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ESPN - Kirkpatrick leads class of big, fast CBs - Football Recruiting

As a whole, this '09 class is a feisty, physical group of corners who take pride in stepping up hard to defend the perimeter run or the pass. Our top seven prospects, Dre Kirkpatrick (Gadsden, Ala.), Darius Winston (Helena, Ark./West Helena), Prince Kent (Norcross, Ga.), Darrell Givens (Indian Head, Md./Lackey), C.J. Barnett (Clayton, Ohio/Northmont), Janzen Jackson (Lake Charles, La./Barbe) and Marcus Davis (League City, Texas/Clear Creek), claim average measurables of approximately 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds. Collectively, they have the physical demeanor needed to play aggressively at the next level and, more importantly, the natural size to back it up.

Barnett rounds out our top five and embodies most of the attributes that represent this great corner class. He has impressive size (6-foot-1), physicality and very good fluidity for a taller corner. The in-state Buckeyes commit uses his long wingspan and strong upper body very effectively as a press corner and is equally impressive anticipating the underneath throw in zone. He's a great run defender and, like a few of the prospects before him, also could play safety because of his size, range and ball skills.