2020 Football Roster
Coxie, Damonte
Jersey Number 10
Damonte Coxie
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Reserve, La.
- Prev School:
- East St. John HS
Bio
Honors
• 2018, 2019 All-AAC Second Team
• Tiger 3.0 Club for the 2018 fall semester
• 2016 Glenn Jones Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year
2020 (Redshirt Senior)
• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in two games on the season, earning starts in both before opting out
• Totaled 16 receptions for 175 yards and one touchdown
• Had eight catches for 90 yards and a score in win over Arkansas State
• Made eight receptions for 85 yards at SMU
2019 (Redshirt Junior)
• Started in all 14 games, helping Memphis to its first outright American Athletic Conference Championship and a Goodyear Cotton Bowl appearance
• Earned second team all-conference honors
• His 76 catches in 2019 was the third-best in program history and his 1,276 yards was also the third-best mark in the record book
• Had nine receiving touchdowns, which ties as the seventh-best single season total in program history
• Became just the second Tiger in program history to post back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons
• Opened the season with six catches for 44 yards in a win over Ole Miss
• Then posted his fourth career 100-yard receiving game with a six catch, 112-yard performance against Southern
• Scored his first touchdown of the year in a conference win over Navy
• Scored a touchdown in three straight games starting with the Navy score
• Added back-to-back 100-yard games in wins at Tulsa and against SMU
• At Tulsa, finished with five catches for 112 yards, while adding seven catches for 143 yards and two touchdowns in a nationally-televised win over #16/15 SMU on ABC
• Scored two touchdowns in the next game, a road win at Houston, just missing the 100-yard mark with 93 receiving yards on four catches
• Finished the season with three-straight 100-yard receiving games
• Had six catches for 145 yards and a touchdown in the regular season finale against Cincinnati that sealed Memphis' right to host the 2019 AAC Championship game
• In the championship game, he posted a season-high nine catches for 165 yards
• In the Goodyear Cotton Bowl, finished with eight catches for 132 yards
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Saw action in all 14 games • Member of the most-prolific receiving corps in school history, with the Tigers receivers hauling in program-bests of 4,355 yards and 39 TDs
• Led team in catches (72), receiving yards (1,174) and TD receptions (7)
• Ranked among FBS leaders in receiving yards (16th) and receptions (T30th)
• One of 38 FBS receivers to have 1,000 or more yards in 2018
• Ranked among the American Athletic Conference receiving leaders in total catches (4th), receptions per game (5th), total receiving yards (2nd) and yards per game (3rd)
• Tied for squad’s longest reception with a 75-yarder vs ECU
• Had 14 multi-reception games
• Posted his first career double-digit receptions game with 10 catches in a road win at ECU
• Recorded career-highs for receptions (10) and receiving yards (176)
• Tied a career-best with two TD catches vs the Pirates
• His 75-yard reception vs ECU was a career-long
• The 176-yard performance vs ECU came in the middle of three-straight 100-yard receiving games • Prior to ECU, had 111 yards on eight catches (1 TD) at Missouri
• Followed ECU game with 110 yards on six receptions vs Tulsa
• His two other 100-yard performances came in back-to-back games against Georgia State (123 yards/6 receptions/2 TDs) and South Alabama (113 yards/8 receptions/TD)
• Had first career punt return (3 yards) vs Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl
2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
• Played in all 13 games
• Member of the most-prolific receiving corps in school history, with the Tigers receivers hauling in program-bests of 4,355 yards and 39 TDs
• Pulled in 21 receptions for 323 yards and three TDs
• Had a season-long catch of 61 yards
• His 61-yard reception was the team’s third-longest catch in 2017
• Had six multi-reception games
• Hauled in a career-best five receptions in a home win over SMU (62 yards)
• Registered a career-high 78 receiving yards in a home win over ECU (2 catches)
• Grabbed a 61-yard TD pass from Riley Ferguson early in the third quarter vs ECU (TD gave Memphis a 56-0 lead)
• Posted first multi-reception game vs Southern Illinois with two catches for 24 yards
• Scored his first collegiate TD at UCF
• Had four receptions for 51 yards vs the Knights
• Caught his other TD in a road win at Tulsa
• Had two catches for 31 yards vs Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
2016 (Freshman)
• Redshirted
• Member of 2016 squad that went 8-5 and played in the Boca Raton Bowl
Prior to Memphis/Personal
• Transferred to East St. John (ESJ) for his final season of prep football
• Played at ESJ under head coach Alden Foster
• A 2015 Louisiana Football Coaches Association (LFCA) All-State first team pick at receiver
• Played in the 2015 Louisiana High School Coaches Association (LHSCA)/LFCA All-Star Game
• Hauled in six catches for 193 yards and two TDs in the all-star game
• Ranked the 24th-best prospect in Louisiana and a three-star recruit by 247Sports
• 247Sports also ranked him the No. 5 recruit in Louisiana
• Also a standout athlete in track and field at ESJ
• Played his previous seasons at Tara High School
• Son of Monte Weathers and the late Donald Coxie
• 2018, 2019 All-AAC Second Team
• Tiger 3.0 Club for the 2018 fall semester
• 2016 Glenn Jones Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year
2020 (Redshirt Senior)
• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in two games on the season, earning starts in both before opting out
• Totaled 16 receptions for 175 yards and one touchdown
• Had eight catches for 90 yards and a score in win over Arkansas State
• Made eight receptions for 85 yards at SMU
2019 (Redshirt Junior)
• Started in all 14 games, helping Memphis to its first outright American Athletic Conference Championship and a Goodyear Cotton Bowl appearance
• Earned second team all-conference honors
• His 76 catches in 2019 was the third-best in program history and his 1,276 yards was also the third-best mark in the record book
• Had nine receiving touchdowns, which ties as the seventh-best single season total in program history
• Became just the second Tiger in program history to post back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons
• Opened the season with six catches for 44 yards in a win over Ole Miss
• Then posted his fourth career 100-yard receiving game with a six catch, 112-yard performance against Southern
• Scored his first touchdown of the year in a conference win over Navy
• Scored a touchdown in three straight games starting with the Navy score
• Added back-to-back 100-yard games in wins at Tulsa and against SMU
• At Tulsa, finished with five catches for 112 yards, while adding seven catches for 143 yards and two touchdowns in a nationally-televised win over #16/15 SMU on ABC
• Scored two touchdowns in the next game, a road win at Houston, just missing the 100-yard mark with 93 receiving yards on four catches
• Finished the season with three-straight 100-yard receiving games
• Had six catches for 145 yards and a touchdown in the regular season finale against Cincinnati that sealed Memphis' right to host the 2019 AAC Championship game
• In the championship game, he posted a season-high nine catches for 165 yards
• In the Goodyear Cotton Bowl, finished with eight catches for 132 yards
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Saw action in all 14 games • Member of the most-prolific receiving corps in school history, with the Tigers receivers hauling in program-bests of 4,355 yards and 39 TDs
• Led team in catches (72), receiving yards (1,174) and TD receptions (7)
• Ranked among FBS leaders in receiving yards (16th) and receptions (T30th)
• One of 38 FBS receivers to have 1,000 or more yards in 2018
• Ranked among the American Athletic Conference receiving leaders in total catches (4th), receptions per game (5th), total receiving yards (2nd) and yards per game (3rd)
• Tied for squad’s longest reception with a 75-yarder vs ECU
• Had 14 multi-reception games
• Posted his first career double-digit receptions game with 10 catches in a road win at ECU
• Recorded career-highs for receptions (10) and receiving yards (176)
• Tied a career-best with two TD catches vs the Pirates
• His 75-yard reception vs ECU was a career-long
• The 176-yard performance vs ECU came in the middle of three-straight 100-yard receiving games • Prior to ECU, had 111 yards on eight catches (1 TD) at Missouri
• Followed ECU game with 110 yards on six receptions vs Tulsa
• His two other 100-yard performances came in back-to-back games against Georgia State (123 yards/6 receptions/2 TDs) and South Alabama (113 yards/8 receptions/TD)
• Had first career punt return (3 yards) vs Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl
2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
• Played in all 13 games
• Member of the most-prolific receiving corps in school history, with the Tigers receivers hauling in program-bests of 4,355 yards and 39 TDs
• Pulled in 21 receptions for 323 yards and three TDs
• Had a season-long catch of 61 yards
• His 61-yard reception was the team’s third-longest catch in 2017
• Had six multi-reception games
• Hauled in a career-best five receptions in a home win over SMU (62 yards)
• Registered a career-high 78 receiving yards in a home win over ECU (2 catches)
• Grabbed a 61-yard TD pass from Riley Ferguson early in the third quarter vs ECU (TD gave Memphis a 56-0 lead)
• Posted first multi-reception game vs Southern Illinois with two catches for 24 yards
• Scored his first collegiate TD at UCF
• Had four receptions for 51 yards vs the Knights
• Caught his other TD in a road win at Tulsa
• Had two catches for 31 yards vs Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
2016 (Freshman)
• Redshirted
• Member of 2016 squad that went 8-5 and played in the Boca Raton Bowl
Prior to Memphis/Personal
• Transferred to East St. John (ESJ) for his final season of prep football
• Played at ESJ under head coach Alden Foster
• A 2015 Louisiana Football Coaches Association (LFCA) All-State first team pick at receiver
• Played in the 2015 Louisiana High School Coaches Association (LHSCA)/LFCA All-Star Game
• Hauled in six catches for 193 yards and two TDs in the all-star game
• Ranked the 24th-best prospect in Louisiana and a three-star recruit by 247Sports
• 247Sports also ranked him the No. 5 recruit in Louisiana
• Also a standout athlete in track and field at ESJ
• Played his previous seasons at Tara High School
• Son of Monte Weathers and the late Donald Coxie
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