Colt McCoy Daniel Colt McCoy ( born September 5 , 1986 ) is an American football quarterback who is currently a member of the Washington Redskins . He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft , after playing college football for the University of Texas . He has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers . McCoy was the starting quarterback for the Longhorns from 2006 – 2009 and won the 2008 Walter Camp Award and was the 2008 Heisman Trophy runner - up . McCoy is second to Boise ' s State ' s Kellen Moore in games won by a NCAA Division I quarterback . In his senior year , he won 13 of the top 15 major college player awards including quarterback of the year , offensive player of the year and outstanding football player of the year . After sitting out the 2005 Longhorn season as a redshirt , McCoy was the starting quarterback for the 2006 Longhorn team . On November 4 , 2006 , McCoy threw his 27th touchdown pass in a win against Oklahoma State , to take sole possession of the Texas school record for most touchdowns ever thrown by a quarterback in a single season . Subsequently , in the 2006 Alamo Bowl on December 30 , McCoy threw two touchdowns against University of Iowa to tie Nevada ' s David Neill for second place for freshman touchdowns in a single season . Also during the 2006 season , McCoy was named College Football News Big 12 Player of the Year and was named the quarterback to their " All Freshman Team " . Injuries caused him to miss portions of the final two regular season games , but he was able to play for the entire duration of the Longhorns ' bowl game . Leading the 2007 Longhorns , McCoy was somewhat less consistent . Through the first five games he threw nine interceptions — two more than he threw in the entire 2006 season . He went on to throw 18 interceptions during the 2007 season . Leading the 2008 Texas Longhorn football team , McCoy and the Longhorns began the season with eight straight wins , including a win over then # 1 Oklahoma , # 6 Oklahoma State and # 11 Missouri . His performance helped the Longhorns rise at one point to the # 1 ranking in the national polls , although UT lost to Texas Tech University and finished ranked third in the BCS standings . In 2008 McCoy set school records for most career touchdown passes , most touchdown passes in a season , most total touchdowns by a Texas player , most career wins , and most career passing yards . In addition to setting passing records , McCoy led the team with 561 yards rushing and eleven rushing touchdowns , establishing a reputation as a dual threat quarterback . McCoy was named the 2008 AP Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year . Early life . McCoy was born in Hobbs , New Mexico . He is the eldest of three children born to Steven Brad McCoy and Debra Kay ( Woodruff ) McCoy . He attended Jim Ned High School in Tuscola , Texas , population 714 , where he was coached in football by his father , Brad McCoy . He achieved several distinctions as a high school player , including two - time Associated Press 2A Offensive MVP and First - team All - state selection . Over his career , he completed 536 - of - 849 passes ( 63 . 1 % ) for 9 , 344 yards and 116 TDs . He ranks as the all - time leading passer in Texas Division 2A high school history and is fourth overall in Texas high school history . McCoy also served as Jim Ned High School ' s punter as a junior and senior . During his sophomore year , McCoy was also playing free safety . However , after he suffered a concussion while tackling 215 - pound Bangs High School running back Jacoby Jones ( not to be confused with the Baltimore Ravens wide receiver of the same name ) , his father decided not to let him play defense anymore . At the time Jim Ned was 8 – 0 , but as McCoy missed the next two games due to the concussion , Jim Ned ' s season unraveled . McCoy also played in the 2003 Texas 2A State Championship against the San Augustine Wolves . Jim Ned lost 28 – 7 . College career . McCoy attended the University of Texas at Austin , where he played for coach Mack Brown ' s Texas Longhorns football team from 2005 to 2009 . 2005 season . As a freshman , he was given a redshirt year so he did not play during the team ' s 2005 national championship season . He served as the quarterback for the scout team in practice against the starting defense . During this time , Matt McCoy ( no relation ) was officially listed as the number three quarterback behind Vince Young and Matt Nordgren . When Brown chose to play Matt McCoy in four separate game situations where Texas had a commanding lead , confusion arose as to which McCoy was in the game . Many sportscasters mistakenly referred to Matt McCoy as Colt McCoy , as Colt was the more widely known player . The following year , with Young forgoing his senior year to enter the NFL and Nordgren graduating , the position of starting quarterback for the defending National Champion Texas Longhorns came down to a competition between red - shirt freshman Colt McCoy and true freshman newcomer Jevan Snead . 2006 season . After winning out a close competition with Jevan Snead , McCoy became the 2006 starting quarterback for the University of Texas . The season opener saw McCoy lead the Longhorns to a 56 – 7 victory over North Texas , throwing for three touchdowns and rushing a yard for another , while throwing no interceptions . He was 12 - 19 in passing , and ran for 27 yards to help set up a touchdown . In only his second pass as a college quarterback McCoy threw a 60 - yard touchdown pass . He was the first Texas freshman quarterback to start and win a season - opening game since Bobby Layne in 1944 . The next week , the Longhorns faced # 1 Ohio State at home . McCoy went 19 - 32 , 156 yards , one TD , and one INT while rushing four times for a total of eight yards . Ohio State defeated the Longhorns 24 – 7 , ending the Longhorns 21 - game winning streak . Following wins over Rice , Iowa State , and Sam Houston State , McCoy got his first win over a ranked team , as well as his first come - from - behind victory , when he led the Longhorns over rival Oklahoma 28 – 10 in the Red River Shootout . McCoy threw for two touchdowns in the game . The two touchdowns by McCoy gave him 12 touchdown passes for the season , tied for third with Longhorn passer James Brown in the list of most touchdowns by a Texas freshman . On October 14 , 2006 McCoy threw a Texas record six touchdown passes in the win against Baylor . The previous record of five touchdown passes had been held by James Brown ( set vs . Baylor in 1994 ) and Chris Simms ( vs . Oklahoma State in 2001 ) . On October 25 , 2006 , he was 9th in the nation with a quarterback rating of 165 . 4 . In the 2006 Oklahoma State game McCoy threw for his 27th passing touchdown of the season , giving him sole possession of the single - season Texas record and putting him two TD ' s shy of the NCAA single season record for freshman quarterbacks ( 29 ) . Coincidentally , this 27th pass was also for 27 yards . During the November 11 , 2006 , game against Kansas State , McCoy suffered a stinger shoulder injury while rushing for a touchdown on the opening drive against Kansas State . Snead came in and played the remainder of the game . The Longhorns fell behind by as much as 21 points before Snead brought them back to within 3 , finally falling in an upset by the Wildcats 45 – 42 . There was speculation that Snead might be the starter for the final regular season game , because it was unknown whether McCoy would return for the Longhorns season closer against rival Texas A & M on November 24 , 2006 . However , McCoy was cleared to play the game against the Aggies . With 20 seconds remaining in the Lone Star Showdown versus the Aggies , McCoy was injured by a " vicious , stadium - hushing tackle " as Aggie defensive end Michael Bennett connected with his helmet against McCoy ' s upper body after McCoy had thrown an incomplete pass . Replays showed both on television and in the stadium revealed the hit might have included " helmet - to - helmet " contact which is illegal in NCAA football only if done intentionally , but no flag was thrown . When the replay was shown in the stadium , the Longhorn fans erupted in boos before lapsing back into silence as McCoy lay on the ground writhing for ten minutes before being taken off the field on a cart . Mack Brown said after the game " I didn ' t see it , but it sounded like 88 , 000 ( fans ) thought it was dirty . " Fellow Longhorn Selvin Young said he thought the hit was a clean " textbook " hit . McCoy was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge where he spent more than three hours undergoing an evaluation that included an X - Ray , MRI , and a CAT scan . Longhorns trainer Kenny Boyd said the injury was a severe pinched nerve in McCoy ' s neck . Boyd said that McCoy was expected to make a full recovery , but no timetable was set for McCoy to return to play . The injury to McCoy came one game - clock minute after an A & M player , # 91 Kellen Heard had been ejected from the game for vicious blindside block on McCoy after he threw an interception , which was ruled excessive . An X - Ray , MRI exam and CT scan showed " no structural damage to McCoy ' s neck or shoulder " , said Dr . Carey Windler , the team ' s orthopedic surgeon . On December 1 , 2006 , the Longhorns issued a statement confirming that back - up quarterback Jevan Snead had left the team and would transfer to an unspecified school . This meant there would be no scholarship quarterback available to play in the Longhorns ' bowl game if McCoy was not ready . On December 21 , 2006 , Texas announced that McCoy was cleared to start in the Alamo Bowl . In the 2006 Alamo Bowl played on December 30 , McCoy threw two touchdowns against Iowa to tie the NCAA freshman record of 29 touchdown passes established by Nevada ' s David Neill in 1998 . This record has since been broken by Oklahoma ' s Sam Bradford in the 2007 season . 2007 season . After just one season with Texas , McCoy received a lot of media attention , including appearing on some lists of the nation ' s top players of 2007 . In June 2007 , McCoy appeared on the cover of Dave Campbell ' s " Texas Football " alongside Texas A & M quarterback Stephen McGee and TCU defensive end Tommy Blake . Additionally , Rivals . com named McCoy one of the top - 10 quarterbacks going into the 2007 season . He also made the Athlon Sports first - team All Big 12 . On June 26 , 2007 , Maxwell Football Club president Ron Jaworski announced that McCoy had been named to the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award . The initial list includes 64 players . The winner turned out to be Tim Tebow . In their 2007 season preview magazine , CBS Sportsline . com listed McCoy as one of twelve players on the “ Heisman Watch ” ; saying “ We were touting him for the Heisman midway through his freshman season until he was injured against Kansas State . Older and stronger , McCoy has an awesome receiving corps to make a run at the hardware for real . ” He is also one of the 35 quarterbacks placed on the 2007 Manning Award watch list . Further , the Davey O ' Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List added McCoy on August 21 , 2007 . McCoy led the Longhorns , who were ranked number four in the pre - season Associated Press Poll and Coaches Poll , to a 21 – 13 victory over unranked Arkansas State in the season opener . McCoy threw two touchdown passes and two interceptions . He also made two quick - kick punts when the Longhorns lined up as if they were attempting to convert on fourth down . He averaged thirty yards per kick and both kicks were downed inside the opponent ' s twenty yard - line . In the second game , McCoy led the Longhorns to a 34 – 13 victory over # 19 - ranked TCU . The road opener was the first game ever played in the new home stadium of the UCF Knights . McCoy ' s 47 passing attempts tied a Texas single - game record . His 32 completions set a new school record , besting the 30 completed by Vince Young during the 2006 Rose Bowl and by Major Applewhite during two 1999 games . The final non - conference game was against Rice , and McCoy completed 20 of his 29 passing attempts , accumulating 333 yards through the air . For the first time in the season , he did not throw an interception . McCoy and most of the Longhorn starting players were replaced by backups after the first drive of the second half . True freshman quarterback John Chiles made his first college appearance in the first quarter . He came onto the field beside McCoy and then McCoy trotted out to a slot receiver position . Chiles never looked to pass ; he ran up the middle for no gain . He came out of the game after that play and came back in the third quarter as McCoy ' s replacement . On that drive , Chiles line up in the zone - read offense and led the Longhorns 80 yards to a touchdown , carrying the ball four times for 49 yards . Chiles ' strong performance immediately led to media speculation as to how much playing time he will take from McCoy . McCoy played the worst game of his career in an upset loss to the Kansas State Wildcats ; He threw for 200 yards and had four interceptions . He also suffered a concussion during the game and left the field just prior to the end of the first half and again prior to the end of the game . After that game , Sports Illustrated selected him as one of the season ' s 10 " Most Disappointing College Players " and noted that he his nine interceptions thrown so far in 2007 were already two more than he threw in the entire 2006 season . Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated listed several factors contributing to the Longhorns struggles . He cited the off - field problems as evidence that no Texas player has been able to show the superior leadership skills of Vince Young . Mandel said that McCoy , still only a sophomore , had not been able to completely fill that gap and that McCoy ' s play had not been as good as during 2006 . He also said part of the blame is to be placed on an offensive line that lost several starters and has not been able to consistently protect McCoy . Finally , he noted that the running game had been " equally inconsistent . " It was the worst home - field loss in Mack Brown ' s time with Texas . For the Wildcats , the win over Texas was the first road victory over a top – ten team in school history . The Longhorns were in control of the Iowa State game almost from the very beginning and they routed the Cyclones 56 – 3 , the worst loss for the Cyclones since 1997 . Lined up in the spread offense on the first play from scrimmage , Colt McCoy scrambled away from a blitz and threw a pass to Jordan Shipley for a 58 - yard touchdown . The offensive line provided great protection for Colt McCoy , who called most of the plays without huddling and directed the Longhorns to touchdowns on his first five series . He completed 23 of 30 passes for 298 yards , 4 touchdowns , and no interceptions . His most athletic play came early in the third quarter when he evaded three defenders on a play from the Cyclones ' 20 - yardline . He twisted around and managed to stay upright long enough to throw a pass to Nate Jones in the end zone . He capped off his performance by making his first rushing touchdown of the season , a career - long , 44 - yard run in the third quarter . The play was designed to be a screen pass to the fullback . Mack Brown said , " Colt was as good today as I ' ve ever seen him . " Brown also praised McCoy for taking on more of a leadership role with the team . The Austin American - Statesman said , " Colt McCoy is shedding his sophomore slump . In the past two games , he is 42 of 56 passing for 622 yards with six passing touchdowns , one rushing touchdown and just one interception . That translates to a quarterback rating of 200 . 1 . " However , against Baylor on October 20 , Colt would go on to throw 2 interceptions and 1 touchdown , and against Nebraska the following week , McCoy completed less than 50 % of his passes and threw another interception . On the day after Thanksgiving , McCoy was 17 of 32 with 1 interception , while be sacked 4 times in the 38 - 30 loss to Texas A & M . At the conclusion of the 2007 regular season , Mccoy had thrown for 21 touchdowns and 18 interceptions . In the 2007 Holiday Bowl , McCoy led the Longhorns to a 52 – 34 victory and won the offensive - player MVP award . 2008 season . On January 2 , 2008 UT running back Jamaal Charles decided to forgo his senior season with Texas in favor of joining the NFL as a professional football player in the 2008 NFL Draft . With Charles ' departure , McCoy became the leading returning rusher for the 2008 Longhorns . McCoy rose in the record books during the first four games of the season . On August 30 , 2008 McCoy passed for 222 yards and rushed for 103 yards against FAU , becoming the 2nd player in UT history to pass for 200 and rush for 100 yards in more than one game ; the other being Vince Young . On September 20 Colt McCoy surpassed the Texas All - Time record for the most passing TD ' s with 62 while beating Rice 52 – 10 . The record was previously held by Major Applewhite . Through the first four games of 2008 , McCoy completed 80 % of his passes and had a quarterback rating of 209 . 71 . The Longhorns opened conference play against the Colorado Buffaloes and UT won 38 – 14 . McCoy threw for two touchdowns and moved past Ricky Williams into second on Texas ' all - time list for touchdowns responsible for ( passing , rushing , receiving ) . McCoy at that point had 77 , while Williams had 76 with the Horns . UT continued conference play by defeating # 1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the 2008 Texas vs . Oklahoma football game . McCoy was 28 for 35 for 277 yards and one touchdown , < ref name = " TX / ou recap " > < / ref > bringing Texas to the position of the # 1 in the AP poll for the first time since 1984 . ( passing Alabama , Missouri , Oklahoma , and LSU . ) On October 18 , against Missouri , McCoy completed the game with 337 yards on 29 - of - 32 passing with two touchdowns , rushed for two more and at one point completed a school - record 17 passes in a row . His completion ratio of 79 % coming into the game improved as he completed 91 % of his passes in this game . His four touchdowns put him alone in first place for the most career touchdowns scored at Texas ( 82 ) , passing Vince Young ( 81 ) . UT lost to Texas Tech with one second remaining in the game . McCoy gave a good performance but came up short as his Red Raider counterpart , Graham Harrell had an outstanding day . Following that loss , UT fell to # 4 in the BCS rankings . They climbed to # 3 the following week as the Horns beat Baylor and former # 3 Penn State lost . The win over Baylor was the 829th win for the UT football program , which tied Notre Dame for 2nd in the list of college football ' s ten most victorious programs . McCoy led the Longhorns to a 35 – 7 road victory over the Kansas , ensuring their eighth consecutive season with ten or more wins per season . That is the longest active streak in the nation and it ties them with Miami ( 1985 – 92 ) for the second - longest streak of all - time . It was Colt McCoy ' s 30th career win , which tied him with Vince Young for the school record . McCoy completed 24 of 35 passing attempts ( 71 % ) for 255 yards and 2 touchdown passes . He was also the leading rusher for both schools , rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown . McCoy ' s two touchdown passes put him at 31 for the season , breaking his own school record . McCoy had another great performance against in - state rival Texas A & M in the final game of the regular season . This is the longest running rivalry both schools and the biggest margin of victory in the history of the rivalry occurred when Texas beat A & M 48 – 0 in 1898 . McCoy and the Longhorns nearly equaled that record this year by producing a 49 – 9 victory , the second - largest margin of victory for this rivalry series . The win was the 31st for Colt McCoy , setting a new school record . McCoy rushed for two touchdowns and threw for 2 more . He completed 23 of 28 attempted passes ( 82 % ) for a total of 311 yards . That yardage put him at 3 , 594 yards for the season - another school record . His longest pass of the evening , 68 yarder on a post route to Jordan Shipley late in the third quarter , ended up a yard short of being McCoy ’ s fifth touchdown of the evening . On January 5 , 2009 , McCoy led the Longhorns to 24 – 21 victory over Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl . McCoy completed 41 - of - 59 passes for 414 yards , two touchdowns and one interception . He was named the Offensive Player of the Game for his performance . 2009 season . In his final season , McCoy led the Texas Longhorns to a perfect 12 – 0 regular season record , as well as a 13 - 12 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers to win the Big 12 Championship in Cowboys Stadium . While becoming the winningest quarterback in NCAA history with 45 career wins , McCoy was again the focal point of the Longhorn offense that scored 550 points in 2009 , ranked third in UT All - Time season scoring ( behind only the 2005 , and 2008 teams ) . McCoy led a fast paced offense , with accurate , short passes in his repertoire . The Texas offense executed a total of 1 , 053 plays in 14 games played in 2009 . His favorite target was WR Jordan Shipley ( # 8 ) , who went on to play in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals . McCoy left the 2010 BCS National Championship Game against Alabama during Texas ' first offensive drive early in the first quarter with a right shoulder injury and was sidelined for the remainder of the game . McCoy was replaced by true freshman quarterback Garrett Gilbert . Alabama would go on to win the game 37 - 21 . Statistics . As of the end of the 2009 season , McCoy ' s statistics were as follows : College awards and honors . Candidate for Heisman and other national awards . McCoy was mentioned as a Heisman Trophy candidate in his freshman year ( 2006 ) and he appeared on the Athlon Sports pre - season Heisman watch at the start of the 2007 season . The talk has become more widespread his junior year as McCoy has been mentioned by several analysts and voters as a potential 2008 Heisman winner . McCoy was the unanimous front - runner in an October 20 poll of 10 Heisman voters conducted by the Rocky Mountain News . Tim Tebow , quarterback of the Florida Gators , has a vote as the 2007 winner . Seven games into the season he said that McCoy would have his vote at that point in the season . In the 45 – 21 victory over Baylor , McCoy passed for 300 yards and five touchdowns . The Associated Press story commented , " And McCoy likely refueled his Heisman Trophy bid by completing 26 of 37 passes for his fourth 300 - yard game this season , and eighth of his career , even without playing the final 12 minutes . The touchdowns went to four different receivers , though he did have two interceptions . " On November 11 ( with UT holding an 8 - 1 record ) Heisman voter Rodney Gilmore of ESPN . com had McCoy listed third of five Heisman candidates . Gilmore said , " I love his numbers ( 78 percent completion percentage , 28 TDs , only 7 interceptions and 2 , 879 yards ) and his gutsy second - half performance against Texas Tech . And I have not forgotten about his epic performance against Oklahoma just a few weeks ago . However , Harrell outplayed McCoy head - to - head in the showdown last week , so Harrell has a leg up on him for now , but McCoy is within striking distance . " That same day , the Rocky Mountain News poll listed Harrell first and McCoy second in their weekly poll of 10 Heisman voters . Harrell received 44 points and 7 first - place votes while McCoy had 34 points and 2 first - place votes . After Oklahoma beat Texas Tech , Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford barely took the lead in the Rocky Mountain News poll of 10 Heisman Trophy voters . The Austin American - Statesman reported , " Bradford leads Texas ’ Colt McCoy by just one point . In terms of first - place votes , Bradford received five , while McCoy received three . The others went to Texas Tech ’ s Graham Harrell , who had led the poll since Tech ’ s win over Texas , and Florida ’ s Tim Tebow , last year ’ s Heisman winner . " On November 25 , 2008 Colt McCoy was named one of three finalists for the Maxwell Award , which is presented to the top all - around player in the country . The other finalists were Florida quarterback Tim Tebow , last year ' s winner , and Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell . Oklahoma ' s Sam Bradford was not selected as a finalist . McCoy also was named a finalist for the Davey O ' Brien Award , which goes to the country ' s top quarterback . Bradford and Harrell were the other two candidates ; Tebow did not make the list for this award . After Colt McCoy led the Longhorns to a victory over rival , unranked Texas A & M ( a team he had lost to twice in the past ) , Sports Illustrated analyst Stewart Mandel said the quarterback took a big step towards claiming the Heisman Trophy . Mandel wrote , " From the Longhorns ' opening touchdown drive , in which he accounted for 67 of Texas ' 80 yards , McCoy was very much the one - man wrecking crew he ' s been all season long . . . His final numbers in just over three quarters of work Thursday night : 23 - of - 28 passing for 311 yards and two touchdowns and 11 rushes for 49 yards , with touchdown runs of 16 and 14 yards . For the season , McCoy now has a 77 . 6 completion percentage ( soon to be a new NCAA record ) for 3 , 445 yards , 32 touchdowns and seven interceptions , plus 476 yards and 13 TDs running " Comparing McCoy to fellow Big 12 South quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Graham Harrell , Mandel said , " But here ' s where McCoy stands out to me . Bradford , as talented as he is , is helped by the fact he has a trio of explosive receivers and two potential 1 , 000 - yard rushers behind him . Harrell has Michael Crabtree . Daniel has Jeremy Maclin . With all due respect to Jordan Shipley and Quan Cosby , McCoy is Texas ' offense . Much like Tim Tebow last season , he ' s both his team ' s leading passer and rusher . Also like Tebow — you have to wonder sometimes how he ' s still standing . McCoy was sacked three times Thursday night and endured several brutal hits . Following his third - quarter touchdown run , trainers attended to his shoulder on the sideline . But he was right back in there the next series . " Bradford and Harrell each had one regular - season game left , against Oklahoma State and Baylor , respectively . Tebow had games remaining against Florida State and Alabama . In the final 2008 Rocky Mountain News poll before the Heisman votes were announced , McCoy moved to the top of the list , but had a very thin lead over Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow , who were in second and third place , respectively . The poll had correctly predicted the Heisman winner in 18 of the previous 21 years . On December 10 , McCoy , Bradford , and Tebow were selected as the three finalists for the Heisman Trophy . Bradford won the trophy with 1 , 726 total points , and McCoy finished second with 1 , 604 points in the Heisman voting . Professional career . Pre - draft . In October 2008 McCoy said he would stay at Texas for his senior year instead of leaving for the 2009 NFL Draft . McCoy was quoted as saying , " I ' m going to play here for four years . I ' ve been blessed to be able to play here . Not very many people get to [ start ] here for four years , so what an opportunity . And if the NFL is there for me , then I hope that I ' ll get to keep playing , because I love to play this game . Hopefully , it will work out . " After a 49 – 9 victory over Texas A & M on November 27 , 2008 , McCoy said that he still intended to come back for his senior year , but that it would be " foolish " for him not to ask the NFL to evaluate his draft prospects . McCoy said that if he were rated a first - or second - round draft pick , he might change his mind about staying . McCoy said , " But at the same time , I want to play four years here . Not very many people have had the opportunity to do that . That ' s something that ' s real special to me and important to me . " On December 8 , 2008 , after the Longhorns learned they had been passed over for the national championship game , McCoy said he would return to the team for his senior year . McCoy indicated he wanted to play for a national championship . He also said , " I ’ m coming back because we have a solid coaching staff , and I ’ m coming back because I feel like I can develop the young receivers we have " McCoy injured his throwing arm in the BCS title game against Alabama with a pinched nerve . He announced he would not attend the NFL combine and instead performed during the University of Texas pro workout day . Opinions over McCoy ' s potential in the NFL were mixed . Frank Cooney of USA Today noted that McCoy " fired mostly from a shotgun , has a low release point and might lack an NFL fastball . " He was listed by Cooney as the 3rd best QB draft choice in 2010 , behind Sam Bradford and Jimmy Clausen . Prior to the draft , McCoy said he had " no expectations " . Cleveland Browns . 2010 . McCoy was drafted in the third round as the 85th overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in the 2010 NFL Draft . One reporter commented that McCoy was drafted later than expected because " he lacks NFL size . . . , has small hands and was injured in the last game of his career at Texas . " In response to being chosen by Cleveland , McCoy said , " I can ' t wait to be a Cleveland Brown and that we ' re going to win a lot of games . Cleveland has a little orange in their jerseys just like UT . It ' s a perfect fit . " On July 23 , McCoy agreed to terms on a four - year , $ 5 million contract . Pointing out that Cleveland already has three quarterbacks , Browns president Mike Holmgren said McCoy would likely not play his first season with the team in order to develop him as an NFL quarterback . However , because injuries to starting quarterback Jake Delhomme and back - up Seneca Wallace , McCoy made his first career start against the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 6 . McCoy completed 23 of 33 passes for 281 yards , a touchdown , and two interceptions in the Browns ' loss . He also scrambled four times for 22 yards . McCoy started the following week against the New Orleans Saints and contributed to the surprising victory over the defending Super Bowl champions 30 - 17 in New Orleans . On November 7 , McCoy made his third consecutive start and led the Browns to another upset victory , this time against the New England Patriots 34 - 14 . He then started again on November 14 against the New York Jets ; however the Browns lost in overtime with McCoy throwing for 205 yards and a touchdown . McCoy injured his ankle in week 11 against the Jacksonville Jaguars and missed the next three weeks before returning to start under center against the Cincinnati Bengals in week 15 . McCoy threw for 243 yards and 2 touchdowns with no interceptions , but Cleveland lost . In each of the final two games against division rivals Baltimore and Pittsburgh , McCoy threw 3 interceptions as the Browns lost both games . McCoy finished the season with 6 touchdowns against 9 interceptions . 2011 . After a long awaited pre - season after the agreements from the NFL lockout , and the release of Delhomme , McCoy became the starter for the Browns . In the home opener against the Bengals , McCoy threw 19 for 40 attempts throwing 213 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in 17 - 27 loss . The next two weeks , the Browns defeated the Indianapolis Colts and the Miami Dolphins with McCoy throwing combined 41 of 71 attempts , 421 yards , and 3 touchdowns with 1 interception . Against the Tennessee Titans in week 5 , Colt threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception in a 13 - 31 loss . After a bye week , McCoy and the Browns lost to the Oakland Raiders 17 - 24 , McCoy threw for 215 yards with 2 touchdowns and no interceptions . After the loss to the Oakland Raiders the Browns played the Seattle Seahawks and won 6 - 3 as McCoy finished with 178 yards , no touchdowns , and 1 interception . Against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 14 , McCoy threw 2 interceptions and no touchdowns in a 3 - 14 loss where McCoy would also sustain a concussion . His father raised eyebrows when he questioned whether or not McCoy ' s team had properly evaluated him for the concussion prior to returning to the game . McCoy stated that he did not remember anything . James Harrison , the Steelers player responsible for the helmet - to - helmet hit on McCoy , was subsequently punished by being suspended for the Steelers ' next game against the San Francisco 49ers . 2012 . McCoy spent the 2012 season backing up Browns ' rookie first round pick Brandon Weeden . Against the Denver Broncos , McCoy completed 9 out of his 17 pass attempts for 79 yards . San Francisco 49ers . 2013 . On April 1 , 2013 the Browns traded McCoy and a 2013 6th round pick to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for San Francisco ' s 2013 7th and 5th round picks . Personal life . McCoy enjoys hunting , fishing , and playing golf . On May 29 , 2006 , Colt McCoy swam 300 yards across a lake to help save the life of Ken Herrington who was having a seizure on a small dock that extended into the privately owned lake . While in Austin , Texas , Colt is active in the UT community service program including visits to the Austin ' s Children ' s Hospital and volunteering at the Children ' s Miracle Network telethon . McCoy also took a trip to Peru to take care of some missionary work and he also visited hospital patients . Colt McCoy was the roommate of his favorite receiving target at Texas Jordan Shipley . McCoy ' s father was the roommate of Shipley ' s father at Abilene Christian University . Colt ' s younger brother Case and Jordan ' s younger brother Jaxon are also roommates at the University of Texas and play the same positions as Colt and Jordan . McCoy has already extended a generous hearty healthy message to the children of Central Texas by joining the ambassadors of Scott & White Hospital Pediatric Division as plans for transitioning into new facilities begins in Temple , Texas in 2010 and Killeen , Texas in 2011 . McCoy is a member of the Church of Christ , and attended Westover Hills Church of Christ in Austin , Texas . When living in Buffalo Gap , Colt attended and was very involved with the Oldham Lane Church of Christ . McCoy has participated in a church youth group since 2002 . His work has included landscaping yards for the elderly , visiting nursing homes , helping with meals on wheels and ministry . Fellow quarterback Tim Tebow said of McCoy , " I was really proud of him because I think he represents college football and his faith extremely well , too , which I really respect as well . I think he ' s done a good job with everything he ' s going through . " His grandfather , Burl McCoy , is a member of the Abilene Christian University ( ACU ) Sports Hall of Fame for his exploits both as an athlete and as the former women ' s basketball coach . Colt McCoy ' s younger brother Chance McCoy was a wide receiver at ACU , while his youngest brother Case McCoy is in his senior year as a quarterback at the University of Texas . His mother ' s side of the family lives near Houston and his father ' s family mostly resides in Totowa , New Jersey . Some media features on Colt McCoy refer to him jokingly as " The Real McCoy " because of his performance on the field as well as his leadership and personality . McCoy was selected to welcome President George W . Bush home to Texas after his second term ended on January 20 , 2009 . On January 12 , 2010 , Colt became engaged to his girlfriend , Rachel Glandorf , former middle - distance Track and Field athlete for Baylor University , by proposing on the screen at DKR - Memorial Stadium in Austin . They were married on July 17 , 2010 .