College/Personal: •The highest-drafted interior lineman by the Buccaneers since Warren Sapp was selected 12th overall in 1995. •Third player from University of Oklahoma to be selected by the Buccaneers in the first round joining DE Lee Roy Selmon (1st overall in 1976) and G Davin Joseph (23rd overall in 2006). •Was the second of three Oklahoma Sooners drafted in the first four picks of 2010 NFL Draft marking the first time in NFL history that one college has had three players selected among the first four picks. •Two-time team captain that started all 40 games during his Oklahoma career playing the three-technique right defensive tackle position. •His 40 consecutive starts led the team and is a school record for defensive linemen. •Finished career with 83 tackles, including 14.5 sacks, 33 TFL and 21 quarterback pressures. •Also recorded two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries, returned one interception and had four passes defensed. •Led OU with 12 quarterback pressures, and was second on the team with 15.5 TFL as a senior. •Earned All-American first-team honors from Walter Camp, Football Writers Association and Sporting News. Lombardi Trophy Finalist and consensus All-Big 12 first-team. •Honorable mention Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman of the Year by the coaches. •Earned Sporting News First Team All-American and AP Second Team All-American honors. •Consensus All-Big 12 first team and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year by the Dallas Morning News. •First career interception came in the BCS title game against Florida in 2008. •Named Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year while also earning freshman All-American honors by Rivals, The Sporting News and CollegeFootballNews. •Majored in human relations. •Attended Southeast High School (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) playing football for head coach Michael Branch. •Named National Defensive Player of the Year by USA Today and 2005 Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year. •Played in U.S. Army High School All-American game and was also regarded as the nation’s top defensive tackle by College Football News. •Scout and ESPN rated him the second-best prep defensive tackle in the country. •Rivals rated McCoy the best defensive tackle in the nation and the top prospect in the state of Oklahoma. •Logged 82 tackles, 20 sacks and recovered nine fumbles as a senior. •Visited Bashaw Elementary in January 2011 as part of the Fuel Up to Play 60 initiative to promote living a healthy, active lifestyle. •Greeted hospital patients and sang Christmas carols to retirement home residents in December 2010. •Visited Metropolitan Ministries to prepare food and spend time with kids in the Ministries’ after school program in November 2010. •Along with Roy Miller and GM Mark Dominik, greeted soldiers recovering from injury and illness at James A. Haley VA Hospital in November 2010 in honor of Veterans’ Day. •Participated in arts and crafts, a costume contest and haunted houses with over 800 underprivileged youth at the Buccaneers’ third annual Halloween Celebration in October 2010. •Hosted a bowling outing for foster children and accompanied the Boys & Girls Club of Orlando to a theme park in June 2010. •Son of Gerald and the late Patricia McCoy. •Has one daughter, Nevaeh. •Born Gerald McCoy in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on February 25, 1988.
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