YouTube is a beautiful thing. I watched the footage I could find on the corners listed below, and when available read and chatted with scouts who follow the teams and players.
Derek Stingley Jr. He is the best corner in college. Injuries slowed him some last season, but thats the only thing that did. He had an elite PFF coverage grade. Stingley Jr is the top of the 2022 draft class. He is 6’1, approx 200 lbs, ran a 4.3 forty and had a 42 inch vertical. Impressive stats. Top ten first round talent.
Andrew Booth Jr. Not a lot of footage as he was a rotational player his first two seasons with Clemson. He has good size at 6 feet 195 lbs. Has seemed to be good at playing at the ball. He just needs to keep improving while playing full time.
Kaiir Elam At 6’2 200 lbs he is tall, tough, might be my favorite CB prospect in the upcoming draft. Loads of potential. Physical corner that leads to some bursts that get by him. That is not anything that coaching will not correct. He is one to watch this year at Florida.
Trent McDuffie More of a scheme fit corner- zone, avg size, built solid, good vertical leap, and he might be best tackler in class. He also might be a future safety. Not a lot of tape of defending the pass as he only had 4 passes defensed the last two seasons.
Mykael Wright Really good ball skills, needs to add muscle and weight. He checks in at 5’11 and roughly 180 lbs, but has proven to be very good at pass break ups. He has shown great body control. Mykael also returns kicks. With a good season, he will find himself on an NFL roster next season as a starting CB and special teams player.
Ahmad Gardner Mainly plays press corner ,and has been very good doing it. per PFF 87.6 grade (6th) 90.0 coverage grade (7th) 0 TDs & 39.4 passer rating allowed (4th) Ahmad checks in at 6’2 and has a sturdy frame. He reportedly is even stronger this season.
Josh Jobe Was up and down playing opposite Patrick Surtain II last season, and was targeted a lot. He was flagged too many times as he led all corners in the nation with 11 penalties, six of those in the final three games. Despite the penalties Jobe still had 11 pass break ups and per PFF was sixth in the country allowing only one reception every twenty coverage snaps. He defends the run well, reads plays well, hits hard and is a very good tackler. If he gets his emotions under control this season, his play (already good) will be very good and he will be talked about as one of the top corners in the country by seasons end.
Roger McCreary He has been very good at Auburn, but they are changing their defensive scheme this year so he will be tested to play more off man coverages. Roger has shown great instincts so far into his collegiate career and I expect him to keep that up this year and end up being a top round 2 pick in 2022.
Noah Daniels His biggest issue is heath. Has great size and skills when he plays but missed 2019 and only played four game is 2020 due to a torn ACL. Big wild card heading into season with huge potential.
Sevyn Banks Like Stingley, Sevyn is a stout 6’1 200 lb very physical corner. He has given up a lot of plays with his aggressive style, in 8 games last season he was targeted 53 times and gave up 31 receptions for 440 yards(per college PFF),but he could take a big step forward this season as he gains more experience. Another sleeper prospect.
David
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