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'''Gerald McCoy''' (born February 25, 1988) is a [[defensive lineman]] for the [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma Sooners]]. An All-American performer, McCoy is considered one of the top prospects for the [[2010 NFL Draft]] and is now a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<ref name="PriscoCBS">{{cite news |first=Pete |last=Prisco |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Prisco's 2010 draft preview: QB will land No. 1 spot |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/story/11684517 |work=CBSSports.com |publisher= |date=April 27, 2009 |accessdate= }}</ref><ref name="PerloffSI">{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Perloff |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Sam Bradford goes No.1 to St. Louis Rams in 2010 NFL Mock Draft |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andrew_perloff/04/28/2010/index.html |work=Sports Illustrated |publisher= |date=April 28, 2009 |accessdate= }}</ref>

==High school career==
McCoy [[High school football|prepped]] at [[Southeast High School (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)|Southeast High School]] in [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]], where he was coached by Michael Branch. He also went to [[Jefferson Middle School]] in [[Oklahoma City]]. After notching 83 tackles, including 23 tackles for loss and 20 sacks, he was named All-area, all-state and all-metro as a junior in 2004. As a senior he logged 82 tackles, 20 sacks and recovered nine fumbles.

McCoy received numerous awards including 2005 National Defensive Player of the Year by ''[[USA Today]]''.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2005-12-21-top-prep-players-coach_x.htm USA Today: The season's best in high school football]</ref> He was ranked as the top defensive tackle of the class of 2006 by a number of recruiting services, including Rivals.com.<ref>[http://oklahoma.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=1155 Rivals.com Defensive tackles 2006]</ref> Following his stellar high school career, McCoy was invited to play in the 2006 [[U.S. Army All-American Bowl]].

==College career==
McCoy [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirted]] the [[2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2006 NCAA football season]].

In 2007, the [[Big 12]] named McCoy the Defensive Freshman of the Year.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112707aaf.html|title=2007 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced|publisher=Big 12 Sports|accessdate=2007-11-27|date=2007-11-27}}</ref> He finished the 2007 season with 19 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks.<ref>http://www.cfbstats.com/2007/player/522/1002932/index.html cfbstats.com - Gerald of the Year" by the ''[[Dallas Morning News]]'' and was a consensus [[2008 College Football All-America Team|All-America]] selection.
McCoy 2007 Player Statistics - Oklahoma Sooners<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

As a third-year sophomore in 2008, McCoy led all Oklahoma interior defensive lineman with 35 tackles and was second on the team with 6.5 quarterback sacks, including two sacks against [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]]. He helped the Sooners to reach the [[2009 BCS National Championship Game]] and recorded his first career interception. McCoy was named "Big 12 Defensive Player
Despite having been considered one of the top prospects for the [[2009 NFL Draft]], McCoy chose to return to Oklahoma for his junior season.<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Gerald McCoy to Return to Oklahoma |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3828320 |work=ESPN.com |publisher= |date=January 12, 2009 |accessdate= }}</ref> ''Rivals.com'' ranked him as the No. 2 defensive tackle in [[college football]] in 2009.<ref name="Rivals DT ranking">{{Citation |last=Buchanan |first=Olin |last2=Dienhart |first2=Tom |last3=Fox |first3=David |last4=Huguenin |first4=Mike |last5=Megargee |first5=Steve |lastauthoramp=yes |work=Rivals.com |date=August 24, 2009 |title=Preseason defensive tackle power rankings |url=http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=978954 }}</ref>

On November 10, McCoy was named one of four finalists for the 2009 [[Lombardi Award]].<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111009aah.html |title=McCoy Finalist for Lombardi Award |work=SoonerSports.com |date=November 10, 2009 }}</ref> McCoy was the only non-senior on a list that also included [[Terrence Cody]], [[Jerry Hughes]], and [[Ndamukong Suh]].

McCoy finished the season playing in 15 games making 35 tackles (15.5 for losses) six sacks, two passes broken up, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He was voted [[2009 College Football All-America Team|First-team All-American]] by the [[Walter Camp Foundation]]. McCoy also became the 37th Sooner player to earn All-America honors in more than one season. He was named to All-America teams by [[The Sporting News]] and [[Sports Illustrated]] after the 2008 season. During the season he broke the school record for most consecutive starts by a defensive lineman with 38.

== Career stats ==
{|
!<center> Team ||
!width=19|<center> {{tooltip|G|Games}}
!width=19|<center> {{tooltip|TT|Total tackles}}
!width=19|<center> {{tooltip|Solo|Solo tackles}}
!width=19|<center> {{tooltip|Ast|Assisted tackles}}
!width=19|<center> {{tooltip|TFL|Tackles for a loss}}
!width=19|<center> {{tooltip|Sack|Quarterback sacks}}
!width=19|<center> {{tooltip|PDef|Passes deflected}}
!width=19|<center> {{tooltip|INT|Interceptions}}
!width=19|<center> {{tooltip|FF|Forced fumbles}}
!width=19|<center> {{tooltip|FR|Fumbles recovered}}
!width=19|<center> {{tooltip|Hurr|Hurries}}
!width=19|<center> {{tooltip|BK|Blocked field goals}}
!width=19|<center> {{tooltip|TD|Touchdowns}}
|- align=center
|[[2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team|2006]] ||[[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] ||0 || 0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0||0|0
|- align=center
|[[2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team|2007]] ||Oklahoma

||13||19||10 || 9||6½||2|| 0 || 0 || 1 ||1 ||6 || 0 ||0

|- align=center
|[[2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team|2008]] ||Oklahoma

||14 ||30 ||14||16 ||11||6½ ||2 || 1 ||0 ||0 ||2||0|| 0

|- align=center
|[[2009 Oklahoma Sooners football team|2009]] ||Oklahoma

||13||34 ||25 ||9 ||15½ ||6 ||2 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||10||0||0

|- align=center
|'''Career'''||- ||'''40''' ||'''83''' || '''49''' ||'''34''' ||'''33''' ||'''14½''' ||'''4''' ||'''1''' ||'''2''' ||'''2''' ||'''18''' ||'''0''' ||'''0'''
|}

== NFL Combine ==
McCoy, having been considered one of the top prospects of the 2009 NFL Draft, chose to participate in the 2010 NFL combine, which could raise his status very highly. {{As of|2009|5}}, He is assumed to be a top-3 pick in the 2010 NFL Draft and projects as either a [[4-3 defense|4-3]] "three-technique" defensive tackle or a [[3-4 defense|3-4]] defensive end at the professional level. He was picked 3rd in the 2010 NFL Draft<ref name="PriscoCBS" /><ref name="PerloffSI" />

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| dash = 5.04
| ten split = 1.68
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| vertical = 30½
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| note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/gerald-mccoy?id=496816 |title=Gerald McCoy Combine Profile |date=March 4, 2010 |work=NFL.com }}</ref>
}}
== 2010 NFL Draft==
McCoy was selected in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 3rd overall selection.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mccoy_gerald00.html Oklahoma Sooners bio]

{{USA Today DPOY}}
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{{2009 NCAA Division I FBS College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
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Vorlage:Infobox NFLactive Gerald McCoy (born February 25, 1988) is a defensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. An All-American performer, McCoy is considered one of the top prospects for the 2010 NFL Draft.[1][2]

High school career

McCoy prepped at Southeast High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he was coached by Michael Branch. He also went to Jefferson Middle School in Oklahoma City. After notching 83 tackles, including 23 tackles for loss and 20 sacks, he was named All-area, all-state and all-metro as a junior in 2004. As a senior he logged 82 tackles, 20 sacks and recovered nine fumbles.

McCoy received numerous awards including 2005 National Defensive Player of the Year by USA Today.[3] He was ranked as the top defensive tackle of the class of 2006 by a number of recruiting services, including Rivals.com.[4] Following his stellar high school career, McCoy was invited to play in the 2006 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Career stats

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2006 Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Oklahoma 13 19 10 9 2 0 0 1 1 6 0 0
2008 Oklahoma 14 30 14 16 11 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
2009 Oklahoma 13 34 25 9 15½ 6 2 0 1 1 10 0 0
Career - 40 83 49 34 33 14½ 4 1 2 2 18 0 0

NFL Combine

McCoy, having been considered one of the top prospects of the 2009 NFL Draft, chose to participate in the 2010 NFL combine, which could raise his status very highly. Vorlage:As of, He is assumed to be a top-3 pick in the 2010 NFL Draft and projects as either a 4-3 "three-technique" defensive tackle or a 3-4 defensive end at the professional level.[1][2]

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References

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Vorlage:USA Today DPOY Vorlage:ESPNRISE 2000s All-Decade team Vorlage:2009 NCAA Division I FBS College Football Consensus All-Americans

  1. a b Pete Prisco: Prisco's 2010 draft preview: QB will land No. 1 spot In: CBSSports.com, April 27, 2009 
  2. a b Andrew Perloff: Sam Bradford goes No.1 to St. Louis Rams in 2010 NFL Mock Draft In: Sports Illustrated, April 28, 2009 
  3. USA Today: The season's best in high school football
  4. Rivals.com Defensive tackles 2006