2020 NFL Draft: TCU’s Jeff Gladney is an underrated cornerback prospect, top-40 player in the class

Only three FBS cornerbacks have played more coverage snaps (1,487) or seen more targets (232) over the past four seasons than TCU’s Jeff Gladney, PFF’s seventh-ranked cornerback and No. 34 overall player in the 2020 NFL Draft. The former three-star recruit and New Boston, Texas, native practically never left the field after redshirting as a true freshman (2015) and will enter the NFL as one of the more battle-tested cornerbacks in the upcoming class as a result.

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His career coverage grade (89.8) ranks ninth among all FBS cornerbacks with at least 1,000 coverage snaps played over the past four collegiate seasons (2016-19). He also ranks first in completion percentage allowed (47%), third in forced incompletion percentage (21.1%) and seventh in passer rating allowed (72.3) among the same group of cornerbacks.

Gladney’s high-end production and experience puts him in a league of his own in this class. He’s played over 250 more coverage snaps in the past four seasons than any of PFF’s top 10 cornerbacks in this class. He also has 42 more targets than any of the 10 cornerbacks in that span.

Name	Coverage Snaps	Targets	Receptions	Comp %	Yards	TDs	1Ds	INTs	RTG
Jeff Gladney	1487	232	109	47.0%	1427	10	66	5	72.3
Jaylon Johnson	1200	190	93	49.0%	1009	3	51	7	54.9
Bryce Hall	1156	184	90	48.9%	1160	7	58	4	72.7
A.J. Terrell	959	119	60	50.4%	811	9	33	6	76.7
Noah Igbinoghene	878	131	62	47.3%	869	3	43	1	73.6
CJ Henderson	834	110	58	52.7%	989	5	43	6	75.9
Jeffrey Okudah	817	113	47	41.6%	629	2	27	3	54.8
Kristian Fulton	809	110	48	43.6%	675	5	26	2	71.6
Cameron Dantzler	662	95	41	43.2%	562	1	20	5	44.3
Trevon Diggs	661	98	47	48.0%	578	7	30	4	73.4