Daniel “Colt” McCoy is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas, where he won several awards and honors as a senior in 2009. McCoy is second all-time to Boise State’s Kellen Moore in games won by an NCAA Division I FBS quarterback. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins, and New York Giants, mostly serving as backup quarterback.
McCoy attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he played for coach Mack Brown’s Texas Longhorns football team from 2005 to 2009. Colt was a four-year starter for the Longhorns from 2006 to 2009. He won or shared the team’s MVP all four years, the only player in school history to do so.
On March 26, 2020, McCoy signed with the New York Giants. McCoy made his first appearance for the Giants in Week 12 against the Cincinnati Bengals after starter Daniel Jones left the game in the third quarter with a hamstring injury. McCoy was then named the starter for the Giants’ Week 13 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks after Jones was ruled out with a hamstring injury. Against the Seahawks, McCoy threw for 105 yards, a touchdown, and an interception as the Giants upset the Seahawks 17–12, giving McCoy his first win since 2014. McCoy also started against his former team the Cleveland Browns in Week 15 where he threw for 221 yards in a 20–6 loss.
McCoy signed a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals on March 30, 2021. In week 9 with quarterback Kyler Murray ruled out, McCoy was named the starter against the 49ers. He completed 22 out of 26 passes with one touchdown as the Cardinals won, 31–17.
On March 14, 2022, McCoy signed a two-year contract extension with the Cardinals. On September 7, 2022, McCoy was placed on injured reserve with a calf injury. He was activated on October 15.
Contract and Salary
He signed a 4 year, $96,000,000 contract, including a $21,500,000 signing bonus, $70,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $24,000,000.
Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of between $1 million to $3 million.
Height
He is 6 feet tall
Stats
Receiving
YEAR | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 20 | 270 | 13.5 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 3 | 2 |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 103 | 1225 | 11.9 | 61 | 10 | 66 | 64.1 | 12 | 4 |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 127 | 1535 | 12.1 | 55 | 8 | 73 | 57.5 | 20 | 5 |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 63 | 1130 | 17.9 | 66 | 6 | 41 | 65.1 | 20 | 8 |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 102 | 1021 | 10 | 75 | 9 | 49 | 48 | 13 | 2 |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 64 | 849 | 13.3 | 59 | 8 | 42 | 65.6 | 14 | 3 |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 84 | 903 | 10.8 | 46 | 3 | 47 | 56 | 10 | 3 |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 52 | 720 | 13.8 | 40 | 4 | 31 | 59.6 | 13 | 1 |
TOTAL | 105 | 615 | 7653 | 12.4 | 75 | 52 | 360 | 58.5 | 105 | 28 |
Rushing
YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | ||||||||||
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | ||||||||||
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 10 | 62 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 105 | 30 | 160 | 5.3 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Passing
YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | COMP | PCT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | INT | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | SCK | SCKY | RATE |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | ||||||||||||||
TOTAL | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
Kick Return
YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | |||||||||
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | |||||||||
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | |||||||||
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | |||||||||
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | |||||||||
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | |||||||||
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | |||||||||
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 105 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Return
YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | |||||||||
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | |||||||||
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | |||||||||
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | |||||||||
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | |||||||||
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | |||||||||
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | |||||||||
TOTAL | 105 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | ||||||
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 0 | |||||
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | |||||
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 0 | |||||
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 0 | |||||
TOTAL | 105 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | |||||||||||
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
TOTAL | 105 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Weight
He is 83 kg