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With the Dallas Cowboys season coming to an, this is a good time to continue looking at the biggest needs for Dallas and who the key prospects are in the first round the Cowboys could take with either of their Day 1 picks. In this edition we look at the cornerback position.
Strengths:
Solid, calm press corner with good mirror abilities and closing burst. After a steady 2023 at Virginia Tech, he turned the corner in 2024 and then became LSU’s shutdown corner in 2025 with 45 tackles, 11 pass breakups, and two interceptions. The tape is backed by the metrics and was one of the nation’s top-graded corners in 2025, and he finished as a unanimous All-American and Thorpe finalist. That bounce-back and level up arc puts him at the top tier of this season’s cornerbacks.
Weaknesses:
Doesn’t have a big frame to work with, so he can be bodied by true possession receivers if his jam lands late. When routes turn into hand fights he grabs. Run support is willing but can be more forceful finishing through contact. Has shown in college he’s not completely immune to slumps if his confidence wavers.
Summary:
Delane’s profile reads like a polished cornerback. He has patient feet, efficient transitions, and disruptive timing at the catch point, showing good instincts. Add the elite 2025 efficiency (no touchdowns allowed, 13 catches for 147 yards on 358 coverage snaps). Given the production jump and the All-America and All-SEC honors, he’s widely treated as a premier prospect and top of the board corner in this years class.
(Top-15 prospect)
Strengths:
Press-savvy, ball-hawking corner with good feet and real closing burst. After a freshman year at Oregon State, McCoy transferred and popped at Tennessee in 2024 with four interceptions and seven pass breakups, routinely squeezing throwing windows and finishing through the catch point. Has sticky down-to-down efficiency, not just splash plays.
Weaknesses:
A huge medical red flag and missed all of 2025 while rehabbing a January ACL tear. Tape also shows grabby tendencies downfield on vertical routes drawing flags, and a run-support profile that’s more finesse than explosive. Can struggle to shed when bigger receivers line up against him.
Summary:
McCoy’s résumé is of CB1 caliber on paper. He profiles as a patient, press-capable boundary corner whose mirror skills translate on the field. He didn’t log any 2025 snaps due to the ACL, so he’s more a top comeback storyline for the 2026 class than an award candidate. If the movement quality returns and medicals check out, he projects as a Day 1 starter who lets a defense call more man without worrying about the deep shots.
(Top-20 prospect)
Strengths:
Patient press corner with real pop at the catch point and elite run-support for the position. Shows insane agility and good change of direction with very fluid hips. Has no problem in ball tracking showing exceptional ball placement instincts. What makes him more interesting...
