Complete 2025 NFL Draft CB Rankings:

You are currently viewing our cornerback rankings for the 2025 NFL Draft. Recent cornerback classes have produced plenty of future NFL stars, and this class seems like no exception.

Our top cornerback prospects are selected after thousands of hours carefully scouting the most talented defensive backs in college football. Even though only about 30 will get selected in the draft, a lot more are signed as free agents, and many more receive a training camp invite.

We’ll provide you with inside information to help you know who will be a star, who will be a bust, and which sleepers will shock the world.

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(Last Updated: March 9, 2025)

1. Travis Hunter, Colorado

CB/WR | 6’1″ | 185 lbs | 3rd Year

Travis Hunter is truly a special talent. The former 5 star recruit and reigning Heisman Trophy winner dominated both sides of the ball this year, showing unheard of stamina and durability. But fans don’t acknowledge that excelling on both sides of the ball isn’t just about not getting tired. To be a great player on both sides you need to spend twice as long watching film and twice as long practicing. Doing something like that requires you to be built different.

Hunter showcasing elites athletic prowess in every regard. Above average speed, short area quickness, elite body control and stop-and-start ability, good strength, and a truly elite football IQ. 

The competitiveness is off the charts, and he exceled at everything he was asked to do on a football field. Which was just about everything a player could do on a football field.

I tag him as a cornerback first because I think the talent gap between him and the average corner is greater than the gap between him and the average receiver. But I genuinely think he’ll be involved at least to an extent on both sides of the ball in the NFL.

Travis Hunter 2024 Stats

13 games: 36 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 15 passes defended, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble forced, 1258 receiving yards, 15 receiving touchdowns

2. Will Johnson, Michigan

CB | 6’2″ | 205 lbs | 3rd Year

Will Johnson was a dominant corner from day 1 at Michigan, and despite missing over half the season with injury he’s still in line to be a top 10 pick in the draft.

Johnson has elite size and length for the position, coupled with incredibly quick hips and feet that allow him to effectively mirror receivers. He has impressive instincts and an especially strong first step to jump routes or break up passes, combined with receiver-level balls skills to close out plays or to go up high on a jump ball and win. 

Johnson’s size helps him as a run defender, where he’s shown a strong football IQ and is rarely caught out of position. He does a solid job finishing tackles, has a versatile enough skill set to thrive in any defensive scheme.

Will Johnson 2024 Stats

6 games: 14 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 5 passes defended, 2 interceptions

3. Shavon Revel, East Carolina

CB | 6’3″ | 195 lbs | 3rd Year

Had Shavon Revel not gotten injured in week 3, there’s a chance he could have worked his way into the top 5 overall. 

Revel has an elite combination of length and athleticism. He glides in the open field as well as anyone in the class on either side of the ball, with very long arms on top of his tall 6’3″ frame. 

He’s a prototypical press corner with great straight line speed to recover if he’s beat, along with decent ball skills to break up passes. Revel is also a great tackler who routinely got motioned into the box to help in run support.

Having only played one complete season and having played very few games against high level competition might hurt Revel’s chances, but his potential is through the roof.

Shavon Revel 2024 Stats

3 games: 8 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 4passes defended, 2 interceptions

4. Benjamin Morrison, Notre Dame

CB | 6’0″ | 190 lbs | 3rd Year

Benjamin Morrison is yet another talented corner whose season was cut short with injuries, missing out on Notre Dame’s run to the championship.

Morrison has been a key contributor since his true freshman season, playing with a combination of urgency, athleticism, and instincts. The 6’0″ corner lines up all over the field, and excels thanks to his aggressiveness and particularly quick feet which allow him to mirror receivers.

He’s allowed less than 50% completions on passes to the man he’s covering in each of his three seasons, and has excellent ball skills to finish interceptions. 

He’s more quick than he is fast, but he has enough speed to recover against the majority of receivers.

Benjamin Morrison 2024 Stats

6 games: 20 tackles, 4 passes defended

5. Jahdae Barron, Texas

CB | 5’11” | 195 lbs | 5th Year

Jahdae Barron was likely the best defensive back in college football this season, acting as a do-it-all player who lined up all over the field and could fix whatever problem the defense was having.

When targeted this year, QBs had a mere 33.1 NFL passer rating, meaning QBs would have been better off throwing the ball in the dirt than they’d be looking in Barron’s direction.

Barron mastered the art of aggression from the cornerback spot, knowing exactly how much contact he can get away with to disrupt the receiver without losing drawing a penalty. That aggressiveness also shows up as a tackler, accelerating into his hits and rarely ever missing tackles. 

The biggest issue is he just doesn’t have the traditional size of an NFL outside corner, and slot defenders don’t traditionally have as much value. 

Jahdae Barron 2024 Stats

16 games: 67 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 16 passes defended, 5 interceptions

Complete 2025 CB Draft Rankings

RANK NAME SCHOOL AGE HT WT
1 Travis Hunter Colorado 3rd 6'0" 188
2 Will Johnson Michigan 3rd 6'2" 194
3 Shavon Revel East Carolina 3rd 6'2" 194
4 Benjamin Morrison Notre Dame 3rd 6'0" 193
5 Jahdae Barron Texas 5th 5'11" 194
6 Trey Amos Ole Miss 5th 6'1" 195
7 Maxwell Hairston Kentucky 3rd 5'11" 183
8 Azareye'h Thomas Florida State 3rd 6'2" 197
9 Darien Porter Iowa State 6th 6'3" 195
10 Jacob Parrish Kansas State 3rd 5'10" 191
11 Quincy Riley Louisville 6th 5'11" 194
12 Nohl Williams California 5th 6'0" 199
13 Zah Frazier UTSA 6th 6'3" 186
14 Cobee Bryant Kansas 5th 6'0" 180
15 Dorian Strong Virginia Tech 5th 6'1" 185
16 Jabbar Muhammad Oregon 5th 5'9" 182
17 Tommi Hill Nebraska 4th 6'1" 213
18 Caleb Ransaw Tulane 4th 5'11" 197
19 Jason Marshall Jr. Florida 4th 6'0" 194
20 Denzel Burke Ohio State 4th 5'11" 186
21 Zy Alexander LSU 5th 6'1" 187
22 Jaylin Smith USC 4th 5'11" 187
23 Upton Stout Western Kentucky 5th 5'9" 181
24 Mello Dotson Kansas 5th 6'1" 192
25 Justin Walley Minnesota 4th 5'10" 190
26 Jermari Harris Iowa 6th 6'1" 191
27 Robert Longerbeam Rutgers 5th 5'11" 175
28 Mac McWilliams UCF 5th 5'10" 191
29 Fentrell Cypress II Florida State 6th 6'0" 182
30 Bilhal Kone Western Michigan 5th 6'1" 190
31 Aydan White NC State 5th 6'0" 183
32 Corey Thornton Louisville 5th 6'0" 194
33 BJ Mayes Texas A&M 4th 6'1" 195
34 Zemaiah Vaughn Utah 5th 6'2" 185
35 BJ Adams UCF 4th 6'2" 182
36 Garnett Hollis Jr. West Virginia 5th 6'0" 203
37 Cam Lockridge Fresno State 6th 6'0" 185
38 O'Donnell Fortune South Carolina 5th 6'1" 185
39 Kahzir Brown Florida Atlantic 4th 6'3" 210
40 Marcus Harris California 6th 5'11" 189
41 Jaydon Hill Texas A&M 6th 6'0" 195
42 Kendall Bohler Florida A&M 6th 5'11" 195
43 KJ Wallace UCLA 6th 5'11" 185
44 Melvin Smith Southern Arkansas 4th 5'11" 185
45 Aamir Hall Michigan 5th 6'1" 200
46 Cameron Oliver UNLV 4th 6'1" 175
47 Ethan Robinson Minnesota 5th 6'0" 190
48 Dom Jones Colorado State 6th 6'3" 195
49 Isas Waxter Villanova 6th 6'1" 209
50 Devin Kirkwood UCLA 4th 6'3" 195
51 Davion Ross Memphis 6th 5'10" 175
52 Jordan Oladokun Bowling Green 4th 5'10" 185
53 Trikweze Bridges Florida 6th 6'2" 196
54 Mike Reid South Dakota 5th 6'2" 200
55 Alijah Huzzie North Carolina 6th 5'10" 193
56 John Humphrey USC 5th 6'2" 205
57 JaTravis Broughton TCU 6th 5'11" 190
58 Korie Black Oklahoma State 5th 6'0" 185
59 Lorando Johnson Baylor 5th 6'0" 195
60 Woodi Washington Oklahoma 6th 5'11" 195
61 Car'lin Vigers UL-Monroe 5th 6'1" 188
62 TJ Moore Mercer 4th 6'0" 185
63 Cam Stone Hawaii 5th 5'9" 191
64 Devin Hembry North Dakota 5th 6'2" 190
65 Myles Purchase Iowa State 4th 5'9" 202
66 Warren Burrell Georgia Tech 6th 6'0" 190
67 Nikko Reed Oregon 4th 5'10" 180
68 Gavin Pringle Georgia State 6th 5'11" 175
69 Tahveon Nicholson Louisville 5th 5'11" 180
70 Jalen Kimber Penn State 5th 6'0" 181
71 Doneiko Slaughter Arkansas 5th 6'0" 190
72 Kendren Smith Virginia 6th 6'1" 205
73 LaMareon James TCU 4th 5'10" 185
74 Tyron Herring Delaware 6th 6'1" 202
75 Isaiah Hamilton Ole Miss 5th 6'1" 175
76 Clarence Lewis Syracuse 5th 6'0" 200
77 Marquise Robinson Arkansas 4th 6'1" 195
78 James Burgess Alabama State 5th 6'2" 190
79 Dalys Beanum South Dakota State 5th 6'1" 190
80 Jakob Robinson BYU 5th 5'11" 170
81 Montre Miller Mississippi State 7th 5'10" 180
82 Bralyn Lux Texas Tech 6th 5'11" 175
83 Dashaun Peele Navy 4th 5'11" 195
84 Kobe Singleton Oregon State 5th 5'11" 185
85 Donte Kent Central Michigan 5th 5'10" 181
86 Kaylin Moore UCLA 4th 5'11" 190
87 Daedae Hill Florida Atlantic 5th 5'10" 190
88 Terrence Spence James Madison 5th 6'1" 188
89 Davonte Brown Florida State 5th 6'2" 185
90 Brandon Crossley SMU 6th 6'0" 185
91 Nyzier Fourqurean Wisconsin 4th 6'0" 180
92 Aamaris Brown-Bunkley South Florida 5th 5'10" 195
93 Daryl Porter Jr. Miami (FL) 5th 5'10" 185
94 Andrew Volmar Bethune-Cookman 5th 6'1" 185
95 Nahil Perkins Fordham 5th 6'0" 170
96 Cam Sims ETSU 6th 6'2" 185
97 Jamari Bellamy Air Force 4th 6'2" 185
98 Robert Carter Robert Morris 4th 5'10" 175
99 Dezjhon Malone Oklahoma 5th 6'0" 205
100 Ridge Texada North Texas 5th 5'8" 180
101 Keenan Garber Kansas State 6th 6'0" 190
102 Johnathan Baldwin UNLV 4th 6'1" 200
103 Avery Helm TCU 5th 6'1" 185
104 Javaughn Byrd Northern Illinois 4th 6'0" 190
105 Zahran Manley Stanford 6th 6'2" 190
106 Major Williams Carson-Newman 6th 6'1" 190
107 Andrew Pitts Angelo State 6th 5'9" 155
108 Greedy Vance Jr. USC 5th 5'11" 170
109 Virgil Lemons West Florida 5th 6'0" 190
110 Anthony Johnson Jr. Western Kentucky 4th 5'10" 180
111 Dontae Manning Oregon 5th 5'10" 190
112 Lacarea Pleasant-Johnson Southern Utah 6th 6'1" 190
113 Abraham Williams Idaho 5th 6'1" 185
114 Amir Annoor Wofford 4th 6'1" 190
115 Jeremiah Walker Stephen F. Austin 5th 6'0" 200
116 Gio Waller East Central 4th 6'1" 190
117 Sean Fresch Rice 5th 5'9" 180
118 Johnathan Edwards Tulane 4th 6'0" 203
119 Jacobe Covington USC 5th 6'2" 200
120 Kasyus Kurns Tarleton State 5th 5'10" 170
121 Ty Leonard SE Missouri State 6th 6'0" 170
122 Josh Stokes Slippery Rock 5th 5'10" 180
123 Marcell Blocker Florida Memorial 4th 6'3" 190
124 Cale Sanders SMU 4th 5'10" 190
125 Ben Knox South Florida 5th 6'2" 200
126 Ke'Vric Wiggins Jr. Jackson State 6th 6'0" 180
127 Chris Mills Texas State 7th 6'0" 195
128 Brandon Turnage Ole Miss 6th 6'1" 185
129 Yusef Leak II McNeese 4th 6'0" 180
130 Lorenzo Styles Ohio State 4th 6'1" 195
131 Marque Collins BYU 7th 5'11" 175
132 Fredrick Mallay Rhode Island 5th 5'9" 175
133 Tyreese Shakir Portland State 4th 5'10" 195
134 CJ Williams Western Carolina 5th 5'10" 170
135 Cahleel Smith NW Missouri State 6th 6'0" 195
136 Trevin Gradney Montana 6th 6'0" 185
137 Carson Hinton Howard 5th 6'0" 195
138 Jacorey Benjamin Bowling Green 6th 5'11" 185
139 Amir Wallace San Jose State 6th 6'0" 185
140 Austin McKinney NW Missouri State 4th 6'2" 200
141 Mark Davis Jr. Vanderbilt 6th 6'2" 195
142 Caleb Blake Bethune-Cookman 6th 6'0" 185
143 Juan Powell Coastal Carolina 6th 5'11" 190
144 Mark Shepherd Jr. Glenville State 5th 6'0" 180
145 Eric Haney San Diego 5th 5'10" 180
146 Bryquice Brown Boston College 6th 5'11" 185
147 Travis Martin Langston 4th 6'3" 215
148 Gavin Holmes Texas 5th 5'11" 185
149 Lake Ellis Massachusetts 5th 6'0" 180
150 Rudy Silvera Stony Brook 6th 6'1" 200
151 Zeke Blake Toledo 4th 6'3" 190
152 Dontez Fagan West Virginia 6th 5'10" 190
153 Darius McClendon Bowling Green 6th 6'2" 190
154 Kam Alexander Oregon 6th 5'11" 190
155 Bruce Harmon Stephen F. Austin 6th 6'0" 200
156 Robert Jones III Howard 4th 6'1" 190
157 Jarod Washington South Carolina State 4th 6'2" 190
158 Chateau Reed Baylor 5th 6'2" 195
159 Demarcus Griffin-Taylor Louisiana Tech 6th 5'9" 175
160 Arsheen Jiles Massachusetts 5th 5'9" 180
161 Jesse Johnson III Austin Peay 5th 5'11" 170
162 Dijion Walls Morningside 5th 6'1" 190
163 Isaiah Greene Campbell 6th 6'1" 200
164 Ja'Kobe North Charleston Southern 4th 6'1" 195
165 Nic Toomer Indiana 6th 6'2" 200
166 Keydrain Calligan SE Louisiana 5th 6'0" 200
167 DJ VanHook Northern Arizona 6th 5'10" 185
168 Kendarius Smith Nicholls 4th 5'10" 185
169 Keyon Martin Louisiana 5th 5'9" 165
170 Eddie Faulkner IV Slippery Rock 5th 5'8" 190
171 Cedarius Doss Indiana 6th 5'8" 180
172 Markel Reed Boise State 6th 6'0" 190
173 Carlvainsky Decius Morgan State 4th 6'0" 190
174 RJ Delancy III Wisconsin 5th 5'11" 195
175 KaVan Reed Murray State 4th 6'2" 200
176 Davone Walden Jr. Central Connecticut 5th 6'1" 185
177 Myles Brodie Towson 6th 6'2" 175
178 Marcus Clarke Missouri 5th 5'11" 195
179 Tyris Harvey Robert Morris 5th 5'11" 180
180 Dylan Brown UW-River Falls 4th 6'4" 200
181 Jayden Heartwell Dickinson State 4th 6'1" 180
182 Gio Nowotarski Concordia (WI) 4th 6'3" 180
183 Gabe DuBois Lafayette 4th 5'10" 175
184 Terron Mallory Norfolk State 6th 5'11" 190
185 Michael Brown UW-River Falls 5th 6'1" 190
186 Edwin Summerour Alcorn State 6th 5'11" 180
187 Cody Moser Northwestern (IA) 5th 6'3" 195
188 Kriston Davis Houston 6th 6'0" 190
189 Donell Mackey-Woodson Wilkes 5th 5'11" 190
190 Tevin Griffey Boise State 5th 5'11" 180
191 Joseph Bonga Southeastern (FL) 5th 5'10" 180
192 Kenny Bennett Virginia State 8th 6'2" 200
193 Jerrae Williams Washington State 6th 5'10" 185
194 Jabea Tilong Nebraska-Kearney 5th 6'1" 195
195 Jaqae Alfred Lincoln (CA) 4th 5'9" 175
196 Ja'Cari Williams Colorado-Mesa 5th 5'7" 170
197 Thatcher Milton Texas 4th 5'10" 185
198 Damon Washington Army 4th 5'11" 195
199 Joseph Norris III Heidelberg 5th 5'9" 175
200 Grant Henderson Maryville 4th 5'8" 165
201 Brandon Murphy Hampton 5th 5'11" 200
202 Kaysan Barnett Rocky Mountain 5th 5'8" 185
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Traits That Make a CB Prospect Great

To be an elite cornerback, you need to be able to run backwards as fast as the best receivers can run forwards. You need elite stop and star ability, great length to break up passes, along with the ability to tackle. Understandably, cornerback is heavily reliant on physical traits. Length, quickness, and speed are among some of the most important factors of scouting the top cornerback prospects.

Some of the factors we consider when scouting are included below.

Fluidity

Fluidity and flexibility, particularly in the hips, is a can’t miss trait for a corner. The ability to turn and run and defend like a basketball player in a standard part of most pass coverage routes. A corner also needs a smooth backpedal and elite start-stop ability. Fluidity can’t really be coached, but it’s needed to match up with the elite athletes at wide receiver.

Length

Length is another uncoachable trait that allows a corner to disrupt at the catch point and break off passes. Corners with short arms rarely get drafted because they have a much smaller margin or error in coverage and have to get closer to a receiver to jam them at the line of scrimmage.

Quickness & Speed

For other position I’ve separated out these two traits, but they’re both vital when determining cornerback draft rankings. Having quick feet underneath with help you stay in good position and effectively mirror your receiver. Speed is also necessary to turn and run on a deep route, helping with recovery and reducing the need for safety help.

Coverage Technique

Athletic traits are necessary, but a cornerback will need some fine tuned technique to succeed in the NFL. Maintaining tight coverage, staying in phase during man or press man coverage, and being aggressive without getting penalties are just a few aspects of good coverage corners.

Overall Opinion of the 2025 CB Draft Class

There have been some good cornerback classes recently, and 2025 is no exception. There might not be quite as much day 2 talent as normal, but everywhere else is extremely strong.

What’s interesting with this group is the absurd number of injured players at the top of the class which has made it difficult to form a full evaluation. Will Johnson, Shavon Revel, Benjamin Morrison, Max Hairston, Tommi Hill, Jason Marshall and others had major injuries as expected top-100 picks.