Some of the Big 12’s best corners are off to the NFL, like Iowa State corner T.J. Tampa being drafted in the fourth round by the Baltimore Ravens. Others are transferring out, like Houston’s Isaiah Hamilton, who recently entered the transfer portal after spring practice.
Even with those departures, the outside boundary in the conference has a plethora of playmaking returners throughout the 2024 Big 12 CB Rankings.
2024 Big 12 CB Rankings
10) Zemaiah Vaughn, Utah Utes
With 25 career starts, Zemaiah Vaughn is one of the elder statesmen on the 2024 Big 12 CB Rankings, entering his fifth season with the Utah Utes. Vaughn earned a CFN 2023 Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 selection after 54 tackles, six pass defenses, and a pick last season.
9) Myles Purchase, Iowa State Cyclones
A two-year starter for the Cyclones, Myles Purchase has yet to record an interception in his three-year career, but he finished second in the conference and fourth in the nation with 15 pass breakups last year. Also finishing with the third-most tackles on the team with 54, Purchase earned a CFN 2023 Third-Team All-Big 12 nod.
8) Jacob Parish, Kansas State Wildcats
Jacob Parish didn’t make any starts as a true freshman in 2022, appearing in all 14 games with 14 tackles, but that changed last year.
Parish started every game for the Wildcats in 2023, emerging as one of the conference’s premier ball-hawks with four interceptions and 13 pass defenses, earning a 2023 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection.
7) Caden Jenkins, Baylor Bears
As a true freshman, Caden Jenkins only started seven games last season, but he made the most of it with three picks and two fumble recoveries, including an 82-yard scoop-and-score against UCF that earned him Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week.
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Jenkins will be handed a full slate this year, landing him inside the top 10 of the 2024 Big 12 CB Rankings with plenty of potential to ascend closer to the top in years to come.
6) Treydan Stukes, Arizona Wildcats
A team captain for the Wildcats last year as a fourth-year junior, Treydan Stukes notched nine pass defenses and an interception, with 55 tackles to earn CFN 2023 Honorable Mention All-Pac-12. Stukes is one of two Wildcats to break the top-10 of the 2024 Big 12 CB Rankings ahead of Arizona’s first year in the conference.
5) Cobee Bryant, Kansas Jayhawks
A three-year starter for the Jayhawks, Cobee Bryant has nine career interceptions, two pick-sixes, and 165 tackles in 30 overall starts. Bryant earned CFN 2023 Second-Team All-Big 12 honors after snagging four interceptions last season, along with 48 tackles, five for a loss, and five pass defenses, landing him in the top five of the 2024 Big 12 CB Rankings.
4) Jakob Robinson, BYU Cougars
Jakob Robinson was an on-and-off starter for two seasons before taking over full-time for BYU last year. In 12 starts, Robinson had four picks, including a pick-six, with 11 pass defenses. He added 59 tackles, including a 10-tackle performance against Arkansas, to earn a CFN 2023 Second-Team All-Big 12 selection.
3) Tacario Davis, Arizona Wildcats
Not many CFN 2023 First-Team All-Pac-12 selections finish outside the top two of the position rankings, but that speaks to the conference’s CB depth. Tacario Davis starts the season as the third-best CB in the conference after leading the Pac-12 with 16 pass defenses, registering 24 tackles and an interception last fall.
2) Ra’Mello Dotson, Kansas Jayhawks
A three-year starter, Ra’Mello “Mello” Dotson is back as a fifth-year senior following a breakout season last year. Dotson had four picks — including a pick-six against Oklahoma and Iowa State — with 11 pass defenses, 48 tackles, three for a loss, and a sack. H
e earned a CFN 2023 First-Team All-Big 12 and Third-Team All-American selection for his efforts.
1) Travis Hunter, Colorado Buffaloes
A two-way player, Travis Hunter had 57 catches for 721 yards and five touchdowns last year, but his full athletic prowess is felt on the defensive side of the ball.
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Playing just nine games due to injury, Hunter manned the opposing top WR when on the field, grabbing three picks, five pass defenses, and 30 tackles. His versatile athleticism lands him on the top spot of the 2024 Big 12 CB Rankings as one of the premier corners in the nation.
2024 Big 12 CB Rankings | 11-20
11) Bralyn Lux, Texas Tech
12) Bud Clark, TCU
13) Korie Black, Oklahoma State
14) Jatravis Broughton, TCU
15) Carl Williams IV, Baylor
16) Cole Martin, Arizona State
17) Kenan Johnson, Utah
18) Marque Collins, BYU
19) Ormaine Arnold, Cincinnati
20) Jalen Emery, Houston
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