Dontae McCoy

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Class: Sophomore Hometown: Palos Heights, Ill. High School: Shepard

Height / Weight: 6-0 / 200 Position: S Experience: 1L

2011: Appeared in all 11 games, mostly on special teams ... recorded 10 tackles, including eigtht solo stops, with seven coming on special teams ... also blocked one kick on special team coverage ... had a season-high four tackles against Morehead State.

Shepard HS: Rated as a one-star recruit by ESPN.com ... four-year starter for head coach Dominic Passalano ... amassed a school-record 2,182 passing yards in his career and led team to back-to-back state playoff appearances ... named to the Chicago Tribune All-State Honorable Mention team at quarterback as a senior, after throwing for 1,350 yards and 10 touchdowns ... also named a Southtown Star All-Area selection ... rushed for 768 yards and 10 touchdowns ... was also a standout on defense, posting 79 total tackles, two sacks and an interception ... threw for 11 touchdown passes and rushed for 832 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior ... that earned him Southtown Star All-Area honors ... also added 63 tackles and two interceptions in the secondary.

Personal: Born October 26, 1992, in Harvey, Ill. ... son of LaVoise McCoy and Angela Smith ... has two siblings, Destiny and Deontae ... was a four-year academic honor roll student ... hopes to become a dentist and study dentistry in college.