Michael Bonner

The Clarion-Ledger

Dak Prescott and Chris Jones are the big names within the Southeastern Conference for Mississippi State. NFL scouts are looking elsewhere.

NFL draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. ranked college football's best corners at the next level. MSU's Will Redmond topped the list among seniors.

Kiper described Redmond as having "lockdown skills, but needed the extra seasoning in 2015 as he was often in a nickel role in 2014. Has decent size, plays physical and gets bonus points for ball skills evident in return game."

The 6-foot senior ranked ahead of Minnesota's Eric Murray, Auburn's Jonathan Jones, UCLA Fabian Moreau, and Penn State's Jordan Lucas.

Kiper's top underclassmen corners began with Florida's Vernon Hargreaves. Florida State's Jalen Ramsey was second, followed by Virginia Tech's Kendall Fuller, LSU's Tre'Davious White and Notre Dame's KeiVarae Russell.

Redmond finished fifth on the team in tackles last year with 51, two behind Taveze Calhoun for the most by a player in the secondary. He also led the team with three interceptions. The number came with MSU using Redmond as its third corner.

Kiper has been ranking the top college players at each position throughout the summer. Redmond is the second MSU player to appear on a list. Dak Prescott ranked as Kiper's fifth best senior quarterback.

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