You could make a strong argument that this talented group of cornerbacks is the deepest position in the entire 2023 NFL draft.
I currently have a whopping total of 21 cornerbacks ranked/graded in the top 150, 16 of which are in the top 100. The current consensus at the moment isn’t too far behind, either.
Using the collective data from over 130 different big boards, the consensus opinion is that 15 cornerbacks currently rank inside the top 100 (tied for most at any position).
Unfortunately, this forced a lot of good cornerbacks to just miss the list despite having a strong grade. Some of the corners that just graded outside my top 10 include Utah’s Clark Phillips (72.9), Alabama’s Eli Ricks (71.1), and Syracuse’s Garrett Williams (70.9).
Before we get started on the rankings, a quick reminder of how my grading process works.
These explanations can get repetitive once you’ve read them a few times, therefore, feel free to keep scrolling and jump right into the list if you’ve been keeping up with our offensive rankings.
If not, let’s provide some background information for our new readers.
Over the last couple of months, I have evaluated over 150 players in total. This process includes me grading a minimum of three games for each prospect before coming up with my opinions/grades.
More often than not, I would watch at least five or six contests for each prospect before doing an evaluation, but unfortunately there were some cases where I had trouble getting certain all-22 tapes, so I had to work with what I had.
The way this works is I would evaluate each game I watched individually, then I averaged those grades into one final film grade worth a total of 20 points.
Example: blue-chip prospects (90 percent or higher) received anywhere from 18-20 points in all likelihood.
Game tape is the only criterion that is worth 20 points on my grading scale, while other areas, such as analytics, athletic score, ceiling/floor, etc., are worth a maximum of 10 points.
Truthfully, when you consider how thin the offense currently is, it’s hard to envision the Titans investing a premium pick on a defender unless there is a player for the taking that is simply too good to pass up on.
Therefore, it can’t be dismissed completely as a possible scenario, especially when Tennessee’s best chance to legitimately compete in 2023 is fielding a stout defense that can slow down these high-powered AFC offenses.
Realistically, there’s only so much the Titans can do to improve the offense at this point. Nevertheless, Tennessee has to at least get its unit to sufficiently complement what’s likely to be a very good defense in 2023.
After covering the top 10 offensive prospects by position, let’s shift our focus to the other side of the ball and find out which cornerback prospects made my top 10 with less than two weeks to go until the draft.