Brandon McCoy

Position:
DE
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 257
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Carrollton, TX
High School:
Creekview HS

2013:
• Named the 2013 Armed Forces Merit Award Winner
• Finished second on the team with 6.0 sacks and fourth with 7.5 tackles for loss
• Had 34 tackles and had a season-high six against Ohio
• Notched three tackles and a sack in the Heart of Dallas Bowl win over UNLV
• Had a career-high 2.0 sacks in the win over UTEP
• Led NT with six quarterback hurries and had two PBU[apos]s
• Had 1.5 sacks in the win at Louisiana Tech and 2.0 tackles for loss at Tulsa to go along with a sack

2012:
• Battled through injuries in 2012 and played in nine games and made eight starts
• Finished with 22 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss and had one sack
• Had one sack in the season finale at WKU
• Record three tackles against South Alabama and ULM
• Had five tackles in consecutive weeks against Arkansas State and MTSU
• Had one QBH at MTSU

2011:
• Played in 12 games and had a career-high 44 tackles
and second on the team with 7.5 of those going for a loss of 32 yards
• Second on the team with a career-high 4.5 sacks on the year
• Ranked 12th in the Sun Belt in season sacks
• Acquired two tackles for losses and six tackles versus Western Kentucky
• Broke up a pass and made a half-sack against ULM
• Registered three tackles and a four-yard sack against ULL
• Obtained six tackles and a five-yard sack against FAU
• Recorded two tackles against Indiana
• Earned two sacks against Alabama totaling for eight yards
• Had six tackles, three of which were solo in week three and two tackles for a loss • Named Defensive MVP against Alabama
• Stopped FIU[apos]s offense with three solo tackles and one unassisted tackle.

2010:
• Played in 11 games and started against Louisiana-Lafayette
• Tied for second on the team with 3.0 sacks on the season
• Made 31 stops and 4.0 tackles-for-loss on the season
• Blocked a third-quarter field goal against Louisiana-Lafayette
• Sacked Jeff VanCamp on a late third-down play at FAU • Made five tackles, including 0.5 tackles-for-loss against Kansas State
• Made seven stops, including 0.5 tackles-for-loss against FIU
• Sacked the quarterback and picked up seven total tackles against Troy
• Reached the quarterback for a sack at Middle Tennessee, one of three tackles on the day for him.

Personal:
• Served in the Army from 2004-09
• Is the son of Darron and Toni McCoy
• Born on August 12, 1985.