As a junior, he was the starter at running back, registering 890 rushing yards before suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
As a junior, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, during the third game of the season against Rice University.
[1] McGarity was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (118th pick overall) of the 1999 NFL draft.
Following Michael Irvin's career-ending neck injury against the Philadelphia Eagles, McGarity had his first professional receptions in the fifth game against the New York Giants, making 3 catches for 36 yards, before dislocating his right shoulder.
He fractured his right ring finger in practice and was placed on the injured reserve list on December 10, missing the last 4 games.
He became the third player in NFL history to return a punt for a touchdown against the same opponent in different games during the same season.
He also played as a slot wide receiver, tying for fourth on the team with 25 receptions for 250 yards.
After Raghib Ismail sustained a torn right ACL in the overtime loss against the Philadelphia Eagles in the ninth game, McGarity was forced to see extended time at wide receiver, making 3 receptions for 19 yards, including a third down catch in overtime to convert a first down, while averaging 12.3 yards on three punt returns.
Against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he led the team with a career-high 59 receiving yards on four receptions.
In the fourteenth game against the Washington Redskins, he had a big influence on all of the team's 12 first half points, returning the first two punts 33 and 27 yards, to set the offense up at the opponent's 25 and 30-yard lines, while scoring his first career offensive touchdown with a 22-yard end around run to put the Cowboys ahead for good at 12-7.