The Kansas City Chiefs must add to their depth at the cornerback position at some point in the 2025 NFL draft. The Chiefs’ secondary finally returned to full strength for the playoffs, but injuries caused chaos during Kansas City’s regular season campaign. Fortunately, this class features one of the deepest cornerback pools in recent history.
Kansas Jayhawks cornerback Cobee Bryant is a ballhawk with 13 career interceptions split across four seasons. After amassing more than 2,600 career snaps, his football intelligence and recognition are off the charts. He quickly identifies and attacks route combinations and knows when to break off his assignment to jump other routes for surprise interceptions. Bryant’s route recognition also helps him trigger to contest slants from off-man coverage.
Bryant is patient in press coverage and gets in phase early in the route before sticking to the receiver vertically. He drives outside releases into the sideline and uses ideal leverage to take away throwing lanes. His jams lack consistent power, but he delivers some stiff punches that re-route receivers.
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Bryant is a slim cornerback who weighed only 171 lbs. at the Shrine Bowl in January, but he plays above his weight. He steps downhill to fit the run and squares up to drive through ball carriers. Bryant disrupts screens by quickly triggering, ducking around blockers, and delivering big hits.
Bryant projects as a fourth-round selection. Cornerbacks under six feet tall with lean builds and good but not elite speed have little room for error. Some of his speed limitations showed up against Iowa State’s Jaylin Noel. Bryant won’t meet every team’s size thresholds, but he possesses the skills and mentality to outperform his draft positioning.
