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The Las Vegas Raiders may have just gotten the steal of the 2026 NFL Draft.

If healthy, Jermod McCoy might've been a top-10 pick. With injury concerns, he went 101 overall to start the fourth round.

The Raiders traded up a single spot, giving up 102 and a seventh-rounder to the Bills, to ensure they landed McCoy.

McCoy was an All-American in 2024. There are questions. But what a value.

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McCoy ran a 4.37-second 40-yard dash at his Pro Day. He seemed healthy.

"(McCoy) clearly is a first-round talent but suffered a knee injury where he tore his ACL, underwent surgery. And obviously there are some teams that have some concerns about that knee right now," ESPN's Adam Schefter reported during the second round of the broadcast. "People think he can step in and impact a roster right away, but there are questions about his longevity in the league. For right now, we have a situation where he's still on the board, one of the elite talents in this draft in a spot that nobody thought he would be."

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McCoy missed the entire 2025 season with his knee injury.

But if he's on the field for the Raiders, he's a win.

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