Eric McCoo
No. 25, 22
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1980-09-06) September 6, 1980
Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Red Bank Regional
(Little Silver, New Jersey)
College:Penn State
Undrafted:2002
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:9
Rushing yards:54
Rushing touchdowns:0
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:15
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Eric Franklin McCoo, Jr. (born September 6, 1980) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) who played for one season for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for Penn State.

Early life

A native of Red Bank, New Jersey,[1] McCoo earned High School All-American honors at Red Bank Regional High School.[2]

College career

McCoo finished his college career ranked ninth on Penn State's all-time rushing list with 2,518 yards, leading the Nittany Lions in rushing three years. As a freshman, he compiled 822 yards on 127 carries and posted the top single-game rushing total by a freshman in school history (206 yards vs. Michigan State).

McCoo majored in recreational management at Penn State.

Professional career

McCoo began his professional career as a rookie free agent with the Chicago Bears in 2002, but was then acquired by the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent following the 2003 season.[3] Allocated by Philadelphia to NFL Europa, he led the league in rushing and won MVP of World Bowl XII with the Berlin Thunder, highlighted by a World Bowl record 67-yard touchdown run. McCoo parlayed his successful NFL Europe experience into a spot on the Eagles practice squad on September 22, 2004, and was later promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2004, during the Eagles run to a NFC championship and appearance in Super Bowl XXXIX. He played in the final regular season game, rushing for 54 yards on nine carries with two receptions for 15 yards.[4]

McCoo was released by the Eagles before the 2005 season and was not claimed by any other team.

Game Rush Rece
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rush Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Ctch% YScm RRTD Fmb AV
2004 24 PHI 22 1 0 9 54 0 12 6.0 54.0 9.0 5 2 15 7.5 0 8 2.0 15.0 40.0% 69 0 0 1
Career 1 0 9 54 0 12 6.0 54.0 9.0 5 2 15 7.5 0 8 2.0 15.0 69 0 0 1

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 4/20/2018.

Personal

References

  1. ↑ Drape, Joe. "College Football; Penn State Batters Buckeyes to Win", The New York Times, October 17, 1999. Accessed December 29, 2007. "Three quarters later, after being pinballed about by McCoo, a native of Red Bank, N.J., they looked as if they were rooted in the Beaver Stadium grass and McCoo was watering them."
  2. ↑ Eric McCoo player profile Archived 2006-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, Philadelphia Eagles. Accessed June 23, 2007. "Earned All-America honors at Red Bank (NJ) Regional HS, where he went 204-1,785-26 TDs rushing as a senior."
  3. ↑ McPherson, Chris (July 8, 2012). "Former Eagle Part Of SI's 'Where' Issue". Philadelphia Eagles. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  4. ↑ "Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles - January 2nd, 2005". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
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