Gerald McCoy is an American Football defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League . He played college football for the University of Oklahoma, and earned consensus All-American honors. McCoy was the third pick overall in the 2010 NFL Draft. McCoy was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He prepped at Southeast High School in Oklahoma City. He also went to Jefferson Middle School in Oklahoma City. After notching 83 tackles, including 23 tackles for loss and 20 sacks, he was named All-area, all-state and all-metro as a junior in 2004. As a senior he logged 82... tackles, 20 sacks and recovered nine fumbles. McCoy received numerous awards including 2005 National Defensive Player of the Year by USA Today. He was ranked as the top defensive tackle of the class of 2006 by a number of recruiting services, including Rivals.com. Following his stellar high school career, McCoy was invited to play in the 2006 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. McCoy committed to the University of Oklahoma over USC, Notre Dame, and LSU.
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