2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Benjamin Morrison

Prospect Summary:

Morrison took college football by storm as a freshman, totaling 33 tackles with six interceptions and five passes broken up in an incredible debut season. As a sophomore, he played well, recording 31 tackles, three interceptions, and 10 passes defended. Morrison had an impressive performance against Ohio State, helping limit Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka. In 2024, Morrison had 20 tackles and three passes broken up in six games before a hip injury ended his season.

Morrison is a competitive, physical, and gritty defender for the NFL. He has quality size and uses that well to defend big receivers. He shows impressive instincts and polish to get his head around in coverage and locate the football. That allows him to defend the ball and provide some turnovers for his defense rather than drawing penalties for pass interference. Morrison has very good hands, high points the football, and breaks on the ball quickly. He is a smart and instinctive cornerback with good ball skills, which makes him a dangerous defender to throw against in coverage.

Morrison is well-rounded, and he can play off man, zone, or press-man coverage. He has the speed to carry verticals and the physicality to press receivers to generate reroutes and disrupt the timing of routes. With his intelligence and instincts, Morrison is very good in zone coverage with quick diagnosis skills. His off-man coverage is okay for the NFL, but he is not a super twitched-up athlete. Hence, he would be better off playing more zone and press man as a pro cornerback.

Morrison is a willing tackler and run defender who should help defend the ground game. The pre-draft workouts could be very important for determining how high Morrison gets drafted, but he still looks like a future pro starter and a player with the potential to be a good pro.

In the NFL, Morrison looks like a starter and is a worthy first- or second-round pick depending on the medical evaluation by NFL teams.