Davison Igbinosun

Summary

Davison Igbinosun (21 years old) is a cornerback who began his college career at Ole Miss (2022) before transferring to Ohio State in 2023, where he has played through the 2025 season. In 2025, Igbinosun started throughout the season and recorded 54 total tackles, 11 pass breakups, and two interceptions, serving as Ohio State’s primary boundary corner and regularly matching up against top opposing receivers. His 2025 performance earned him First-Team All-Big Ten honors and All-America consideration, building on multi-year starting experience and his role on Ohio State’s 2024 national championship team. Igbinosun has maintained solid academic standing and is widely viewed as a competitive, confident defender whose physical press style and short-memory mentality consistently draw praise from coaches, with no publicly reported significant off-field incidents. Teammates often point to his edge and practice intensity as indicators of his competitive makeup and leadership presence in the secondary. From an injury standpoint, he has been wildly durable starting 43 consecutive games in his career with no major injuries.

Strengths

• Pterodactyl: Rare arm length for the position allows him to crowd releases, disrupt passing lanes, and shrink the catch window late in reps. Best utilized in aggressive man structures where his length and disruption skills are maximized.

• Jam, No Toast: Physical at the line with a strong jam and forces receivers to widen stems and re-route timing concepts. Possesses long speed shows up when carrying verticals and can reattach even if initially stressed.

• Relishes Contact: Plays through hands with confidence and consistently challenges 50/50 balls. Will step up and hit and not shy about inserting on perimeter screens or force fits.

• Boundary Buster: Comfortable playing on an island and embracing high-volume target assignments. Plays with visible edge and doesn’t get rattled after giving up a rep.

Weaknesses

• Penalty Risk: Physical style and hand usage downfield have led to grabby moments, particularly when slightly out of phase.

• In-Breaking Hips: Taller, longer frame can struggle flipping and driving on sudden intermediate cuts. Can be a half-beat late sinking and redirecting, creating small separation windows.

• Taking the Cheese: Aggressive hand fighting and early contact attempts can be used against him by savvy route runners. Will occasionally play tall at the line, reducing leverage and allowing quicker receivers to slip underneath.

• Risk-Reward: Aggression and length create impact plays, but also increase volatility snap to snap. More natural in man than reading layered route concepts in off-zone looks.

Outlook

Igbinosun projects as a long, physical press corner with excellent competitiveness at the catch point, disruptive hands at the line of scrimmage, and the confidence to mirror receivers vertically, giving him clear boundary starter upside. He fits best in press-man and match-heavy defensive schemes that allow him to crowd releases, use his length to disrupt timing, and play aggressively downfield rather than sit in soft off-coverage for extended stretches. When you factor in the length, physicality, tenacity, durability, and wiring, it’s no surprise that Igbinosun is trending as a Round 1–2 prospect, with a realistic late first to early second-round projection in the 2026 NFL Draft due to checking all the boxes down the line.

Pro Comparison: Carlton Davis III

Team Fits: LV, NO, KC, GB, MIN