By Nolan Nawrocki
Many variables affect the performance of prospects in the pros outside of talent, such as coaching, scheme fits/complexity, personality matches, injuries and work location, not to mention many other adjustments rookies must make to the NFL. Thus, the future success of an NFL prospect is difficult to predict without knowing which team a prospect will be playing for.
Nonetheless, PFW personnel analyst Nolan Nawrocki ranks the following cornerbacks for the 2010 NFL draft according to their likelihood for success, heavily based on how they grade out on tape and factoring in the character, intelligence and medical grades of each player. The order of our rankings does not necessarily reflect the order in which we believe they will be drafted.
CORNERBACKS
| Rk | # | Name | School | Grade | Height | Weight | Speed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 | Joe Haden | Florida | 6.35 | 5106 | 189 | 4.44 | Jr., PR |
| 2. | 21 | Patrick Robinson | Florida State | 6.00 | 5117 | 190 | 4.42 | |
| 3. | 3 | Kareem Jackson | Alabama | 5.99 | 5104 | 196 | 4.48 | Jr. |
| 4. | 1 | Kyle Wilson | Boise State | 5.95 | 5100 | 185 | 4.44 | PR |
| 5. | 21 | Devin McCourty | Rutgers | 5.93 | 5106 | 193 | 4.42 | KR |
| 6. | 3 | Jerome Murphy | South Florida | 5.69 | 6002 | 196 | 4.54 | FS, Ch. |
| 7. | 2 | Chris Cook | Virginia | 5.65 | 6020 | 212 | 4.49 | FS |
| 8. | 15 | Kevin Thomas | USC | 5.50 | 6000 | 192 | 4.46 | X |
| 9. | 17 | Brandon Ghee | Wake Forest | 5.45 | 5111 | 192 | 4.38 | X |
| 10. | 5 | Myron Lewis | Vanderbilt | 5.45 | 6015 | 204 | 4.46 | |
| 11. | 16 | Perrish Cox | Oklahoma State | 5.45 | 5113 | 195 | 4.61 | RS, Ch. |
| 12. | 1 | Alterraun Verner | UCLA | 5.41 | 5107 | 189 | 4.56 | |
| 13. | 32 | Akwasi Owusu-Ansah | Indiana (Pa.) | 5.39 | 6005 | 207 | 4.37 | X, RS |
| 14. | 28 | Javier Arenas | Alabama | 5.39 | 5085 | 195 | 4.59 | RS |
| 15. | 19 | Amari Spievey | Iowa | 5.37 | 5107 | 195 | 4.54 | Jr., FS, KR |
| 16. | 6 | Walter Thurmond | Oregon | 5.37 | 5104 | 189 | 4.45e | X |
| 17. | 1 | Dominique Franks | Oklahoma | 5.35 | 5100 | 194 | 4.47 | Jr., PR |
| 18. | 13 | Joshua Moore | Kansas State | 5.32 | 5107 | 188 | 4.52 | Jr. |
| 19. | 6 | Walter McFadden | Auburn | 5.30 | 5100 | 172 | 4.42 | |
| 20. | 5 | Syd'Quan Thompson | California | 5.27 | 5090 | 182 | 4.69 | PR |
| 21. | 9 | David Pender | Purdue | 5.25 | 6000 | 180 | 4.44 | |
| 22. | 6 | Devin Ross | Arizona | 5.23 | 5101 | 184 | 4.66 | |
| 23. | 24 | Sherrick McManis | Northwestern | 5.23 | 5110 | 195 | 4.50e | X, KO, FS |
| 24. | 3 | Jamar Wall | Texas Tech | 5.21 | 5101 | 193 | 4.50e | KR |
| 25. | 18 | Crezdon Butler | Clemson | 5.20 | 5115 | 191 | 4.46 | |
| 26. | 28 | A.J. Jefferson | Fresno State | 5.20 | 6000 | 193 | 4.48 | KR |
| 27. | 2 | Brian Jackson | Oklahoma | 5.20 | 6002 | 203 | 4.66 | FS |
| 28. | 9 | Sam Shields | Miami (Fla.) | 5.12 | 5104 | 184 | 4.28 | WR, Ch. |
| 29. | 29 | Chris Hawkins | LSU | 5.10 | 5116 | 186 | 4.47 | |
| 30. | 47 | Cornelius Brown | UTEP | 5.10 | 5103 | 197 | 4.47 | |
| 31. | 6 | Donovan Warren | Michigan | 5.10 | 5115 | 193 | 4.65 | Jr. |
| 32. | 29 | Marcus Brown | Arkansas State | 5.09 | 6001 | 194 | 4.37 | S |
| 33. | 32 | Trevard Lindley | Kentucky | 5.09 | 5111 | 178 | 4.51 | X |
| 34. | 38 | Chris Chancellor | Clemson | 5.09 | 5091 | 171 | 4.51 | |
| 35. | 14 | Nolan Carroll | Maryland | 5.07 | 5113 | 201 | 4.49 | X |
| 36. | 6 | Bryce McCann | SMU | 5.05 | 5104 | 182 | 4.42 | |
| 37. | 14 | Jorrick Calvin | Troy | 5.05 | 5102 | 184 | 4.56 | RS, DNP |
| 38. | 37 | Ross Weaver | Michigan State | 5.00 | 6004 | 210 | 4.47 | X |
| 39. | 23 | Jordan Hemby | North Carolina | 5.00 | 5107 | 190 | 4.47 | X |
| 40. | 42 | Benjamin Burney | Colorado | 5.00 | 5104 | 188 | 4.53 | X, FS |
| 41. | 22 | Stephan Virgil | Virginia Tech | 5.00 | 5103 | 180 | 4.69 | |
| 42. | 7 | Ray Fisher | Indiana | 5.00 | 5080 | 171 | 4.51 | WR, PR |
| 43. | 25 | R.J. Stanford | Utah | 4.95 | 5101 | 183 | 4.42 | |
| 44. | 42 | Robert McClain | Connecticut | 4.95 | 5090 | 194 | 4.58 | |
| 45. | 12 | Thad Turner | Ohio | 4.90 | 5106 | 188 | 4.51 | |
| 46. | 24 | Cassius Vaughn | Mississippi | 4.90 | 5100 | 192 | 4.44 | |
| 47. | 15 | Terrence Johnson | California (Pa.) | 4.90 | 5090 | 184 | 4.47 | |
| 48. | 8 | Jarvis Richards | Youngstown State | 4.80 | 5097 | 193 | 4.49 | |
| 49. | 9 | Phillip Adams | South Carolina State | 4.80 | 5103 | 192 | 4.53 | |
| 50. | 7 | Brandon King | Purdue | 4.80 | 5096 | 190 | 4.59 | |
| 51. | 36 | Josh Pinkard | USC | 4.80 | 6007 | 214 | 4.60e | XX, S |
| 52. | 23 | Prince Miller | Georgia | 4.75 | 5083 | 192 | 4.41 | PR |
| 53. | 25 | Jordan Pugh | Texas A&M | 4.75 | 5106 | 196 | 4.46 | |
| 54. | 25 | Brad Jones | Cincinnati | 4.75 | 6010 | 200 | 4.58 | FS |
| 55. | 8 | Marshay Green | Mississippi | 4.75 | 5086 | 175 | 4.58 | |
| 56. | 3 | Patrick Stoudamire | Western Illinois | 4.75 | 5096 | 207 | 4.50 | FS |
| 57. | 24 | Josh Morris | Weber State | 4.75 | 5113 | 186 | 4.56 | |
| 58. | 19 | Josh Gordy | Central Michigan | 4.70 | 5104 | 195 | 4.44 | |
| 59. | 6 | Anthony Levine | Tennessee State | 4.70 | 5111 | 193 | 4.51 | |
| 60. | 28 | Chris Richards | Stony Brook (N.Y.) | 4.70 | 5105 | 165 | 4.52 | |
| 61. | 4 | Wondy Pierre-Louis | Florida | 4.70 | 6002 | 188 | 4.53 | |
| 62. | 1 | Tramaine Brock | Bellhaven (Miss.) | 4.70 | 5102 | 200 | 4.59 | |
| 63. | 10 | Rafael Priest | TCU | 4.70 | 5096 | 183 | 4.60e | |
| 64. | 19 | Scotty McGee | James Madison | 4.65 | 5080 | 184 | 4.37 | RS |
| 65. | 9 | Jeremy Ware | Michigan State | 4.65 | 5097 | 183 | 4.43 | |
| 66. | 3 | Adarrious Ross | Lindenwood (Mo.) | 4.65 | 5082 | 175 | 4.43 | |
| 67. | 17 | Aaron Berry | Pittsburgh | 4.65 | 5093 | 175 | 4.49 | |
| 68. | 8 | Johnny Sears | Eastern Michigan | 4.65 | 5116 | 184 | 4.67 | |
| 69. | 24 | Marquis Johnson | Alabama | 4.65 | 5106 | 192 | 4.67 | |
| 70. | 1 | A.J. Wallace | Penn State | 4.65 | 6004 | 194 | 4.69 | X, Ch. |
| 71. | 41 | Dennis Rogan | Tennessee | 4.65 | 5087 | 185 | 4.77 | Jr., RS, Ch. |
| 72. | 7 | Deon Beasley | Texas | 4.60 | 5095 | 180 | 4.42 | |
| 73. | 7 | Leon Wright | Duke | 4.60 | 5082 | 181 | 4.42 | |
| 74. | 6 | Anthony Wiseman | Maryland | 4.60 | 5092 | 183 | 4.48 | |
| 75. | 7 | Kennard Banks | Iowa State | 4.60 | 5097 | 207 | 4.57 | X |
| 76. | 15 | Traye Simmons | Minnesota | 4.60 | 5087 | 180 | 4.59 | |
| 77. | 27 | Jerell Norton | Arkansas | 4.60 | 5105 | 197 | 4.63 | Jr. |
| 78. | 4 | Vic Hall | Virginia | 4.55 | 5094 | 184 | 4.47 | |
| 79. | 4 | Knowledge Timmons | Penn State | 4.55 | 5097 | 187 | 4.49 | |
| 80. | 1 | Roderick Williams | Alcorn State | 4.55 | 5095 | 170 | 4.54 | |
| 81. | 5 | Cortez Gilbert | Appalachian State | 4.50 | 5105 | 178 | 4.59 | |
| 82. | 2 | Kelvin Rodgers | Mankato State | 4.45 | 5116 | 168 | 4.51 | |
| 83. | 28 | Dere Hicks | Illinois | 4.40 | 5100 | 183 | 4.67 | |
| 84. | 21 | Tim Clark | Oregon State | 4.40 | 6000 | 177 | 4.60e | |
| 85. | 4 | Gabe Derricks | San Diego | 4.35 | 6011 | 192 | 4.69 | |
| 86. | 9 | Marcell Young | Jackson State | 4.30 | 5116 | 184 | 4.50e | |
| 87. | 5 | Quintez Smith | Shaw (N.C.) | 4.25 | 5102 | 187 | 4.64 | |
| 88. | 2 | Tyson Andrus | Nicholls State (La.) | 4.25 | 6004 | 198 | 4.55e | |
| 89. | 37 | Mike Anello | Notre Dame | 4.25 | 5084 | 175 | 4.75e | |
| 90. | 5 | Courtney Smith | Central Washington | 4.20 | 5096 | 190 | 4.42 | |
| 91. | 4 | Melvin Stephenson | UTEP | 4.20 | 5094 | 187 | 4.45 | |
| 92. | 23 | Kenny Brown | UC Davis | 4.20 | 5096 | 181 | 4.49 | |
| 93. | 18 | John Destin | Tulsa | 4.20 | 5107 | 191 | 4.52 | |
| 94. | 14 | Kasey Brown | Northwestern | 4.20 | 5084 | 166 | 4.52 | |
| 95. | 24 | Byron Davenport | Delta State (Miss.) | 4.20 | 5110e | 185e | 4.65e | |
| 96. | 24 | Seth Williams | Richmond | 4.15 | 5094 | 183 | 4.49 | |
| 97. | 31 | Eddie Calvin | Southeast Missouri | 4.15 | 5110 | 169 | 4.53 | |
| 98. | 8 | Dustin Bell | UTEP | 4.10 | 5100 | 181 | 4.48 | |
| 99. | 2 | Robert Carlisle | Grand Valley State | 4.10 | 6000e | 200e | 4.55e | |
| 100. | 25 | Chris Garrett | Illinois State | 4.10 | 5110 | 170 | 4.60e | |
| 101. | 7 | Angelo Williams | Ferris State | 4.00 | 5105 | 182 | 4.53 | |
| 102. | 3 | Martin Manson | Southern Connecticut | 4.00 | 5082 | 161 | 4.56 | |
| 103. | 10 | C.J. Lovett | Fort Hays State | 4.00 | 5111 | 195 | 4.58 | |
| 104. | 4 | Kwame Carlor | Marist | 4.00 | 5096 | 186 | 4.62 | |
| 105. | 26 | Andre Moyd | Newberry (S.C) | 4.00 | 5102 | 212 | 4.67 | |
| 106. | 8 | Chris Buckner | New Mexico State | 4.00 | 5114 | 190 | 4.60e | WR |
