Player Dossier

2021-2021

Marshall

Cory McCoy

DB • 5'10" • 178 lbs • Leesville, LA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Cory McCoy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.6 disruption score.

Usage / Role

29%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

35

Developing production for a defensive back

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

32

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Marshall

2121

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
1
Program Path
Marshall
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina

Player Story

Cory McCoy built his college career in 2021 as a defensive back from Leesville, LA wearing No. 14, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Cory McCoy's career was his defensive production: 68 tackles, 5...

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Cory McCoy, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Marshall. Cory McCoy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.6 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
68
TFL
5
Sacks
1
QB hurries
3
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

Cory McCoy quick answers

Latest team and position
Marshall · DB
Career Tackles
68
Tracked sample
1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 14 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · Marshall
Top game
East Carolina
Latest roster
No. 14 · Class 2021
2021 Tackles rank
68 tackles · DB 51st (top 6%) · Conference USA 30th (top 5%) · National 293rd (top 5%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2021 PostseasonMarshall135-0--057
2021 Regular SeasonMarshall13635133057

Related Context

Cory McCoy played DB for Marshall. Across 1 tracked season, Cory McCoy recorded 68 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Marshall.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Marshall paired 14 primary output with 32.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 32.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2021 Postseason · Marshall

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.1

Efficiency

32.6

Usage

5.6

Consistency

48.9

Best Game by takeover score

East Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 0. Navy: 0. North Carolina Central: 0. East Carolina: 4. App State: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. Old Dominion: 1. North Texas: 2. Florida International: 0.5. Florida Atlantic: 0. UAB: 1.5. Charlotte: 2.5. Western Kentucky: 1.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 5 by 20.8. Navy: 5 by 20.8. North Carolina Central: 1 by 4.2. East Carolina: 8 by 73.3. App State: 4 by 16.7. Middle Tennessee: 6 by 35. Old Dominion: 6 by 35. North Texas: 5 by 40.8. Florida International: 5 by 25.8. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 25. UAB: 5 by 35.8. Charlotte: 9 by 62.5. Western Kentucky: 3 by 27.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

East Carolina

Best efficiency game

73.3 vs East Carolina

Result
Sun 12/19vs LouisianaL 21-3655000
Sat 11/27vs Western KentuckyL 21-53310.5001
Sat 11/20@ CharlotteSplash gameW 49-28920.5000
Sat 11/13vs UABL 14-21500.5000
Sat 11/6@ Florida AtlanticW 28-1363000
Sat 10/30vs Florida InternationalW 38-0520.5000
Fri 10/15@ North TexasSplash gameW 49-21540011
Sat 10/9vs Old DominionW 20-13630010
Sat 10/2@ Middle TennesseeL 28-3462100
Thu 9/23@ App StateL 30-3142000
Sat 9/18vs East CarolinaSplash gameL 38-4282211
Sat 9/11vs North Carolina CentralW 44-1010000
Sat 9/4@ NavyW 49-754000

Player Story

Cory McCoy story

Cory McCoy built his college career in 2021 as a defensive back from Leesville, LA wearing No. 14, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Cory McCoy's career was his defensive production: 68 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Marshall. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Cory McCoy's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 82 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Marshall.

The arc is straightforward: Cory McCoy moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Marshall

    2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonMarshall1432.65.6
2021 Regular SeasonMarshall1432.65.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs East Carolina

Week 3 · L 38-42

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

#2

@ BYU

Week 4

2.5

Havoc Plays

75 takeover

Game with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.

#3

@ Charlotte

Week 12 · W 49-28 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

75 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.

#4

@ North Texas

Week 7 · W 49-21 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

58 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.

#5

vs UAB

Week 11 · L 14-21 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

46.9 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Marshall

14 primary output · 32.6 efficiency · 5.6 usage

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#2

2021 Regular Season · Marshall

57

14 primary · 32.6 efficiency · 5.6 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games