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2013 NFL Draft cornerback rankings

Cornerback is another position where the strength of the class will be determined by the non-seniors that come out.

Kevin C. Cox

Alabama junior Dee Milliner was one of the break out players of the 2012 college football season. Among the nation’s leaders in pass breakups, Milliner is a do-it-all corner who can play man and coverage aptly. He’s the the best in a growing list of Alabama cornerbacks in recent years.

If there’s one school that knows something about sending cornerbacks to the NFL, it’s Ohio State. The Buckeyes have another good corner in redshirt sophomore Bradley Roby. He’s knocked down a little because he’s not overly physical with big receivers, but his instincts and playmaking ability is impressive.

If Roby goes pro, there could be upwards of five cornerbacks taken in the first round. That last happened in 2010.
1. Dee Milliner | 6’1, 196 pounds | Cornerback | Alabama *
2. Johnthan Banks | 6’2, 185 pounds | Cornerback | Mississippi State
3. Logan Ryan | 6’0, 190 pounds | Cornerback | Rutgers *
4. Xavier Rhodes | 6’2, 209 pounds | Cornerback | Florida State *
5. Bradley Roby | 5’11, 190 pounds | Cornerback | Ohio State **
6. Jordan Poyer | 6’0, 190 pounds | Cornerback | Oregon State
7. Desmond Trufant | 6’0, 185 pounds | Cornerback | Washington
8. Will Davis | 6’0, 186 pounds | Cornerback | Utah State
9. David Amerson | 6’3, 194 pounds | Cornerback | North Carolina State *
10. Blidi Wreh-Wilson | 6’2, 190 pounds | Cornerback | Connecticut
11. Adrian Bushell | 5’11, 184 pounds | Cornerback | Louisville
12. Johnny Adams | 5’11, 175 pounds | Cornerback | Michigan State
13. Tharold Simon | 6’3, 187 pounds | Cornerback | LSU *
14. Terry Hawthorne | 6’0, 190 pounds | Cornerback | Illinois
15. Rod Sweeting | 6’0, 184 pounds | Cornerback | Georgia Tech
16. Marc Anthony | 6’0, 200 pounds | Cornerback | California
17. Jamar Taylor | 5’11, 196 pounds | Cornerback | Boise State
18. Nickell Robey | 5’8, 165 pounds | Cornerback | Southern California *
19. Kyle Fuller | 6’0, 193 pounds | Cornerback | Virginia Tech *
20. Allen Chapman | 5’11, 176 pounds | Cornerback | Kansas State
21. Carrington Byndom | 6’0, 180 pounds | Cornerback | Texas *
22. Leon McFadden | 5’10, 190 pounds | Cornerback | San Diego State
23. Justin Gilbert | 6’0, 194 pounds | Cornerback | Oklahoma State *
24. Sanders Commings | 6’2, 216 pounds | Cornerback | Georgia
25. Micah Hyde | 6’1, 185 pounds | Cornerback | Iowa
26. Nigel Malone | 5’10, 180 pounds | Cornerback | Kansas State
27. Josh Johnson | 5’11, 195 pounds | Cornerback | Purdue
28. Brandon McGee | 6’0, 197 pounds | Cornerback | Miami

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