Bryan McCoy is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Oklahoma State.
McCoy is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. Named All-MAC two seasons running, most recently in 2024. A game that shows it: 14 tackles against UT Martin — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
71 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 71 | 37 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Akron | 120 | 54 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Akron | 81 | 28 | 5.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Akron | 24 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 296 | 134 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-7vs UT Martin | 14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 3-69@ No. 6 Oregon | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 12-19vs Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-45vs Baylor | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-41@ Arizona | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-39vs Houston | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-49vs No. 24 Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-42@ No. 14 Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-38@ Kansas | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-14vs Kansas State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-17@ UCF | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-20vs Iowa State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 37 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
71tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups71 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Doug Meacham
Pass share
47.5%
365 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
64.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
396 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #381 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #48 of 73 Big 12 LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,703 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big 12 as a senior.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Joe Moorhead, Mike Gundy and Doug Meacham.
