College football is almost upon us, which means the 2016 NFL draft will be here before you know it.
Those of us at Scouts Inc. -- Kevin Weidl, Steve Muench and I -- spent the summer scouring tape and ranking the top players at each position from a draft perspective.
Below is our preseason evaluation of the best defensive backs in the 2016 draft.
Note: Underclassmen are marked with an asterisk.
Top 10 cornerbacks
1. Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida Gators*: Hargreaves lacks ideal size (5-foot-11, 199 pounds), but he has the instincts, aggressiveness and elite cover skills to develop into a good outside starting cornerback in the NFL. More physical than his frame might indicate, Hargreaves does a good job in press-man coverage, consistently redirecting wide receivers. He's currently the No. 2 overall player on our board.