Where the top 2026 cornerbacks are committed ahead of National Signing Day

Only a few days remain until National Signing Day, and as it stands today, each of the country’s top 50 cornerbacks are committed to a college program.

That includes a pair of five-stars, as well as nine more players who rank among the top 100 nationally and more than 40 blue-chip prospects overall. After the latest rankings updates, Notre Dame commit Khary Adams is the No. 1 player at the position, and there has been a bit of movement behind him on the list.

Below are the top 25 players at the position, according to the Rivals Industry Ranking, an equally weighted average that utilizes all three major recruiting services.

1. Khary Adams — Notre Dame

School: Loyola Blakefield (Md.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 26 NATL.

Scouting Summar: “Toolsy corner prospect with the size, athleticism, and ball skills to develop into a top cover man. Measured in at over 6-foot-1 and around 180 pounds before his senior season. Has quality length with 31.5-inch arms and big hands that measure over 10 inches. A strong athlete in the combine setting and a talented sprinter. Ran a personal best of 10.70 seconds in the 100 meters as a junior. Won the state title in the 200 meters with a 21.83-second mark as a sophomore. Lines up as a corner and wide receiver at his high school. A long strider with a natural gait. Shows the ability to run with receivers on vertical routes and has make-up speed when he finds himself out of phase. Experience as a receiver helps with his ball skills as a defensive back. Shows the ability to adjust to the football and make plays in-air. Finished his junior season with three interceptions and 34 catches for 562 yards and six touchdowns. Lacks technical polish in coverage and shows some rigidity in his change of direction and short area quickness. Will need to continue honing the technical side of his game, but has a high upside as an outside corner.”

2. Brandon Arrington — Texas A&M

School: Mount Miguel (Calif.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 29 NATL.

Scouting Summary: “Elite athleticism at the corner position with impressive mirror ability for a taller, longer corner prospect. One of the strongest track profiles in the country. Ran a blistering 10.21 in the 100m and a 20.35 in the 200m during his junior track season. Can run with any receiver lined up across from him. Has the length and ball skills to attack the football and play through the receiver’s hands in order to separate them from the ball. Would like to see him gain some mass throughout his frame and become more confident in run support. Boundary corner projection due to his size and speed. Has the length and athleticism to line up against virtually any receiver type at the next level.”

3. Jorden Edmonds — Alabama

School: Sprayberry (Ga.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 34 NATL.

Scout’s Take: “Edmonds turned in a stellar showing at Under Armour Atlanta. The corner and defensive back groups were the deepest on hand and Edmonds was the clear top performer of the bunch. The 6-foot-2.5, 175-pounder flashed outstanding fluidity throughout the workout. He made easy work of position drills and was great during the 1-on-1 period. Edmonds took a bunch of 1-on-1 reps and gave up very little through the air. He got things going with a pass breakup against Rivals300 wide receiver Nalin Scott. Edmonds had no issue sticking with shifty wide receivers in the slot, effortlessly flipping his hips while moving at high speeds. He later came down with an interception while defending a wheel route, doing a great job of turning to locate the football. Edmonds’ combination of size, elite length, fluidity, and ball skills made him an easy choice for the Rivals MVP.”

4. Elbert Hill — USC

School: Archbishop Hoban (Ohio)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 37 NATL.

Scouting Notebook: “USC corner commit Elbert Hill has had a terrific senior season collecting five interceptions in six games, but his toughest test of the season came against Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) covering wide receiver Milan Parris (No. 189). Parris is a large-bodied wideout with immense speed. This is exactly the type of game we circle on the schedule for prospects like Hill who also have impressive athletic ability but are tasked with covering an equally athletic prospect in a bigger package.

Ultimately, Hill and Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) won the matchup 19 to 14. But the battle between Hill and Parris was a heavyweight fight. Parris beat Hill vertically for a touchdown in the second quarter, but other than that snap, Hill collected a pass breakup and limited Parris to only the one catch when squaring off across from each other. Hill showed impressive mirror ability on intermediate routes and the ability to close to the football in the vertical passing game. Outside of one play, Hill showed he can cover with the best of the best in the country, even against a bigger-bodied wideout with comparable athleticism.” –Cody Bellaire

5. Jay Timmons – Ohio State

School: Pine-Richland (Pa.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 42 NATL.

Scouting Summary: “Hyper-instinctual defensive back with playmaking ability, physicality, and athleticism that make him one of the top pure football players in the 2026 cycle. Measured at around 5-foot-10.5, 185 with 30.5-inch arms before his senior season. Improved his athleticism between his junior and senior seasons, running a 10.90 in the 100 meters and testing as an elite athlete in the combine setting. A two-way star at corner/safety and wide receiver for one of the top high school programs in western Pennsylvania. Highly instinctual in coverage. Loose mover with elite reactive quickness. Reads and jumps routes. Excellent at locating and making plays on the football. A football magnet and defensive playmaker who looks to force turnovers. Super physical and plays bigger than his size. Throws his body around as a run defender and looks to decleat ball carriers. Outstanding in the camp setting, with a great showing at Under Armour’s New Jersey camp. Also flashes his ball skills and playmaking on offense. Finished his junior season with four interceptions and 10 pass breakups, along with 755 receiving yards and eight touchdowns. Does not have plus size for the position, but is not severely undersized by any means. The son of former 1st round pick and Pro Bowl linebacker, Lawrence Timmons. Younger for the cycle, turning 17 years old in April of his junior year. Offers high-end athleticism, instincts, and physicality with the potential to be an impact player in the secondary at corner, nickel, or safety.”

6. Chauncey Kennon — Florida State

School: Booker (Fla.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 51 NATL.

Scouting Summary: “Fluid corner with size, movement skills, and coordination. Measured at 6-foot-1.5, 185 pounds with 32-inch arms, and big hands before his senior season. Has good speed in the track and combine setting, running an 11.08 mark in the 100 meters as a junior, while also qualifying for the state finals in the 200 meters (21.85). Lines up at corner and receiver for his high school team. A loose mover, especially at his size. Shows the ability to trigger and make plays on the ball. Plays with quality instincts. Got his hands on a bunch of passes as a junior, with 16 pass breakups. Also shows the playmaking ability on offense, scoring six touchdowns. Will need to continue cleaning up his technique in coverage. May not overwhelm in one area, but is a well-rounded prospect.”

7. Justice Fitzpatrick — Georgia

School: St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 53 NATL.

Scouting Summary: “Polished corner with the size, speed, and technical refinement to be one of the top defensive backs in the 2026 cycle. Measured at around 6-foot-0.5, 200 pounds with arms over 31 inches before his senior season. A good athlete who showed considerable improvement in his speed, consistently running under 11.0 seconds in the 100 meters as a junior, along with a 21.97 time in the 200 meters. Lines up as an outside corner for South Florida area powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas. Has the strength to reroute receivers off the line of scrimmage. Fluid mover who makes smooth transitions in coverage. Has the long speed to stick with receivers on vertical routes. A good tackler in space and delivers with pop on contact. Had two interceptions and seven pass breakups as a junior. Lacks offensive experience, playing at a powerhouse that doesn’t have two-way players. Younger brother of former Alabama star, first-round pick, and All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. Has the versatility to play corner, nickel, or safety at the next level with the upside of developing into an early-round draft pick.”

8. Davon Benjamin — Oregon

School: Oaks Christian (Corona, CA)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 63

Scouting Summary: “Athletically gifted defensive back with positional versatility who has the physicality to play down in the box and the movement skills to cover in the slot or on the outside. Verified 5-foot-11.5, 180 pounds with average length. Has personal bests of 10.92 in the 100m and 21.90 in the 200m. Rangy defender that covers from sideline to sideline as a safety. Fluid and loose-hipped when working in coverage as a corner. Very strong ball production and nose for the football. Picked off six passes and tallied 45 tackles as a junior. Would love more length, can be a disservice against bigger bodied pass catchers. Need to continue adding mass to his frame if he is going to be physical around the line of scrimmage at the next level. Older prospect for the 2026 recruiting cycle. Has the versatility and athletic ability to make an immediate impact at every defensive back position early on in his career and should be a three-down defender at corner or nickel throughout his career if he is able to add the necessary mass.”

9. Zyan Gibson — Alabama

School: Gadsden City (Ala.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 65 NATL.

Scouting Snapshot: “Zyan Gibson had a good workout at Under Armour Atlanta. The 6-foot-1, 175-pounder’s quickness and refined footwork in drills caught our eye. Gibson showed a smooth and easy backpedal and was able to fire out and break on the ball at a high level. The Alabama pledge held up well in the 1-on-1 reps we caught. One of his highlights came when defending a wheel route early on in the period. Gibson read the route and stayed in the receiver’s hip pocket downfield, making the forced incompletion look easy.”

10. Caden Harris — Georgia

School: Haywood (Tenn.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 78 NATL.

Analyst’s Take: “Harris will be able to play every cornerback spot in Georgia’s defense. One immediately thinks of current starting cornerback Daylen Everette. They’re not the giant cornerback prospects that attract the attention coming in but they’re both sticky and have an ability to find ways to obstruct completions. There’s some physicality in Harris as well. He’ll need to adjust to the physicality of the SEC but that can be said about every freshman in the country. This feels like a high-floor, high upside player with immediate impact.” — Jeremy Johnson, DawgsHQ.com

Other top committed CBs in the class

11. CJ Bronaugh – Florida
12. Danny Odem – Nebraska
13. Victor Singleton – Texas A&M
14. Havon Finney – LSU
15. Jaelen Waters – Miami

16. Nick Hankins Jr. – Illinois
17. Samari Matthews – Texas
18. Jordan Thomas – Ohio State
19. Brandon Lockhart – USC
20. Kenton Dopson – North Carolina

21. Camren Hamiel – Texas A&M
22. Rahsjon Duncan – Washington
23. Lasiah Jackson – Stanford
24. Jamarion Vincent – Baylor
25. Jaydin Broadnax – Louisville