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University of Idaho Athletics

2023 Football Roster

4 Gevani McCoy

  • Position Quarterback
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 185
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Baldwin Hills, Calif.
  • Highschool Lawndale HS

Biography

ACCOLADES: 
  • 2022 Jerry Rice Award Winner
  • 2022 Big Sky Freshman of the Year
  • 2022 Hero Sports All-American
  • 2022 Big Sky All-Conference Third Team
  • 2023 Walter Payton Award Finalist
  • 2023 The Bluebloods Preseason Big Sky All-Conference First Team Offense
  • 2023 Big SkyAll-Conference First Team 

SOPHOMORE (2023): Voted team captain by his teammates in the spring of 2023... Starting quarterback for the Vandals for 12 games... Threw for a total of 2,910 yards with a season-high 346 yards coming out of contest against Weber State... Completed 229 passes and threw 15 touchdowns... Carried the ball for 188 yards and found two touchdowns... Recorded a 65% pass completion rate... Tallied a career-high 75-yard long pass and 40-yard carry in win against FBS opponent, Nevada... Surpassed 5,000 career passing yards... Averaged 242.5 yards per game 12.7 yards per pass... Went over 70% for pass attempts in six different games... Tied for 10th in all of FCS for highest quarterback PFF grade (88.8).

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022): Won the starting job in fall camp... Started in 11 of Idaho's 12 games, sitting out for the Idaho State game due to injury... Threw for 2,721 yards and 27 touchdowns (tied for fifth all-time in Idaho history) with just seven interceptions...  Completed 203 passes on 297 attempts (68.4%) to set the Idaho single-season completion percentage record... Rushed for 89 yards and three TDs... Caught a14-yard touchdown against Portland State... Set the school record for single-game completion percentage going 18-20 (90%) against NAU... Was named the Big Sky Player of the Week after throwing 21/27 for 286 yards and two touchdowns in the 30-23 road win at Montana... Threw for a career-high 344 yards , threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more scores against UC Davis... Threw four touchdown passes three times (Northern Colorado, Portland State, Eastern Washington... Was named Big Sky Conference All-Conference Third Team... Earned Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year honors... Was named Hero Sports Freshman All-American... Named the Jerry Rice Award Winner for FCS National Freshman of the Year. 

FRESHMAN (FALL 2021): Appeared in three games... 15 of 32 for 205 yards and a touchdown...rushed 20 time for 24 yards...

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for Lawndale High School as a senior… competed for Lakewood as a junior, where he threw for 1,569 yards and 14 touchdowns… also rushed for 721 yards and 12 scores on 117 carries as a junior.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2021Freshman

    QB
    6'0" 173 lbs
    18
  • 4

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    QB
    6'0" 175 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'2" 185 lbs
    4
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