‘People in the league are so fed up with his agent’ – Former Tennessee Vols standout is the talk of the NFL ahead of the draft
Former Tennessee Vols cornerback Jermod McCoy is hoping to be a first round selection in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Tennessee Vols cornerback Jermod McCoy made the controversial decision last week to not work out at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis.
McCoy, who plans to work out at his Pro Day at Tennessee before the 2026 NFL Draft, tore his ACL a couple of weeks after the 2024 season wrapped up. The Texas native missed the entire 2025 season while recovering from the injury.
“I’m feeling good now,” said McCoy at the combine. “I’m ready to play again, to be honest with you.”
“I just want to make sure I’m putting the best thing out,” added McCoy of his decision to not work out at the combine. “Give me some more training time and do it all at my pro day.”
McCoy’s decision to not work out at the combine — a decision that many believe was agent-driven — has led to some concern about his health ahead of the draft.
And if that wasn’t bad enough, McCoy’s agent, according to longtime NFL insider Todd McShay, has apparently frustrated “people in the league”.
“I do want to make this point, and it’s not just because Jermod McCoy hasn’t worked out…we’ll see how he works out at Tennessee’s Pro Day, assuming he does,” said McShay. “My gosh, people in the league are so fed up with his agent. And it’s none my business, but it’s the same thing I said to Shemar Stewart last year: They work for you.
“I’m not gonna mention names — his agent is one of the best in the business at representing players. And [he] is a total pain in the ass, and people in the league hate him because he’s a pain in the ass and does a good job by his clients for the most part. But there are some things that occur during the process that I don’t think send a favorable message.”
Essentially, it sounds like McCoy’s agent, to this point, isn’t helping improve the former Vol’s draft stock.
Former Vols defensive back Charles Davis shares his thoughts on Jermod McCoy not working out at the combine
Former Tennessee defensive back Charles Davis, who serves as an analyst for CBS Sports, joined The Mike Keith Show this week and shared some thoughts on McCoy’s combine decision.
“The word was that he was medically cleared, but chose not to participate in the combine [and he will] do everything at his Pro Day,” said Davis of McCoy. “Coming off the ACL, in a lot of ways, you understand it. I did get a couple of comments along the way of, if you’re medically cleared, it might be a good time to knock off the rust here and then come back to your Pro Day and really be ready to go.”
“I think there are a good number of teams that are holding him in the cornerback one spot on their boards,” continued Davis. “With the caveat that [they] have to see what happens on Pro Day. Pro Day is going to be a huge deal for him — which is why I think there was a good thought process by a number of people, myself included…that if you’re medically cleared and ready to go, maybe you do some stuff at the combine and knock [the rust] off. Like, ‘Hey, he hasn’t played ball, since January of the year before.’ How’s he look moving? What’s the confidence level he has in the knee and how he moves and runs and cuts?
“The school of thought they probably have in his camp is every day gets [him] healthier, every day makes [him] stronger. Let’s give it as many days as possible before we put him out there. I’m not here to argue it or debate it. I just know this that Pro Day means a lot for him in terms of where he’s going to be drafted.”
The idea that McCoy should have done the combine to knock the rust off and then test again at his Pro Day, as Davis suggested, was a sound suggestion. But that opportunity is gone.
The good news for McCoy, though, is that if he tests well at his Pro Day, and if his medicals come back clean, then he should quickly shoot back up draft boards.
Tennessee’s Pro Day is set for March 31.
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