Columbia University Athletics

2022

Played in two games … Made one tackle against Cornell.
 
2021

Did not see any game action as a junior defensive lineman … Contributed on the scout team.
 
2020

Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
 
2019

Did not see any game action as a first-year defensive lineman … Contributed on the scout team.
 
HIGH SCHOOL

A 2019 graduate from Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Va., where he played four years of varsity football for head coach Mike Dougherty … First Team All-State selection as a senior … First Team Class 6-C All-Occoquan Region selection as a senior … Two-time All-Region selection … Named to the VirginiaPreps.com All-NOVA football team … Three-time All-Patriot Conference selection (2016, 2017 and 2018) … Guided the Bruins to four straight Patriot Conference Championships in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and four straight state playoff appearances … Saw action on the defensive line at both tackle and end for the Bruins … Totaled 80 tackles (50 solo), made 35 tackles for loss, 20 sacks and 54 quarterback hurries as a senior … Registered 15 tackles and two sacks in state playoff appearance vs. South County as a senior … Led Lake Braddock to a 7-4 overall record and state playoff appearance as a senior … Finished with 115 total tackles (54 solo) with 29 tackles for loss, 16 sacks and 39 quarterback hurries as a junior … Led the Bruins to an 8-4 overall record, 5-0 conference record, Patriot Conference title and state playoff appearance as a junior … Totaled 36 tackles (10 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss with 2.5 sacks as a sophomore … Helped the Bruins register an 11-2 overall record, 7-0 league record, Patriot Conference title and state playoff appearance as a sophomore … Also played basketball and lacrosse.
 
PERSONAL

Born Hugh Allen McLean III on July 13, 2000 in Augusta, Ga. … Son of Hugh and Kathryn McLean of Burke, Va. … Has an older sister Hayley … Both parents attended the University of South Carolina … Cousin Diane Lackner competed in fencing and graduated from Columbia … Role model is his father … Favorite sports figure is Kevin Durant … Nickname is the “Wildman” …Chose Columbia because it’s the best school in the United States with a winning football team and he gets the opportunity to play for Coach Bagnoli and Coach Edwards … Attended Columbia Football Camp in 2017 … Favorite things about Columbia are the academics and football program … Selected Columbia over offers from Davidson, Georgetown, Catholic, Fairmont State, Army West Point and Brown … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Political Science.