Leonard Moore Tops Loaded 2027 NFL Draft CB Class — SkimNews
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- Leonard Moore earned a Top-5 early grade with comparisons to Jalen Ramsey (2016) and Patrick Peterson (2011), allowing just 201 yards on 48 targets with only nine first downs last season.
- Ashton Hampton drew a Round 1 early grade as a 6'3"+ versatile press corner, with his movement skills likened to Sauce Gardner and just one touchdown allowed across two seasons as a starter.
- Kelley Jones (Mississippi State) was the toughest corner to complete a pass against in college football, allowing only 11 completions across 13 games (0.85 per game), and held top-10 pick Jordyn Tyson to one catch for 21 yards on six targets.
- Vicari Swain played across from second-rounder Brandon Cisse at South Carolina, took three of his 19 punt returns for touchdowns, and graded as an early Day 2 man corner.
- OJ Frederique Jr. was limited to about 368 snaps by injuries in 2025 but still produced four forced incompletions in man coverage during the national title game.
- Ellis Robinson IV, the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2024 cycle, posted a 42.9% completion rate allowed with four interceptions at Georgia, though Renner docked him from a first-round grade because he checks in at only 180 pounds.
- Jalen Mayo went from Virginia Union to Stephen F. Austin, blanked Houston on four targets in his lone FBS game, and is now joining the Cougars in the Big 12.
Why it matters: Renner rates the 2027 CB class 9/10 in strength with three top prospects possessing NBA-caliber wingspans, and projects the class to break the streak of no more than three corners going in Round 1 since 2023. For teams hunting tall, press-man island corners, this class offers the deepest pool in years, with Moore's Top-5 grade setting the ceiling and Hampton, Jones, Swain, and Robinson rounding out a potentially historic haul.
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