Cornerbacks
The were 34 CBs selected in the 2023 draft, as follows:
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Round 1 - Devon Witherspoon, Emmanuel Forbes, Christian Gonzalez, Deonte Banks
Round 2 - Joey Porter, Julius Brents, Cam Smith, Tyrique Stevenson, DJ Turner
Round 3 - Garrett Williams, Riley Moss, Mekhi Blackmon
Round 4 - Jakorian Bennett, Kelee Ringo, Clark Phillips
Round 5 - Darius Rush, Cameron Mitchell, Darrell Luter, Kyu Blu Kelly, Terrell Smith
Round 6 - Eric Scott, Kei'Trel Clark, Josh Hayes, Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, Christian Braswell, Jarrick Bernard-Converse, Tre Hawkins,
Ameer Speed
Round 7 - Jaylon Jones, Carrington Valentine, Cory Trice, Isaiah Bolden, DJ Ivey, Alex Austin
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1) Terrion Arnold | 6'0 | 196 | CB | Alabama
9/9 - Texas - Arnold was solid overall, but his game was inconsistent at times, not always providing clean coverage. To his credit, he faced a very good WR corps.
10/7 - Texas A&M - Was off in his coverage a couple times, but was good to solid for the majority of the game.
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2) Quinyon Mitchell | 6'0 | 195 | CB | Toledo
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3) Cooper DeJean | 6'1 | 209 | CB/S | Iowa
9/9 - Iowa State - DeJean impressed, showing great functional speed, coupled with ball awareness and the ability to click and close on the ball. He often drew Noel, a lightning-quick WR, whom he was up to the task in handling. He limited him to very short underneath options. He was also very active as a tackler, pacing his team with 10 stops.
10/14 - Wisconsin - Allowed a few receptions but provided tight coverage throughout the game. He also showed his ability to blitz off the edge in quick, strong fashion.
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4) Kool-Aid McKinstry | 6'1 | 188 | CB | Alabama
9/9 - Texas - While he did allow a couple receptions, he showed plus play speed and the ability to hang with WRs.
10/7 - Texas A&M - He got beat a few times, allowing receptions, but his coverage was always very tight.
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5) Nate Wiggins | 6'1 | 173 | CB | Clemson
9/4 - Duke - Wiggins held his own tonight, eliminated his man from being a viable target quite a few times.
10/21 - Miami - Wiggins played with tight coverage the majority of the night, showing great skills overall. However, Colbie Young was able to get open on him few times, winning the position battle.
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6) Kamari Lassiter | 6'0 | 180 | CB | Georgia
9/16 - South Carolina - Had a very good game, provided tight coverage throughout the contest.
10/14 - Vanderbilt - Looked very good in this contest. He often drew the talented Will Sheppard, but kept in check whenever they locked up. He showed quick feet, fluid hips, and the foot speed to stay sticky. He also chipped in with 5 tackles, was very good all around.
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7) T.J. Tampa | 6'1 | 198 | CB | Iowa State
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8) Ennis Rakestraw | 6'0 | 175 | CB | Missouri
9/16 - Kansas State - Wasn't tested a whole lot, but he answered the call when he was. He used his length nicely to cover WRs.
10/7 - LSU - Really flashed a few times in coverage and as a tackler, held down his assignments very well.
10/14 - Kentucky - DNP
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9) Max Melton | 6'0 | 190 | CB | Rutgers
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10) Kris Abrams-Draine | 6'0 | 185 | CB | Missouri
9/16 - Kansas State - Had a great game, provided tight coverage throughout this contest. He took his man out of contention several times.
10/7 - LSU - Had an outstanding game, locked up Nabers twice on throws his way, allowed just one reception the entire game.
10/14 - Kentucky - Had another great, consistently provided lockdown coverage.
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11) Cam Hart | 6'2 | 205 | CB | Notre Dame
9/9 - North Carolina State - Hart had a good night routinely provided tight coverage and took his man out of any deep ball contention.
9/23 - Ohio State - Had a very good game, kept his man in check while other CBs were picked on.
10/14 - USC - Looked very good today, consistently locked his man up and was on top of the ball often in coverage and run support. He had 3 solo stops, 1 TFL.
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12) Mike Sainristil | 5'10 | 182 | CB | Michigan
10/7 - Minnesota - He allowed the one TD from the Gopher offense, but was pretty tight in coverage. He was otherwise sound in all regards.
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13) Nehemiah Pritchett | 6'1 | 180 | CB/SAF | Auburn
10/14 - LSU - Pritchett had a very good game. While he allowed Nabers to get a reception with good YAC afterwards, his coverage was otherwise spot on. He's the reason Brian Thomas Jr. only had 7 yards receiving.
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14) Caelon Carson | 5'11 | 180 | CB | Wake Forest
10/7 - Clemson - Carson had a very good game, simply wasn't tested as he had his man locked up throughout the majority of the contest.
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15) D.J. James | 6'1 | 174 | CB | Auburn
10/14 - LSU - James was generally tight in coverage, despite allowing some receptions throughout the game. To his credit, LSI has a very good WR corps.
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16) Renardo Green | 6'1 | 174 | CB | Florida State
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17) Josh Newton | 6'0 | 195 | CB | TCU
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18) Khyree Jackson | 6'3 | 198 | CB | Oregon
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19) Andru Phillips | 6'0 | 187 | CB | Kentucky
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20) Kalen King | 5'11 | 188 | CB | Penn State
9/2 - West Virginia - King provided tight coverage throughout the game, wasn't tested much. Aside from biting on a double move that result in an incomplete pass, he was great.
10/21 - Ohio State - King wasn't horrible, but he simply couldn't hem up MHJ. The WR got open multiple times against King. His coverage was never too far off, but he missed the mark on his assignments overall.
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21) Johnny Dixon | 6'0 | 191 | CB | Penn State
9/2 - West Virginia - WVU stayed away from his teammate King, opted to test Dion instead. Dixon provided tight coverage as well, looed the part throughout this contest, flashing a number of times.
10/21 - Ohio State - Dixon had a solid game. He carried out his assignments well, was quick to help as a tackler. Other DBs were exploited, but he locked his man up more times than not.
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22) Jarian Jones | 6'0 | 191 | CB | Florida State
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23) Chau Smith-Wade | 5'11 | 176 | CB | Washington State
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24) Jarvis Brownlee | 6'0 | 190 | CB | Louisville
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25) Daequan Hardy | 5'9 | 178 | CB | Penn State
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26) Elijah Jones | 6'2 | 184 | CB | Boston College
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27) Qwan'tez Stiggers | 5'11 | 204 | CB | CFL
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28) Jaylin Simpson | 6'1 | 178 | CB/SAF | Auburn
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29) M.J. Devonshire | 5'11 | 190 | CB | Pittsburgh
9/9 - Cincinnati - Devonshire was good in this one, consistently seen locking his man up and taking him out of contention.
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30) Tarheeb Still | 5'11 | 190 | CB | Maryland
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31) Willie Drew | 6'0 | 178 | CB | Virginia State
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32) Deantre Prince | 6'0 | 180 | CB | Ole Miss
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33) Myles Harden | 5'10 | 195 | CB | South Dakota
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34) Quinton Newsome | 6'1 | 185 | CB | Nebraska
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35) Ja'Quan Sheppard | 5'11 | 180 | CB | Maryland
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36) Jaden Davis | 5'10 | 182 | CB | Miami
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37) Decorian Patterson | 6'0 | 193 | CB | UCF
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38) Marcellas Dial | 5'11 | 190 | CB | South Carolina
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39) Kamal Hadden | 6'1 | 187 | CB | Tennessee
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40) Dwight McGlothern | 6'2 | 190 | CB | Arkansas
9/16 - BYU - Displayed plus coverage skills, provided very tight coverage on several plays.
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999) Denzel Burke | 6'1 | 180 | CB | Ohio State
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999) Jason Marshall | 6'1 | 198 | CB | Florida
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999) Jabbar Muhammad | 5'10 | 183 | CB | Washington
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999) Zy Alexander | 6'2 | 188 | CB | LSU
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999) Devin Kirkwood | 6'2 | 205 | CB | UCLA
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999) Fentrell Cypress | 6'0 | 184 | CB | Florida State
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999) Darian Chestnut | 5'11 | 200 | CB | LSU
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999) Tahveon Nicholson | 5'11 | 180 | CB | Ole Miss
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999) Sheridan Jones | 6'0 | 185 | CB | Clemson
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999) Tyreek Chappell | 6'1 | 198 | CB | Texas A&M
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