMcC arty Ġwas Ġnamed ĠCanadian ĠPlayer Ġof Ġthe ĠWeek Ġfor Ġthe Ġfirst Ġtime Ġwith Ġ72 Ġyards Ġon Ġonly Ġ9 Ġcarries Ġand Ġa Ġtouchdown Ġ. ĠRece iving Ġhis Ġfirst Ġstart Ġof Ġhis Ġcareer Ġon ĠOctober Ġ4 Ġ, ĠMcC arty Ġrushed Ġfor Ġ88 Ġyards Ġon Ġ19 Ġcarries Ġwith Ġa Ġtouchdown Ġalong Ġwith Ġeight Ġcatches Ġfor Ġ80 Ġyards Ġ, Ġearning Ġhim Ġanother ĠCanadian ĠPlayer Ġof Ġthe ĠWeek Ġaward Ġ. ĠHe Ġplayed Ġin Ġall Ġ18 Ġgames Ġand Ġstarted Ġthree Ġtimes Ġin Ġhis Ġsecond Ġyear Ġ, Ġfinishing Ġwith Ġ490 Ġyards Ġand Ġfour Ġtouchdowns Ġon Ġ88 Ġcarries Ġ. ĠHe Ġhad Ġ70 Ġcatches Ġ, Ġthe Ġsecond Ġ@ - @ Ġhighest Ġamount Ġamong Ġrunning Ġbacks Ġ. ĠHe Ġalso Ġcontinued Ġhis Ġrole Ġon Ġthe Ġspecial Ġteams Ġ, Ġending Ġthe Ġseason Ġwith Ġ11 Ġspecial Ġ@ - @ Ġteams Ġtackles Ġ. ĠDuring Ġthe Ġseason Ġ, Ġhead Ġcoach ĠDanny ĠMac i oc ia Ġreferred Ġto ĠMcC arty Ġas Ġ" Ġthe Ġbest Ġfourth Ġ@ - @ Ġround Ġpick Ġhe Ġ' d Ġever Ġbeen Ġassociated Ġwith Ġ" Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ2009 Ġseason Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠMcC arty Ġsplit Ġtime Ġwith ĠAr kee ĠWhit lock Ġin Ġ2009 Ġ. ĠHe Ġrushed Ġfor Ġtwo Ġtouchdowns Ġin ĠWeek Ġ4 Ġ, Ġbeing Ġnamed Ġthe ĠCanadian ĠPlayer Ġof Ġthe ĠWeek Ġfor Ġthe Ġthird Ġtime Ġ. ĠHe Ġwas Ġalso Ġnamed Ġthe ĠCanadian ĠPlayer Ġof Ġthe ĠMonth Ġin ĠJuly Ġafter Ġcontinuing Ġto Ġplay Ġa Ġlarge Ġrole Ġin Ġthe Ġrushing Ġgame Ġ. ĠIn ĠAugust Ġ, ĠMcC arty Ġinjured Ġhis Ġhamstring Ġin Ġa Ġgame Ġagainst Ġthe ĠSt amped ers Ġand Ġmissed Ġseveral Ġgames Ġ. ĠHe Ġbriefly Ġreturned Ġin Ġmid Ġ@ - @ ĠSeptember Ġbefore Ġbeing Ġsidelined Ġagain Ġwith Ġrecurring Ġhamstring Ġissues Ġuntil Ġlate ĠOctober Ġ. ĠIn ĠWeek Ġ19 Ġ, ĠMcC arty Ġran Ġfor Ġ81 Ġyards Ġand Ġa Ġtouchdown Ġoff Ġof Ġ10 Ġcarries Ġ, Ġhelping Ġthe ĠEsk im os Ġdefeat Ġthe ĠBC ĠLions Ġin Ġa Ġ45 ĠâĢĵ Ġ13 Ġblow out Ġ. ĠDespite Ġhaving Ġhis Ġseason Ġsid etr acked Ġby Ġinjuries Ġ, ĠMcC arty Ġfinished Ġ2009 Ġwith Ġ348 Ġrushing Ġyards Ġand Ġfive Ġtouchdowns Ġon Ġ67 Ġattempts Ġ, Ġas Ġwell Ġas Ġseven Ġspecial Ġ@ - @ Ġteams Ġtackles Ġ. ĠHe Ġsaw Ġa Ġsignificantly Ġsmaller Ġrole Ġas Ġa Ġreceiver Ġ, Ġcatching Ġ20 Ġpasses Ġfor Ġonly Ġ124 Ġyards Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ2010 Ġseason Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠMcC arty Ġremained Ġin Ġa Ġmulti Ġ@ - @ Ġpurpose Ġrole Ġin Ġ2010 Ġand Ġwas Ġutilized Ġmore Ġfrequently Ġin Ġthe Ġpassing Ġgame Ġcompared Ġto Ġthe Ġprevious Ġseason Ġ. ĠHe Ġmade Ġa Ġreception Ġfor Ġa Ġfirst Ġdown Ġfollowing Ġa Ġfake Ġpunt Ġin ĠWeek Ġ6 Ġ. ĠHe Ġmissed Ġtwo Ġgames Ġlater Ġin Ġthe Ġseason Ġdue Ġto Ġa Ġhand Ġinjury Ġ. ĠIn Ġa ĠSeptember Ġ26 Ġgame Ġagainst Ġthe ĠToronto ĠArgon auts Ġ, ĠMcC arty Ġrushed Ġfor Ġ84 Ġyards Ġon Ġ10 Ġcarries Ġand Ġtwo Ġfourth Ġ@ - @ Ġquarter Ġtouchdowns Ġ, Ġincluding Ġa Ġ46 Ġ@ - @ Ġyard Ġbreak away Ġ. ĠMcC arty Ġwas Ġutilized Ġabout Ġequally Ġon Ġthe Ġground Ġand Ġin Ġthe Ġair Ġ, Ġending Ġhis Ġseason Ġwith Ġ287 Ġrushing Ġyards Ġon Ġ62 Ġcarries Ġand Ġ278 Ġreceiving Ġyards Ġon Ġ36 Ġcatches Ġas Ġwell Ġas Ġfive Ġtotal Ġtouchdowns Ġ. ĠHe Ġcontinued Ġto Ġplay Ġon Ġthe Ġspecial Ġteams Ġwhere Ġhe Ġmade Ġeight Ġtackles Ġ. ĠHe Ġstarted Ġin Ġsix Ġof Ġthe Ġ15 Ġgames Ġhe Ġplayed Ġ, Ġand Ġthe ĠEsk im os Ġnominated Ġhim Ġfor ĠMost ĠOut standing ĠCanadian Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ2011 Ġseason Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠIn Ġ2011 Ġ, Ġthe ĠEsk im os Ġutilized Ġa Ġcommittee Ġof Ġrunning Ġbacks Ġ, Ġwith ĠMcC arty Ġ, ĠDaniel ĠPorter Ġ, Ġand ĠJerome ĠMess am Ġall Ġreceiving Ġsignificant Ġplaying Ġtime Ġ. ĠMcC arty Ġwas Ġused Ġmostly Ġin Ġshort Ġ@ - @ Ġyard age Ġsituations Ġon Ġthe Ġground Ġ, Ġwhile Ġalso Ġbeing Ġactive Ġas Ġa Ġreceiver Ġand Ġon Ġspecial Ġteams Ġ. ĠHe Ġplayed Ġin Ġ18 Ġgames Ġ, Ġmade Ġeight Ġstarts Ġ, Ġand Ġfinished Ġwith Ġ209 Ġyards Ġon Ġ52 Ġcarries Ġwith Ġno Ġtouchdowns Ġ. ĠHe Ġalso Ġcaught Ġ22 Ġpasses Ġfor Ġ150 Ġyards Ġand Ġa Ġtouchdown Ġ. ĠMcC arty Ġplayed Ġin Ġboth Ġof Ġthe ĠEsk im os Ġ' Ġplayoff Ġgames Ġ.