Why Jermod McCoy's slide has gone from potential top-10 pick to last day of the NFL Draft
Sources told Yahoo Sports that McCoy's knee also had a repair that included a "bone plug." The concern with the procedure is that over time, it can call for re-operation and the kind of chronic cartilage issues that end athletic careers.
The biggest slide in the 2026 NFL Draft felt like it started Monday, even as it had been brewing for months. Doing the rounds with league sources that day — personnel departments, coaching staffs and agents — a simple query of “You hearing anything? ” produced a theme.
One of the best players in the draft, and a potential top-10 pick, had drawn a significant medical red dot due to a knee concern. “The buzz is Jermod McCoy is going to slide,” one league source predicted. “Will Johnson-style.
” The reference was to 2025 prospect Will Johnson, a Michigan cornerback who was widely considered one of the best defensive players in that draft — but who tumbled to the 47th overall pick due to concerns of a chronic knee issue that could shorten his NFL career. One year later a similar cloud has built over McCoy, a Tennessee cornerback who missed his 2025 season with an ACL tear. Even with that injury, McCoy was widely branded a potential top-10 to 15 pick as one of the top cornerbacks in this year’s draft.
Now we’ve reached Saturday, the last day of the league’s selection process. One hundred picks have come and gone, and McCoy is still undrafted. This goes way beyond last year’s Will Johnson slide.
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