5. Marlon Humphrey, cornerback, Alabama
One of the sexiest trends going on these days in NFL circles is finding big cornerbacks who excel in man coverage. Humphrey fits this mold. He measures in at 6-foot, 197 pounds and showed durability the past two years at Alabama, appearing in 29 games.
In that time, Humphrey intercepted five passes, defended 13 passes and returned one interception for a touchdown.
Humphrey also showed off some wheels at the combine, running his 40 in 4.41 seconds and showing quickness with a 6.75-second 3-cone drill. Needless to say, he’s being touted as a top-three cornerback by many around the draft community.
However, he isn’t as polished as he needs to be in order to stand up to the NFL’s top receivers. While Humphrey does exhibit excellent hip fluidity, he isn’t strong when the ball is in the air if he hasn’t already been tracking it and also played his college ball with the best front seven in the nation.
In such a deep class for cornerbacks, there are better players to be found before taking a shot on this ‘Bama product.