Redskins: 3 cornerbacks to watch at the 2019 NFL Combine

This draft class, while it might not be overwhelmingly strong at cornerback, is full of long, rangy, athletic players who could develop into starters. One is listed later in this piece, but another cornerback with all the traits and not enough polish to show for it is Kentucky’s Lonnie Johnson.

Lonnie Johnson is an intriguing prospect. At 6-foot-3, 206, he’s one of the biggest cornerback prospects out on the draft board, but his length only got him one interception and four pass deflections in his senior season. Johnson has a lot of potential, but also a lot to work on, per The Draft Network’s Jon Ledyard.

"Johnson’s tape is concerning to say the least, as he consistently loses at the line of scrimmage and at the top of his route. He’s a technical mess that doesn’t have the peak plays to get you excited about his upside, but he’s big, long and reportedly will test very well in Indy. Good, because he’ll need to. There just isn’t any reason to take Johnson high in the draft unless you are completely buying in on his upside at the position. If he doesn’t test well, the incentive to draft him goes out the window completely. I think he’s overhyped as it is, but the Combine can at least give teams that like him one reason to consider drafting him in the top 100."

Johnson has perhaps the most draft stock riding on the NFL Combine out of this group. His lack of polish could very well make him a Day 3 prospect, but if he tests well, with his size, some team will be willing to snatch him up early, to capitalize on his potential.