100 in 100: Gerald McCoy (14 of 100)

by Drew Kerr on Jan 25, 2010 2:00 PM PST in 100 in 100 (2010)

Gerald McCoy has been highly rated all season long. The Defensive Tackle from Oklahoma made several great plays throughout the '09 Season and the majority of the rest of his collegiate career as well.

McCoy's redshirted in '06 as a Freshman but in '07 began his campaign to be one of the better defensive tackles coming out of Oklahoma. By '08, McCoy led all defensive lineman with 30 Tackles and helped OU reach the National Championship game. This past season, McCoy dominated the opposition and if Ndamukong Suh was not coming out this year, McCoy would most likely be the first defensive tackle to come off the board.

The Senior Defensive Tackle has a few things that he will need to work on, but he still has tremendous upside. Oklahoma has produced some premier players in the NFL and McCoy will get his chance also. Coach Bob Stoops will be hard pressed in finding a player to do what McCoy did for the Sooners. Speculation has led several people to believe that McCoy is a top five pick. Most mock drafts that I have seen have McCoy going top three overall in this April's NFL Draft.

Below, we'll look at some of the highlights of McCoy's career thus far...

This video displays McCoy's ability to create constant interruption. In most cases here, you will notice that McCoy draws double-teams from the offensive line. If he can do this at the next level, he will free up his Linebackers and Defensive Ends to get in and make plays.

AWARDS AND HONORS:

2008 First Team All-American
2008 All Big 12 Team
2009 First Team All American
2009 All Big 12 Team

CAREER STATS:

Stats Overview	Tackles						Misc		Interceptions
YEAR	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	STF	STFY	FF	BK	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PD
2007	19	9	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2008	26	13	13	6	0	0	0	0	1	12	12.0	12	0	0
2009	32	25	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

2009 Regular Season Game Log			Tackles						Misc		Interceptions
DATE	OPP	RESULT	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	STF	STFY	FF	BK	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PD
9/5	Brigham Young	L 14-13	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/12	Idaho State	W 64-0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/19	Tulsa	W 45-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/3	@Miami (FL)	L 21-20	Did Not Play or did not accumulate any stats.
10/10	Baylor	W 33-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/17	@Texas	L 16-13	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/24	@Kansas	W 35-13	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
10/31	Kansas State	W 42-30	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/7	@Nebraska	L 10-3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/14	Texas A&M	W 65-10	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/21	@Texas Tech	L 41-13	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
11/28	Oklahoma State	W 27-0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

2009 Postseason Game Log

Tackles

Misc

Interceptions

BOWL

OPP

RESULT

TOT

SOLO

AST

SACK

STF

STFY

INT

YDS

AVG

LNG

BRUT SUN BOWL

@Stanford

W 31-27

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SUMMARY AND PROJECTIONS:

Gerald McCoy will hands down be a first round pick in the 2010 Draft. Where and when are the two questions. A majority of the mock drafts I have seen have McCoy being the 2nd pick overall to the Detroit Lions. While that is the most probable place for him to be selected, as drafts of previous years have shown, there are always a shake up or two. I personally can't see the Lions passing on McCoy but you just never know with players like Eric Berry and Russell Okung on the board as well.

Possibilities -- Lions, Bucs, Redskins, Chiefs

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Personal Questions Allowed?

Drew — I learned that your last name is Kerr and in some post you mentioned living in Arizona (as I do). By any chance are you related to Steve Kerr?

by 49erFanSince1950 on Jan 25, 2010 2:27 PM PST reply actions

Not that I know of… if we are related, he’s a distant relative.

Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?

by Drew Kerr on Jan 25, 2010 2:48 PM PST up reply actions

If McCoy falls to the 49ers, should they take him?

DT isn’t as big a need as some other positions, but he’ld be tought to pass up. On an interesting side note, NFL.com released their first mock draft a few days ago and have the 49ers drafting Eric Berry. I’d love it if he fell to them but I just don’t see that happening.

Don't trust this guy. He lies.

by urnext on Jan 25, 2010 2:52 PM PST reply actions

yeah, I’ve seen Berry to the 49ers as well. It’d be nice to get McCoy, but that depends on if they re-sign Franklin, cuz I think his 3 year contract is up. Also, depends on if they think McCoy needs a couple years to develop, or possibly be used as a Defensive End.

by aBulldog on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM PST up reply actions

At 6-4, 300lbs

is McCoy strictly a 4-3 DT or could he also play 3-4 DE?

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by ninjasocks on Jan 25, 2010 3:10 PM PST reply actions

I think that...

… they’re pretty interchangeable, though I could definitely be wrong. He probably has more value on a 4-3 team, though (as 3-4 DEs aren’t generally worth as much as 4-3 DTs, especially ones that draw double teams).

by sfgfan on Jan 25, 2010 4:14 PM PST up reply actions

Justin Smith is 6-4, 290lbs

So they’re about the same size.

Don't trust this guy. He lies.

by urnext on Jan 25, 2010 4:45 PM PST up reply actions

Maybe he can play in both systems.

But he’s probably more valuable as a 4-3 DT.

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

by SportsChicken on Jan 25, 2010 5:50 PM PST up reply actions

Knowing how the front office covets DT I wouldn’t be shocked if they traded both 1st round picks to move up and draft McCoy. Pissed but not shocked.

by bignerd on Jan 25, 2010 3:45 PM PST reply actions

i dont think they'll trade up

too many needs

Go 49ers

by iaalexeeff on Jan 25, 2010 4:50 PM PST up reply actions

I think bignerd has very little faith in the FO. His comment was probably a half-serious joke (as I really don’t think he’d be surprised if the 49ers traded up).

by sfgfan on Jan 25, 2010 4:58 PM PST up reply actions