Coy Wire

Buffalo Bills 97th pick

OLB ·

Stanford · 2002–2010

127

Games

186

Solo Tackles

Sacks

Coy Wire is a former outside linebacker out of Stanford, selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 97th overall pick (round 3) in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played 127 regular-season games from 2002 to 2010, with the Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons.

Draft Details

Year

2002

Round

Round 3

Pick

97th overall

Team

Buffalo Bills

Position

OLB

College

Stanford

Coy Wire Career Stats

Primary starter for 1 season.

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	PD	FF
2002	BUF	16	54	25	5	3	3	1	0
2003	BUF	12	23	4	0	1	0	2	0
2004	BUF	10	12	11	0	1	0	0	0
2005	BUF	5	5	3	0	0	0	0	1
2006	BUF	12	10	10	0	0	0	0	0
2007	BUF	5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
2008	ATL	10	24	6	0	0	0	1	0
2009	ATL	11	12	2	0	0	2	1	1
2010	ATL	9	9	4	0	0	0	0	0
Career		90	152	66	5	5	6	5	2

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

NFL Combine Results

Height

6-0

Weight

209 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.56s

Bench Press

28 reps

Vertical Jump

38.5"

Broad Jump

120"

3-Cone Drill

6.62s

Shuttle

3.87s

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