The Post\u2019s Ryan Dunleavy gives his top 10 cornerbacks in this year\u2019s NFL draft, based on evaluations and conversations with people around the league:<\/p>\n
1. Fernando Mendoza, Indiana, 6-5, 236<\/p>\n
Should complete the trifecta: Heisman Trophy, national champion, No. 1 pick. Takes a licking and keeps on ticking (especially pre-transfer at California). Accurate thrower and quick decision-maker. King of the back-shoulder fade. Raises his game in clutch moments. Self-described \u201cnerd.\u201d<\/p>\n
2. Ty Simpson, Alabama, 6-1, 2-11<\/p>\n
Five-star recruit made all 15 career starts in 2025, after three seasons on the bench. Set Alabama record for lowest interception percentage (five on 523 passes). Throws with anticipation. Operated mostly from shotgun. Extends plays to his detriment. Play tailed off late in season.<\/p>\n
3. Garrett Nussmeier, LSU, 6-2, 203<\/p>\n
Sounded alarms when a fifth-year senior is benched in his final game. More of a daredevil mentality than expected from a coach\u2019s son (father is Saints offensive coordinator). Cut down on interception rate in 2025. Invents new arm angles. Senior Bowl MVP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Post\u2019s Ryan Dunleavy gives his top 10 cornerbacks in this year\u2019s NFL draft, based on evaluations and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":582611,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,85969,514,1044,198781,82,2089,5930],"class_list":{"0":"post-582610","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-fernando-mendoza","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-nfl-draft","13":"tag-nfl-draft-2026","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-sports-plus","16":"tag-ty-simpson"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=582610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582610\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/582611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=582610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=582610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}