Gerald McCoy
McCoy in 2012
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| No. 93 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 25, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Oklahoma City (OK) Southeast | ||||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 222 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 42.5 |
| Passes deflections: | 19 |
| Forced fumbles: | 6 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Gerald Keith McCoy Jr. (born February 25, 1988) is an American football defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma, where he earned consensus All-American honors, and was drafted by the Buccaneers third overall in the 2010 NFL Draft. Since joining the Buccaneers and the NFL, he has been selected to the Pro Bowl five consecutive years.
McCoy was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Gerald McCoy, Sr. and Patricia McCoy. He attended Southeast High School in Oklahoma City, where he played for the Southeast Spartans high school football team and competed in track. After notching 83 tackles, including 23 tackles for loss and 20 sacks, he was named All-area, all-state, and all-metro as a junior in 2004. As a senior, he logged 82 tackles, 20 sacks and recovered nine fumbles. McCoy received numerous awards including 2005 National Defensive Player of the Year by USA Today. Following his senior season, McCoy played in the 2006 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
In track & field, McCoy was one of the states top performers in the shot put (top-throw of 16.90 meters).
Regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, McCoy was ranked as the No. 1 defensive tackle prospect in his class. At No. 4 in the overall ranking he was the highest ranked defensive tackle since Haloti Ngata (No. 2) in 2002. Recruited by virtually every school in the country, McCoy took official visits to Notre Dame, Southern California, Virginia Tech, Louisiana State, and Miami (FL), before committing to his home-state Sooners on National Signing Day.
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