Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison is declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft, per ESPN’s Jordan Reid.
Morrison did not play in the College Football Playoff due to a season-ending hip injury suffered in October, but he dominated opposing receivers up to that point. He allowed just 12 receptions and a 58.4 passer rating on his 27 targets in 2024, per Professional Soccer Focus, solidifying his standing as a first-round decide.
NFL groups will probably be enthusiastic about Morrison’s progress potential. He checks virtually each field for a cornerback prospect, with a strong body (6-foot, 190 kilos), clean athleticism, glorious protection abilities and willingness to defend the run. He burst onto the faculty soccer scene with a team-high six interceptions as an 18-year-old true freshman in 2022, incomes All-American honors.
Morrison adopted that up with an outstanding sophomore 12 months with three extra interceptions and a semifinalist nod for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the highest defensive again in Division I-FBS. He was on his solution to extra awards consideration in 2024 earlier than his damage, however he nonetheless put collectively a strong six-game efficiency earlier than he went down.
Colorado’s Travis Hunter and Michigan’s Will Johnson are broadly considered the highest two cornerbacks within the 2025 class, with Morrison sometimes ranked third. ESPN’s Scouts Inc. ranks Morrison thirteenth total on this 12 months’s class. Hunter presents an elite upside as a two-way participant, whereas Johnson loved extra staff success and particular person accolades on the school degree than Morrison. All three are anticipated to be first-round picks in April’s draft.
