Bryan McCoy

Position:
LB
Class:
Junior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
225
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Joliet West

2024: Named to HERO Sports All-America Third Team (G5)… named All-MAC Second Team… named to Phil Steele's 2024 preseason All-MAC First Team… named to Athlon Sports' 2024 preseason All-MAC First Team… appeared in 12 games while starting eight… led the Zips with 120 tackles… recorded 1.5 tackles for loss for four yards… recorded two pass breakups… posted six games of 10 or more tackles and registered a career-high 17 tackles against Toledo (11/16/24)…

2023: Played in all 12 games ... earned a third-team All-MAC selection ... led the Zips with 95 tackles ... ranked seventh overall in the MAC for tackles with 7.9 per game and 14th in MAC-only play (7.3 per game ... registered a team-high 62 assisted tackles and a team-best 33 solo stops ... registered seven tackles for loss of 20 yards ... had one sack for seven yards of loss ... forced a fumble and recovered a fumble for a 13-yard return and the go-ahead touchdown over Morgan State.

2022: Appeared in 10 games for Akron, including three starts...recorded 23 tackles, including 12 solo stops and 11 assisted tackles...twice posted a season-high four tackles at Tennessee and Kent State...registered three solo tackles at Michigan State and Tennessee.

PRIOR TO AKRON: A four-year letterwinner at Joliet West High School...ranked as a Top-50 player in Illinois this recruiting cycle...two-star recruit by 247Sports at Joliet West High School...earned All-Conference accolades as a senior...a three-time state finalist as one of the top high school wrestlers in the country.

PERSONAL: Majoring in professional organization...son of Bryan McCoy Jr. and Belinda Greene.