Top 10 Senior Cornerbacks for the 2010 NFL Draft.
1. Trevard Lindley, Kentucky – In Lindley you have a corner who is one of the most polished cornerbacks in the college game, who has the ability to take away half the field. Not only does he have great speed, and anticipation but he also has the size to go with it, standing right around 6 feet tall. Last season Lindley was a second-team All-American by the Walter Camp Foundation. He is not as thick as Malcolm Jenkins (Lindley is only around 180 pounds) who was the first cornerback drafted and went #14 overall to the Saints in this years draft, but he has better, speed, agility, and balls skills then Jenkins. Lindley this season has 39 tackles, 4 interceptions, 11 pass break-ups and 15 passes defended.
2. Pat Robinson, Florida State - Robinson as a sophomore earned a team and career-high six interceptions including one each in five consecutive games to tie the school record for consecutive games with at least one interception. Unfortunately, Robinson was one of the players involved in the infamous Florida State cheating scandal, and that will raise some question marks with NFL teams. Last season he had 26 tackles despite playing in only eight games and had 4 pass break-ups, because when he was on the field quarterback where staying away from him. He has good size at 5-11, 194 pounds and can both cover and support the run, he should run in the low 4.4 in the 40 when he is tested. This season hasn’t lived up to expectations for Robinson only has 23 tackles, no interceptions, 7 pass break-ups and 7 passes defended.
3. Brandon Ghee, Wake Forest – Ghee is the next player off of Wake Forest defense to end up in the NFL. A 5-11 190 pound cornerback with the ability to come up and make tackles on wide receivers as well as the willingness to stick his nose in the backfield and take on running backs. He has good hips and shows the ability to play man to man. Last season he had 35 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack and 1 interception. So far this season has 40 total tackles, and 6 pass break-ups, doesn’t have an interceptions and needs to show more improvement in his ball skills to get more interceptions.
4. Syd'Quan Thompson, California – Thompson isn’t the biggest cornerback in the land, but some how always finds away to make plays. The question is going to be, without the size, what type of true recover speed does he have. Most people think he is a 4.4 guy, but we won’t know until we get a stop watch on him. As a junior Thompson had 70 tackles, 14 passes broken up, 7.5 tackles for loss and 4 interceptions. Thompson is a ball hawk and is better in man to man coverage then he is in zone, but does have that ability. This season Thompson has 31 tackles, 1 interception, and 6 pass break-ups.
5. Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State – Cox has good size a 6-0 200 pounds and is not only a good cover cornerback, but a willing tackler. He has good speed and shows that off as a very good return guy. He has the ability to play both man to man and zone coverage as a cornerback. He has 24 total tackles this season with 1 interception and 12 pass break-ups. He has 455 kick return yards on 19 returns averaging 23.9 yards a kick return. Cox also has returned 8 punts for 78 yards.
6. Jerome Murphy, South Florida - Murphy is one of the biggest hitter on the team and has very good speed for his size, being 6-1 185. Last season he had 67 total tackles, with 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions and 5 pass break-ups. He is rated higher the former South Florida cornerback Mike Jenkins, who was a first round pick of the Dallas Cowboys two years ago. This season he has 40 total tackles, 2 interceptions, and 6 pass break-ups.
7. Kyle Wilson, Boise State – Last season Wilson was named first-team All-WAC cornerback and second-team all-conference punt returner. He lead the team with 5 interceptions, 10 pass breakups and 15 passes defended, to go along with those stats he had 35 total tackles and 5 tackles for loss. He had 33 punt returns for 470 yards and 3 touchdowns. Wilson is 5-10 184 and runs in the 4.4, he is good both in man to man and zone coverage and when he get his hands on the ball can make plays. He isn’t just a cover cornerback but will come up and support the run. This season has 23 total tackles, and 1 interception that was returned for a touchdown.
8. Javier Arenas, Alabama – Arenas is not only a good cornerback, but he is a great returner, and last season he returned 3 punts for touchdowns. He has the ability to score every time he touches the ball, and has great speed and elusiveness as a returner. As a cornerback he has good ball skills, but is short only standing 5-9, but does have good size weighing almost 200 pounds. He isn’t a shutdown corner but he can cover man to man and be effective at it, and also is good in zone coverage. He is effective supporting the run, and come off the edge on the blitz. But what makes Arenas so special is his ability as a game changer in the return game. This season so far on defense has 45 total tackles 8.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks and 1 interception. In the return game he has 19 punt returns for 320 yards (16.8 average per return), and 10 kick off returns for 278 yards (27.8 average per return)
9. Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, Indiana (PA) - Owusu-Ansah has great size at 6-1 205 for a cornerback, and speed have made him a tough shut down cover corner. He is a great on special teams as both a kick-off returner and punt returner, which will help his stock at the next level. This season on defense he has 21 total tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 4 pass break-ups and 6 passes defended. In the return game he has 16 kick-off returns for 462 returns (28.9 average per return), and 2 touchdowns and has 21 punt returns for 271 yards (12.9 average per return) and 3 touchdowns.
10. Devin McCourty, Rutgers – McCourty is a good overall cornerback at 5-10 190 pounds and last season had 57 tackles and broke up 7 passes. McCourty is a reliable tackler with fluid hips, a good leaper and is physical and aggressive. He has good instincts and awareness, with a strong work ethic. This season so far has 47 tackles which leads the team, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception and 5 pass break-ups.
2. Pat Robinson, Florida State - Robinson as a sophomore earned a team and career-high six interceptions including one each in five consecutive games to tie the school record for consecutive games with at least one interception. Unfortunately, Robinson was one of the players involved in the infamous Florida State cheating scandal, and that will raise some question marks with NFL teams. Last season he had 26 tackles despite playing in only eight games and had 4 pass break-ups, because when he was on the field quarterback where staying away from him. He has good size at 5-11, 194 pounds and can both cover and support the run, he should run in the low 4.4 in the 40 when he is tested. This season hasn’t lived up to expectations for Robinson only has 23 tackles, no interceptions, 7 pass break-ups and 7 passes defended.
3. Brandon Ghee, Wake Forest – Ghee is the next player off of Wake Forest defense to end up in the NFL. A 5-11 190 pound cornerback with the ability to come up and make tackles on wide receivers as well as the willingness to stick his nose in the backfield and take on running backs. He has good hips and shows the ability to play man to man. Last season he had 35 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack and 1 interception. So far this season has 40 total tackles, and 6 pass break-ups, doesn’t have an interceptions and needs to show more improvement in his ball skills to get more interceptions.
4. Syd'Quan Thompson, California – Thompson isn’t the biggest cornerback in the land, but some how always finds away to make plays. The question is going to be, without the size, what type of true recover speed does he have. Most people think he is a 4.4 guy, but we won’t know until we get a stop watch on him. As a junior Thompson had 70 tackles, 14 passes broken up, 7.5 tackles for loss and 4 interceptions. Thompson is a ball hawk and is better in man to man coverage then he is in zone, but does have that ability. This season Thompson has 31 tackles, 1 interception, and 6 pass break-ups.
5. Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State – Cox has good size a 6-0 200 pounds and is not only a good cover cornerback, but a willing tackler. He has good speed and shows that off as a very good return guy. He has the ability to play both man to man and zone coverage as a cornerback. He has 24 total tackles this season with 1 interception and 12 pass break-ups. He has 455 kick return yards on 19 returns averaging 23.9 yards a kick return. Cox also has returned 8 punts for 78 yards.
6. Jerome Murphy, South Florida - Murphy is one of the biggest hitter on the team and has very good speed for his size, being 6-1 185. Last season he had 67 total tackles, with 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions and 5 pass break-ups. He is rated higher the former South Florida cornerback Mike Jenkins, who was a first round pick of the Dallas Cowboys two years ago. This season he has 40 total tackles, 2 interceptions, and 6 pass break-ups.
7. Kyle Wilson, Boise State – Last season Wilson was named first-team All-WAC cornerback and second-team all-conference punt returner. He lead the team with 5 interceptions, 10 pass breakups and 15 passes defended, to go along with those stats he had 35 total tackles and 5 tackles for loss. He had 33 punt returns for 470 yards and 3 touchdowns. Wilson is 5-10 184 and runs in the 4.4, he is good both in man to man and zone coverage and when he get his hands on the ball can make plays. He isn’t just a cover cornerback but will come up and support the run. This season has 23 total tackles, and 1 interception that was returned for a touchdown.
8. Javier Arenas, Alabama – Arenas is not only a good cornerback, but he is a great returner, and last season he returned 3 punts for touchdowns. He has the ability to score every time he touches the ball, and has great speed and elusiveness as a returner. As a cornerback he has good ball skills, but is short only standing 5-9, but does have good size weighing almost 200 pounds. He isn’t a shutdown corner but he can cover man to man and be effective at it, and also is good in zone coverage. He is effective supporting the run, and come off the edge on the blitz. But what makes Arenas so special is his ability as a game changer in the return game. This season so far on defense has 45 total tackles 8.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks and 1 interception. In the return game he has 19 punt returns for 320 yards (16.8 average per return), and 10 kick off returns for 278 yards (27.8 average per return)
9. Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, Indiana (PA) - Owusu-Ansah has great size at 6-1 205 for a cornerback, and speed have made him a tough shut down cover corner. He is a great on special teams as both a kick-off returner and punt returner, which will help his stock at the next level. This season on defense he has 21 total tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 4 pass break-ups and 6 passes defended. In the return game he has 16 kick-off returns for 462 returns (28.9 average per return), and 2 touchdowns and has 21 punt returns for 271 yards (12.9 average per return) and 3 touchdowns.
10. Devin McCourty, Rutgers – McCourty is a good overall cornerback at 5-10 190 pounds and last season had 57 tackles and broke up 7 passes. McCourty is a reliable tackler with fluid hips, a good leaper and is physical and aggressive. He has good instincts and awareness, with a strong work ethic. This season so far has 47 tackles which leads the team, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception and 5 pass break-ups.
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