Jermod McCoy: DB · Tennessee · #3.
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Jermod McCoy
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Jonathan Smith and Josh Heupel. The first career honor came in 2024: All-SEC. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Mississippi State — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 7 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tennessee | 44 | 26 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 31 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 75 | 42 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-3vs Chattanooga | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-10vs No. 24 NC State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 71-0vs Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 25-15@ No. 15 Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-19@ Arkansas | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-17vs Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17vs No. 7 Alabama | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 28-18vs Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 33-14vs Mississippi State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-31@ No. 11 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-0vs UTEP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 36-23@ Vanderbilt | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 17-42@ No. 6 Ohio State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 26 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 7 |
Week 8 · 2024
W 24-17
vs Alabama
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
44tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL44 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
39.3%
373 pass / 576 run
Plays / game
73.0
13 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
412 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #25 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Oregon State and Tennessee, 75 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — drafted at #101 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jonathan Smith and Josh Heupel.
Next stop · NFL
Las Vegas Raiders2026 NFL rookie season
Las Vegas Raiders2026 NFL rookie season
