Coy Eakin
{{Short description|American football player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Coy Eakin
|image=
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|school=Texas Tech Red Raiders
|currentnumber=3
|currentposition=Wide receiver
|class=File:Redshirt.svg Junior
|major=Sport Management
|birth_date=
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|heightft=6
|heightin=2
|weight_lb=210
|highlights=
|highschool=Stephenville (Stephenville, Texas)
|pastschools=
- Texas Tech (2022–present)
|bowlgames=
|espn=4916941
}}
Coy Eakin is an American college football wide receiver for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
High school career
Eakin attended Stephenville High School in Stephenville, Texas. As a senior, he helped lead Stephenville to a state title, recording nine receptions for 187 yards and three touchdowns in the championship game.{{Cite web |last=Field |first=Carson |title=Coy Eakin pushes Stephenville to 4A Division I title win |url=https://www.reporternews.com/story/sports/2021/12/20/coy-eakin-leads-stephenville-yellow-jackets-state-title/8969773002/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Abilene Reporter-News |language=en-US}} Eakin finished his senior year totaling 93 receptions for 2,140 yards and 31 touchdowns.{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Logan |title=Nation's receiving yards leader Coy Eakin commits to Texas Tech |url=https://www.usatodayhss.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/01/31/coy-eakin-commits-texas-tech/76247568007/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=USA TODAY High School Sports |language=en-US}} He committed to play college football at Texas Tech University over offers from TCU, Washington State, North Texas, and Western Kentucky.{{Cite web |last=Field |first=Carson |title='Everything fell into place': Stephenville's Eakin commits to Tech as wide receiver |url=https://www.reporternews.com/story/sports/2022/02/01/stephenville-yellow-jacket-coy-eakin-join-texas-tech-football/9289518002/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Abilene Reporter-News |language=en-US}}
College career
After redshirting in 2022, Eakin's playing time increased in 2023, despite suffering from a broken collarbone twice.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Don |title=Texas Tech football's Coy Eakin a competitor in more than one arena |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2024/10/24/texas-tech-football-coy-eakin-chose-football-over-rodeo-tie-down-roping-team-roping/75728907007/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-10-18 |title=Eakin drives through adversity, coming on as reliable target |url=https://texastech.rivals.com/news/eakin-drives-through-adversity-coming-on-as-reliable-target |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=texastech.rivals.com |language=en}} He finished his redshirt freshman season with 36 catches for 416 yards and two touchdowns. As a redshirt sophomore in 2024, Eakin tallied 49 receptions for 652 yards and seven touchdowns.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Don |title=Texas Tech football receiver Coy Eakin enjoys 'more freedom' in his new position |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2025/03/13/texas-tech-football-coy-eakin-embraces-position-switch/81844407007/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |language=en-US}} Prior to the 2025 season, he changed his jersey number to 3, which is considered a high honor within the Texas Tech program.{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Ty |date=2025-03-11 |title=McGuire extends No. 3 jersey legacy to Eakin |url=https://www.dailytoreador.com/sports/mcguire-extends-no-3-jersey-legacy-to-eakin/article_24207d36-fe95-11ef-bd81-ef9a814deaeb.html |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=The Daily Toreador |language=en}}
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| College statistics
! rowspan="2"| Season ! rowspan="2" |Team ! rowspan="2" | GP ! colspan="4"| Receiving | |||||
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022
| colspan="10" | Redshirted File:Redshirt.svg | |||||
| 2023
| 10 || 36 || 416 || 11.6 || 2 | |||||
| 2024
| 13 || 49 || 652 || 13.3 || 7 | |||||
| colspan="2" | [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ryan-williams-11.html Career] | 23 | 85 | 1,068 | 12.6 | 9 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://texastech.com/sports/football/roster/coy-eakin/12481 Texas Tech Red Raiders bio]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Players of American football from Texas