Furman University

Honors & Awards
2021 Team Co-Captain
2020 Team Co-Captain
2020 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2017 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team

2020 — Elected as a team co-captain...sustained an injury prior to the start of the preseason and missed the entire campaign.

2019 — Saw action in all 13 games and made seven starts at inside linebacker, including nods in the final four contests...totaled 64 tackles, which ranked fourth on the squad...played a key role in leading Furman to an 8-5 record, at-large berth to the FCS playoffs, and No. 19 ranking in the AFCA Coaches final poll...squad topped the SoCon in scoring defense and passing defense...recorded a pair of season high eight-tackle performances versus Georgia State and East Tennessee State (17-10 win)...had a forced fumbles in a 45-10 blowout win over Merer...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

2018 — Led Furman and ranked second in the SoCon in tackles with 91 stops...started in all 10 games at weak side linebacker and played an integral role in Furman claiming a share of the SoCon championship — the 14th in program history...had nine tackles in season opener versus eventual FBA national champion Clemson...recorded nine tackles and two forced fumbles versus Western Carolina (44-38 win), and followed that up with a season high 14 stops, including 1.5 for-loss, in 34-14 thumping of Wofford...tallied 13 tackles versus Chattanooga (16-10 win), and finished the season with an 11-tackle performance that included a sack in a 35-30, conference title clinching win over Mercer.

2017 — Put together a high impact inaugural season, seeing action in 12 games and making 10 starts... played a key role in Furman’s 8-5 season that netted a FCS playoff berth and No. 19 ranking in the STATS FCS Final Poll...finished third on the team with 81 tackles...named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team in voting by head coaches...was thrust into the lineup after early season ending injuries to starters Dillon Woodruff, Alex Burch, and A.K. Olusanya...tallied eight tackles in his career debut against Elon...earned his first career start two weeks later versus Colgate (45-14 win), totaling seven tackles, a tackle for-loss, and two pass breakups...win over Colgate coincided with the start of a seven-game winning streak...credited with 10 tackles and tackle for-loss against East Tennessee State (56-35 win)...finished the campaign with a season high 11 tackles and forced fumble against Wofford in second round FCS playoff action.

High School: 2017 graduate of Darlington (1A) School, where he was a teammate of fellow Paladin signees Landon Lawrence and Jake Walker for the 2014 & ‘15 seasons...two-way standout who played running back, cornerback, and safety...recorded eight interceptions and scored 25 touchdowns in his career...served as team captain and was a first team all-area and all-region honoree as a defensive back in 2016, helping key Darlington to an 8-5 record and second round state playoff appearance...2016 Georgia Northwest All-Star Game selection...member of 2015 Darlington squad that went 10-2 and won 7-2A region championship...also played basketball and competed in track & field.

Personal: Full name is Elijah Edward McKoy...born November 27, 1998, in Rome, Georgia...son of Pat Kidd and Ray McKoy...has two sisters, Marissa and Tlia...cousin, Goldie Cooper, played soccer for Charleston Southern...another cousin, Will Parks, played collegiate football at Arizona...business administration major.