| Damonte Coxie | |
| Image Upright: | 1 |
| Team: | Toronto Argonauts |
| Number: | 86 |
| Position1: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Reserve, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 200 |
| College: | Memphis |
| High School: | East St. John High Tara High |
| Playing Years1: | –present |
| Playing Team1: | Toronto Argonauts |
| Status: | Active |
| Import: | yes |
| Career Highlights: | |
| Cfl: | damonte-coxie/166556/ |
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.
After using a redshirt season in 2016, Coxie played college football for the Memphis Tigers from 2017 to 2020.[1] He played in 43 games where he had 185 receptions for 2,948 yards and 20 touchdowns.[2]
| Season | Games | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Tigers | ||||||
| 2017 | 11 | 21 | 323 | 15.4 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 14 | 72 | 1,174 | 16.3 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 14 | 76 | 1,276 | 16.8 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 16 | 175 | 10.9 | 1 | |
| Career | 41 | 185 | 2948 | 15.9 | 20 | |
After going undrafted in the 2021 NFL draft, Coxie had a tryout with the Green Bay Packers, but was not signed.[3]
Following a year in which he did not play football, Coxie was signed by the Toronto Argonauts on January 24, 2022.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] He ended the season on the six-game injured list and was there when the Argonauts won the 109th Grey Cup.[6]
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.[6] For his breakout season, he was named a CFL East All-Star.[7] He also played in the team's East Final loss to the Montreal Alouettes where he had one catch for 29 yards.[6]
In the 2024 season, Coxie played and started in 17 regular season games where he had 59 receptions for 860 yards and four touchdowns.[8] 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.[9]
Coxie was born to parents Monte Weathers and Donald Coxie.[1] His father, Donald, was killed in a car accident when Coxie was seven years old.[10]