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Matt McCoy (born October 14, 1982) is an American football linebacker in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles.

High school career

Matt McCoy attended Tustin High School in Tustin, California. He set the school record for sacks with 18.5 as a junior, and as a senior broke it with 23.

College career

Matt McCoy played college football at San Diego State University where he won All-Mountain West Conference honors. He finished his career with eight sacks, 270 tackles (26.5 for losses), four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, four pass deflections, and a blocked kick.

NFL career

McCoy was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2005 NFL Draft as a project Linebacker whom Eagles personnel felt they could develop. McCoy was expected to contribute to special teams, but never really contributed his rookie season. Going into 2006, he was named the Weakside Linebacker starter by Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnson. Initially he had been praised as having great speed, sideline to sideline pursuit abilities and a high motor, as well as described as a “ball hawk”. He had an injured shoulder later in the year that prevented him from playing as well as he had during the first 6 weeks of the season, and ultimately led to his benching in favor of rookie Omar Gaither. McCoy finished the season with 66 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 forces fumbles, and 5 tackles for loss. Going into the 2007 season, McCoy is listed as a back-up linebacker and a starter on special team kick offs.

Matt McCoy’s statistics

External link

NFL.com: Matt McCoy Prospect Profile