Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 34-42@ Eastern Michigan | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 37 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 59-57@ Bowling Green | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 1 | 18 | |
| Total | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 1 | 20 |
#5
Cornelius McCoy
Senior wide receiver for Georgia State. 2021: 12 catches, 110 receiving yards.
5′11″ · 185 lb · Deerfield Beach, FL
Georgia State 2021 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 1757 nationally · Signed with Georgia State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Georgia State. 2021: 12 catches, 110 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia State in 2018.
- Transferred from Georgia State to Eastern Kentucky in 2022.
Cornelius McCoy
Moves the chains on third down. He got to Eastern Kentucky by way of Georgia State. He has been named All-Sun Belt two seasons running, most recently in 2021. One game to point at: 37 rec yds, 4 receptions against Eastern Michigan — Week 1, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia State, 1,809 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 143 yds vs Furman.Furman · W 48-422019
201812 games
- Signed with Georgia State3-star out of Deerfield Beach
20206 games
The snaps went the other way.
- All-Sun Belt
20216 games
- All-Sun Belt
2022
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Georgia State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coach2018–2021
Georgia State
Played his entire career under Shawn Elliott.
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Shawn Elliott — 23-25 over that span.
2018Georgia State2-10HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning
2019Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy
2020Georgia State6-4HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Georgia State8-5HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 REC/g, 33.5 YDS/g, 8.4 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Georgia State | 12 | 110 | 9.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia State | 31 | 447 | 14.4 | 4 | -- |
| 2019 | Georgia State | 70 | 757 | 10.8 | 5 | -- |
| 2018 | Georgia State | 35 | 495 | 14.1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 148 | 1,809 | 12.2 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Georgia State | 3 | 28 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Georgia State | 1 | 4 | 96 | 5 | -- |
| 2018 | Georgia State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 32 | 96 | 5 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Ben Ratzlaff’s 2021 season.
Matches Ben on
Reception volume
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Anthony Lowe’s path through Gardner-Webb.
Anthony Lowe
100%match
#2
Taylor Grimes
98%
Matches Anthony on
Yards per reception
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Ratzlaff's senior season at Western Kentucky (2021).
91%match
Matches Ben on
Reception volume
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Player DNA
Players who play like Cornelius McCoy
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology