2026 CB Prospects Rankings are updated by Shane P. Hallam as needed throughout the season and offseason. If you want more in depth reasoning for rankings, tweet him @ShanePHallam. See his 2024Â and 2025 Rankings as well for insight into those NFL Draft classes. Here are the 2026 CBProspects
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2026 Rankings
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Rank Name School Years out of HS Height Weight
1
Jermaine Mathews
Ohio State
1
6-0
175
2
Desmond Ricks
Alabama
1
6-1
170
3
AJ Harris
Georgia
1
6-1
180
4
Ja'Keem Jackson
Florida
1
6-1
180
5
Caden Jenkins
Baylor
1
6-1
166
6
Christian Gray
Notre Dame
1
6-0
175
7
Calvin Simpson-Hunt
Ohio State
1
6-0
175
8
Malik Muhammad
Texas
1
5-11
175
9
Jahlil Hurley
Alabama
1
6-2
170
10
Jacobe Johnson
Oklahoma
1
6-3
183
11
Rodrick Pleasant
Oregon
1
5-11
180
12
Daniel Harris
Georgia
1
6-2
175
13
Robert Stafford
Miami (FL)
1
5-11
171
14
Bravion Rogers
Texas A&M
1
5-10
185
15
Cormani McClain
Colorado
1
6-2
165
16
Daylen Austin
Oregon
1
6-1
180
17
Jayvon Thomas
Texas A&M
1
5-11
170
18
Jaylon Braxton
Arkansas
1
5-11
170
19
Jyaire Hill
Michigan
1
6-1
170
20
Jordan Matthews
Tennessee
1
6-1
184
21
Sharif Denson
Florida
1
5-11
170
22
Kayin Lee
Auburn
1
5-10
175
23
Avieon Terrell
Clemson
1
6-0
170
24
Chris Peal
Georgia
1
6-0
175
25
Damari Brown
Miami (FL)
1
6-1
180
26
Micah Bell
Notre Dame
1
5-10
170
27
Rickey Gibson III
Tennessee
1
6-0
171
28
Maliki Crawford
Southern Cal
1
6-3
180
29
Cole Martin
Oregon
1
5-10
175
30
Caleb Presley
Washington
1
5-11
180
31
Aaron Williams
Louisville
1
6-2
185
32
CJ Blocker
Utah
1
6-0
165
33
Jasiah Wagoner
Oklahoma
1
5-10
170
34
Curley Reed
Washington
1
6-1
180
35
Branden Strozier
Clemson
1
6-2
175
36
Lamont Payne
Penn State
1
6-1
170
37
Justyn Rhett
Georgia
1
6-1
195
38
Tyler Scott
Auburn
1
6-1
195
39
Colton Hood
Auburn
1
6-1
175
40
Smith Snowden
Utah
1
5-10
175
41
Aaron Gates
Florida
1
6-1
195
42
Cameron Calhoun
Michigan
1
6-0
170
43
Zion Tracy
Penn State
1
5-11
180
45
Amare Snowden
Wisconsin
1
6-3
187
46
LeVar Thornton Jr.
Baylor
1
6-2
165
47
Jeremiah Hughes
LSU
1
6-1
175
47
MarJayvious Moss
Missouri
1
5-11
180
48
Martel Hight
Vanderbilt
1
5-11
161
49
Cristian Conyer
Tennessee
1
6-1
170
50
Donovan McIntosh
Kansas State
1
6-2
170
51
Shadarian Harrison
Pittsburgh
1
6-1
180
52
Jshawn Frausto-Ramos
Stanford
1
6-0
180
Michael Richard
Louisiana Tech
1
5-9
160
Rank Name School Years out of HS Height Weight
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