The five-best defensive backs invited to the NFL Scouting Combine.
Miami of Ohio cornerback Quinten Rollins (22) during the North team practice for the 2015 Senior Bowl at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, AL on January 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Johnny Vy
Florida State's P.J. Williams answers a question during a news conference at the Atlantic Coast Conference Football kickoff in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Washington's Marcus Peters walks on the field against Stanford in an NCAA football game Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Michigan State cornerback Trae Waynes (15) celebrates with Kurtis Drummond (27) after intercepting a pass intended for Penn State wide receiver Chris Godwin (12) in the end zone for a touchback during the second half of an NCAA college football game in State College, Pa., Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Alabama defensive back Landon Collins (26) celebrates a play against Ohio State in the first half of the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal game, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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At the NFL Scouting Combine, cornerbacks and safeties are grouped together into one, big defensive back group. Alabama's Landon Collins is by far the top safety in this year's draft class and is the only defensive back projected to be selected in the top 10. As a junior in 2014, Collins recorded 87 tackles and intercepted three passes. Michigan State's Trae Waynes is considered to be the second-best defensive back and the top cornerback in this year's draft class. He recorded 34 tackles and three interceptions this past season.
TOP 5 DEFENSIVE BACKS (Projected round)
1. Landon Collins, Alabama (1)
2. Trae Waynes, Michigan State (1)
3. Marcus Peters, Washington (1)
4. PJ Williams, Florida State (2)
5. Quinten Rollins, Miami-OH (2)
**DEFENSIVE BACKS:
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| Adrian Amos, Penn State Detrick Bonner, Virginia Tech Ibraheim Campbell, Northwestern Alex Carter, Stanford DC Celiscar, Western Michigan Justin Coleman, Tennessee Jalen Collins, Louisiana State Landon Collins, Alabama Justin Cox, Mississippi State Ronald Darby, Florida State Quadre Diggs, Texas Lorenzo Doss, Tulane Kurtis Drummond, Michigan State Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon Durell Eskridge, Syracuse Charles Gaines, Louisville Clayton Geathers, Central Florida Jacoby Glenn, Central Florida Senquez Golson, Mississippi Doran Grant, Ohio State Ladarius Gunter, Miami Chris Hackett, TCU Anthony Harris, Virginia Troy Hill, Oregon Gerod Holliman, Louisville Jarrett Kyshoen, Virginia Tech |
AJ Jefferson, UCLA |
