BEST RUN DEFENDING CORNERBACKS 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Cornerbacks ranked by RUN DEFENSE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING RUN DEFENSE ZONE MAN/PRESS Rating
41

Josh
Moten

CB
Marshall   Mascot
Marshall Mascot
66 68 82 80
85.2
42

JK
Johnson

CB
Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
66 65 58 46
65.3
43

Jaylon
Braxton

CB
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
65 65 74 70
78.5
44

Damarius
McGhee

CB
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
84 65 60 53
65.7
45

Demorie
Tate

CB
Florida A&M   Mascot
Florida A&M Mascot
0 63 66 64
67.1
46

Tacario
Davis

CB
Arizona   Mascot
Arizona Mascot
81 61 67 75
83.7
47

King
Mack

CB
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
66 60 63 53
78.0
48

Damari
Brown

CB
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
39 59 63 59
77.0
49

Preston
Hodge

CB
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
52 58 72 78
77.3
50

Denver
Harris

CB
UTSA   Mascot
UTSA Mascot
47 58 61 60
77.4
51

Ja'Keem
Jackson

CB
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
64 57 65 56
78.0
52

Rodrick
Pleasant

CB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
53 56 77 73
67.0
53

Tony
Grimes

CB
Purdue   Mascot
Purdue Mascot
55 56 72 75
78.6
54

D.J.
Graham II

CB
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
64 55 80 65
70.3
55

Ricardo
Hallman

CB
Wisconsin   Mascot
Wisconsin Mascot
42 55 75 79
80.5
56

Will
Lee III

CB
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
76 55 70 76
83.7
57

Prophet
Brown

CB
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
55 55 53 51
63.0
58

Gentry
Williams

CB
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
37 54 67 66
78.0
59

Dezz
Ricks

CB
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
55 52 52 53
76.2
60

Dante
Lovett

CB
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
51 42 67 68
72.6