From now until the 2026 NFL Draft, we will scout and create profiles for as many prospects as possible, examining their strengths, weaknesses, and what they can bring to an NFL franchise. These players could be potential top-10 picks, all the way to Day 3 selections and priority undrafted free agents. Today, a scouting report on Alabama CB Domani Jackson.
No. 1 Domani Jackson/CB Alabama – 6-1, 196 pounds (Senior)
MEASUREMENTS
Player Ht/Wt Hand Size Arm Length Wingspan
Domani Jackson 6-1/196 N/A N/A N/A
40-Yard Dash 10-Yard Dash Short Shuttle 3-Cone
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Broad Jump Vertical Bench Press
N/A N/A N/A
The Good
– Great size, length, and long speed
– Physical at the line of scrimmage in press coverage
– Smooth hips to flip and carry receivers vertical
– Good recovery speed and length to close the gap with the ball in the air
– Eye discipline in zone coverage
– Willing as a tackler
– Solid play strength at the catch point
The Bad
– Eyes fixate on QB too much at times
– Slow to diagnose run plays
– Drifts inside on run plays, taking poor angles that leave the defense exposed on the outside
– Stiff when changing direction; burst doesn’t line up with long speed
– Discipline in off-man coverage; prone to mistakes on double moves
– Grabby at the top of routes
– Limited ball production
Stats
– Career: 46 games, 34 starts, 126 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, 12 PDs, two INTs, one forced fumble
– 2025: 15 games, 10 starts, 39 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one PD
– Career Snaps: 1,726 wide corner, 16 slot corner
– 2025: 457 wide corner, one slot corner
– PFF: 23 missed tackles (15.6 MIS%), 65 receptions allowed on 104 targets for 907 yards, four TDs
– 13 penalties, four in 2025
Injury History
– Torn ACL in 2021, which cost him the entire senior season in high school and hampered him throughout freshman year at USC
– Carted off in 2024 with an undisclosed lower-body injury, returned later in the game
– Rib injury in 2025; limited over the last few games of the regular season
Bio
– 22 years old, turns 23 in November
– Originally a five-star CB out of Mater Dei HS in Santa Ana, Cal.
– One of the top recruits in the country despite a senior year ACL tear
– Spent first two seasons at USC before transferring to Alabama
– Initially chose USC over Alabama (and others) before later transferring there
– Track star in high school; tied state record with 10.25-second 100m during junior year
– Grew up a Browns fan; grandparents were diehard Steelers fans
– East-West Shrine Bowl participant
– Randy Jackson, his father, was a 22-year Marine Corps veteran
– Grew up going to Marines youth camps, where he learned discipline, teamwork, and overcoming challenges
– Stressed living up to his commitment as a reason why he stuck with Alabama after Nick Saban retired
Tape Breakdown
The pendulum is swinging back in the direction of the run game for offenses around the NFL, which means a renewed importance of being a sound tackler for cornerbacks. Jackson has the play strength and willingness to tackle, but he takes poor angles and cheats inside, leaving a wide-open lane up the sideline too often. The first clip here shows three examples of it from the same game, and I cut out three others so the clip wouldn’t be too long.
Again, he is perfectly capable of coming downhill and making tackles. This screen play he blew up is a good example. He read the play perfectly, dipped under the block, and cut down the screen for a loss.
Sometimes his eye discipline and mental processing are a superpower, like on this play when he carried the route deep, read the pass underneath, turned around, and drilled the receiver to force an incompletion.
Or here, where he diagnosed the play, triggered downhill, and undercut the route for an interception.
Other times it gets him in trouble, like here when he bit on the double move for a wide-open touchdown.
Like most corners with size and length, Jackson can get in trouble with too much contact or grabbing at the top of the route stem.
He has the length, speed, hips, and physicality to play bump-and-run and carry receivers deep. His change of direction and stop-start is a little less inspiring.
Conclusion
Overall, Jackson entered the year as a potential top-50 prospect, but disappointed in his senior year. He has the size, length, athleticism, and flashes in his tape to develop into a starter, but he would get exposed by NFL offenses in his current form. He needs to work on his pursuit angles, eye discipline, and lateral footwork on breaking routes before he can be trusted in an NFL defense. Jackson is much closer to his floor right now than his ceiling, and he was nearly benched during his senior season after a rough stretch of play. If he develops well, there is definitely something there to work with, but he needs a lot of work in many areas.
My pro comparison for Jackson is Ahkello Witherspoon.
NFL Projection: Mid Day 3
Steelers Depot Draft Grade: 7.0 (Pure Backup/Spot Starter)
Grade Range: 6.4 – 8.0
Games Watched: at Florida State (2025), at Georgia (2025), vs Georgia (2024), at Vanderbilt (2024)
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