Coy Eakin
| Texas Tech Red Raiders – No. 3 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Sport Management |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Stephenville (Stephenville, Texas) |
Coy Eakin is an American college football wide receiver for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
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]
| Season | Team | GP | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||||||
| 2022 | Texas Tech | Redshirted | |||||||||
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 10 | 36 | 416 | 11.6 | 2 | |||||
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 13 | 49 | 652 | 13.3 | 7 | |||||
| Career | 23 | 85 | 1,068 | 12.6 | 9 | ||||||
References
- ^ Field, Carson. "Coy Eakin pushes Stephenville to 4A Division I title win". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ Newman, Logan. "Nation's receiving yards leader Coy Eakin commits to Texas Tech". USA TODAY High School Sports. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ Field, Carson. "'Everything fell into place': Stephenville's Eakin commits to Tech as wide receiver". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ Williams, Don. "Texas Tech football's Coy Eakin a competitor in more than one arena". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ "Eakin drives through adversity, coming on as reliable target". texastech.rivals.com. October 18, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ Williams, Don. "Texas Tech football receiver Coy Eakin enjoys 'more freedom' in his new position". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ Kaplan, Ty (March 11, 2025). "McGuire extends No. 3 jersey legacy to Eakin". The Daily Toreador. Retrieved June 16, 2025.