Acquired: Re-signed on December 19, 2008. Originally drafted in the fourth round (27th overall) in the 2007 CFL Canadian Draft.

2012: (Edmonton) McCarty played in 12 games and had 12 rushes for 36 yards and a touchdown and five receptions out of the backfield for 23 yards. He also had four tackles on special teams. He left the Labour Day rematch early with an injury and was on the injured list for Weeks 11-14 and Weeks 16-17. He returned to the lineup for Week 15 but was re-injured. He returned for the final game of the season and played in the Eastern Division semifinal.

2010:  (Edmonton) McCarty played 15 games (six starts) at running back and on special teams recording 62 carries for 287 yards and three touchdowns and 36 catches for 278 yards and two touchdowns. He had eight special teams tackles and one kick return for five yards. In Week 6 he caught a pass from punter Noel Prefontaine on a fake punt for a first down and in Week 17 he took a direct snap on a fake punt and ran for a first down. He was on the reserve list for Week 7 and the 1-Game Injured liist for Weeks 8-9 with a hand injury. McCarty was the Eskimos nominee for Most Outstanding Canadian.

College/Personal: McCarty started the first seven games at Western Washington in 2006 before suffering a season-ending foot fracture. The Burnaby, B.C. native was a second-team North Central Conference All-Star and was ranked fifth among NCC rushing leaders with 492 yards and five touchdowns on 130 carries. He also caught 30 passes for 278 yards. He majored in Communications. He began is college career at Boise State before transferring to Reedley College (California) and finally to Western. He attended high school at St. Thomas More Collegiate in Burnaby, B.C. where he was named Provincial Player of the Year as a senior and had a school record 84 career touchdowns. He lettered in both football and basketball. Growing up he also played basketball and baseball. He represented Canada in the 2001 Big League World Series where the team placed third. His mother, Jackie Conway, played softball at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and his father, Orlando, played basketball at Oklahoma’s Bacone College and Southeastern Oklahoma State. His sister, Tiffany Conway, played softball at McPherson College in Kansas. McCarty's brother Jordan is currently a quarterback at Reedley College, McCarty's alma mater.