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Jaylen Mbakwe Georgia Tech
File CB-63 · National rank 608 · 2027 class

Jaylen Mbakwe

#3· Georgia Tech ·CB ·Jr ·2028 Draft · Clay, Ala.
6'0"Height 195 lbWeight
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My Grade
6.0/10
Priority UDFA
Current · UDFA Territory
5.4 Floor range 1.7 Ceiling 7.1
7.1/10
Day 3 Caliber
Ceiling · +1.1
5.4/10
UDFA
Floor · −0.6
Ceiling: Projected 2026 starter (CB1) — real opportunity to climb; real room to grow (+1.1) · up-year team · ACC draft-temper.
Floor: Proven starter — high, stable floor · returning-starter role secures it; downside −0.6.
Grade last reviewed 1mo ago
8.9+ Round 1 Caliber
7.8+ Day 2 Caliber
6.7+ Day 3 Caliber
5.6+ Priority UDFA
4.4+ UDFA
3.3+ Long Shot
2.2+ Raw Prospect
1.1+ Deep Project
0.0+ Non-Prospect
Grade History
6.0 2025
Re-graded after each season · 2025 is the beta baseline.
Scouting Notes

This grade is pedigree, not tape. Mbakwe was the No. 12 player in America in 2024 and a two-way star at Clay-Chalkville, and two Alabama seasons later the entire college ledger reads 16 tackles, two breakups and one interception across 12 games — 2025 was three appearances and a single tackle before the Georgia Tech reset. The traits are why SI has floated day-one draft language and why the ceiling stays high, but nothing about his corner play is verified at the college level yet: coverage workload, ball production, even his final position remain open questions, with Tech itself still discussing whether he lives at corner or moonlights at receiver. The 2028 timeline buys him two seasons to build an actual resume. Right now he's a blue-chip lottery ticket — full pedigree credit, zero proven production — and one full year as CB1 would tell us more than everything to date.