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
