NFL combine results for CB, S: Full list of measurables, 40-yard dash times and jumps for every prospect
With quarterbacks passing for more yards now than ever before, NFL teams are hoping to find defenders who can make an immediate impact on defense. There are several promising prospects at both safety and cornerback participating in the 2023 NFL Combine in Indianapolis.
Four cornerbacks are currently being slated for the first round of the April draft. Alabama’s Brian Branch is expected to be the first safety taken during the draft.
Below is a look at all the official measurements for the cornerbacks and safeties at the combine.
Measure the back of the defense
|
Cam Smith (South Carolina) |
6-0 |
180 |
9 1/8″ |
31 5/8″ |
76 1/8″ |
|
Julius Brents (Kansas State) |
6-3 |
198 |
9 5/8″ |
34″ |
82 5/8″ |
|
Emmanuel Forbes (Mississippi State) |
6-0 |
166 |
8 1/2″ |
32 1/4″ |
79″ |
|
Kelee Ringo (Georgia) |
6-1 |
207 |
8 1/2″ |
31 1/4″ |
74 1/8″ |
|
Brian Branch (Alabama) |
5-11 |
190 |
9 1/2″ |
30 3/4″ |
75 1/4″ |
|
Devon Witherspoon (Illinois) |
5-11 |
181 |
8 7/8″ |
31 1/4″ |
73 5/8″ |
|
Christian Gonzalez (Oregon) |
6-1 |
197 |
9 1/2″ |
32″ |
76 7/8″ |
|
Joey Porter Jr. (Penn State) |
6-2 |
193 |
10″ |
34″ |
80 7/8″ |
|
DeMarco Hellams (Alabama) |
6-1 |
203 |
9″ |
31″ |
|
|
Brandon Joseph (Notre Dame) |
6-0 |
202 |
9″ |
30 7/8″ |
|
|
Jason Taylor II (Oklahoma State) |
6-0 |
204 |
10″ |
32″ |
|
|
Brandon Hill (Pittsburgh) |
5-10 |
193 |
9 1/2″ |
30 3/4″ |
|
|
Sydney Brown (Illinois) |
5-10 |
211 |
10 1/4″ |
31 1/2″ |
|
|
Kaevon Merriweather (Iowa) |
6-0 |
205 |
9 1/4″ |
31 7/8″ |
|
|
Jartavius Martin (Illinois) |
5-11 |
194 |
9 5/8″ |
31 1/8″ |
|
|
Anthony Johnson Jr. (Virginia) |
6-0 |
205 |
8 3/4″ |
31 1/4″ |
|
|
Christopher Smith II (Georgia) |
5-11 |
192 |
9 5/8″ |
31 1/8″ |
|
|
Jammie Robinson (Florida State) |
5-11 |
191 |
8 3/4″ |
29 5/8″ |
|
|
Battle of Jordan (Alabama) |
6-1 |
209 |
8 1/2″ |
32″ |
|
|
JL Skinner (Boise State) |
6-4 |
209 |
8 1/4″ |
32″ |
|
|
Ji’Ayir Brown (Penn State) |
5-11 |
203 |
10 1/8″ |
31 1/4″ |
|
|
Antonio Johnson (Texas A&M) |
6-2 |
198 |
9 3/4″ |
32 1/8″ |
|
|
Cameron Mitchell (Northwest) |
5-11 |
191 |
9 3/4″ |
31 3/8″ |
|
|
Jakorian Bennett (Maryland) |
5-11 |
188 |
9 1/8″ |
31 7/8″ |
|
|
Ronnie Hickman Jr. (Ohio State) |
6-0 |
203 |
9 3/8″ |
33″ |
|
|
Daniel Scott (Cal) |
6-1 |
208 |
10″ |
30 1/4″ |
|
|
Gervarius Owens (Houston) |
6-0 |
195 |
9 1/2″ |
32″ |
|
|
Trey Dean III (Florida) |
6-2 |
200 |
9 1/4″ |
31 3/4″ |
|
|
Chamari Conner (Virginia Tech) |
6-0 |
202 |
9″ |
31 3/8″ |
|
|
Rashad Torrence II (Florida) |
6-0 |
193 |
10″ |
32″ |
|
|
Jordan Howden (Minnesota) |
6-0 |
203 |
9 1/2″ |
32 1/4″ |
|
|
Tyreque Jones (Boise State) |
6-2 |
195 |
9 5/8″ |
33 3/4″ |
|
|
Deonte Banks (Maryland) |
6-0 |
197 |
9 3/8″ |
31 3/8″ |
|
|
Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson (TCU) |
5-8 |
178 |
8 5/8″ |
29″ |
|
|
Tyrique Stevenson (Miami) |
6-0 |
198 |
9 5/8″ |
32 5/8″ |
|
|
Rejzon Wright (Oregon State) |
6-2 |
193 |
9 5/8″ |
32 1/2″ |
|
|
Terrell Smith (Minnesota) |
6-0 |
204 |
9″ |
32 7/8″ |
|
|
DJ Turner (Michigan) |
5-11 |
178 |
9 5/8″ |
30 3/4″ |
|
|
Clark Phillips (Utah) |
5-9 |
184 |
9 1/8″ |
29 1/8″ |
|
|
Garrett Williams (Syracuse) |
5-10 |
192 |
9 1/4″ |
31″ |
|
|
Eli Ricks (Alabama) |
6-2 |
188 |
8 7/8″ |
32 3/8″ |
|
|
Jay Ward (LSU) |
6-1 |
188 |
8 1/4″ |
32 1/2″ |
|
|
Cory Trice Jr. (Purdue) |
6-3 |
206 |
9 3/4″ |
32 3/8″ |
|
|
Riley Moss (Iowa) |
6-1 |
193 |
9 1/2″ |
30″ |
|
|
Arquon Bush (Cincinnati) |
6-0 |
187 |
9 1/4″ |
29 7/8″ |
|
|
Anthony Johnson (Iowa State) |
6-2 |
205 |
8 5/8″ |
32 5/8″ |
|
|
Darius Rush (South Carolina) |
6-2 |
198 |
9 1/2″ |
33 3/8″ |
|
|
Darrell Luther Jr. (South Alabama) |
6-0 |
189 |
10 3/8″ |
32 3/8″ |
|
|
Cam Brown (Ohio State) |
6-0 |
199 |
9″ |
31″ |
|
|
Jaylon Jones (Texas A&M) |
6-2 |
200 |
9″ |
30 3/4″ |
|
|
Kyu Blu Kelly (Stanford) |
6-0 |
191 |
9 3/4″ |
32″ |
|
|
Nick Jones (Ball State) |
6-0 |
189 |
10″ |
32 3/8″ |
|
|
Myles Brooks (Louisiana Tech) |
6-1 |
201 |
9 1/2″ |
30 3/4″ |
|
|
Mekhi Blackmon (USC) |
5-11 |
178 |
9 1/4″ |
31″ |
|
|
Alex Austin (Oregon State) |
6-1 |
195 |
8 1/2″ |
31 7/8″ |
|
|
Mekhi Garner (LSU) |
6-2 |
212 |
10 1/8″ |
32 1/4″ |
|
|
Kei’Trel Clark (Louisville) |
5-10 |
181 |
8 1/4″ |
29 5/8″ |
|
|
Carrington Valentine (Kentucky) |
6-0 |
193 |
9 1/4″ |
32 1/4″ |
|
|
Lance Boykin (Coastal Carolina) |
6-2 |
200 |
9 3/4″ |
32 3/8″ |
Protective rear combination products
|
Cam Smith |
4.43 |
1.49 |
38″ |
11’2″ |
|
Julius Brents |
4.53 |
1.57 |
41.5″ |
11’6″ |
|
Emanuel Forbes |
4.35 |
1.48 |
37.5″ |
10’4″ |
|
Colin Ringo |
4.36 |
1.54 |
33.5″ |
10’2″ |
|
Branch of Brian |
4.58 |
1.56 |
34.5″ |
10’5″ |
|
Devon Witherspoon* |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Christian Gonzalez |
4.38 |
1.54 |
41.5″ |
11’1″ |
|
Joey Porter Jr. |
4.46 |
1.50 |
35″ |
10’9″ |
|
DeMarco Hellams |
4.57 |
1.57 |
31″ |
10’1″ |
|
Brandon Joseph |
4.62 |
1.56 |
30.5″ |
9’10” |
|
Jason Taylor II |
4.50 |
1.52 |
43″ |
10’9″ |
|
Brandon Hill |
4.43 |
1.50 |
35.5″ |
10’3″ |
|
Sidney Brown |
4.47 |
1.51 |
40.5″ |
10’10” |
|
Kaevon Merrweather |
4.62 |
1.58 |
35.5″ |
9’10” |
|
Jartavius Martin |
4.46 |
1.47 |
44″ |
11’1″ |
|
Anthony Johnson Jr. |
4.63 |
1.59 |
30.50″ |
9’8″ |
|
Christopher Smith II |
4.62 |
1.56 |
33″ |
9’8″ |
|
Jamie Robinson |
4.59 |
1.58 |
33.5″ |
9’8″ |
|
The Battle of Jordan |
4.55 |
1.56 |
No |
No |
|
JL Skinner* |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Ji’Ayir Brown |
4.65 |
1.56 |
32.5″ |
9’11” |
|
Antonio Johnson |
4.52 |
1.57 |
32.5″ |
9’10” |
|
Cameron Mitchell |
4.47 |
1.48 |
35.00″ |
No |
|
Jakorian Bennett |
4.30 |
1.48 |
40.50″ |
11’1″ |
|
Ronnie Hickman Jr.* |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Daniel Scott |
4.45 |
1.55 |
39.5″ |
10’8″ |
|
Gervarius Owens |
No |
No |
37.5″ |
10’5″ |
|
Trey Dean III |
4.75 |
1.60 |
36.5″ |
10’4″ |
|
Conner Camarri |
4.51 |
1.56 |
40.5″ |
10’5″ |
|
Rashad Torrence II |
4.72 |
1.59 |
33.5″ |
9’11” |
|
Jordan Howden |
4.49 |
1.55 |
33.5″ |
9’11” |
|
Tyreque Jones |
4.52 |
1.61 |
32″ |
9’11” |
|
Deonte Banks |
4.35 |
1.49 |
42″ |
11’4″ |
|
Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson |
4.41 |
1.50 |
39″ |
11’0″ |
|
Tyrique Stevenson |
4.45 |
1.51 |
38.5″ |
10’5″ |
|
John Wright* |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Terrell Smith |
4.41 |
1.50 |
34″ |
10’0″ |
|
DJ Turner |
4.26 |
1.47 |
38.5″ |
10’11” |
|
Clark Phillips |
4.51 |
1.51 |
33″ |
No |
|
Garrett Williams” |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Eli Ricks* |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Jay Ward |
4.55 |
1.53 |
34.5″ |
11’0″ |
|
Cory Trice Jr. |
4.47 |
1.56 |
35.5″ |
11’0″ |
|
Riley Moss |
4.45 |
1.48 |
39″ |
10’7″ |
|
Arquon Bush |
4.54 |
1.55 |
33.5″ |
9’7″ |
|
Anthony Johnson |
4.54 |
1.55 |
37.5″ |
10’5″ |
|
Roderick Darius |
4.36 |
1.51 |
35″ |
10’1″ |
|
Darrell Luther Jr. |
4.46 |
1.57 |
40.5″ |
10’3″ |
|
Cameron Brown* |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Jaylon Jones |
4.57 |
1.48 |
38″ |
10’2″ |
|
Kyu Blu Kelly |
4.52 |
1.49 |
36″ |
10’11” |
|
Nick Jones |
4.51 |
1.57 |
34″ |
10’2″ |
|
Myles Brooks” |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Mekhi Blackmon |
4.47 |
1.54 |
36″ |
10’5″ |
|
Alex Austin |
4.55 |
1.54 |
33″ |
10’2″ |
|
Mekhi Garner |
4.55 |
1.54 |
38″ |
10’8″ |
|
Kei’Trel Clark |
4.42 |
1.49 |
34.5″ |
10’2″ |
|
Carrington Valentine ** |
No |
No |
39″ |
10’8″ |
|
Lance Boykin** |
No |
No |
No |
10’4″ |
* Did not participate in any drills
** Did not run 40-yard dash
Defensive back wins
- Maryland CB Deonte Banks: Banks has been an up-and-comer throughout the draft process, and his stock has only continued to improve after arguably having the best testing numbers of any defensive back. He led the state with a 42-inch vertical jump and finished second with an 11-foot, 4-inch broad jump — the latter of which ranks third all-time among cornerbacks, For Underdog Fantasy. And if that wasn’t impressive enough, he ran a massive 4.35-second 40-yard dash, tied for third among running backs. CBS Sports ranked 33rd has a good chance to hear his name called in the first round on draft night.
- Maryland CB Jakorian Bennett: Bennett isn’t quite as heralded a prospect as Banks, but he’ll certainly get some early consideration after ranking fourth among backs in the vertical jump (40.5″) and broad jump (11’1″) and second in the 40. And while Banks had the highest athletic score, according to the NFL Next Gen Stats, Bennett was right behind him.
- Michigan CB DJ Turner: Banks and Bennett were fast, but Turner was not. Turner paced the backs by running a 4.26 40 — tied for the fourth fastest time at the combine since 2003. He rises up a table draft after his big performances.
- Oregon CB Christian Gonzalez: Gonzalez is currently CBS Sports’ No. 4 backup prospect, but he could rise to No. 1 and become the first player taken at his position on draft night. Its dimensions and combination results were impressive as expected, and a relative athleticism score of 9.95 out of 10. Combine that with his ballhawing abilities last season at Oregon, and he could go in the top 10.
- Kansas State CB Julius Brents: Brents measured in as the tallest corner at 6-3, and separated himself in the jumps as well, ranking first among all defensive prospects overall (11’6”) and fourth in the straight line ( 41.5”). Ranked 137th by CBS Sports, don’t be surprised if Brents goes into day two.
