Jermod McCoy hit with massive injury red flag days before NFL Draft

With the NFL Draft just around the corner, every bit of intel could make or break a player's chances.

Concerns about injuries have caused multiple star prospects to fall significantly. Some have shaken off those woes and proved the doubters wrong, but others have shown exactly what teams feared.

That's why several teams might now be wary of making a run at Tennessee's Jermod McCoy.

NFL insider Tony Pauline reported that the talented cornerback, who's tabbed as the second-best in this class behind LSU's Mansoor Delane, was flagged with some concerns about his knee.

Jermod McCoy's draft stock could take a huge hit

"Over the past two days, multiple sources have told me that several teams have red-flagged the combine medicals of Tennessee defensive back Jermod McCoy, who did not play last season after sustaining a knee injury in January of 2025," Pauline wrote. "The information received additional confirmation after others were asked."

Despite missing last season, McCoy is projected to be taken at some point in the middle of the first round. This report, however, suggests that some teams might not even consider him.

"I’m told that red flags were raised after teams deemed McCoy’s knee to be a degenerative condition. Medical opinions differ team by team; some could fail McCoy based on his medicals, which means they would take him off their board completely, while others could flag him, meaning he would be assessed a penalty of a half-round to a full round on his grade. Some other teams may look at his medicals and be okay with McCoy’s knee. We really won’t know until draft weekend," Pauline added.

Availability is the best of abilities, and while a player cannot be to blame for getting hurt or being injury-prone, teams are way too intentional and thorough with their first-round selections.

And, with other promising prospects like Avieon Terrell, Colton Hood, Brandon Cisse and Chris Johnson, it might not be much of a surprise to see McCoy slip out of the first round altogether, just like Will Johnson last year.