Raiders CB Jermod McCoy Best Draft Cornerback's Strategy

Mon, Aug 10, 2026

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Do you, do you believe you were the best corner in the draft?

Yeah, 100%.

What appeals to you besides being a quarterback, what appeals to you about getting the ball in my hands, uh, being able to score touchdowns because, you know, it's a, you know, it's not a super high chance on defense.

So I get the ball.

We talked about loving getting the ball back.

It seems like the Raiders picked up a lot of guys who have talent to do that.

Has that been a focal point of Rob Leonard and then Joe Woods and what they're talking about with this defense?

Oh yeah, always trying to get the ball back, make plays on the ball, because like, I mean, we want the offense on the field as much as possible, and put points on the board.

So whatever we can do to get the ball back and help the team do that.

How does this, how does this scheme, uh, it's kind of like what you do best.

Uh, I mean, it's, I feel like it's very similar, similar to what I was doing in college, you know, I mean, it's a lot of, I get to press a lot, play a lot of men, uh, I mean, there's some zones in there too, so I mean it's real similar, so it's nothing I'm not, not used to.

And what's it been like going against, uh, you know, Kirk Cousins.

Uh, uh, it's been good.

I mean, I like going against those guys is, uh, just helping me and then I feel like I'm also helping them too, so just, uh, uh, iron sharpen the iron every day.

Your, uh, your 2024 film is about as good as a college corner could have.

Um, how close do you feel you are to that player right now?

Uh, I'm still, I'm getting there like, because like I said, it's been a long time since I done really played football.

So I mean that's really what I, I'm taking all this like trying to treat this, get myself back to where I was, and I mean I feel like I'm, I'm really like almost there.

Do you feel like there's gonna be any emotions for you when you get back out there on the field on Thursday after the after for sure it's gonna definitely be some emotions.

Uh, do you, is there a way to like deal with that?

Like, do you plan on just kind of like taking it in you, you look around?

How do you deal with it?

Yeah, just look around, take it all in, and just remember like at any point like this game could be taken from you.

So just always cherishing these moments.