2027 Draft: Cornerback

[manxman2601]

I really like how Rawls moves. Explosive and twitchy. He’s definitely one I’ll be following closely this year. Keionte Scott?

 

[Clonamery]

I really like how Rawls moves. Explosive and twitchy. He’s definitely one I’ll be following closely this year. Keionte Scott?

He looked much bigger with Florida State.

 

[manxman2601]

He looked much bigger with Florida State.

He's listed at 6'1" but only 178lbs. I think I've read that he's up to 185. He's slight and I think he can play on the outside but has the versatility to play inside and out. It's explosiveness and and ability to get in the offensive backfield on occasion that had me comparing him to Scott.

 

[manxman2601]

 

[manxman2601]

Zeke Berry, Michigan
5-11, 188

The grades aren't great, the size isn't great, but James Foster calls him "the stickiest corner I've watched (aside from Leonard Moore)". Foster's cut up certainly backs that up.

Coverage grade - 67.3 (1 INT but 11 (!) PBUs.
Run Defense - 51.3
Missed Tackle rate - 20.9

The grades are pretty horrific, but he's interesting for now as someone who could backup both the slot and outside corner. Let's see if he improves in '26.

 

[manxman2601]

To try and guage arm length on a prospect I have a simplistic system which has held up fairly well over the years. I find a picture of a prospect standing upright with his arms hanging loose and look at where his fingers are in relation to the thigh pad.

1. If the fingers reach the bottom of the thigh pad or below, I figure the prospect might have 34-35" arms.
2. If the fingers just about reach the top of the thigh pad or just below the top, 30-32".

It's not meant to be a perfectly predictive system, just a rough guide. All that is a pre-amble to this picture of Ja-Bril Rawls



Those are some looooong arms. It wouldn't surprise me if they are 34" plus.

 

[manxman2601]

Jordan Reid says BYU CB Evan Johnson is getting "early day 3" grades from NFL scouts.

 

[mayoclinic]