Cory McCoy: DB · Marshall · #14.
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Cory McCoy
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The first career honor came in 2021: All-Conference USA. On tape: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Charlotte, Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 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 | Marshall | 68 | 30 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 68 | 30 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-7@ Navy | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-10vs North Carolina Central | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 38-42vs East Carolina | 8 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-31@ App State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-34@ Middle Tennessee | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-13vs Old Dominion | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-21@ North Texas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-0vs Florida International | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-13@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-21vs UAB | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-28@ Charlotte | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 21-53vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 63 | 25 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
68tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%5 TFL68 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
52.5%
491 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
77.9
12 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
527 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Marshall, 68 tackles — the college career is complete.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2021)
