Dexter McCoil

Education

McCoil attended Lutcher High School in Lutcher, Louisiana Where he helped lead the Bulldogs to the 2008 3A State Championship.

Career

He played college football at Tulsa. He also played for the Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Kiss and Edmonton Eskimos

He was ranked as the 58th top prospect in the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com. He was named the District Most Valuable Player following his senior season.

He was an honorable mention all-state in his Senior season.

He also earned the all-district, all-metro and all-River Parish honors following both his Junior and Senior seasons at high school. McCoil was named the Defensive Most Valuable Player following his performance in the 2011 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl.

He also earned second-team all-Conference United States of America honors following his Junior season. In his four seasons at Tulsa, He finished with a total of 315 tackles, 18 Interceptions, 43 passes defensed and one forced fumble.

Oakland Raiders

On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent.

Los Angeles Kiss

On February 17, 2014, he was assigned to the Los Angeles Kiss of the Arena Football League (American Federation of Labor-Congress). Edmonton Eskimos

On May 31, 2014, He signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. McCoil and the Eskimos had a contract dispute during the 2015 Canadian Football League season as he claimed that he was not offered the 1-year contract (with a player option to extend to 2 years), rather he claimed the Eskimos only offered him the minimum 2-year contract.

On the field McCoil continued to be a key cog in the Eskimos defense recording 76 defensive tackles, two sacks, three interceptions and a fumble recovery.

On December 6 2015, after winning the 103rd Grey Cup to close the season, the Eskimos announced they had reached a settlement of all outstanding matters with Dexter McCoil, the Canadian Football League and the CFLPA. Effective immediately and until May 1, 2016, McCoil is free to attempt to sign with an NFL team Should McCoil be unsuccessful in securing an NFL standard player contract for the 2016 NFL season, he has entered into an agreement to play for the Eskimos for the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Football League seasons.

Achievements

• Prior to his Senior season, He was selected on the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List and also selected on the Jim Thorpe Award Watch List. He won the Canadian Football League"s Most Outstanding Rookie Award in 2014 for recording 67 tackles, four sacks and tying for the league lead with six interceptions.