Coy Eakin

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Coy Eakin
No. 3 – Texas Tech Red Raiders
Position Wide receiver
Class Redshirt.svg Junior
Personal information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Stephenville (Stephenville, Texas)
College
Stats at ESPN

Coy Eakin is an American college football wide receiver for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

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High school career

Eakin attended Stephenville High School in Stephenville, Texas. As a senior, he helped lead Stephenville to a state title, recording nine receptions for 187 yards and three touchdowns in the championship game. [1] Eakin finished his senior year totaling 93 receptions for 2,140 yards and 31 touchdowns. [2] He committed to play college football at Texas Tech University over offers from TCU, Washington State, North Texas, and Western Kentucky. [3]

College career

After redshirting in 2022, Eakin's playing time increased in 2023, despite suffering from a broken collarbone twice. [4] [5] He finished his redshirt freshman season with 36 catches for 416 yards and two touchdowns. As a redshirt sophomore in 2024, Eakin tallied 49 receptions for 652 yards and seven touchdowns. [6] Prior to the 2025 season, he changed his jersey number to 3, which is considered a high honor within the Texas Tech program. [7]

SeasonTeamGPReceiving
RecYdsAvgTD
2022 Texas Tech Redshirted Redshirt.svg
2023 Texas Tech 103641611.62
2024 Texas Tech 134965213.37
2025 Texas Tech 31224520.43
Career 26971,31313.512

References

  1. ↑ Field, Carson (December 20, 2021). "Coy Eakin pushes Stephenville to 4A Division I title win". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ Newman, Logan (January 31, 2022). "Nation's receiving yards leader Coy Eakin commits to Texas Tech". USA TODAY High School Sports. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  3. ↑ Field, Carson (February 1, 2022). "'Everything fell into place': Stephenville's Eakin commits to Tech as wide receiver". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ Williams, Don (October 24, 2024). "Texas Tech football's Coy Eakin a competitor in more than one arena". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Eakin drives through adversity, coming on as reliable target". texastech.rivals.com. October 18, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ Williams, Don (March 13, 2025). "Texas Tech football receiver Coy Eakin enjoys 'more freedom' in his new position". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ Kaplan, Ty (March 11, 2025). "McGuire extends No. 3 jersey legacy to Eakin". The Daily Toreador. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
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