EA Sports College Football 26 will be released July 10 for Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5. Tennessee junior defensive back Jermod McCoy is listed as a top defensive player in the upcoming video game.
He has a 94 overall rating and is listed as the No. 5 defensive player in EA Sports College Football 26. McCoy is also ranked as the top cornerback, above Leonard Moore ( Notre Dame ), Chandler Rivers ( Duke ), Avieon Terrell ( Clemson ) and Malik Muhammad ( Texas ).
Ohio State safety Caleb Downs , Texas linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. , Clemson defensive lineman T.J. Parker and South Carolina defensive lineman Dylan Stewart are ranked above him for top defensive players.
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McCoy suffered a torn ACL during the offseason in January.
The 6-foot, 193-pound cornerback appeared in 13 games for the Vols as a sophomore in 2024. He recorded 44 tackles, 0.5 tackles for a loss, four interceptions and 13 pass deflections.
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