mə dʒˈiː plˈeɪd ɪn ɐn ˈiəɹə wɛn tˌɛnəsˈiː ɡˈɑːɹnɚd ɐ ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən æz "wˈaɪd ɹᵻsˈiːvɚ jˈuː."  sˈɛvən ʌv mə dʒˈiːz tˈiːmeɪts wˈɪli ɡˈɔlt, mˈaɪk mˈɪlɚ, klˈaɪd dˈʌŋkən, dˈæɹɪəl wˈɪlsən, lˈɛni tˈeɪlɚ, ˈɛɹɪk swˈɑːnsən ænd dʒˈoʊi klˈɪŋkskeɪlz wʊd bɪkˌʌm ˌɛnˌɛfˈɛl dɹˈæft pˈɪks, wɪð ɡˈɔlt ænd dˈʌŋkən ɡˌoʊɪŋ ɪnðə fˈɜːst ɹˈaʊnd.
McGee played in an era when Tennessee garnered a reputation as "Wide Receiver U."  Seven of McGee's teammates– Willie Gault, Mike Miller, Clyde Duncan, Darryal Wilson, Lenny Taylor, Eric Swanson and Joey Clinkscales– would become NFL Draft picks, with Gault and Duncan going in the first round.