2009 (JUNIOR): Played in eight games for UNCP with five starts to his credit … Registered 34 tackles (18 solo), including 1-1/2 tackles for loss … Also forced a fumble, broke up a pair of passes and totaled two quarterback hurries … Totaled eight or more tackles against three opponents, including a season-best nine stops against Wingate … Performance against the Bulldogs also included a quarterback hurry and an assist on a tackle for loss … Tallied eight tackles (three solo) in the opener at Fayetteville State, as well as eight stops (two solo) at Carson-Newman … Turned in a trio of stops in consecutive road games with Concord and North Greenville … Also registered a forced fumble against Concord and a tackle for loss against North Greenville.
2008 (SOPHOMORE): A second team selection to the D2Football.com all-NCAA Independent squad … Played in all 10 games for UNCP with nine starts to his credit … Ranked third on the team with 52 tackles (34 solo), including 8-1/2 tackles for loss (two sacks) … Also tallied three fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, one quarterback hurry and one pass break-up … Booked five or more tackles against seven different opponents, while also registering at least one tackle for loss against five different opponents … Tallied five tackles in the season opener at Brevard, and followed with seven-tackle performances against both Davidson and Wingate, including five solo stops against both opponents … Booked his first sack of the season, as well as his lone quarterback hurry, in the following game against Jacksonville … Made seven tackles (five solo) at Lane, while also scooping up a fumble and returning the turnover 36 yards for a touchdown … Also recovered a fumble against Concord, as well as tallied a forced fumble and a fumble recovery against North Greenville … Tallied five solo tackles, including two tackles for loss, in consecutive games against West Virginia Wesleyan and Edward Waters.
2007 (FRESHMAN): Started the first two games of the season for UNCP before missing the remainder of the season with an unspecified injury … Booked 21 tackles (17 solo) in those two outings, while also recording an interception, a fumble recovery and a pass break-up … Was the Braves’ leading tackler through those two games … Tallied nine tackles (six solo) in the season opener at Davidson, as well as a fumble recovery … Made 12 stops (11 solo) against Greensboro, while also tallying an interception.
BEFORE UNCP: Spent one season (2006) at East Carolina, but redshirted and did not see varsity action.
HIGH SCHOOL: A decorated linebacker at Seventy-First High School for coach Chuck Marrs … Booked a team-best 186 tackles as a prep senior en route to leading the Falcons to their third-straight berth into the state playoffs … Earned all-conference and team most valuable player laurels at season’s end … Earned most valuable defensive lineman accolades as a junior … Also served as captain of the basketball team at Seventy-First, averaging 10.0 points per game and 4.0 rebounds per game as a senior in leading the Falcons to an 18-2 record and a runner-up finish in the state tournament.
PERSONAL: Full name is Johnnie Thomas McCoy … The son of Yvette Greene and Haynes McCoy was born on Aug. 9, 1987 … Birthplace is Panama City, Panama … Has an older brother, Cedric … Graduated in the top eight percent of his 600-member senior class at Seventy-First High School while maintaining a 3.4 cumulative grade point average … A criminal justice major at UNCP.
