The rise of LSU's Morris Claiborne is complete. All season he's inched his way up the rankings and now it's nearly impossible to not consider him the nation's best cornerback prospect. It's also helped him that Alabama's Dre Kirkpatrick has been inconsistent, Janoris Jenkins is playing at a lower level and Nebraska's Alfonzo Dennard has been injured.
Updated 2012 NFL Draft cornerback rankings
Find the rankings and let me know what you think. Who should be lower and who should be higher? Also, how would you compare Claiborne to the top cornerbacks from previous seasons?
| 1. Morris Claiborne | 6'0, 185 pounds | CB | LSU * - Prospect notes |
| 2. Dre Kirkpatrick | 6'2, 190 pounds | CB | Alabama * - Prospect notes |
| 3. Janoris Jenkins | 5'11, 186 pounds | CB | North Alabama - Prospect notes | Red Flag Alert |
| 4. Alfonzo Dennard | 5'10, 205 pounds | CB | Nebraska - Prospect notes |
| 5. Chase Minniefield | 6'0, 185 pounds | CB | Virginia - Prospect notes |
| 6. Stephon Gilmore | 6'1, 190 pounds | CB | South Carolina *- Prospect notes |
| 7. Brandon Boykin | 5'10, 184 pounds | CB | Georgia - Prospect notes |
| 8. Jayron Hosley | 5'10, 170 pounds | CB | Virginia Tech * |
| 9. Jamell Fleming | 5'11, 192 pounds | CB | Oklahoma |
| 10. Coryell Judie | 5'11, 188 pounds | CB | Texas A&M |
| 11. Donnie Fletcher | 6'1, 200 pounds | CB | Boston College |
| 12. Casey Hayward | 6'0, 185 pounds | CB | Vanderbilt |
| 13. Shaun Prater | 5'11, 180 pounds | CB | Iowa |
| 14. Leonard Johnson | 5'10, 202 pounds | CB | Iowa State |
| 15. Jonathan Banks | 6'1, 185 pounds | CB | Mississippi State |
| 16. Desmond Trufant | 6'0, 178 pounds | CB | Washington * |
| 17. Robert Blanton | 6'0, 200 pounds | CB | Notre Dame |
| 18. Charles Brown | 5'9, 205 pounds | CB | North Carolina |
| 19. Cliff Harris | 5'11, 165 pounds | CB | Oregon * - Prospect notes | Red Flag Alert |
| 20. Keith Tandy | 5'10, 198 pounds | CB | West Virginia |
| 21. De'Quan Menzie | 6'0, 198 pounds | CB | Alabama |
| 22. Micah Hyde | 6'1, 185 pounds | CB | Iowa * |
| 23. Rod Sweeting | 6'0, 184 pounds | CB | Georgia Tech * |
| 24. Ryan Steed | 5'11, 190 pounds | CB | Furman |
| 25. Greg Reid | 5'9, 175 pounds | CB | Florida State * |
| 26. Josh Robinson | 5'10, 192 pounds | CB | Central Florida * |
| 27. Johnny Adams | 5'11, 175 pounds | CB | Michigan State * |
| 28. Omar Bolden | 5'10, 195 pounds | CB | Arizona State |
| 29. Brandon McGee | 6'0, 190 pounds | CB | Miami * |
| 30. Isaiah Frey | 6'0, 190 pounds | CB | Nevada |
| 31. Trumaine Johnson | 6'2, 197 pounds | CB | Montana |
| 32. Troy Woolfolk | 6'0, 191 pounds | CB | Michigan |
* denotes underclassman
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