ACADEMY NEWS - LESEAN MCCOY PROFILE

Prep School: One of the country's elite running back prospects...rated the nation's No. 7 running back by Scout.com...spent last year at Milford Academy (N.Y.) after a heralded high school career at Harrisburg's Bishop McDevitt...rated the country's No. 2 prep school prospect by Scout and No. 10 by Rivals.com...averaged 7.1 yards per carry at Milford Academy, gaining 547 yards on 77 attempts with four touchdowns...helped Milford to a 7-3 record against a schedule made up of collegiate competition...played under Coach Bill Chaplick at Milford...one of two Milford prospects signed by Pitt this year...the other is receiver Aundre Wright.

High School: At Bishop McDevitt, McCoy was one of the most prolific rushers in Pennsylvania history...entered his senior season on pace to break the state rushing record but suffered a compound ankle fracture (right) in the season's fourth game...in just three-plus games that year, rushed for 859 yards and 10 touchdowns on 83 carries (10.3 avg.)...finished his high school career as Pennsylvania's ninth all-time leading rusher with 6,640 yards and scored 75 TDs...twice named to The Associated Press Pennsylvania Class AAAA All-State Team (first team)...was AP Class AAAA Player of the Year as a junior...SuperPrep All-American... PrepStar "Dream Team"...named a U.S. Army All-American...rated the nation's No. 11 high school prospect by Tom Lemming...selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic and the All-American Bowl, an all-star game featuring the nation's top 80 high school players at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas...ultimately did not participate in those games due to his recovery from injury...in signing with Pitt, McCoy is reunited with former Bishop McDevitt teammate Aaron Berry, a sophomore cornerback for the Panthers...played under Coach Jeff Weachter at Bishop McDevitt.

Personal: LeSean Kamel McCoy, born 7/12/88, is the son of Ron and Daphne McCoy...has one brother, LeRon, who starred for Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) and is now a receiver for the Arizona Cardinals.

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