2027 NFL Draft Cornerback Rankings - 13-24

LAST UPDATED: 11/03/2026

Player Rankings - Cornerback

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
13

CB
Dashawn
Spears

6-3 209lbs 4.43
CB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
209lbs 6-3 4.43 38 128.3
84.6
Spears is a fast, instinctive defensive back with the ball skills to change a game. He has rare speed, and he showed it against Florida in...
14

CB
John
Nestor

6-1 210lbs 4.55
CB
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
210lbs 6-1 4.55 33 121
84.5
Nestor is a big, physical defensive back whose ball skills made him one of the Big Ten's top playmakers in 2025. He tied for the conference...
15

CB
Zeke
Berry

5-11 188lbs 4.48
CB
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
188lbs 5-11 4.48 23 98
84.2
Berry is a versatile, experienced defensive back who has played nickel and outside corner for one of the Big Ten's top defenses. He started...
16

CB
DJ
McKinney

6-1 190lbs 4.41
CB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
190lbs 6-1 4.41 25 98.8
83.3
McKinney is a fast, experienced corner who has made plays at three programs. He has good speed, and Aaron Henry has said he has feet like a...
17

CB
OJ
Frederique J...

6-0 185lbs 4.42
CB
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
185lbs 6-0 4.42 20 89.3
83.1
Frederique is a lean, fast boundary corner who earned freshman All-America honors with a low catch rate in 2024 before a quieter sophomore...
18

CB
Kayin
Lee

5-11 190lbs 4.30
CB
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
190lbs 5-11 4.30 28 106.4
82.9
Lee is a burner, a corner with rare timed speed whose mirrors routes step for step in man thanks to the burst to match releases off the...
19

CB
Christian
Gray

6-0 196lbs 4.45
CB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
196lbs 6-0 4.45 29 114.8
82.7
Gray is an experienced boundary corner with good timed speed and the length to contest at the catch point, and he flashed ball skills with...
20

CB
Jermaine
Mathews Jr.

5-11 195lbs 4.38
CB
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
195lbs 5-11 4.38 40 138.7
82.5
Mathews is a fast, experienced boundary corner who logged 799 snaps as a full-season starter on one of the nation's top defenses, taking...
21

CB
Audavion
Collins

5-11 183lbs 4.45
CB
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
183lbs 5-11 4.45 37 126
81.5
Collins has turned himself into Penn State's most reliable cover man, and the numbers back up what shows on tape. He anticipates routes...
22

CB
Eli
Bowen

5-9 185lbs 4.38
CB
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
185lbs 5-9 4.38 45 190
81.4
Bowen is an undersized, fast cover corner whose rare timed speed and ball skills produced two interceptions in nine games, including an...
23

CB
A.J.
Harris

6-1 190lbs 4.45
CB
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
190lbs 6-1 4.45 49 203.5
81.2
Harris arrived as a five-star and still flashes the size, length, and timed speed that earned the ranking, a physical boundary corner who...
24

CB
Jay'Vion
Cole

5-10 190lbs 4.42
CB
Arizona   Mascot
Arizona Mascot
190lbs 5-10 4.42 42 175.3
81.1
Cole is a zone-coverage ball-hawk whose zone coverage ranked near the top of the position, a well-traveled veteran who read and drove on...

2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Cornerback

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2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Cornerback

We've compared players 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.