CAREER HONORS

2025 Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List
2024 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
2024 AFCA Good Works Team Nominee

CAREER

A physical, big-target wide receiver who transferred from Southern Cal to Tennessee and made an immediate impact in the Vols' record-setting offense … Enters his third season with the Vols and sixth at the collegiate level … Returning from a fracture-dislocation of his right ankle that he sustained on Sept. 30, 2023 … Member of the team’s leadership council, a team captain and a leader in the community … Successfully continued the pipeline of transfer wide receivers and USC players into Tennessee which includes his former teammates Velus Jones Jr. and Chase McGrath … Originally enrolled at Southern Cal before spending the spring of 2018 at Texas and then returning to USC for three seasons … Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2022 … Entered the collegiate ranks after a five-star, All-American prep career at powerhouse Mater Dei in California ... Caught 21 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns in six games played at USC … Including his time at Tennessee, has played in 23 games with 20 starts (17 starts as a Vol) … Owns three 100-yard receiving games, all as a Vol ... At UT, has hauled in 69 catches for 884 yards and five touchdowns.

2023 – RS-SENIOR

Played and started in five games before suffering a season-ending fracture-dislocation of his right ankle in the second quarter vs. South Carolina on Sept. 30 … Tallied 17 receptions for 217 yards and one touchdown on the year … Missed the final seven games of the year … Caught two passes for 21 yards, including a long of 17 in the first half vs. the Gamecocks (9/30) … Right ankle injury occurred when he was tackled following a 17-yard reception with 6:16 left in the second quarter … Pulled in three catches for 30 yards in win over UTSA (9/23) ... Had a game-high 94 receiving yards on five catches in SEC opener at Florida (9/16), including a 55-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter ... Pulled in five catches for 51 yards in home opener vs. Austin Peay (9/9) ... Was targeted five times and made two catches for 21 yards in season-opening win vs. Virginia (9/2).

2022 – RS-JUNIOR

Emerged as a go-to wide receiver in his first season as a Vol, starting all 12 games he played in … Ranked second on the team in receiving behind Biletnikoff Award winner Jalin Hyatt with 52 catches for 667 yards and four touchdowns … Averaged 12.8 yards per catch … His 52 receptions ranked 12th in the SEC … Five of his receptions went for 30+ yards … Owned three 100-yard receiving games … With teammates Hyatt and Tillman out for the Orange Bowl, rose to the occasion to help lift the Vols past Clemson with four catches for 48 yards and a clutch 16-yard touchdown in the first quarter that set the tone … Did not play vs. Vanderbilt (11/26) due to injury … Tallied his third 100-yard receiving game of the season, posting 111 yards on a career-high nine receptions in the win over Missouri (11/12) ... Hauled in six catches for the second straight game and finished with 38 yards at No. 3 Georgia (11/5) ... Logged six receptions for 54 yards against No. 19 Kentucky (10/29) … Had two catches for 38 yards against No. 3 Alabama (10/15), none bigger than his 27-yard grab over the middle with two seconds remaining to set up fellow USC transfer Chase McGrath’s game-winning FG ... Continued his tremendous play with another career day at No. 25 LSU (10/8), setting career highs with seven receptions for 140 yards with 70 yards coming after the catch ... Had a breakout game against No. 20 Florida (9/24), posting 102 receiving yards and a touchdown catch on five receptions ... Posted a career-long 70-yard reception and finished with his first career 100+ yard game against the Gators ... Recorded his first touchdown reception at Tennessee on a 32-yard connection with Hendon Hooker in the second quarter at No. 17 Pitt (9/10) … Finished the Pitt game with four catches for 58 yards ... Started at wide receiver in his Tennessee debut in the season-opening win vs. Ball State (9/1), catching three passes for 42 yards, including a 20-yard reception to start the second quarter.

2021 – RS-SOPHOMORE (USC)

Did not play in any contests.

2020 – RS-FRESHMAN (USC)

Made an immediate impact as a redshirt freshman at USC, appearing in all six games with three starts during the COVID-19 shortened season … Starts came against Utah, Washington State and Oregon … Tallied 21 receptions for 236 yards (11.2 avg) with two touchdowns and recovered a fumbled onside kick (and caught another one) … Has five catches for 51 yards with a 26-yard TD on fourth down with 2:52 to play off a tipped ball and then he recovered the ensuing onside kick that led to USC’s game-winning drive against Arizona State (11/7) … Caught three passes for 25 yards at Arizona (11/14) … Delivered a game-high five receptions for 66 yards at Utah (11/21), an 8-yard reception against Washington State (12/6) and a 10-yard catch at UCLA (12/12) … Hauled in six catches for 76 yards with a short TD and recovered an onside kick against Oregon (12/18).

2019 – FRESHMAN (USC)

Redshirted as a true freshman in 2019 … Originally signed with USC in December 2018 and enrolled for the 2019 spring semester, but several weeks later transferred to Texas and participated in 2019 spring practice there … Transferred back to USC in the summer of 2019.

HIGH SCHOOL

A five-star prospect ranked the No. 2 overall player in the state of California in the 247Sports Composite for the Class of 2019 … Considered the nation’s No. 12 overall prospect by Rivals.com … Named 2018 Maxwell Football Club Offensive National High School Player of the Year, Max Preps National Player of the Year, USA Today All-USA first team, PrepStar Dream Team, Max Preps All-American first team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports California Mr. Football, USA Today All-California first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Orange County Register Fab 15, All-CIF Division 1 Offensive Player of the Year, Los Angeles Times All-Area Player of the Year and Orange County Register Offensive Player of the Year as a senior wide receiver and linebacker at Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, California … In 2018, had 78 receptions for 1,428 yards (18.3 avg) with 18 touchdowns to go along with a 13-yard TD run on offense and 13 tackles, including 6.5 for losses (with five sacks), two pass breakups and two forced fumbles on defense … Member of a 2018 Mater Dei team that was 13-2 and won the prep national championship … As a junior in 2017, made the MaxPreps Junior All-American second team, USA Today All-California second team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Juniors first team, All-CIF Division 1 and Orange County Register All-Orange County third team as he had 46 receptions for 770 yards (16.7 avg) with 11 scores along with 23 tackles, two sacks and a deflection … Mater Dei went 15-0 in 2017, won the California CIF Division 1 title and the California State Open Division crown and was named the prep national champions … As a 2016 sophomore, made the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomores first team as he caught 28 passes for 407 yards (14.5 avg) with five touchdowns … Also logged 13 tackles, including seven for losses with six sacks and a deflection.

PERSONAL

Full name is Horace Lee McCoy III … Goes by Bru … Born on June 22, 2000 … His father, Horace McCoy II, was a tight end at Northern Illinois (1994) and his mother, Shelby, was a record-setting four-time (1991-94) All-Conference setter for Northern Illinois volleyball … Is helping to make sudden cardiac arrest prevention, awareness and treatment a priority this season as he co-created Huddle for Hearts … Through Huddle For Hearts, his work provides AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) to youth sports organizations – focusing primarily on underserved communities … Held a CPR training and demo seminar in the Knoxville community and also donated two AED machines to inner-city youth … Hosted a charity golf tournament in Knoxville in July 2024 to benefit Huddle For Hearts … His late grandfather, Tom Snyder, was a golfer and wanted to host it as a tribute to him ... Has an NIL deal in place this season where for every touchdown he catches, an AED will be donated to the community ... Majoring in communication studies … Twitter handle is @BruMcCoy15 and Instagram handle is @brumccoy.

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