Prep School: One of the country's elite running back prospects...rated the nation's No. 7
running back by Scout.com...spent last year at Milford Academy (N.Y.) after a heralded high
school career at Harrisburg's Bishop McDevitt...rated the country's No. 2 prep school prospect
by Scout and No. 10 by Rivals.com...averaged 7.1 yards per carry at Milford Academy, gaining
547 yards on 77 attempts with four touchdowns...helped Milford to a 7-3 record against a
schedule made up of collegiate competition...played under Coach Bill Chaplick at Milford...one
of two Milford prospects signed by Pitt this year...the other is receiver Aundre Wright.
High School: At Bishop McDevitt, McCoy was one of the most prolific rushers in Pennsylvania
history...entered his senior season on pace to break the state rushing record but suffered a
compound ankle fracture (right) in the season's fourth game...in just three-plus games that
year, rushed for 859 yards and 10 touchdowns on 83 carries (10.3 avg.)...finished his high
school career as Pennsylvania's ninth all-time leading rusher with 6,640 yards and scored 75
TDs...twice named to The Associated Press Pennsylvania Class AAAA All-State Team
(first team)...was AP Class AAAA Player of the Year as a junior...SuperPrep All-American...
PrepStar "Dream Team"...named a U.S. Army All-American...rated the nation's No. 11 high school
prospect by Tom Lemming...selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic and the All-American
Bowl, an all-star game featuring the nation's top 80 high school players at the Alamodome in
San Antonio, Texas...ultimately did not participate in those games due to his recovery from
injury...in signing with Pitt, McCoy is reunited with former Bishop McDevitt teammate Aaron
Berry, a sophomore cornerback for the Panthers...played under Coach Jeff Weachter at Bishop
McDevitt.
Personal: LeSean Kamel McCoy, born 7/12/88, is the son of Ron and Daphne McCoy...has one
brother, LeRon, who starred for Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) and is now a receiver
for the Arizona Cardinals.
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