Notre Dame CB Benjamin Morrison is facing Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship tonight, giving him another chance to help his NFL Draft stock.
After a strong season, Morrison is widely regarded as one of the top cornerbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft. Let’s examine his scouting report, Mock Draft Simulator trends, and where he went in our latest mock draft.
Benjamin Morrison Scouting Report
- Height: 6’0″
- Weight: 186 pounds
- Position: Cornerback
- School: Notre Dame
- Current Year: Junior
The public service announcement for opposing quarterbacks is this: Test Benjamin Morrison at your own risk.
One could argue that Morrison has been the best player on Notre Dame’s defense since he stepped onto the field in 2022 — and now, he’s one of the most exciting prospects on the 2025 NFL Draft circuit.
You often hear the term “sticky” used in the presence of true lockdown cornerbacks, and that’s what Morrison has the traits to become. He has an elite combination of initial explosiveness and hip fluidity, and his hyperactive agility and twitch make him nearly impossible to shake.
Morrison’s recovery framework is out of this world, and it’s made more potent by his technical efficiency and variability, as well as his ability to plant and drive from either foot. Once he’s in position, Morrison is a born disruptor with exhaustive ball skills, willing physicality, and second-nature tracking ability.
Overall, Morrison is an elite physical talent with sharp processing ability and playmaking chops who, in spite of his middling size, has impressive feistiness, both in coverage and support. He’ll have to continue adding mass to his frame, but he’s a scheme-versatile CB prospect with All-Pro upside and lockdown potential in man.
Latest 2025 NFL Mock Draft Projection
Morrison’s current ADP in Pro Football Network’s Mock Draft Simulator is 30.2.
Users controlling the Green Bay Packers are selecting Morrison with 17.0% of picks in the first round. The next highest percentage of selections for Morrison in the first round are 15.1% of Buffalo Bills’ users and 9.8% of Los Angeles Rams’ users.
Here is how Morrison’s ADP data has changed over time:
In PFN’s latest seven-round 2025 NFL mock draft, Morrison is projected to get picked No. 40 overall by the New Orleans Saints. Here’s what PFN’s Dalton Miller had to say about the projected pick:
“Paulson Adebo played well for New Orleans but will be a free agent after suffering a season-ending injury in 2024. It makes sense for a team deep in the red on their ledger to let him walk.
“Morrison suffered his own season-ending injury in 2024, but the Notre Dame defender is one of the most well-coached cornerbacks in the class. His leggy frame allows him to maintain vertical carries and his advanced eyes allow him to smoothly mirror route runners despite not possessing elite fluidity. So… he’s relatively similar to Adebo.”
He is the No. 43 player on Miller’s Top 100 NFL Draft Big Board: “Marcus Freeman’s defensive backs are always high-IQ players, and Benjamin Morrison is no exception. His high-cut frame makes him look taller than he actually is, but his wingspan and feel for playing off of receivers with over-top leverage help keep everything in front of him.
“That extends to man coverage, where he plays on the front hip. While that allows nuanced receivers with brakes to snap off routes back to the QB on him, Morrison’s feel for route depth and receiver tells keeps him tight and disallows big plays with consistency.”
