#40

Taje McCoy

LB · Georgia Tech · So. · #40

Transferred Oklahoma State → Georgia Tech for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Taje McCoy

LB · Oklahoma State · So · #40

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#599 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
Georgia Tech
2024
Georgia Tech
2025
Georgia Tech

Played his entire career under Brent Key.

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Georgia Tech

2025Oklahoma State
2026Georgia Tech

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Colorado4-8HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning
2024Colorado9-4HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning
2025Oklahoma State1-11HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Oklahoma State21113.52.01----
2024Colorado24204.04.0------
2023Colorado110.00.0------
Career46327.56.01----

How he plays

Play style

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Thumper

Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Billy Pullen’s 2025 season.

Billy Pullen

68%match

UL Monroe · 2025

#2

Donnell Brown

Maryland · 2023

68%
#3

Jett Bush

Texas · 2023

68%
#4

Vic Shaw

UTSA · 2024

67%
#5

Madden Faraimo

Notre Dame · 2025

66%

Matches Billy on

Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
PD rate

Differs from Billy on

Class year (lower)
Sack rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Matt Kingsbury's junior season at Minnesota (2025).

Minnesota · 2025

#2

Tony Rojas

Penn State · 2025

72%
#3

Koron Hayward

Western Kentucky · 2025

69%
#4

Jason Abbey

Virginia Tech · 2025

69%
#5

Dominic Lolesio

Arizona · 2025

68%

Matches Matt on

Solo tackle rate
Weight
TFL rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #10692

Final rank
#11522
Avg #11256.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #10692 this season.