Damonte Coxie
American gridiron football player (born 1996)
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Damonte Coxie (born November 28, 1996) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning with Argonauts in 2022 and 2024. He played college football for the Memphis Tigers.
Reserve, Louisiana, U.S.
Coxie with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024 | |
| No. 86 – Toronto Argonauts | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | American |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 28, 1996 Reserve, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | East St. John High Tara High |
| College | Memphis |
| Career history | |
| 2022–present | Toronto Argonauts |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
College career
After using a redshirt season in 2016, Coxie played college football at the University of Memphis from 2017 to 2020.[1] He played in 43 games where he had 185 receptions for 2,948 yards and 20 touchdowns for the Tigers.[2]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m) | 8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 4.77 s | 1.68 s | 2.74 s | 4.45 s | 6.92 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 4 reps |
| All values from Pro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
After going undrafted in the 2021 NFL draft, Coxie had a tryout with the Green Bay Packers, but was not signed.[4]
Following a year in which he did not play football, Coxie was signed by the Toronto Argonauts on January 24, 2022.[5] He spent training camp with the team in 2022 and was added to the team's practice roster prior to the start of the regular season.[6] After the team's receiving corps was beset by injuries, Coxie made his professional debut on July 31, 2022, against the Ottawa Redblacks.[2] He made his first career reception in his second game, on August 20, 2022, against the Calgary Stampeders.[2] He finished the 2022 season having played in seven regular season games, starting in six, where he had 15 catches for 210 yards.[7] He ended the season on the six-game injured list and was there when the Argonauts won the 109th Grey Cup.[7]
In 2023, Coxie became a regular starter and played in 14 regular season games where he had 39 receptions for 787 yards and five touchdowns.[7] For his breakout season, he was named a CFL East All-Star.[8] He also played in the team's East Final loss to the Montreal Alouettes where he had one catch for 29 yards.[7]
In the 2024 season, Coxie played and started in 17 regular season games where he had 59 receptions for 860 yards and four touchdowns.[9] He sat out the East-Semi Final due to injury, but played in the next two post-season games, including the 111th Grey Cup where he had three receptions for 29 yards in the Argonauts' 41–24 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[10]
