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Kennedy McKoy #6 RB

  • Position:
    Running Back
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    204
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Lexington, N.C.
  • High School:
    North Davidson HS

Summary

Biography

  • Played in 49 career games at running back, including 20 starts

2019 (Sr.)

  • Played in 12 games and started eight
  • Finished No. 2 for WVU in all-purpose yards, registering 323 rushing yards, 167 receiving yards and 49 yards in kickoff returns
  • Tied for No. 7 in program history in rushing touchdowns (22)
  • Tied for No. 10 in program history in total touchdowns (25)
  • Rushed nine times for 51 yards at TCU, including a season-long 36 yard run; also caught three passes vs. the Horned Frogs
  • Matched his career high in receptions (6) against Oklahoma State
  • Rushed 12 times for 41 yards and caught four passes for 11 yards at Kansas State
  • Caught three passes for 38 yards and a touchdown against Texas Tech
  • Registered 19 yards on five carries at Baylor, longest rush went for 12 yards
  • Finished with 30 rushing yards and three catches for 9 yards against Texas
  • Carried the ball a season-high 20 times at Kansas, registering 73 yards and a score; also caught five passes for 44 yards
  • Offensive Player of the Week - Kansas
  • Found the end zone twice against NC State; rushed 10 times for 66 yards and added three catches on the day
  • Recorded a career-best six catches against James Madison to go along with 11 carries on the ground

2018 (Jr.)

  • Has played in 36 career games, including 11 starts
  • Sits No. 5 in the Big 12 in rushing yards per carry (5.3)
  • Also ranks No. 8 in the Big 12 in rushing yards per game (66.8)
  • No. 9 in the Big 12 in rushing touchdowns (8)
  • WVU rushing leader with 145 carries for 802 yards, averaging 5.5 yards per carry and a team-leading eight touchdowns
  • Also had 17 catches for 224 yards and a touchdown; long of 41 yards
  • Led the Mountaineers ground game against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl with 17 carries for 73 yards and a touchdown; long of 24 yards
  • Tallied 81 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries vs. Oklahoma; added two catches for 24 yards
  • Notched a career-high 148 rushing yards and two touchdowns at Oklahoma St.; also caught three passes for 54 yards, including a career long 41-yarder
  • Finished with 10 carries for 40 yards and two touchdowns vs. TCU; also caught two passes for 24 yards
  • Earned his fourth career multiple-touchdown game against the Horned Frogs
  • WVU Offensive Champion: Texas
  • Recorded 17 carries for 94 yards at Texas, as well as a season-high 55 receiving yards; his long catch of the day went for a career-best 37 yards
  • Carried the ball nine times for 55 yards and hauled in a pair of catches for 28 yards at Iowa State
  • Tallied 44 yards on 10 carries vs. Kansas
  • Finished with 77 yards and a touchdown on 11 attempts at Texas Tech; also recorded a pair of catches vs. th\e Red Raiders
  • Ran for a team-high 73 yards on 12 carries against Kansas State; his long run of the day went for 16 yards
  • Rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries against Youngstown State; also caught a pass for 11 yards
  • Found the end zone off a 14-yard touchdown reception against Tennessee; also ran four times for 18 yards

2017 (So.)

  • Second-leading rusher with 125 carries for 596 yards, averaging 4.8 yards a carry, tied for the team lead with seven touchdowns and had a long run of 36 yards
  • Finished with 10 catches for 72 yards with a long of 21
  • Tied for team high in rushing touchdowns in 2017 with seven
  • Recorded 14 carries, one reception and completed a pass against Utah in the Heart of Dallas Bowl
  • Had a career day at Oklahoma, registering career-highs in rushing yards (137) and rushing touchdowns (3) and tying a career high in rushing attempts (25)
  • Also recorded his longest rush of the season, a 36-yard carry at Oklahoma
  • Registered 60 rushing yards on 12 attempts vs. ISU
  • Scored his fourth rushing touchdown of the season and recorded 30 yards against Oklahoma State
  • Rushed for a team-high 55 yards and tied a season-high with two receptions at Baylor
  • Rushed for 105 yards at Kansas, the second 100-yard performance of his career
  • Tallied two rushing touchdowns at Kansas, the second time in his career he has rushed for two touchdowns in a game (Texas, 2016)
  • Tied a career-high with 21 receiving yards against East Carolina 

2016 (Fr.)

  • Played in 13 games as a true freshman, including two starts
  • All-Freshman Fourth Team (Athlon Sports)
  • All-Big 12 All-Purpose First Team (Athlon Sports)
  • WVU Offensive Champion: Texas
  • Injured on his first carry against Oklahoma and did not return
  • Earned his first career start at Texas
  • Scored TDs at Iowa State and against Miami in the Russell Athletic Bowl
  • Tallied first career rushing touchdowns with two scores against the Longhorns, finishing with a team-high 73 yards rushing
  • Ran for a career-best 127 yards with a long of 44 yards against Kansas
  • Game-high 83 yards on a season-high 10 rushing attempts at Oklahoma State
  • Had a then season-best 99 yards at Texas Tech
  • First career rush, reception and touchdown were against Youngstown State

 High School

  • Three-year starter for coach Mark Holcomb at North Davidson High
  • Three-time Winston-Salem Journal All-Northwest Team (2013-15)
  • Davidson County Offensive Player of the Year (2014)
  • Rushed for 1,871 yards and 24 touchdowns on 310 attempts in 2015
  • Also had 43 receptions for 683 yards and seven touchdowns
  • Ran for 2,061 yards and 27 touchdowns in 2014
  • Established school records for single-season rushing yards (2,061), career rushing yards (5,331 yards), single-season touchdowns (27) and career TDs
  • Three-time All-Davidson County First Team (2013-15)
  • Central Piedmont Class 4A Offensive Player of the Year (2015)
  • Three-time All-Central Piedmont Class 4A Team (2013-15)
  • Played in the 2015 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas

Personal

  • Son of Tony and Julia McKoy
  • One of five children
  • Graduated in December 2019 with his bachelor's degree in sport management
  • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
  • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2016Freshman

    Running Back
    6'0" 204 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2017Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'0" 201 lbs
    4
  • 6

    2018Junior

    Running Back
    6'0" 198 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2019Senior

    Running Back
    6'0" 204 lbs
    6
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