Anthony McCoy
Encyclopedia
Anthony McCoy is an American football
tight end
for the Seattle Seahawks
. McCoy was considered one of the top tight end prospects for the 2010 NFL Draft
.
in Fresno, California
. As a senior he had 70 receptions for 1,210 yards and 15 touchdown
s as a tight end and wide receiver
and 65 tackles
and 14 sacks
as defensive lineman.
During his senior year in 2009, McCoy started all 10 games for USC
in which he played. He missed two games due to nagging injuries, and was named academically ineligible during the season finale against Boston College
in the Emerald Bowl
. McCoy finished the season with 22 catches for 457 yards and 1 touchdown. His most impressive performance of his senior year came in the game against rival Notre Dame
. He caught 5 passes for 153 yards in the game. McCoy leaves USC with 46 career catches, 731 career yards, and 3 career touchdowns.
Pete Carroll
who in 2010 took the head coaching job for the Seattle Seahawks
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
tight end
Tight end
The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...
for the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
. McCoy was considered one of the top tight end prospects for the 2010 NFL Draft
2010 NFL Draft
The 2010 NFL Draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. Unlike previous years, the 2010 draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with the first round on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 7:30 pm...
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Early years
McCoy attended Bullard High SchoolBullard High School (Fresno, California)
Bullard High School is a public secondary school located in Fresno, California, USA.. Founded in 1955, it is part of the Fresno Unified School District, and as of 2011 has around 2,650 students on roll in grades 9-12 with approximately 500 students in each grade.-Ethnic composition:As of...
in Fresno, California
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
. As a senior he had 70 receptions for 1,210 yards and 15 touchdown
Touchdown
A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...
s as a tight end and wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
and 65 tackles
Tackle (football move)
Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. The primary purposes of tackling is to disposses an opponent of the ball, to stop the player from gaining ground towards goal or to stop them from carrying out what they intend....
and 14 sacks
Quarterback sack
In American football and Canadian football, a sack occurs when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a forward pass, or when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage in the "pocket" and the intent of what he was going to do is unclear...
as defensive lineman.
College career
As a freshman in 2006 McCoy played in only four games due to an injury and did not have a reception. As a sophomore in 2007 he played in all 13 games as a backup tight end and on special teams. He finished the season with two receptions for 18 yards and a touchdown. As a junior in 2008 McCoy started all 13 games at tight end, making 22 receptions for 256 yards and a touchdown.During his senior year in 2009, McCoy started all 10 games for USC
in which he played. He missed two games due to nagging injuries, and was named academically ineligible during the season finale against Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
in the Emerald Bowl
Emerald Bowl
The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl is a post-season college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually at 40,800-seat AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, in San Francisco, California, since 2002...
. McCoy finished the season with 22 catches for 457 yards and 1 touchdown. His most impressive performance of his senior year came in the game against rival Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
. He caught 5 passes for 153 yards in the game. McCoy leaves USC with 46 career catches, 731 career yards, and 3 career touchdowns.
Professional career
McCoy was drafted in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft (number 185 overall). He will play under his college head coach from USCUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
Pete Carroll
Pete Carroll
Peter Clay Carroll is the head coach and executive Vice-President of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He is a former head coach of the New York Jets, New England Patriots and the University of Southern California Trojans football team.-Early life:Carroll attended Redwood High...
who in 2010 took the head coaching job for the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
.