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2018 Football Roster
McCaw, Cooper
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Jersey Number 77
Cooper McCaw
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 305
- Prev School:
- Grapeville Faith Christian School
- Hometown:
- Southlake, Texas
Bio
2022 (R-Sr.):
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list
2021 (R-Jr.):
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list
- Saw playing time in all 12 games, starting 11 contests at right tackle
- Liberty ranked No. 8 in passing yards per completion (14.69)
- Liberty ranked No. 25 in scoring offense (33.6 points per game)
- Liberty ranked No. 35 in first down offense (297)
- Liberty ranked No. 35 in total offense (436.2 yards per game)
- Helped block for quarterback Malik Willis, who was selected in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans
- Willis finished the 2021 season ranked No. 8 in the country in points responsible for (242/18.6 per game), No. 18 in passing touchdowns (27), No. 20 total offense (287.7 yards per game), and No. 20 in passing yards per competition (13.83)
2020 (R-So.):
- Started all 11 games at right tackle
- Phil Steele Postseason All-Independent second team
- Helped the Flames finish the year ranked No. 9 nationally in rushing offense (252.4 yards per game), No. 15 in total offense (482.7 yards per game) and No. 16 in scoring offense (38.2 points per game)
- Liberty ranked No. 12 in the country in first down offense (273)
- Liberty ranked No. 15 in the nation in time of possession (32:58)
- Liberty ranked No. 22 in the country in team passing efficiency (154.51)
- Liberty ranked No. 8 in fourth-down conversion percent (77.3 percent)
- Liberty ranked No. 17 in third-down conversion percent (48.0 percent)
- Helped block for Malik Willis, who led all FBS quarterbacks with 944 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns
2019 (R-So.):
- Saw playing time in all 13 games as a backup at right tackle
- Graded out at 88.6 percent in 2019
- Helped the Flames record 39 pancake blocks during the season
- Was part of an offensive line that helped quarterback Stephen Calvert finish his career as Liberty’s all time leader in career passing yards (12,025) and touchdowns (93)
- Liberty’s offensive line allowed Calvert to post the longest streak in the country among FBS quarterbacks by completing 295 passing attempts without an interception in 2019
- Liberty finished the 2019 season ranked No. 21 nationally in passing yards per game (288.9)
- Liberty finished the 2019 season ranked No. 32 in total offensive yards per game (439.4)
- Protected a pair of 1,000-yard performers in running back Frankie Hickson (1,041 yards rushing) and wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden (1,396 receiving yards)
2018 (R-Fr.):
- Saw playing time in all 12 games during his first year on the field for the Flames
- Served as a backup at left tackle during the season
- Helped Liberty finish the season averaging 261.5 passing yards per game, which would have ranked No. 33 in the country if the Flames were eligible for the FBS national rankings (not eligible due to FBS transition process)
- The Flames allowed 21 sacks during the season, which would have ranked No. 39 in the country
- Protected a pair of 1,000-yard performers in running back Frankie Hickson (1,032 yards rushing) and wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden (1,037 receiving yards)
- Allowed quarterback Stephen Calvert to throw for 3,068 yards and 21 touchdowns, helping him become the program’s all-time career leader in touchdown passes
2017 (Fr.):
- Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll
- Redshirted during the season
Prep:
- Graduate of Grapevine Faith Christian School in Grapevine, Texas
- Four-year letter winner
- Helped Grapevine Faith win a district championship as a freshman
- All-district honorable mention selection as a sophomore
- First-team all-district and second-team all-state as a junior
- Earned first-team all-district and all-state honors as a senior
- Named to the academic all-state team as a junior and senior
Personal:
- Son of Cindy and Jeff McCaw
- Father, Jeff, played football at Grand Valley State
- Graduated in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration: entrepreneur
- Currently pursuing his MBA (Real Estate Development)
- Birthday is March 26
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