Renner's 2027 NFL Draft scouting series: Is Leonard Moore the best CB prospect since Jalen Ramsey?
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- Leonard Moore earned a Top-5 early grade as an 'island corner,' allowing just 201 yards on 48 targets and only 9 first downs last season; Renner invoked the Jeremiah Smith comparison and said Moore may need to be measured against Patrick Peterson's 2011 class, not just Ramsey's 2016.
- Ashton Hampton, a 6'3+ versatile press corner, drew a Sauce Gardner comparison for movement skills at size and allowed only one touchdown across two seasons as a starter — Renner called him a 'lock' top-10 companion to Moore.
- Kelley Jones (Mississippi State, ~6'4) was the nation's most uncompletable-against corner with just 11 completions allowed in 13 games (0.85 per game) and held top-10 pick Jordyn Tyson to 1 catch on 6 targets, though Renner flagged his limitations in off coverage.
- Vicari Swain (South Carolina) profiles as a coverage-first man corner with punt-return upside (3 TDs on 19 returns) but was dinged for physicality hesitations, while Ellis Robinson IV (Georgia) — the No. 1 overall recruit in 2024 per ESPN — showed a 42.9% completion rate allowed and 4 INTs but is held back from Round 1 by 180-pound play strength.
- OJ Frederique Jr. is a breakout-candidate versatile corner whose 2025 was wrecked by injuries but logged 4 forced incompletions in the national title game, and Kayin Lee (Tennessee) brings elite fluidity but a 5'10, 186-pound frame and only 3 career interceptions.
- Renner rated the 2027 CB class 9/10 in strength — far better than the 2026 group at this point — and projected the top three prospects all have NBA-caliber wingspans, setting up the first Round 1 corner run of 3+ since 2023.
Why it matters: Renner is publicly staking a top-5 projection on a sophomore-year tape sample and comparing Moore to a pair of All-Pro caliber NFL corners — a tier of praise that, if the 2027 class lives up to its 9/10 strength rating, could push multiple teams into trading up for Round 1 corners for the first time in four draft cycles.
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