Break out the checkered flag, Nascar McCoy has pulled into the Ole Miss pits. The 6-2, 180-pound defensive back out of Buford (Ga.) High School announced his commitment to the Rebels on Friday evening at an event in nearby Atlanta.
McCoy is an industry-average four-star prospect, rated as America’s No. 39 safety, the No. 53 player in the state of Georgia’s talented 2026 class and No. 490 nationally. He is a three-star prospect by 247Sports standards, coming as the country’s No. 37 safety and the No. 49 player from the Peach State.
McCoy picked Ole Miss over finalists Georgia, Miami and Michigan. Those were the four hats he had on the table when he announced for the Rebels.
McCoy also held offers from SEC programs Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas A&M, as well as national powers Ohio State, USC, UCLA, Penn State, Oregon and others.
Four-star safety Nascar McCoy (Buckeye Huddle)
INSIDE THE REBELS SAYS…
You see just some of the programs that have offered McCoy listed above. Obviously, what those teams think of McCoy and what the industry-rankers think of him are two different things. We’ll see who is right in the end, but I would put my money on the guys coaching the game. I see McCoy as a four-star talent and will go with the likes of Ole Miss, Georgia, Alabama, et. al. with his abilities and projections. Credit goes to Ole Miss safeties coach Wes Neighbors for identifying McCoy as a tool he could use at the safety position in Oxford.