Ephesians Prysock is expected to enter the 2026 NFL Draft after building a case as a long, rangy cornerback who can help a secondary with size and length. The Washington defender finished his college career with two interceptions and a track record that should put him in the Day 2/Day 3 conversation.
Prysock’s path started at Bishop Alemany High School, where he was a four-star prospect ranked No. 32 at his position and No. 23 overall in California as a senior. He drew offers from Ohio State, Texas, USC, Notre Dame, Michigan and others before choosing Jedd Fisch at Arizona, then spending two years in Tucson before following Fisch to Washington through the transfer portal.
The move gave Prysock a chance to show more than size. As a freshman at Arizona, he played in 10 games and finished with 16 tackles and 13 solo tackles. A year later, he recorded his first career interception, added 61 tackles, 39 solo tackles and seven passes defensed, and began building the kind of profile NFL teams like in a corner who can stay in phase with receivers and put himself in position to make plays.
His 2024 season at Washington only strengthened that case. Prysock totaled 45 tackles, 32 solo tackles, six passes defensed and a forced fumble, then closed his career with a senior year that earned Big Ten honorable mention honors. He finished with 48 tackles, 29 solo tackles, his second career interception and seven passes defensed.
The appeal is obvious. Prysock is praised for route recognition and is fluid for a player of his height, a trait that has made tall cornerbacks fashionable again and fits a style Washington has helped popularize on the West Coast. The Seahawks have leaned into that approach, too, and Prysock’s frame gives him a chance to fit what NFL teams want from bigger outside corners.
But the projection is not spotless. He can struggle to track the ball and is not considered a strong tackler, which leaves evaluators weighing whether his best traits will translate cleanly against faster and more polished NFL receivers. Even so, teams often make room for a corner who consistently arrives on time and in position, because ball production and coverage discipline can carry more weight than perfect technique.
That is the calculation with Prysock now: a serviceable cornerback with upside, a player whose college production gives him a real path into the draft and whose best football may still be ahead of him.
