BEST RATED TACKLING CORNERBACKS 2027 NFL Draft

2027 BEST RATED TACKLING CORNERBACKS

A cornerback’s tackling grade scores what he does after the catch and in run support: tackles made against tackles missed, and the yards given up when he arrives late or bounces off. Desmond King (Iowa) and Morris Claiborne (LSU) were both willing, reliable tacklers, which is rarer at the position than it should be.

The table ranks this year’s draft-eligible cornerbacks by tackling grade, alongside run defense, zone coverage, man and press coverage, and overall rating.

2027 Cornerbacks ranked by TACKLING

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING RUN DEFENSE ZONE MAN/PRESS Rating
1

Chris
Peal

CB
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
93 77 77 80
84.7
2

Ify
Obidegwu

CB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
91 67 86 82
78.5
3

Kelley
Jones

CB
Mississippi State   Mascot
Mississippi State Mascot
84 69 85 82
86.7
4

Brice
Pollock

CB
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
83 66 79 72
84.7
5

KP
Price

CB
Boston College   Mascot
Boston College Mascot
83 72 67 71
66.5
6

DJ
McKinney

CB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
82 79 71 68
83.3
7

Ellis
Robinson IV

CB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
79 76 84 74
88.5
8

Jontez
Williams

CB
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
78 72 66 63
74.0
9

A.J.
Harris

CB
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
78 72 66 63
81.2
10

Aaron
Scott Jr.

CB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
78 58 63 66
62.9
11

Jamari
Sharpe

CB
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
78 79 77 72
84.8
12

Xavier
Lucas

CB
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
77 77 77 77
75.0
13

Dashawn
Spears

CB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
76 78 88 76
84.6
14

Antonio
Kite

CB
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
74 67 68 64
67.2
15

Jayden
Bellamy

CB
UCF   Mascot
UCF Mascot
74 75 79 65
80.0
16

Jackson
Bennee

CB
Utah   Mascot
Utah Mascot
73 69 62 60
84.6
17

Khalil
Barnes

CB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
72 66 71 68
79.9
18

Christian
Gray

CB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
72 75 64 51
82.7
19

Dakoda
Fields

CB
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
71 62 65 60
64.7
20

John
Nestor

CB
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
71 93 89 90
84.5