Jermod McCoy

Draft-Week Buzz

• 2026-04-16 [Buccaneers visit] — Tampa hosted — CB2 target
• 2026-04-08 [Pro Day] — 4.42 40 + 37.5" vertical confirmed
• 2026-03-29 [Thorpe finalist] — Named Thorpe semifinalist post-season

Buzz items pulled from beat-writer reports, ESPN/NFL.com transactions, Pro Day recaps, and verified Top 30 visit reports in the 30 days leading into the 2026 NFL Draft. Each linked headline goes to the original source. See our full draft-week news tab for cross-prospect timeline.

Combine / Pro Day Measurables (reported)

Numbers compiled from NFL Scouting Combine results, Pro Day box scores, and beat-writer reports. "Reported" means cross-referenced against multiple sources; verify on nfl.com/combine for definitive marks.

College Career Stats

• 2023 Oregon State (Fr): 38 tackles, 1 INT, 5 PBU
• 2024 Tennessee (So, transfer): 51 tackles, 4 INT, 11 PBU — 1st-team All-SEC
• 2025 Tennessee (Jr): 47 tackles, 3 INT, 9 PBU, 1 PD-TD — Thorpe semifinalist

NFL Pro Comparison

Charvarius Ward — physical outside CB with press-man technique, ball-skill production, and Pro Bowl ceiling

Mock-Draft Consensus

30-day trend: Stable — Chiefs fit

Ranks cross-referenced from ESPN's Jordan Reid top-500, PFF's 2026 Big Board top-200, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50 (NFL.com). Realistic draft-night range reflects projected team fit and trade scenarios, not just big-board placement.

Advanced Stats & Production

Metrics blended from PFF grade sheets, school box scores, and Combine/Pro Day box scores. Position-specific: QB shows efficiency + turnover rates, WR/TE show route-running + contested-catch, OL shows pass-block grade + pressures allowed, EDGE/IDL show pass-rush win rate + pressure rate, LB/DB show coverage grade + missed-tackle rate.

Outcome Range

• Floor: Quality CB2 starter for 8-10 years
• Median: Pro Bowl CB1 — top-10 at the position
• Ceiling: All-Pro shutdown corner — DPOY radar in his prime

Scheme Fit

Press-man heavy scheme — Pittsburgh / Patriots / Vrabel-style match coverage

Pre-Draft Visits

Top-30 visits with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Carolina Panthers

Signature College Game

2025 vs Alabama: 2 INTs (one returned for TD), 4 PBUs — locked down Bama's WR1 in a 27-21 Tennessee upset

Sources

• ESPN Player Page
• Tennessee Athletics
• 247Sports

Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.

Day 2 / Day 3 Team Fits

NFL teams that lost a same-position veteran this offseason — and could target Jermod McCoy as a Day 2/3 replacement option.

• VERIFIED Kansas City Chiefs: traded away Trent McDuffie (press-CB) on 2026-03-16. [verified]
  Picks held: R1 #9; R1 #29 via Los Angeles Rams; R2 #40
• REPORTED New Orleans Saints: moved on from Marshon Lattimore (press-CB).
  Picks held: R1 #8; R2 #42
• REPORTED Buffalo Bills: moved on from Taron Johnson (slot-CB).
  Picks held: R1 #26

Confidence: "VERIFIED" departures cite a publication URL (Spotrac, OverTheCap, ESPN, NFL.com, team transactions page) confirming the move and date. "REPORTED" entries come from public free-agency trackers without a single canonical source we could attach. Fits are archetype-and-position based; we are not claiming the team has expressed interest in the prospect.

NFL Scheme Fit

Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.

Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook

Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.

By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context

• Frame: Among 2026 CB prospects, his 6-0 / 195 lbs frame sits at the 76th percentile in height and 97th percentile in weight.
• Position class: Jermod McCoy is CB #2 of 29 ranked CBs in the 2026 class. Of those, 5 are projected in the R1 range.
• School pipeline: Tennessee has 2 CBs in the 2026 NFL Draft class (6 total prospects from the school).

Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.

Jermod McCoy’s NFL Archetype: Patrick Surtain II

Patrick Surtain II (Denver Broncos)

Closest CB physical profile in the modern NFL: 6-0/195 lbs. Same frame, same role bucket — NOT a talent or career-arc projection.

Note: this is a physical-profile match — frame, position, role bucket. Not a talent or career-arc projection.

Similar Cornerback Prospects

Closest matches to Jermod McCoy (6-0 / 195 lbs, #2 CB) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.

• Chris JohnsonSIZE MATCH San Diego State · 6-1/195 lbs · #3 CB · R1 20-28
• Colton HoodSIZE MATCH Tennessee · 6-0/195 lbs · #5 CB · R1-R2
• Mansoor DelaneSIZE MATCH LSU · 6-1/190 lbs · #1 CB · R1 top 10
• Avieon TerrellSIZE MATCH Clemson · 5-11/190 lbs · #4 CB · R1
• Brandon CisseSIZE MATCH South Carolina · 6-0/190 lbs · #7 CB · R2

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Tennessee & The 2026 Class