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Here are the top 10 cornerbacks in this year's draft class, per PFF's NFL Draft Guide.
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1. Devon Witherspoon, Illinois
BIG BOARD RANK: 6
Witherspoon may not have an elite physical skill set for the position, but his senior-year tape was as good as we've seen in our nine years of college grading.
2. Christian Gonzalez, Oregon
BIG BOARD RANK: 10
Gonzalez is the total package physically. He's got all-pro tools but just needs a little refinement to get there.
3. Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
BIG BOARD RANK: 21
Porter is a high football IQ cornerback with the kind of size and physicality everyone is looking for. If he was a slightly better athlete, he'd be a top-10 pick.
4. Deonte Banks, Maryland
BIG BOARD RANK: 23
Banks has all the physical traits of an All-Pro cornerback. He just needs to be more consistent with his technique.
5. Tyrique Stevenson, Miami (FL)
BIG BOARD RANK: 39
Stevenson is a high-floor corner who has the kind of man coverage traits that should translate sooner rather than later.
6. Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State
BIG BOARD RANK: 42
Forbes has some boom-or-bust aspects to his game but has the kind of athletic traits that can make up for misreads.
7. Garrett Williams, Syracuse
BIG BOARD RANK: 49
What Williams has is uncoachable. He's a top-five corner in the class on mirroring ability alone. The rest is a work in progress.
8. Tre'Vius Hodges Tomlinson, TCU
BIG BOARD RANK: 60
Defenses that specialize in soft zone coverage have to be intrigued by Hodges-Tomlinson's ability to make plays working downhill.
9. Eli Ricks, Alabama
BIG BOARD RANK: 63
Ricks comes with injury concerns that will see him slip. Someone is going to get a corner with technical skills well beyond what you normally see from a true junior.
10. Cam Smith, South Carolina
BIG BOARD RANK: 69
Smith plays the game in a way that every defensive coordinator would love to have in their defense. He's just a limited athlete at an athlete-dominated position.
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