Top 5 Cornerback prospects in 2026 Draft

Ahead of the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, Field Level Media draft analysts ranked the top prospects at every position.

Cornerbacks arrive in Indianapolis on Tuesday and begin team interviews by request.

They are scheduled for media availability Thursday, on-field position drills, 40-yard dash and agility workouts at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday and bench press on Saturday.

1. Mansoor Delane, LSU

6-0, 190

Delane spent three years at Virginia Tech and had 29 starts when he jumped to LSU. His dominant senior season in 2025 provided further evidence he's an NFL-caliber shutdown corner.

2. Avieon Terrell, Clemson

5-11, 190

Speed, quickness, burst and natural instincts in coverage and plus traits as a run defender.

3. Jermod McCoy, Tennessee

5-10, 193

Torn ACL scrapped 2025 season, making the Scouting Combine medicals a huge landmark on his pre-draft journey. Based on 2024 game film, he's a first-round lock if healthy.

4. Colton Hood, Tennessee

6-0, 195

While McCoy was healing, Hood was dealing. A breakout 2025 season for arguably the top press-man corner in the class.

5. Brandon Cisse, South Carolina

6-0, 190

A leading candidate to light up combine workouts with length and Olympic-sprinter speed. If you thought Maxwell Hairston (Kentucky) found the first round last year with his 4.28 40, Cisse is more than capable of doing the same. Scouts might still question instincts but length and long speed are great baselines.

If you are looking for a candidate to close the gap on the top cornerbacks in the class before the 2026 NFL Draft, San Diego State's Chris Johnson is a certified blazer who blanketed Mountain West receivers in man coverage and has a burst to close on the ball when playing off.

Here are the defensive backs who received invitations to participate among 319 NFL prospects at the 2026 combine:

Keith Abney II, Arizona State

Marcus Allen, North Carolina

Jadon Canady, Oregon

Brandon Cisse, South Carolina

Bud Clark, TCU

Tacario Davis, Washington

Mansoor Delane, LSU

Charles Demmings, Stephen F. Austin

Thaddeus Dixon, North Carolina

Caleb Downs, Ohio State

Daylen Everette, Georgia

Bishop Fitzgerald, USC

Andre Fuller, Toledo

Jaylon Guilbeau, Texas

TJ Hall, Iowa

Ahmari Harvey, Georgia Tech

A.J. Haulcy, LSU

Colton Hood, Tennessee

Jalen Huskey, Maryland

Davison Igbinosun, Ohio State

Domani Jackson, Alabama

Chris Johnson, San Diego State

Dalton Johnson, Arizona

Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina

Will Lee III, Texas A&M

Hezekiah Masses, Cal

Jermod McCoy, Tennessee

Latrell McCutchin Sr., Houston

Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo

Devin Moore, Florida

Louis Moore, Indiana

Ahmaad Moses, SMU

Malik Muhammad, Texas

Julian Neal, Arkansas

Xavier Nwankpa, Iowa

VJ Payne, Kansas State

D'Angelo Ponds, Indiana

Toriano Pride Jr., Missouri

Ephesians Prysock, Washington

Kamari Ramsey, USC

Chandler Rivers, Duke

Keionte Scott, Miami

DeShon Singleton, Nebraska

Avery Smith, Toledo

Genesis Smith, Arizona

Robert Spears-Jennings, Oklahoma

Treydan Stukes, Arizona

Lorenzo Styles Jr., Ohio State

Michael Taaffe, Texas

Avieon Terrell, Clemson

Dillon Thieneman, Oregon

Jakobe Thomas, Miami

Zakee Wheatley, Penn State

Collin Wright, Stanford

--Field Level Media