Kayden McCoy

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Kayden McCoy
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    185
  • Hometown:
    Columbia, Tenn.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Columbia Central
  • gp
    7
  • yds
    38
  • yds/g
    5.4
  • td
    1
Bio

2025: McCoy appeared in seven games as a backup slot back.  He had five carries for 38 yards and a touchdown.  McCoy scored on a four-yard run at Anderson (Oct. 18).  He had a season-high three touches for 18 yards at Newberry (Nov. 8).  

2024: Did not appear in any games, redshirted. 

HIGH SCHOOL: McCoy is Columbia Central High School's second all-time leading rusher.  He is a first-team all-region selection and four-time team MVP.  McCoy rushed for 1,478 yards and 19 touchdowns this fall, earning Tennessee Sports Writers Association all-state recognition as the Lions went 7-4 and fell at Centennial in the opening round of the state playoffs. He posted 1,017 rushing yards with 14 TDs as a junior, and finished his Central career with 3,259 yards.

PERSONAL: The son of Paula Secrest and Ellis Secrest, he plans to study business at Carson-Newman. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 5 5
Yards 38 38
Yards per game 5.4 6.3
Yards per rush 7.6 7.6
Touchdowns 1 1
Fumbles - -
Fumbles lost - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 1 4 4.0 4 1 - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 1 16 16.0 16 0 - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 3 18 6.0 9 0 - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 1 4 - - - 4
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 1 16 - - - 16
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 1 18 - - - 18
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 0 1 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2025-26 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2026-27 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2025-26 7 5 38 5.4 7.6 1 16 - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - - -
Total 7 5 38 5.4 7.6 1 16 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2025-26 7 - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - -
Total 7 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2025-26 7 - - - - - - - 0
2026-27 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 7 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2025-26 7 - - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - - -
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2025-26 7 38 - - - 38 5.4
2026-27 - - - - - 0 -
Total 7 38 - - - 38 5.4
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2025-26 6 0.9 1 - - - - - - - - 0
2026-27 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 0.9 1 - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2025-26 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 7 5 38 5.4 7.6 1 16 - -
Conference 6 5 38 6.3 7.6 1 16 - -
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 1 16 4.0 16.0 0 16 - -
Away 3 4 22 7.3 5.5 1 9 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 2 20 3.3 10.0 1 16 - -
Losses 1 3 18 18.0 6.0 0 9 - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 2 2 20 10.0 10.0 1 16 - -
November 3 3 18 6.0 6.0 0 9 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 1 - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 1 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 2 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 7 38 - - - 38 5.4
Conference 6 38 - - - 38 6.3
Exhibition 1 - - - - 0 .0
Location
Home 4 16 - - - 16 4.0
Away 3 22 - - - 22 7.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 6 20 - - - 20 3.3
Losses 1 18 - - - 18 18.0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 1 - - - - 0 .0
October 2 20 - - - 20 10.0
November 3 18 - - - 18 6.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 6 0.9 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 2.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 6 3.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition 1 0 1 1.0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Location
Home 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
McCoy’s touchdown helps Blue Waves defeat Orange Crush in C-N’s spring game
  • Article
  • April 11, 2026
McCoy’s touchdown helps Blue Waves defeat Orange Crush in C-N’s spring game

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Blue Waves scored on their opening drive to set the tone for a 10-7 victory over the Orange Crush in Carson-Newman football’s annual spring game Saturday at Burke-Tarr Stadium.

  • April 11, 2026
Eagles get on second half horse, roll past Trojans
  • Article
  • October 18, 2025
Eagles get on second half horse, roll past Trojans

ANDERSON, S.C. — Carson-Newman knocked the rust off after a slow start to score four times in their final six possessions and dominate South Atlantic Conference rival Anderson, 28-6, Saturday at Spero Financial Field.

  • October 18, 2025