McRee is a smooth-moving, pass-catching tight end whose best trait is his ball skills — he high-points throws, wins contested-catch situations, and dropped just two passes across his five-year USC career. He can line up inline, in the slot, or as an H-back, and he's fearless going over the middle to take a hit and make a play. The blocking is the problem: he lacks the play strength to handle NFL defensive ends at the point of attack and will need significant development in that area to earn three-down snaps. At nearly 24 years old with a concerning ACL history (two tears), his ceiling is a scheme-specific TE2 in a pass-heavy offense, but his floor is a practice squad casualty who can't stay on the field in base packages.

• 🤲Reliable hands with an excellent drop rate — just 2 drops across five collegiate seasons and 97 career catches
• 🧤Wins contested-catch situations by high-pointing the ball and using his full catch radius
• 🐍Versatile alignment — can line up inline, in the slot, or as an H-back, creating schematic flexibility
• 🤲Tough over the middle — unafraid to take hits in traffic to secure the catch
• ✂️Smooth route runner who fights through contact off the line and can separate vertically

• 🪵Lacks play strength as a blocker — gets displaced at the point of attack against NFL-caliber defenders
• −Extensive lower-body injury history: torn ACL in high school (2019), torn ACL in 2023, knee injury in 2024, spring 2025 shut down
• −Older prospect (turns 24 in September 2026) with limited physical projection remaining
• 🃏Modest production relative to snap count — USC's offense rarely featured the TE position, making it difficult to evaluate ceiling