BEST RATED TACKLING CORNERBACKS 2027 NFL Draft

2027 BEST RATED TACKLING CORNERBACKS

A cornerback’s tackling grade scores what he does after the catch and in run support: tackles made against tackles missed, and the yards given up when he arrives late or bounces off. Desmond King (Iowa) and Morris Claiborne (LSU) were both willing, reliable tacklers, which is rarer at the position than it should be.

The table ranks this year’s draft-eligible cornerbacks by tackling grade, alongside run defense, zone coverage, man and press coverage, and overall rating.

2027 Cornerbacks ranked by TACKLING

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING RUN DEFENSE ZONE MAN/PRESS Rating
1

Ify
Obidegwu

CB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
94 68 91 86
78.5
2

Chris
Peal

CB
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
92 76 74 77
84.7
3

Kelley
Jones

CB
Mississippi State   Mascot
Mississippi State Mascot
88 74 86 82
86.7
4

Brice
Pollock

CB
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
84 67 79 72
84.7
5

KP
Price

CB
Boston College   Mascot
Boston College Mascot
84 75 67 71
66.5
6

Ellis
Robinson IV

CB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
83 75 83 77
88.5
7

DJ
McKinney

CB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
82 79 71 68
83.3
8

Jontez
Williams

CB
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
78 75 64 62
74.0
9

A.J.
Harris

CB
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
78 72 66 62
81.2
10

Aaron
Scott Jr.

CB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
78 58 63 65
62.9
11

Jamari
Sharpe

CB
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
78 79 78 72
84.8
12

Red
Morgan

CB
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
77 74 73 63
69.4
13

Xavier
Lucas

CB
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
77 77 77 77
75.0
14

Khalil
Barnes

CB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
77 69 73 66
79.9
15

Dashawn
Spears

CB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
76 78 88 76
84.6
16

Antonio
Kite

CB
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
74 69 69 64
67.2
17

Christian
Gray

CB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
72 77 67 59
82.7
18

Eli
Bowen

CB
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
72 86 76 70
81.4
19

Dakoda
Fields

CB
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
71 62 65 60
64.7
20

Jackson
Bennee

CB
Utah   Mascot
Utah Mascot
70 69 58 55
84.6