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The college football season has concluded and the NFL playoffs continue towards the Super Bowl. All-Star games are coming up soon and we’ll start getting official measurements, reports of teams meeting with prospects and viral social media clips of practice drills. It’s fair to say that draft season is starting to heat up, and with that, I’ve been doing final film evaluations and updating my position rankings for the 2025 NFL Draft.
Cornerbacks are up next, and though I feel like I’ve said this for a lot of these position groups, we have another deep group today. There are two elite top-five prospects at the top of the class and the rest of my top 15 could all hear their names called by the end of Day 2. They come in all shapes and sizes, too, with a variety of press-man, off-zone, and slot corners to choose from, as well as several that can play in many schemes.
If you want to see how these rankings compare to how I ranked this class over the summer, check out the link below. Additionally, my other updated rankings can be found below as well. As always, stay tuned for more 2025 draft content, as I’ll be looking to update all my position rankings over the next few weeks.
Updated Position Rankings:
The reigning Heisman winner and the most electric player in college football, Hunter was the top overall recruit in the 2022 class and shocked the football world when he committed to Deion Sanders and Jackson State over a plethora of top programs. When Sanders took the job at Colorado, Hunter followed him there, playing both cornerback and wide receiver for the Buffaloes the last two seasons. Though he missed a few games in 2023 due to injury, he put together a quality season and elevated his game even further in 2024. As a junior, Hunter had 35 tackles, 11 passes defensed and four interceptions, all while winning the Biletnikoff Award as the top receiver in college football.
What Hunter’s done on defense while playing a full workload on offense is nothing short of incredible. His movement skills are off-the-charts good — silky-smooth transition ability when changing from his backpedal to break on a route or run with a receiver downfield. He practically runs routes for the receivers at times, beating them to their breaks and making plays on the ball. Short-area quickness, long speed and hip flexibility are all major pluses in Hunter’s game. The way he stays connected on routes, even against NFL-caliber competition, is impressive.
As you’d expect for a player who spends a lot of time at receiver, Hunter has great ball skills. He plays the cornerback position like a receiver, with advanced route recognition and high-pointing ability for...
