Davison Igbinosun CB Ohio State |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #1 ROLE: Outside Zone CB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 04/10/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 4.45 seconds (68%*) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age: 22.4 DOB: 04/11/2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl Invite: Senior Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #1 | |
| ROLE: Outside Zone CB | |
| Last Updated: 04/10/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2026 | |
| Forty time: 4.45 seconds (68%*) | |
| Age: 22.4 DOB: 04/11/2004 | |
| Bowl Invite: Senior Bowl | |
| Overall Rating: | 84.8 / 100 | |
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| Average rating of opposition Offense player has faced | ||
| Offense Rating: |
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75% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| QB Rating When targeted: | 52.0 | |
| Tackling: |
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75% |
| Run Defense: |
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88% |
| Coverage: |
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82% |
| Zone: |
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83% |
| Man/Press: |
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76% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
3rd
Overall Rank:
#72
Position rank:
#17 (DB)
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| College Games: 53 College Snaps: 2640 | ||
ESPN RATING: 83/100
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247 RATING: 94/100
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RIVALS RATING: 5.8 (95%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Mekhi Garner - LSU |
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84% |
| Tyson Campbell - Georgia |
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81% |
| Denzel Burke - Ohio State |
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80% |
Drafted: ROUND: 2 - Pick Number: 62 (BUF)
Draft Profile: Bio
A four-star recruit rated the top prospect in New Jersey, Davison Igbinosun (IG-bih-no-son) was a two-way player and standout hurdler at Union High School, running 15.17 in the 110s. His older brother Desmond was a four-year starting safety at Rutgers. Igbinosun flipped his commitment from Rutgers to Ole Miss on signing day, lured by the chance to play in the SEC.He started 10 games as a true freshman in Oxford, posted 37 tackles and five pass breakups and earned Freshman All-American honors. When defensive coordinator Chris Partridge was not retained, Igbinosun entered the portal and chose Ohio State, a program he had idolized growing up watching Jeff Okudah. He started every game across three seasons in Columbus, tying for 11th in Buckeye history with 22 pass breakups.
His 2025 season was the best of the bunch: 52 tackles, eight PBUs, two interceptions and second-team All-Big Ten recognition. Both picks came in high-leverage moments, one off Bryce Underwood in the Michigan win and another against Indiana in the Big Ten Championship Game. He allowed just 22 catches all year and zero touchdowns, and accepted a Senior Bowl invite.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Length and physicality at the line jar receivers off their intended release and disrupt timing.
- Carries vertical routes down the sideline and squeezes the back shoulder throwing window.
- Attacks the catch point with active hands and forces receivers to finish through contact.
- Triggers downhill fast on screens and quick-game, reads the concept and goes.
- Willing force defender who fills his gap and sets the edge against outside zone.
- Penn State end zone interception in 2024 flashed improved ball location and tracking.
- Penalty count fell from 12 in 2024 to four in 2025, showing the coaching is sticking.
- Durability is a real selling point: 53 straight starts across two SEC and Big Ten programs.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Hips are tight when he has to flip and run with shiftier receivers at the stem.
- Still defaults to grabbing late in the rep, wore oven mitts in practice to curb it.
- Plays upright through his transition, loses ground coming out of his backpedal.
- Struggles to find the ball with his back to the quarterback on true vertical shots.
- Frame is long and lean, narrow through the hips and thin in the lower body.
- Strikes low as a tackler and has trouble wrapping up when his angle is off.
- Opens his hips too early in off-man and tips which way he is turning.
Scouting Report: Summary
Igbinosun fits cleanly as a boundary corner in a zone-heavy system that will let him keep his eyes on the quarterback and use his length to contest the throwing window. Matt Patricia's Cover 3 framework at Ohio State is the blueprint he should be running back in an NFL building: pattern-match the release, squeeze the sideline with his frame, and drive on the ball once the receiver declares. He has the speed to carry verticals and the press technique to re-route on first contact, which is what you want from a starter on the outside in a quarters or three-deep scheme.The 2025 tape is what got him here. The penalty problem was a real one, and the fact that he cut his coverage flags by two-thirds in a single season says the habit is fixable rather than baked in. He also looked more comfortable turning his head to find the football and reading concepts instead of reacting late. The ceiling on his man coverage is capped by the hip stiffness: receivers with quick feet at the top of the stem can still get him to open early and tip his leverage, and that is going to follow him to the next level until the transition mechanics get cleaned up.
He walks into a building as a plug-and-play starter on the boundary in the right scheme. The floor is a high-volume CB2 who holds his side of the field and contributes against the run. The ceiling, if a coach can polish the footwork and trust him to stop grabbing, is a long, physical outside starter who travels in Cover 3 and gets his hands on the ball.
Written By:
K.C. Martinez (Big Ten)
Davison Igbinosun percentiles vs other Cornerbacks (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)
How other scouting services rate Davison Igbinosun (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
79.1
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
18.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.