2024 NFL Draft Rankings: Cornerback

Check out the top cornerback prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft class.

Luke Easterling | Oct 20, 2023

2024 NFL Draft Rankings: Cornerback /

If someone in your life thinks it's too early to look ahead to the next NFL Draft, it might be time to reevaluate that relationship.

Around here, we know that the NFL Draft cycle doesn't have an offseason, so we're here to give you all the information you need about the next wave of top prospects who are about to head to the next level.

The 2024 NFL Draft class appears to be loaded at multiple positions, which should make for an entertaining football season and pre-draft process.

As we look ahead to next April, here's how we rank the top cornerback prospects in this year's class:

RANK	NAME	COLLEGE
1.	Kool-Aid McKinstry	Alabama
2.	Kalen King	Penn State
3.	Cooper DeJean	Iowa
4.	Nate Wiggins	Clemson
5.	Denzel Burke	Ohio State
6.	Kamari Lassiter	Georgia
7.	Josh Newton	TCU
8.	Caelen Carson	Wake Forest
9.	T.J. Tampa	Iowa State
10.	Jason Marshall Jr.	Florida

Published Oct 20, 2023

LUKE EASTERLING

Luke Easterling (he/him) has been covering college football and the NFL for more than two decades, with a particular focus on the nexus of both, the NFL Draft. Writing for some of the largest and most recognizable brands in sports media, Luke's experience and expertise in evaluating potential NFL prospects and evaluating team needs/fits has earned the appreciation of his readers, and the respect of his peers. Luke cut his sports journalism teeth at The Tampa Tribune before spending two years at Bleacher Report as a featured columnist covering the NFL Draft and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Luke then spent nearly seven years at USA TODAY Sports Media Group as editor of Draft Wire and Bucs Wire, building both into authoritative destination sites for their respective audiences. Now at The Arena Group, Luke covers the NFL and college football for Athlon Sports, and runs Sports Illustrated's FanNation site for the NFL Draft. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Luke has been a featured guest on ESPN Radio, CBS Sports Radio, Fox Sports Radio, SiriusXM and more. Based in Tampa, Florida (the true home of the Cuban sandwich), Luke plays the drums, loves 2000s pop-punk, watches way too many British murder mystery shows, and channels the energy of his deep-south Grammy and his full-Italian Nana in the kitchen. Twitter: @lukeeasterling Email: luke.easterling@si.com