2015 Football Roster

53 Cody McKinney

  • Position Inside Linebacker
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 215
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Vilas, N.C.
  • High School Watauga

Biography

Local product is one of the team’s hardest workers and intelligent student-athletes ... adds valuable depth to the Mountaineers’ defense at inside linebacker ... could challenge for an expanded role on special teams.

2014: Saw action in five games ... made first two tackles of his career against Campbell and Idaho.

2013: Did not see game action.

2012: Redshirted.

High School: Two-year letterwinner at nearby Watauga H.S. ... amassed 96 tackles and 44 rushing yards en route to all-conference honors as a senior ... served as team captain ... Watauga’s Heart Award recipient … coached by Tim Pruitt.

Personal: Full name is Cody Chet McKinney … born April 20, 1994 (21 years old) ... son of Verna and Michael McKinney ... majoring in accounting … member of Appalachian State athletics’ academic honor roll and also was a member of Southern Conference academic honor roll … has earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average four times in the last five semesters.



Statistics

Season:
2015

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

    Linebacker
    5'10" 175 lbs
  • 53

    2013Freshman

    Inside Linebacker
    5'10" 190 lbs
    53
  • 53

    2014Sophomore

    Inside Linebacker
    5'10" 210 lbs
    53
  • 53

    2015Junior

    Inside Linebacker
    5'10" 215 lbs
    53