Before the draft, Tennessee cornerback Jermod McCoy was a betting favorite to go in the first round. He didn’t. He also didn’t hear his name called in the second round. Or the third.
Heading into Day Three of the draft, McCoy is now just hoping to get drafted in the fourth round, as concerns about a knee injury have tanked his draft stock.
A second-team All-American in 2024, McCoy missed the entire 2025 college football season after tearing an ACL while working out in the offseason. But he was expected to make a full recovery and be ready to go as a rookie. McCoy worked out at Tennessee’s Pro Day, and from all accounts appeared to be in great shape.
But news emerged last week that NFL team doctors are concerned that McCoy could need another knee surgery, to repair a bone plug for a cartilage defect in McCoy’s knee. And that if the second surgery doesn’t go well, McCoy might never fully recover.
Some team will almost certainly take a chance on McCoy on Saturday. But his NFL future no longer looks so bright, as that knee injury represents a dark cloud over a once-bright prospect’s future.
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