Defensive Back Rankings 2022 NFL Draft

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LAST UPDATED: 04/30/2022

Player Rankings - Defensive Back

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
1

CB
Ahmad
Gardner

6-3 190lbs 4.41
CB
NYJ   Mascot
NYJ Mascot
190lbs 6-3 4.41 2 6
92.9
Gardner is an athletic lanky press corner who's a throwback type player who can get in a receiver's face and dominate. He hasn't...
2

CB
Derek
Stingley Jr....

6-1 195lbs 4.29
CB
HOU   Mascot
HOU Mascot
195lbs 6-1 4.29 3 8.3
92.7
The supremely athletically gifted and talented Stingley has established himself as the best cornerback in college football and will likely...
3

S
Kyle
Hamilton

6-4 220lbs 4.59
S
BAL   Mascot
BAL Mascot
220lbs 6-4 4.59 1 4.8
91.6
Kyle Hamilton can do it all -- he has the perfect size and agility for the position combined with nice coverage skills, hard tackling, and...
4

CB
Trent
McDuffie

5-11 193lbs 4.44
CB
KC   Mascot
KC Mascot
193lbs 5-11 4.44 4 21.9
90.9
McDuffie doesn't have the perfect size for the cornerback position when compared to others in the class such as Derek Stingley, however, in...
5

S
Jaquan
Brisker

6-1 199lbs 4.49
S
CHI   Mascot
CHI Mascot
199lbs 6-1 4.49 11 42.9
90.6
Jaquan Brisker is a great athlete with an elite combination of speed, size, tackling, and natural coverage ability to be a pro-bowl level...
6

CB
Kaiir
Elam

6-2 191lbs 4.39
CB
BUF   Mascot
BUF Mascot
191lbs 6-2 4.39 6 31.4
89.8
There is no doubt that Elam does have elite athletic ability in terms of speed, quickness, and length - but these traits have often not...
7

S
Daxton
Hill

6-0 191lbs 4.38
S
CIN   Mascot
CIN Mascot
191lbs 6-0 4.38 7 35.6
89.5
Hill has played all over the secondary for the Wolverines, and this versatility is always in demand in the NFL especially when paired with...
8

CB
Roger
McCreary

5-11 190lbs 4.50
CB
TEN   Mascot
TEN Mascot
190lbs 5-11 4.50 9 40.7
89.3
McCreary was one of the most impressive man cover corners in college football last year as he become a shutdown player. He has nice top...
9

S
Kyler
Gordon

6-0 194lbs 4.52
S
CHI   Mascot
CHI Mascot
194lbs 6-0 4.52 10 43
88.4
Kyler Gordon has been shooting up draft boards lately - at the end of 2020 he was a likely late-round pick, but after an elite year where...
10

CB
Andrew
Booth Jr.

6-0 200lbs 4.38
CB
MIN   Mascot
MIN Mascot
200lbs 6-0 4.38 5 27.4
88.1
Booth projects as a playmaker at the cornerback position who will likely struggle early on in his NFL career due to limited college...
11

CB
Jalen
Pitre

5-11 198lbs 4.43
CB
HOU   Mascot
HOU Mascot
198lbs 5-11 4.43 13 47.5
86.4
Jalen Pitre has a unique skill set and has been an incredible college player while at Baylor. He is a ridiculously versatile athlete who...
12

S
Lewis
Cine

6-2 199lbs 4.37
S
MIN   Mascot
MIN Mascot
199lbs 6-2 4.37 12 46.8
86.1
Cine is an athletic hard-hitting college safety who will likely be looked at as a box player at the next level. However, he's much more...

2022 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Defensive Back

We've compared players post combine 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.

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2022 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Defensive Back

We've compared players 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.