2019 Football Roster
Jersey Number 6
Kennedy McKoy
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 204
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lexington, N.C.
- High School:
- North Davidson HS
- 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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