Taje McCoy brings size, range, and disruptive upside to Oklahoma State’s linebacker room
McCoy is a 6-3, 245-pound sophomore OLB who flashed real playmaking in 2025 with 7 total tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss through Sept. 13, showing he can attack downhill and create backfield disruption. His profile suggests a fit for defenses that value length, physicality, and versatility at linebacker, and his EA Sports College Football 26 rating of 73 points to solid developmental value rather than finished-product status. The key question is ceiling: he has the frame and aggression to matter, but the sample size is still small, so he looks like a promising fit for a team willing to coach up an ascending defender.[3][4]
