McCoy in 2019
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| No. 78 – New Orleans Saints | |||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||
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| Born: | (1997-08-27) August 27, 1997 (age 26) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 303 lb (137 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Lufkin (Lufkin, Texas) | ||||
| College: | Texas A&M (2015–2018) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48 | ||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
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Erik Christopher McCoy (born August 27, 1997) is an American football center for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college footballatTexas A&M.
McCoy attended Lufkin High SchoolinLufkin, Texas. He committed to Texas A&M University to play college football.[1]
After redshirting his first year at Texas A&M in 2015, McCoy became a starter his redshirted freshman year in 2016 and started all 38 games during his career.[2][3] After his junior year in 2018, he entered the 2019 NFL draft.[4][5]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft3+7⁄8 in (1.93 m) |
303 lb (137 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.89 s | 1.72 s | 2.85 s | 4.62 s | 8.28 s | 31 in (0.79 m) |
8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) |
29 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[6][7] | ||||||||||||
McCoy was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the second round (48th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[8] The Saints traded up with the Miami Dolphins to draft McCoy.[9]
In the 2021 season opener against the Green Bay Packers, McCoy left the game after suffering a calf injury in the first quarter.[10] He missed the next four games until he returned in the Week 7 win over the Seattle Seahawks.
On September 8, 2022, McCoy signed a five-year, $63.75 million contract extension with the Saints.[11]
McCoy was placed on injured reserve on November 12, 2022.[12] He was designated to return from injured reserve on December 14, 2022, and activated for Week 15.[13]
McCoy was selected to replace Frank Ragnow in the 2024 Pro Bowl Games.[14]
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New Orleans Saints 2019 NFL draft selections
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