2016 class · 32 prospects

Cornerback CB

INTs/PBUs per game + speed + agility. The bust model is weakest at cornerback — treat predictions as directional.

Likeliest career, by the outcome model.

How many cornerbacks land in each career bucket as the model's single most likely finish. This is a different question from the board grades below — a prospect can be a Day 3 grade and still have “starter” as his likeliest outcome. The tails (elite, bust) are where the model separates; the middle two buckets sit close to a coin flip.

Elite
1
Pro-Bowl-caliber career
Starter
19
Multi-year NFL starter
Role
12
Rotational / depth
Bust
0
Nobody here busts as his likeliest outcome — individual risk still varies, see the rows below
Likeliest career across the CB class
Elite
1
Starter
19
Role
12
Bust
0

The board.

All 32 cornerbacks with a draftable grade on Draftanomics's 2016 board, tier by tier.

Blue Chip1 player

Only Jalen Ramsey carries a blue-chip grade at cornerback — the Florida St. product projects No. 1 overall. The drop to Vernon Hargreaves III is 14 projected picks: a step, not a cliff.

1
Jalen Ramsey
Florida St.· 6'1" · 209 lb· consensus #3
A blue-chip grade with the room in agreement — consensus No. 3.
Blue Chip
bust risk 7%
1st Round1 player

Vernon Hargreaves III out of Florida is the first-round tier by himself, projected No. 15 overall. The drop behind Hargreaves is the story — Rashard Robinson does not come off the board for another 23 picks.

15
Vernon Hargreaves III
Florida· 5'10" · 204 lb· consensus #10
A first-round grade with the room in agreement — consensus No. 10.
1st Round
bust risk 0%
Day 28 players

The Day 2 tier runs 8 deep, opening with Rashard Robinson out of LSU at No. 38 and closing with Ryan Smith at No. 105. No cliff at the bottom, either: Kendall Fuller is one projected pick behind Smith. The model is planting a flag on Harlan Miller, 72 spots ahead of where the room ranks him (No. 145).

38
Rashard Robinson
LSU
A Day 2 grade, No. 38 on our board.
Day 2
bust risk 30%
51
Deiondre' Hall
Northern Iowa· 6'2" · 199 lb· consensus #91
A Day 2 grade the room hasn't caught up to — consensus No. 91.
Day 2
bust risk 43%
68
William Jackson III
Houston· 6'0" · 189 lb· consensus #31
A Day 2 grade, though the room is higher on him — consensus No. 31.
Day 2
bust risk 14%
73
Harlan Miller
Southeastern Louisiana· consensus #145
A Day 2 grade the room hasn't caught up to — consensus No. 145.
Day 2
bust risk 38%
78
Artie Burns
Miami (FL)· 6'0" · 193 lb· consensus #97
A Day 2 grade the room hasn't caught up to — consensus No. 97.
Day 2
bust risk 21%
83
Eli Apple
Ohio St.· 6'1" · 199 lb· consensus #28
A Day 2 grade, though the room is higher on him — consensus No. 28.
Day 2
bust risk 14%
96
Daryl Worley
West Virginia· 6'1" · 204 lb
A Day 2 grade, No. 96 on our board.
Day 2
bust risk 35%
105
Ryan Smith
North Carolina Central· 5'11" · 189 lb
A Day 2 grade, No. 105 on our board.
Day 2
bust risk 10%
Day 322 players

This is where the class lives: 22 cornerbacks carry a Day 3 grade, with Kendall Fuller out of Virginia Tech at the front of the line at No. 106 overall. The room is higher on KeiVarae Russell than we are: consensus No. 68 to our No. 223.