The 2025 NFL Draft cornerback class boasts plenty of length and speed highlighted by Kentucky CB Maxwell Hairston running a 4.38s 40-yard dash.
Here is a collegiate performance analysis of the Top 10 options on the board, with the top-25 cornerbacks in the 2025 class ranked in order.
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Kyle Dvorchak1. Travis Hunter, Colorado
Hunter was rated as the #1 overall prospect from the 2022 prep cycle, but opted to attend FCS Jackson State where his mentor Deion Sanders was the head coach. He followed Coach Prime to Colorado and had to make some adjustments in year one, allowing a 56.6% completion rate and five touchdowns while cutting his teeth at the Power Four level. Last year Hunter put it all together posting a pristine 90.3 coverage grade which ranked second-best in the P4, to go with 13 stops, four interceptions and a dirt-low 39.9 NFL passer rating against. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner excelled with a phenomenal 35.1% forced incompletion rate and 0.46 yards per coverage snap while also pitching in with 13 stops. His ball skills in coverage are premium, which you might expect from the class’ top receiving prospect. The fluidity of his hips and acceleration to drive on the ball and create disruption at the catch point is the best in the class, as he transitions freely and easily from backpedal to a dead sprint. He could stand to clean up an elevated 14.3% missed tackle rate, but he only missed 8.8% of tackles in 2023 and 0% in 2022, so that’s not a ...
