NFL combine measurements, 40-yard dash: Top prospects put up big testing numbers as DBs complete workouts
With quarterbacks passing for more yards now than ever before, NFL teams are hoping to find defensive backs who can make an immediate impact for their defense. There are several promising prospects at both safety and cornerback who are taking part in the 2023 NFL Combine in Indianapolis.
Four cornerbacks are currently slated to be selected in the first round of April’s draft. Alabama’s Brian Branch is slated to be the first safety whose name is called during the draft.
Below is a look at all the official measurements for the cornerbacks and safeties at the combine.
Defensive back measurements
|
Cam Smith (South Carolina) |
6-0 |
180 |
9 1/8″ |
31 5/8″ |
76 1/8″ |
|
Julius Brents (Kansas State) |
6-3 |
198 |
9 5/8″ |
34″ |
82 5/8″ |
|
Emmanuel Forbes (Mississippi State) |
6-0 |
166 |
8 1/2″ |
32 1/4″ |
79″ |
|
Kelee Ringo (Georgia) |
6-1 |
207 |
8 1/2″ |
31 1/4″ |
74 1/8″ |
|
Brian Branch (Alabama) |
5-11 |
190 |
9 1/2″ |
30 3/4″ |
75 1/4″ |
|
Devon Witherspoon (Illinois) |
5-11 |
181 |
8 7/8″ |
31 1/4″ |
73 5/8″ |
|
Christian Gonzalez (Oregon) |
6-1 |
197 |
9 1/2″ |
32″ |
76 7/8″ |
|
Joey Porter Jr. (Penn State) |
6-2 |
193 |
10″ |
34″ |
80 7/8″ |
|
DeMarco Hellams (Alabama) |
6-1 |
203 |
9″ |
31″ |
|
|
Brandon Joseph (Notre Dame) |
6-0 |
202 |
9″ |
30 7/8″ |
|
|
Jason Taylor II (Oklahoma State) |
6-0 |
204 |
10″ |
32″ |
|
|
Brandon Hill (Pittsburgh) |
5-10 |
193 |
9 1/2″ |
30 3/4″ |
|
|
Sydney Brown (Illinois) |
5-10 |
211 |
10 1/4″ |
31 1/2″ |
|
|
Kaevon Merriweather (Iowa) |
6-0 |
205 |
9 1/4″ |
31 7/8″ |
|
|
Jartavius Martin (Illinois) |
5-11 |
194 |
9 5/8″ |
31 1/8″ |
|
|
Anthony Johnson Jr. (Virginia) |
6-0 |
205 |
8 3/4″ |
31 1/4″ |
|
|
Christopher Smith II (Georgia) |
5-11 |
192 |
9 5/8″ |
31 1/8″ |
|
|
Jammie Robinson (Florida State) |
5-11 |
191 |
8 3/4″ |
29 5/8″ |
|
|
Jordan Battle (Alabama) |
6-1 |
209 |
8 1/2″ |
32″ |
|
|
JL Skinner (Boise State) |
6-4 |
209 |
8 1/4″ |
32″ |
|
|
Ji’Ayir Brown (Penn State) |
5-11 |
203 |
10 1/8″ |
31 1/4″ |
|
|
Antonio Johnson (Texas A&M) |
6-2 |
198 |
9 3/4″ |
32 1/8″ |
|
|
Cameron Mitchell (Northwestern) |
5-11 |
191 |
9 3/4″ |
31 3/8″ |
|
|
Jakorian Bennett (Maryland) |
5-11 |
188 |
9 1/8″ |
31 7/8″ |
|
|
Ronnie Hickman Jr. (Ohio State) |
6-0 |
203 |
9 3/8″ |
33″ |
|
|
Daniel Scott (Cal) |
6-1 |
208 |
10″ |
30 1/4″ |
|
|
Gervarrius Owens (Houston) |
6-0 |
195 |
9 1/2″ |
32″ |
|
|
Trey Dean III (Florida) |
6-2 |
200 |
9 1/4″ |
31 3/4″ |
|
|
Chamarri Conner (Virginia Tech) |
6-0 |
202 |
9″ |
31 3/8″ |
|
|
Rashad Torrence II (Florida) |
6-0 |
193 |
10″ |
32″ |
|
|
Jordan Howden (Minnesota) |
6-0 |
203 |
9 1/2″ |
32 1/4″ |
|
|
Tyreque Jones (Boise State) |
6-2 |
195 |
9 5/8″ |
33 3/4″ |
|
|
Deonte Banks (Maryland) |
6-0 |
197 |
9 3/8″ |
31 3/8″ |
|
|
Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson (TCU) |
5-8 |
178 |
8 5/8″ |
29″ |
|
|
Tyrique Stevenson (Miami) |
6-0 |
198 |
9 5/8″ |
32 5/8″ |
|
|
Rejzohn Wright (Oregon State) |
6-2 |
193 |
9 5/8″ |
32 1/2″ |
|
|
Terell Smith (Minnesota) |
6-0 |
204 |
9″ |
32 7/8″ |
|
|
DJ Turner (Michigan) |
5-11 |
178 |
9 5/8″ |
30 3/4″ |
|
|
Clark Phillips (Utah) |
5-9 |
184 |
9 1/8″ |
29 1/8″ |
|
|
Garrett Williams (Syracuse) |
5-10 |
192 |
9 1/4″ |
31″ |
|
|
Eli Ricks (Alabama) |
6-2 |
188 |
8 7/8″ |
32 3/8″ |
|
|
Jay Ward (LSU) |
6-1 |
188 |
8 1/4″ |
32 1/2″ |
|
|
Cory Trice Jr. (Purdue) |
6-3 |
206 |
9 3/4″ |
32 3/8″ |
|
|
Riley Moss (Iowa) |
6-1 |
193 |
9 1/2″ |
30″ |
|
|
Arquon Bush (Cincinnati) |
6-0 |
187 |
9 1/4″ |
29 7/8″ |
|
|
Anthony Johnson (Iowa State) |
6-2 |
205 |
8 5/8″ |
32 5/8″ |
|
|
Darius Rush (South Carolina) |
6-2 |
198 |
9 1/2″ |
33 3/8″ |
|
|
Darrell Luter Jr. (South Alabama) |
6-0 |
189 |
10 3/8″ |
32 3/8″ |
|
|
Cam Brown (Ohio State) |
6-0 |
199 |
9″ |
31″ |
|
|
Jaylon Jones (Texas A&M) |
6-2 |
200 |
9″ |
30 3/4″ |
|
|
Kyu Blu Kelly (Stanford) |
6-0 |
191 |
9 3/4″ |
32″ |
|
|
Nic Jones (Ball State) |
6-0 |
189 |
10″ |
32 3/8″ |
|
|
Myles Brooks (Louisiana Tech) |
6-1 |
201 |
9 1/2″ |
30 3/4″ |
|
|
Mekhi Blackmon (USC) |
5-11 |
178 |
9 1/4″ |
31″ |
|
|
Alex Austin (Oregon State) |
6-1 |
195 |
8 1/2″ |
31 7/8″ |
|
|
Mekhi Garner (LSU) |
6-2 |
212 |
10 1/8″ |
32 1/4″ |
|
|
Kei’Trel Clark (Louisville) |
5-10 |
181 |
8 1/4″ |
29 5/8″ |
|
|
Carrington Valentine (Kentucky) |
6-0 |
193 |
9 1/4″ |
32 1/4″ |
|
|
Lance Boykin (Coastal Carolina) |
6-2 |
200 |
9 3/4″ |
32 3/8″ |
Defensive back combine results
|
Cam Smith |
4.43 |
1.49 |
38″ |
11’2″ |
|
Julius Brents |
4.53 |
1.57 |
41.5″ |
11’6″ |
|
Emmanuel Forbes |
4.35 |
1.48 |
37.5″ |
10’4″ |
|
Kelee Ringo |
4.36 |
1.54 |
33.5″ |
10’2″ |
|
Brian Branch |
4.58 |
1.56 |
34.5″ |
10’5″ |
|
Devon Witherspoon* |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Christian Gonzalez |
4.38 |
1.54 |
41.5″ |
11’1″ |
|
Joey Porter Jr. |
4.46 |
1.50 |
35″ |
10’9″ |
|
DeMarco Hellams |
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Brandon Joseph |
30.5″ |
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Jason Taylor II |
43″ |
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Brandon Hill |
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Sydney Brown |
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Kaevon Merriweather |
35.5″ |
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Jartavius Martin |
44″ |
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Anthony Johnson Jr. |
4.63 |
1.59 |
30.50″ |
9’8″ |
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Christopher Smith II |
33″ |
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Jammie Robinson |
33.5″ |
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Jordan Battle |
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JL Skinner* |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Ji’Ayir Brown |
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Antonio Johnson |
32.5″ |
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Cameron Mitchell |
4.47 |
1.48 |
35.00″ |
N/A |
|
Jakorian Bennett |
4.30 |
1.48 |
40.50″ |
11’1″ |
|
Ronnie Hickman Jr.** |
N/A |
N/A |
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Daniel Scott |
39.5″ |
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Gervarrius Owens |
37.5″ |
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Trey Dean III |
36.5″ |
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Chamarri Conner |
40.5″ |
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Rashad Torrence II |
33.5″ |
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Jordan Howden |
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Tyreque Jones |
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Deonte Banks |
4.35 |
1.49 |
42″ |
11’4″ |
|
Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson |
4.41 |
1.50 |
39″ |
11’0″ |
|
Tyrique Stevenson |
4.45 |
1.51 |
38.5″ |
10’5″ |
|
Rejzohn Wright |
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Terell Smith |
4.41 |
1.50 |
34″ |
10’0″ |
|
DJ Turner |
4.26 |
1.47 |
38.5″ |
10’11” |
|
Clark Phillips |
4.51 |
1.51 |
33″ |
N/A |
|
Garrett Williams |
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Eli Ricks** |
N/A |
N/A |
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|
Jay Ward |
4.55 |
1.53 |
34.5″ |
11’0″ |
|
Cory Trice Jr. |
4.47 |
1.56 |
35.5″ |
11’0″ |
|
Riley Moss |
4.45 |
1.48 |
39″ |
10’7″ |
|
Arquon Bush |
4.54 |
1.55 |
33.5″ |
9’7″ |
|
Anthony Johnson |
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Darius Rush |
4.36 |
1.51 |
35″ |
10’1″ |
|
Darrell Luter Jr. |
4.46 |
1.57 |
40″ |
N/A |
|
Cameron Brown |
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Jaylon Jones |
4.57 |
1.48 |
38″ |
10’2″ |
|
Kyu Blu Kelly |
4.52 |
1.49 |
36″ |
10’11” |
|
Nic Jones |
4.51 |
1.57 |
34″ |
10’2″ |
|
Myles Brooks |
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Mekhi Blackmon |
4.47 |
1.54 |
36″ |
10’5″ |
|
Alex Austin |
4.55 |
1.54 |
33″ |
10’2″ |
|
Mekhi Garner |
4.55 |
1.54 |
38″ |
10’8″ |
|
Kei’Trel Clark |
4.42 |
1.49 |
34.5″ |
10’2″ |
|
Carrington Valentine ** |
N/A |
N/A |
39″ |
10’8″ |
|
Lance Boykin |
N/A |
10’4″ |
*Did not participate in any drills
**Did not run 40-yard dash
Defensive back winners
- Maryland CB Deonte Banks: Banks has been a riser throughout the draft process, and his stock will only continue to improve after he had arguably the best testing numbers of any defensive back. He led the position with a 42-inch vertical jump and finished second with an 11-foot, 4-inch broad jump — the latter of which ranks third all-time among combine cornerbacks, per Underdog Fantasy. And if that wasn’t impressive enough, he ran a blazing 4.35-second 40-yard dash, tied for third among cornerbacks. CBS Sports’ 33rd-ranked prospect has a solid chance to hear his name called in the first round on draft night.
- Maryland CB Jakorian Bennett: Bennett isn’t quite as heralded of a prospect as Banks, but he’ll definitely receive some early-round consideration after ranking fourth among cornerbacks in the vertical jump (40.5″) and broad jump (11’1″) and second in the 40. And while Banks had the highest athleticism score, per NFL Next Gen Stats, Bennett was right behind him.
- Michigan CB DJ Turner: Banks and Bennett were fast, but not Turner fast. Turner paced the cornerbacks by running a 4.26 40 — tied for the fourth-fastest time at the combine since 2003. He’ll be rising up some draft boards after his blazing performances.
- Oregon CB Christian Gonzalez: Gonzalez is currently CBS Sports’ No. 4 cornerback prospect, but he may end up rising to No. 1 and being the first player taken at his position by draft night. His measurements and combine results were impressive as expected, and he has a relative athletic score of 9.95 out of 10. Combine those with his ballhawking abilities this past season at Oregon, and he could go in the top 10.
- Kansas State CB Julius Brents: Brents measured as the tallest cornerback at 6-3, and he also separated himself in the jumps, ranking first among all defensive prospects in the broad (11’6″) and fourth in the vertical (41.5″). Ranked 137th by CBS Sports, don’t be surprised if Brents sneaks into Day 2.
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