{"id":267491,"date":"2026-02-28T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T15:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=267491"},"modified":"2026-02-28T08:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T13:40:22","slug":"cornerback-standouts-from-day-2-of-the-nfl-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/02\/28\/cornerback-standouts-from-day-2-of-the-nfl-combine\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornerback Standouts From Day 2 of the NFL Combine"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Day 2 of the NFL Combine, many cornerback draft prospects had great performances<\/a>, and here are six of the top standout cornerbacks at the 2026 NFL Combine.<\/p>\n

Top Cornerback Standouts From Day 2 of the NFL Combine<\/h2>\n

CB D’Angelo Ponds, Indiana<\/h3>\n

D\u2019Angelo Ponds recorded an insane 43.50-inch vertical jump at the combine. His vertical jump leads all cornerbacks at this year\u2019s combine, is tied for the second-best of any player through the first two days at the combine, and is one of the best vertical jumps recorded by a cornerback in combine history. Along with an incredible vertical jump, Ponds was also extremely impressive in the on-field workout. Ponds is a projected Day 2 pick in the NFL Draft.<\/span><\/p>\n

D’Angelo Ponds Scouting Report<\/a><\/p>\n

CB Charles Demmings, Stephen F. Austin<\/h3>\n

Charles Demmings is one of the best FCS prospects in the 2026 draft class<\/a>, and he also showed he is one of the most athletic prospects in this year\u2019s draft class. He measured in with good size at 6-foot-1 and 193 pounds and a 32-inch arm length. Demmings ran an impressive 4.41 40-yard dash time, and also had an elite vertical jump and broad jump. He had a 42-inch vertical and 11-foot-0 broad jump, which both rank second among all cornerbacks at the combine. Demmings scored the best unofficial relative athletic score of any cornerback this year with a 9.97 relative athletic score<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

CB Tacario Davis, Washington<\/h3>\n

Tacario Davis is a cornerback with good size at 6-foot-4 and 194 pounds. He also has an elite 33 3\/8-inch arm length. Along with having great size and arm length, Davis also ran one of the five fastest 40-yard dash times among cornerbacks at 4.41 seconds. He had a very good 37-inch vertical jump and 10-foot-3 broad jump as well. Davis showed he has an amazing combination of size, length, speed, and explosiveness at the combine, finishing with an unofficial 9.76 relative athletic score<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

CB Latrell McCutchin Sr., Houston<\/h3>\n
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Feb 27, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Houston defensive back Latrell McCutchin (DB21) during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Latrell McCutchin Sr. performed well across the board at the combine. He measured in at 6-foot-2 and 191 pounds, and ran a great 4.43 40-yard dash time with a 1.58 10-yard split. Along with great speed, he showed elite explosiveness with a 38.50-inch vertical jump and 10-foot-11 broad jump, while also having the best 3-cone and shuttle time of any cornerback at the combine.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

CB Toriano Pride Jr., Missouri<\/h3>\n

Speed is very important for cornerbacks, and no cornerback at the 2026 NFL Combine ran a faster 40 time than Toriano Pride Jr., who ran a 4.32 40-yard dash. He also had a great 1.51 10-yard split. Pride had a good 10-foot-8 broad jump and a 37.50-inch vertical jump as well, and scored an unofficial 8.48 relative athletic score<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

CB Daylen Everette, Georgia<\/h3>\n

Daylen Everette is a cornerback with good size at 6-foot-1 and 196 pounds. He also has great speed and ran a 4.38 40-yard dash time, which ranked second among all cornerbacks. Finished the combine with an unofficial 9.82 relative athletic score<\/a>. Everette is an experienced cornerback with a good blend of size and speed, and he has a good chance to go on Day 2 of the NFL Draft.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Main Photo: Grace Hollars\/IndyStar \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There were many great performances on Day 2 of the NFL Combine. Here are the top standout Cornerback prospects at the 2026 NFL Combine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5467,"featured_media":267277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[33533,33999,33062,1900,33867],"class_list":["post-267491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2026-nfl-draft","tag-dangelo-ponds","tag-daylen-everette","tag-nfl-combine","tag-tacario-davis"],"modified_by":"Mike Roberts","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5467"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267491"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":267557,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267491\/revisions\/267557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}