Bengals take big top 10 risk in latest mock draft
· Yahoo Sports
A recent mock draft has the Cincinnati Bengals addressing their need at the cornerback position, but taking a player who hasn't played a game in over a year.
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Courtesy of Vinnie Iyer of The Sporting News, the Bengals go with Tennessee cornerback Jermod McCoy, who can be a very good defender when healthy. Unfortunately, we haven't seen that in over a year, as an ACL injury cost him the entire 2025 season. He also did not do any drills in Indianapolis at the Scouting Combine. He is expected to work out during his Pro Day on March 31.
Here's what Iyer had to say about the pick:
"The Bengals will be debating pass rusher vs. corrnerback most in their continued defensive rebuild. They seemed to have more interesting discussions with corners at the Combine, perhaps realizing Reese, Bain and Bailey should be off the board before this pick. McCoy, who eschewed workouts at the Combine but should go all the way on his pro day, would make sense with his shutdown upside."
McCoy had 44 tackles and four interceptions in his lone playing season at Tennessee in 2024 after transferring from Oregon State. In 2023 with the Beavers, McCoy recorded 31 tackles and two interceptions. He had 16 total passes defended in his two seasons. He has shown flashes of being a shutdown corner in the NFL, but teams need to make sure his health checks out. With him still being projected near the top 10, it seems like his health should be good.
McCoy does not expect to be limited at his Pro Day, where he'll have a chance to remind people how athletic he is and potentially solidify himself in the top half of the first round of the draft, potentially to Cincinnati, who could use cornerback help but also seem to like what they have in Dax Hill and DJ Turner on the outside. However, a higher-end cornerback could give the Bengals depth and maybe move a player like Hill inside.
McCoy is not a name that has popped up often for the Bengals in mock drafts, but it's one that maybe should be on their radar.
This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: NFL mock draft: Bengals take big top 10 injury risk