Alonzo McCoy: DB · Central Michigan · #3.
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Alonzo McCoy
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Central Michigan. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Ohio — Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 57 | 38 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 7 | -- |
| 2020 | Central Michigan | 25 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Central Michigan | 31 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 14 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Central Michigan | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 133 | 88 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-34@ Missouri | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-0vs Robert Morris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-49@ LSU | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-27vs Florida International | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-28@ Miami (OH) | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-27@ Ohio | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 26-23vs Toledo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 38-39vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-30@ Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 54-30vs Kent State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-17@ Ball State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-10vs Eastern Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 52 | 33 | 6.5 | 0.0 | — | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%8 TFL57 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 7 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim McElwain
Pass share
46.5%
445 pass / 511 run
Plays / game
79.7
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
57 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #269 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Central Michigan, 133 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: John Bonamego → Jim McElwain. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
