Tennessee Vols cornerback Jermod McCoy clears the air about his controversial NFL combine decision
Tennessee Vols cornerback Jermod McCoy won’t be working out at the NFL scouting combine.
News broke Thursday morning that Tennessee Vols cornerback Jermod McCoy won’t be working out or taking part in drills at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis this week.
McCoy, who started his college career at Oregon State, missed the entire 2025 season after tearing his ACL during winter workouts early last year.
Jermod McCoy explains his combine decision
McCoy met with reporters at the combine Thursday morning shortly after news broke that he won’t be working out in Indianapolis this week.
The former Vol told reporters that he feels good, and that he’s ready to play again, but he’s going to work out at his pro day at Tennessee instead of at the combine.
“I’m feeling good now,” said McCoy. “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 also spoke about how tough it was to deal with the injury and how he stay involved with the team while he was sidelined.
“I mean, it was tough,” said McCoy. “But I had a big leadership role in the room. So I couldn’t step away and kind of be distant — I had to make sure I was pouring into guys in the room. We had young guys that had to step up. I had to make sure that they understood the standard in the room.”
“In practices, after I got done with my workouts, I [would] come onto the practice field, and just when I see some guys doing [things], just trying to tell them what I’m seeing.”
McCoy is expected to be a first round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. He could go as high as the top 10 if NFL teams are comfortable with his medicals after he missed all of his final season at Tennessee.
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