2023 NFL Draft - Top Cornerbacks

Most Recent Update: 4/27/2023 7:00 PM EST



Rank O/A Chng Player/School Ht/Wt Elig. BIO
1
10
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Christian Gonzalez
Oregon
6'1'
197
RSO
2
13
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Devon Witherspoon
Illinois
5'11"
181
RJR
3
15
 -5
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Joey Porter Jr.
Penn State
6'2"
193
RJR
4
21
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Deonte Banks
Maryland
6'0"
197
RJR
5
29
 +5
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Cam Smith
South Carolina
6'0"
180
RJR
6
34
 +10
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Emmanuel Forbes
Mississippi State
6'0"
166
JR
7
40
 +10
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Julius Brents
Kansas State
6'3"
198
SR
8
42
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Kelee Ringo
Georgia
6'1"
207
RSO
9
60
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Tyrique Stevenson
Miami (FL)
6'0"
198
RJR
10
76
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Darius Rush
South Carolina
6'2"
198
RSR
11
89
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Cory Trice
Purdue
6'3"
206
RSR
12
99
 +15
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Riley Moss
Iowa
6'1"
193
RJR
13
111
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Garrett Williams
Syracuse
5'10
192
RSO
14
119
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Terell Smith
Minnesota
6'0"
204
RSR
15
124
 -15
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Mekhi Garner
LSU
6'2"
212
RJR
16
125
 +70
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Cameron Mitchell
Northwestern
5'11"
191
RJR
17
131
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Jaylon Jones
Texas A&M
6'2"
200
JR
18
132
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Jakorian Bennett
Maryland
5'11"
188
RSR
19
158
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Kyu Blu Kelly
Stanford
6'0"
191
RJR
20
168
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Eli Ricks
Alabama
6'2"
188
JR
21
181
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Carrington Valentine
Kentucky
6'0"
193
JR
22
205
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Darrell Luter Jr.
South Alabama
6'0"
189
RSR
23
211
 -80
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Jarrick Bernard-Converse
LSU
6'1"
197
SR
24
239
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Rejzohn Wright
Oregon State
6'2"
193
JR
25
240
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Isaiah Bolden
Jackson State
6'2"
203
SR
26
274
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Nic Jones
Ball State
6'0"
189
SR
27
276
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Alex Austin
Oregon State
6'1"
195
RJR
28
278
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Justin Ford
Montana
6'2"
190
RSR
29
283
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Lance Boykin
Coastal Carolina
6'2"
200
RSR
30
285
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Keidron Smith
Kentucky
6'2"
203
RSR
31
296
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Kahlef Hailassie
Western Kentucky
6'1"
200
RJR
32
300
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Myles Brooks
LA Tech
6'1"
201
SR
33
301
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Arquon Bush
Cincinnati
6'0"
187
RSR
34
308
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Tyreque Jones
Boise State
6'2"
195
RSR
35
312
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Anthony Johnson
Virginia
6'2"
205
GR
36
319
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Tre Hawkins III
Old Dominion
6'3"
195
RSR
37
342
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Ethan Bonner
Stanford
6'1"
186
RSR
38
346
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Ekow Boye-Doe
Kansas State
6'0"
171
RSR
39
359
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Azizi Hearn
UCLA
6'0"
206
SR
40
360
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Nehemiah Shelton
San Jose State
6'2"
185
GR
41
365
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Cameron Brown
Ohio State
6'0"
199
RSR
42
376
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Devodric Bynum
UAB
5'11"
195
RSR
43
378
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Kaleb Hayes
BYU
5'11"
196
RSR
44
382
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Jaylin Williams
Indiana
6'0"
185
RSR
45
438
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Gemon Green
Michigan
6'2"
186
GR
46
454
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Jeremy Lucien
Vanderbilt
6'1"
194
RSR
47
495
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D.J. Ivey
Miami (FL)
6'1"
194
RSR
48
516
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Corey Mayfield Jr.
UTSA
5'11"
190
RSR
49
531
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Ameer Speed
Michigan State
6'3"
209
GR
50
533
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Anthony Adams
Portland State
6'0"
185
SR
51
534
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Art Green
Houston
6'1"
201
RSR
52
543
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Hugh Nelson II
Hawaii
6'2"
205
GR
53
548
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Caleb Biggers
Boise State
5'10"
202
RSR
54
558
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Keenan Isaac
Alabama State
6'2"
186
SR
55
559
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Eric Scott Jr.
Southern Mississippi
6'1"
202
SR
56
560
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Brandon Barnes-Brown
Fayetteville State
5'10"
200
GR
57
561
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Larry Brooks III
Tulane
5'11"
200
RSR
58
562
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Jai Nunn-Liddell
Kentucky State
6'2"
190
RSR
59
585
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Tyon Davis
Tulsa
6'1"
180
RSR

Glossary of Terms
Cornerback Position
Outside/boundary CB

The outermost defensive backs responsible for covering receivers.

Nickel/slot CB

A CB that replaces a LB on the interior (usually split out from the line over a receiver) in suspected passing situations and/or to match offensive personnel.

Press Coverage

A technique in which the CB lines up on the line, face-to-face with his receiver, using physicality to disrupt the receiver's release and the timing of the route.

Off Coverage

A technique in which the CB starts 5-8 yards away from the line of scrimmage, using read-and-react techniques with eyes on the QB.

Press-bail

A technique in which the CB shows press coverage before the snap and immediately drops off as the ball is snapped.

Cover 0

All defensive backs are either blitzing or in man coverage (no help over the top).

Cover 1

All defensive backs are in man coverage except for the free safety who is responsible for the deep middle of the field.

Cover 2

Each safety is in charge of half of the deep portion of the field, CBs can be in man or zone coverage.

Tampa 2

Similar to cover 2, made famous by Tony Dungy in Tampa Bay, but with a twist; the middle linebacker drops into a deeper zone than usual, creating a hybrid cover 2/cover 3 look.

Cover 3

Zone coverage in which two CBs cover one third of the field (each on the outside) while the FS mans the middle third

Quarters

Sometimes called cover 4, is similar to cover 3 except each CB has an outside quarter and each safety has an inside quarter.

Nickel

A formation in which 5 defensive backs are in the field (one in the slot).

Dime

A formation in which 6 defensive backs are in the field (two in the slot).

Pass Defensed

When a defensive player deflects or 'breaks up' a pass (statistic).






















2023 Position Rankings
-- Cornerbacks --
Most Recent Update:4/27/2023


Position Rank

1

Overall Rank

10

Christian Gonzalez

Oregon

RSO

Height:

6'1'

Weight:

197

Position Rank

2

Overall Rank

13

Devon Witherspoon

Illinois

RJR

Height:

5'11"

Weight:

181

Position Rank

3

Overall Rank

15

Joey Porter Jr.

Penn State

RJR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

193

Position Rank

4

Overall Rank

21

Deonte Banks

Maryland

RJR

Height:

6'0"

Weight:

197

Position Rank

5

Overall Rank

29

Cam Smith

South Carolina

RJR

Height:

6'0"

Weight:

180

Position Rank

6

Overall Rank

34

Emmanuel Forbes

Mississippi State

JR

Height:

6'0"

Weight:

166

Position Rank

7

Overall Rank

40

Julius Brents

Kansas State

SR

Height:

6'3"

Weight:

198

Position Rank

8

Overall Rank

42

Kelee Ringo

Georgia

RSO

Height:

6'1"

Weight:

207

Position Rank

9

Overall Rank

60

Tyrique Stevenson

Miami (FL)

RJR

Height:

6'0"

Weight:

198

Position Rank

10

Overall Rank

76

Darius Rush

South Carolina

RSR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

198

Position Rank

11

Overall Rank

89

Cory Trice

Purdue

RSR

Height:

6'3"

Weight:

206

Position Rank

12

Overall Rank

99

Riley Moss

Iowa

RJR

Height:

6'1"

Weight:

193

Position Rank

13

Overall Rank

111

Garrett Williams

Syracuse

RSO

Height:

5'10

Weight:

192

Position Rank

14

Overall Rank

119

Terell Smith

Minnesota

RSR

Height:

6'0"

Weight:

204

Position Rank

15

Overall Rank

124

Mekhi Garner

LSU

RJR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

212

Position Rank

16

Overall Rank

125

Cameron Mitchell

Northwestern

RJR

Height:

5'11"

Weight:

191

Position Rank

17

Overall Rank

131

Jaylon Jones

Texas A&M

JR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

200

Position Rank

18

Overall Rank

132

Jakorian Bennett

Maryland

RSR

Height:

5'11"

Weight:

188

Position Rank

19

Overall Rank

158

Kyu Blu Kelly

Stanford

RJR

Height:

6'0"

Weight:

191

Position Rank

20

Overall Rank

168

Eli Ricks

Alabama

JR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

188

Position Rank

21

Overall Rank

181

Carrington Valentine

Kentucky

JR

Height:

6'0"

Weight:

193

Position Rank

22

Overall Rank

205

Darrell Luter Jr.

South Alabama

RSR

Height:

6'0"

Weight:

189

Position Rank

23

Overall Rank

211

Jarrick Bernard-Converse

LSU

SR

Height:

6'1"

Weight:

197

Position Rank

24

Overall Rank

239

Rejzohn Wright

Oregon State

JR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

193

Position Rank

25

Overall Rank

240

Isaiah Bolden

Jackson State

SR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

203

Position Rank

26

Overall Rank

274

Nic Jones

Ball State

SR

Height:

6'0"

Weight:

189

Position Rank

27

Overall Rank

276

Alex Austin

Oregon State

RJR

Height:

6'1"

Weight:

195

Position Rank

28

Overall Rank

278

Justin Ford

Montana

RSR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

190

Position Rank

29

Overall Rank

283

Lance Boykin

Coastal Carolina

RSR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

200

Position Rank

30

Overall Rank

285

Keidron Smith

Kentucky

RSR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

203

Position Rank

31

Overall Rank

296

Kahlef Hailassie

Western Kentucky

RJR

Height:

6'1"

Weight:

200

Position Rank

32

Overall Rank

300

Myles Brooks

LA Tech

SR

Height:

6'1"

Weight:

201

Position Rank

33

Overall Rank

301

Arquon Bush

Cincinnati

RSR

Height:

6'0"

Weight:

187

Position Rank

34

Overall Rank

308

Tyreque Jones

Boise State

RSR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

195

Position Rank

35

Overall Rank

312

Anthony Johnson

Virginia

GR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

205

Position Rank

36

Overall Rank

319

Tre Hawkins III

Old Dominion

RSR

Height:

6'3"

Weight:

195

Position Rank

37

Overall Rank

342

Ethan Bonner

Stanford

RSR

Height:

6'1"

Weight:

186

Position Rank

38

Overall Rank

346

Ekow Boye-Doe

Kansas State

RSR

Height:

6'0"

Weight:

171

Position Rank

39

Overall Rank

359

Azizi Hearn

UCLA

SR

Height:

6'0"

Weight:

206

Position Rank

40

Overall Rank

360

Nehemiah Shelton

San Jose State

GR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

185

Position Rank

41

Overall Rank

365

Cameron Brown

Ohio State

RSR

Height:

6'0"

Weight:

199

Position Rank

42

Overall Rank

376

Devodric Bynum

UAB

RSR

Height:

5'11"

Weight:

195

Position Rank

43

Overall Rank

378

Kaleb Hayes

BYU

RSR

Height:

5'11"

Weight:

196

Position Rank

44

Overall Rank

382

Jaylin Williams

Indiana

RSR

Height:

6'0"

Weight:

185

Position Rank

45

Overall Rank

438

Gemon Green

Michigan

GR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

186

Position Rank

46

Overall Rank

454

Jeremy Lucien

Vanderbilt

RSR

Height:

6'1"

Weight:

194

Position Rank

47

Overall Rank

495

D.J. Ivey

Miami (FL)

RSR

Height:

6'1"

Weight:

194

Position Rank

48

Overall Rank

516

Corey Mayfield Jr.

UTSA

RSR

Height:

5'11"

Weight:

190

Position Rank

49

Overall Rank

531

Ameer Speed

Michigan State

GR

Height:

6'3"

Weight:

209

Position Rank

50

Overall Rank

533

Anthony Adams

Portland State

SR

Height:

6'0"

Weight:

185

Position Rank

51

Overall Rank

534

Art Green

Houston

RSR

Height:

6'1"

Weight:

201

Position Rank

52

Overall Rank

543

Hugh Nelson II

Hawaii

GR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

205

Position Rank

53

Overall Rank

548

Caleb Biggers

Boise State

RSR

Height:

5'10"

Weight:

202

Position Rank

54

Overall Rank

558

Keenan Isaac

Alabama State

SR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

186

Position Rank

55

Overall Rank

559

Eric Scott Jr.

Southern Mississippi

SR

Height:

6'1"

Weight:

202

Position Rank

56

Overall Rank

560

Brandon Barnes-Brown

Fayetteville State

GR

Height:

5'10"

Weight:

200

Position Rank

57

Overall Rank

561

Larry Brooks III

Tulane

RSR

Height:

5'11"

Weight:

200

Position Rank

58

Overall Rank

562

Jai Nunn-Liddell

Kentucky State

RSR

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

190

Position Rank

59

Overall Rank

585

Tyon Davis

Tulsa

RSR

Height:

6'1"

Weight:

180