NFL Mock Draft 2017: Another QB on top?

56. <p>The Bengals love to draft cornerbacks. Cincinnati has taken players at this position when there isn’t a clear need and, well, Desmond King should be a first round pick for someone.</p> <p>King isn’t nearly as fast as some of the other elite defensive backs in this class, but that his only real weakness. With that in mind, he is plenty fast enough to work as a big-time NFL cornerback, and King is a very nice prospect across the board.</p> <p>In my mind, Desmond King is the best run-stopping cornerback in this class, and he is a legitimate ball-hawk for Iowa. Many considered him as a likely first round pick in 2016 before he spurned the draft process in favor of another year for the Hawkeyes, and King presents good size at 5-foot-11 and 200 pounds to stand up against the bigger receivers in the NFL.</p> <p>There is nothing particularly flashy about Desmond King, and that is probably why he remains available in this wildly theoretical scenario. Still, he follows in the footsteps of Jourdan Lewis as a shut-down cornerback prospect of the highest order and teams at the NFL level definitely love to see that when projecting down the line.</p>. CB. Iowa. Desmond King. 25. player