Antwan McKoy

Physical Profile

Listed at 6-3, 275 lbs. Taller than 27% and heavier than 15% of 2027 Defensive Line prospects in the SEC Scouts database (26 with a listed size).

Play Style

McKoy plays mainly as a run-first defensive tackle who can still collapse the pocket. He uses his length to extend his arms, read the play and shed blocks to make tackles near the line. Double teams don't push him around much, and he keeps chasing after he's been blocked. When he rushes the passer, most of his sacks come from quick upfield penetration and pushing the pocket, not from a developed set of moves. His bend lets him turn the corner through a gap, which is rare for a 295-pounder. He was a two-way presence for St. Pauls and picked off a pass early in his senior year. Stat line through mid-September 2026: a team-leading 2 sacks and 1 INT.

Strengths

• Disruptive production: 60 tackles, 19 TFL and 10 sacks as a junior, which is a lot of backfield plays for an interior lineman and not just a run-stuffer's stat line
• Length for his size: an 84-85 inch wingspan at 6-3 lets him get his hands on blockers first, hold up against double teams (which Georgia's coaches specifically praised) and get hands up in passing lanes. He also has an interception early in his 2026 season.
• Can line up across the front: Georgia DL coach Tray Scott projects him anywhere from 0-tech to 5-tech, and was impressed by how well he understood alignments and formations during recruiting
• Relentless effort: his film shows him chasing ball carriers downfield after the play has passed the line of scrimmage, and regional coverage calls him one of the best run-stuffers in North Carolina

Areas to Improve

• Level of competition: St. Pauls is a small-classification North Carolina school, and a lot of his production came against linemen who were much smaller than him. Against SEC guards and centers who match his size, he will need a real plan with his hands and a counter move, not just a strength advantage.
• Weight and conditioning: he has to stay at a steady 300+ and keep his stamina up to handle the snap counts in Georgia's rotation. His own comments about weight swings make this something to watch.
• Pad level: at 6-3 with long arms, he needs to stay low coming off the ball against double teams. Long-armed interior players can get stood up when their pad level rises.

College Projection

He should enroll at Georgia in 2027 into one of the deepest defensive line rooms in the country, alongside fellow 2027 DL commits Waylon Wooten and Marcellus Young Casario. The most likely path is a redshirt or limited special-teams and rotation snaps in Year 1 while he adds strength and learns Tray Scott's technique. He could become a regular rotation piece at nose or 3-tech in Years 2-3. His 0-tech-to-5-tech flexibility makes him easier to fit into Georgia's multiple fronts. If his hand technique improves, he has a realistic path to starting by Year 3 or 4.

NFL Outlook

Too early to project with confidence. The traits NFL teams want in interior linemen are there: size, a long wingspan, bend, effort and the ability to take on double teams. But he is a three-star from a small school with no verified testing numbers yet. He doesn't have a first- or second-round profile right now. If he becomes a multi-year starter in Georgia's system, which regularly produces NFL defensive linemen, a Day 3 selection as a rotational nose or 3-tech is a reasonable ceiling to project. Anything higher would depend on him developing a real pass-rush plan.

Best Fit

An odd-front or multiple-front defense that asks interior linemen to two-gap and control blockers, which is exactly how Georgia plays. His length and ability to hold up against double teams fit nose or shade-nose duties, and his bend gives him a pass-rush option as a 3-tech on passing downs. The ideal place for him is a program with a strong strength-and-nutrition operation and a technique-focused DL coach, and a patient rotation that lets him develop for 1-2 years before taking starter snaps. Georgia with Tray Scott fits that almost exactly.