| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive backs coach |
| Team | Tulane |
| Conference | The American |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 10, 1970 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Tennessee (1992) |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1992 | Tennessee |
| 1993–1996 | New Orleans Saints |
| 1996–2000 | Arizona Cardinals |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver, defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2018–present | Tulane (DB) |
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Thomas Joseph McCleskey Jr. (born April 10, 1970) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) who is the defensive backs coach for the Tulane Green Wave football team. He played for the New Orleans Saints and Arizona Cardinals.[1] He played college football at Tennessee.
His son, Jalen McCleskey, committed to Oklahoma State University to play college football in 2014.[2][3] He later transferred to Tulane.[4]
- ^ "J.J. McCleskey Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ Vangilder, Lenny (September 5, 2014). "St. Paul's WR Jalen McCleskey commits to Oklahoma State". SportsNOLA. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Haisten, Bill; Cooper, Mark (September 5, 2014). "OSU Notebook: Louisiana receiver Jalen McCleskey commits to Cowboys". Tulsa World. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ Carroll, Charlotte (September 24, 2018). "Wide Receiver Jalen McCleskey to Redshirt, Transfer From Oklahoma State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 20, 2019.