Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-14vs Colorado | 11 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#41
Taje McCoy
Senior defensive end on Georgia Tech's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 250 lb · Wichita, KS · Putnam City (Okla.) H.S.
CFB Index 38 · #399 of 583 LBsMedium confidenceTransferred Oklahoma State → Georgia Tech for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
QB hurries: 83rd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 TFL · 15 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 11 tackles, vs Colorado
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end on Georgia Tech's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Colorado in 2023.
- Transferred from Oklahoma State to Georgia Tech in 2026.
In Their Words
160 windows · 2026 fan posts
tackles×16.3miss×11.7alabama×7.7
Taje McCoy
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 11 tackles, 1 TFL against Colorado — Week 1, 2026.
15 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2023
- Signed with Colorado3-star out of Putnam City
20259 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Georgia Tech
Played his entire career under Brent Key.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Georgia Tech
2025Oklahoma State
2026Georgia Tech
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Colorado4-8HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning
2024Colorado9-4HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning
2025Oklahoma State1-11HC: Doug Meacham · Balanced
2026Georgia Tech0-2HC: Brent Key · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (16th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 7.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 15 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 21 | 11 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado | 24 | 20 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 61 | 36 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Zach Edwards’s 2023 season.
Matches Zach on
Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Neto Okpala's senior season at Boston College (2024).
Matches Neto on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Taje McCoy
The defensive line · Georgia Tech
- #9Amontrae Bradford5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #41Taje McCoy3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Brayden Manley3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Jordan Walker2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #88A.J. Hoffler2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · Georgia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology