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2022 EKU Football Roster

5 Cornelius McCoy

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Deerfield Beach, Fla.
  • High School Deerfield Beach H.S.
  • Prev School Georgia State

Biography

AS A SENIOR IN 2022
Phil Steele First-Team All-ASUN ... played in all 12 games ... made nine starts ... led team with 768 receiving yards ... caught 51 passes for eight touchdowns ... career-high 155 yards on six catches and one touchdown against Gardner-Webb (Nov. 26) ... season-high nine receptions for 151 yards and two touchdowns against Kennesaw State (Nov. 19) ... hauled in career-high three touchdown receptions and made seven catches for 145 yards against North Alabama (Oct. 22) ... four catches for 30 yards and a touchdown against Bowling Green (Sept. 10) ... 28-yard touchdown reception against Central Arkansas (Nov. 5).

IN 2021 AT GEORGIA STATE
Limited by injury throughout the season ... caught 12 passes for 110 yards in eight games.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2020 AT GEORGIA STATE
All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention ... team’s second-leading receiving with 31 catches for 447 yards and four TDs in seven games ... after missing three games due to injury, returned with a big game vs. ULM ... caught a 57-yard pass on the first play of the game and finished with seven catches for 118 yards, including TD catches of 3 and 18 yards ... caught five passes for 111 yards in win over Georgia Southern, including a 45-yard touchdown catch ... GSU’s leading receiver in the LendingTree Bowl victory over WKU with five catches for 88 yards, including an 8-yard touchdown.
 
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2019 AT GEORGIA STATE
Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference ... GSU’s leading receiver with 70 catches for 757 yards and five touchdowns ... his 70 receptions are the fourth-best season total in GSU history ... ranked fourth in Sun Belt with 5.4 receptions and sixth with 58.2 receiving yards per game ... career highs with 10 receptions for 143 yards in win over Furman, including a 44-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter ... caught a 17-yard touchdown pass in the win at Tennessee ... recorded his second 100-yard game in win over Arkansas State, finishing with eight catches for 107 yards ... caught a 3-yard touchdown in 31-21 win at Coastal Carolina ... had a game-high seven catches for 66 yards in win over Army ... finished the regular season with seven catches in each of the final two games vs. South Alabama (53 yds) and Georgia Southern (89 yds) ... had five receptions for 78 yards in the bowl game vs. Wyoming, including a 44-yard TD.
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018 AT GEORGIA STATE
All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention ... Georgia State’s second-leading receiver with 35 catches for 495 yards ... led all Sun Belt freshmen in receptions and receiving yards ... averaged 14.1 yards per catch ... started every game and had at least one reception in every contest ... season high of five catches vs. Memphis (32 yards), Western Michigan (season-high 80 yards) and Georgia Southern (74 yards) ... added three receptions for 35 yards at Troy and two catches for 23 yards at NC State ... caught his first touchdown on a 37-yard reception at Arkansas State ... one of four true freshmen to start for GSU.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star prospect from Deerfield Beach (Fla.) High School, which was ranked No. 1 in the state of Florida in Class 8A during the season ... helped Deerfield Beach reach Class 8A state semifinals in 2016.

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