49ers select Ephesians Prysock, CB, Washington at no. 139

A Richard Sherman type on height and reach. With pretty good speed. But doesn't have the elite change of direction. Maybe he can surprise. You can't teach that frame and he runs pretty well for that height.

From NFL draftbuzz:
EPHESIANS PRYSOCK CB WASHINGTON

NFL DRAFT PROFILE & SCOUTING REPORTJERSEY: #7ROLE:
OUTSIDE ZONE CB
LAST UPDATED: 03/23/2026
DRAFT YEAR: 2026
FORTY TIME: 4.45 SECONDS (68%*)
AGE: 23.1
DOB: 02/28/2003
BOWL INVITE: SENIORBOWL
MEASUREABLES:HEIGHT: 6-3 (97%*)WEIGHT: 196 (64%*)HANDS: 9 3/4 (78%*) ARM: 33 1/8 (86%*) SPAN: 79 7/8 (76%*) FORTY: 4.45 (C) (68%*) SHUT: 4.15 (P) (55%*) 10YD: 1.57 (C) (40%*)VERT: 39 (C) (85%*)BROAD: 124 (C) (64%*) 3CONE: 6.82 (P) (72%*) (C)- NFL COMBINE (P)- PRO DAY (O)- OTHER
(HS)-ESTIMATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL COMBINEFOR AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE (HS) DATA IS CALCULATED SEE THIS ARTICLE

ALL WASHINGTON DRAFT PROSPECTS
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OVERALL RATING:81.2 / 100AVERAGE RATING OF OPPOSITION OFFENSE PLAYER HAS FACEDOFFENSE RATING:
81%CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO VIEW HOW PLAYER RANKS VS OTHER PROSPECTS.QB RATING WHEN TARGETED:89.1TACKLING:
79%RUN DEFENSE:
84%COVERAGE:
73%ZONE:
69%MAN/PRESS:
72%DRAFT PROJECTION: 6TH
OVERALL RANK: #191 POSITION RANK: #35 (DB)
COLLEGE GAMES: 46 COLLEGE SNAPS: 2629
GRADE: ESPN RATING: 82/100
GRADE: 247 RATING: 90/100
GRADE: RIVALS RATING: 5.8 (95%)PLAYER COMPARISON* (SIMILARITY LEVEL)Israel MUKUAMU - SOUTH CAROLINA
85%Ryan WATTS - TEXAS
85%Akayleb EVANS - MISSOURI
81%
DRAFT PROFILE: BIO- Playing both wide receiver and cornerback under coach Casey Clausen at Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California, Ephesians Prysock helped the Warriors reach the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 championship game as a senior in 2021. He earned first-team All-CIF-SS, first-team All-Mission League, and a third-team all-state selection from CalHiSports. His versatility and raw physical tools drew serious recruiting attention, and he signed with Arizona as a consensus 4-star recruit rated by ESPN (82 overall, 4-star), 247Sports (0.90 grade, 4-star), and Rivals (5.8 grade, 4-star).

Prysock saw limited action as a true freshman at Arizona in 2022, playing in 10 games with three starts and recording 16 tackles across 223 defensive snaps. His sophomore season in 2023 told a different story entirely. Starting all 13 games for a 10-3 Wildcats squad loaded with future NFL talent, he racked up 61 tackles, an interception, and seven pass breakups while earning honorable mention All-Pac-12 recognition. When head coach Jedd Fisch took the Washington job, Prysock followed through the transfer portal, arriving in Seattle ready for a larger role.

The move paid off quickly. Prysock started all 13 games as Washington's top corner in 2024, finishing sixth on the team with 45 tackles and adding six pass breakups and a forced fumble. His 2025 season was his most complete, once again starting all 13 games and leading the secondary with 53 tackles, five pass breakups, and an interception. He capped the year by winning Washington's Defensive Skill Player of the Year award and earning honorable mention All-Big Ten from the media, along with a spot on the Big Ten All-Academic team. Across his four-year career, Prysock logged over 2,600 defensive snaps across 46 games, compiling 20 pass breakups and two interceptions while starting 42 of those contests. He closed things out with a strong performance in Washington's L.A. Bowl victory over Boise State.

SCOUTING REPORT: STRENGTHS

• Rare height at 6'4" with proportional length that lets him blanket throwing windows and crowd catch points in ways most corners simply cannot replicate.
• Showed real growth as a run defender throughout his career, frequently maintaining outside leverage and using his frame to funnel ball carriers back to pursuit help.
• Hip flexibility is startling for a man his size. He can flip, redirect, and sink into breaks with a smoothness that you just don't expect from someone built like a safety.
• Press technique features a powerful initial jam when he times it right, landing hands squarely into receivers' chests and disrupting their release patterns at the line.
• Zone awareness is one of his better traits, reading route combinations at the top of his drop and adjusting his positioning to take away windows between levels of a defense.
• Carries enough recovery speed to stay in the hip pocket of vertical threats after a misstep, closing ground with long strides that eat up space in a hurry.
• Durable and dependable. Starting 42 of 46 career games across two programs speaks to his reliability, and he consistently logged heavy snap counts north of 750 per season.
• Willing and active in the screen game, chasing plays sideline to sideline with urgency and using his length to disengage from blockers and make plays in the flat.

SCOUTING REPORT: WEAKNESSES

• Ball production is disappointing for a player with his tools. Just two interceptions across 204 career targets suggests real limitations tracking and locating the football downfield.
• Gets grabby when he falls behind in coverage, and his penalty numbers reflect it. Seven flags in 2025 alone is a number that will make defensive coordinators nervous.
• Carries a high center of gravity that works against him at break points, leaving him upright in his pedal and a beat slow reacting to sharp cuts underneath.
• Tackling technique is more arm-and-swipe than wrap-and-finish, and his missed tackle rate has fluctuated too much to call it dependable in space.
• Average long speed for the position means faster vertical threats can gain separation on him over the top, and he lacks the gear to completely erase those kinds of mistakes.

SCOUTING REPORT: SUMMARYAfter spending a lot of time with Prysock's tape, the phrase that keeps coming back is "up side." There is no other way to describe a 6'4" corner who moves the way he does. The hip fluidity, the ability to redirect, the sheer wingspan at the catch point. You watch certain reps and you see a player who could lock down an X receiver at the next level. But then you watch other reps and wonder why he can't turn all that physical ability into more turnovers. Two interceptions over four years and 2,600 snaps is a number that jumps off the page for all the wrong reasons, especially for a guy whose hands are constantly around the football.

His best fit is likely in a defense that leans on zone concepts with matchup press elements. Prysock reads route development well at the top of his pedal and understands spacing between levels, which makes him effective in Cover 3 and Cover 4 shells where he can use his eyes and length to wall off receivers underneath while trusting his recovery speed over the top. Pure man-to-man assignments against twitchy slot receivers will give him trouble, and asking him to play heavy off-coverage against speed threats invites vertical separation. But put him outside in a press-bail scheme or a pattern-match Cover 3, and there's real value to mine.

The overall profile here is a developmental corner with a unique physical toolbox and a clear trajectory of improvement. His 2025 season was markedly better than his first year at Washington, particularly in coverage, where he tightened up his technique and cut down on the explosive plays he was allowing. The run defense has been consistently strong. The question is whether an NFL coaching staff can squeeze more ball production out of those tools and clean up the penalty issues. He is not a plug-and-play starter, but he is the kind of long, athletic project that a patient defensive staff could mold into a quality outside corner over a couple of seasons. Day 3 pick who earns his way onto a roster and grows into a role.
EPHESIANS PRYSOCK PERCENTILES VS OTHER CORNERBACKS(NFL COMBINE HISTORICALLY - HIGHER VALUE REPRESENTS BETTER PERFOMANCE)

Originally posted by frankieuc68:
From NFL draftbuzz:
EPHESIANS PRYSOCK CB WASHINGTON

NFL DRAFT PROFILE & SCOUTING REPORTJERSEY: #7ROLE:
OUTSIDE ZONE CB
LAST UPDATED: 03/23/2026
DRAFT YEAR: 2026
FORTY TIME: 4.45 SECONDS (68%*)
AGE: 23.1
DOB: 02/28/2003
BOWL INVITE: SENIORBOWL
MEASUREABLES:HEIGHT: 6-3 (97%*)WEIGHT: 196 (64%*)HANDS: 9 3/4 (78%*) ARM: 33 1/8 (86%*) SPAN: 79 7/8 (76%*) FORTY: 4.45 (C) (68%*) SHUT: 4.15 (P) (55%*) 10YD: 1.57 (C) (40%*)VERT: 39 (C) (85%*)BROAD: 124 (C) (64%*) 3CONE: 6.82 (P) (72%*) (C)- NFL COMBINE (P)- PRO DAY (O)- OTHER
(HS)-ESTIMATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL COMBINEFOR AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE (HS) DATA IS CALCULATED SEE THIS ARTICLE

ALL WASHINGTON DRAFT PROSPECTS
SHARE THIS PROFILE:

OVERALL RATING:81.2 / 100AVERAGE RATING OF OPPOSITION OFFENSE PLAYER HAS FACEDOFFENSE RATING:
81%CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO VIEW HOW PLAYER RANKS VS OTHER PROSPECTS.QB RATING WHEN TARGETED:89.1TACKLING:
79%RUN DEFENSE:
84%COVERAGE:
73%ZONE:
69%MAN/PRESS:
72%DRAFT PROJECTION: 6TH
OVERALL RANK: #191 POSITION RANK: #35 (DB)
COLLEGE GAMES: 46 COLLEGE SNAPS: 2629
GRADE: ESPN RATING: 82/100
GRADE: 247 RATING: 90/100
GRADE: RIVALS RATING: 5.8 (95%)PLAYER COMPARISON* (SIMILARITY LEVEL)Israel MUKUAMU - SOUTH CAROLINA
85%Ryan WATTS - TEXAS
85%Akayleb EVANS - MISSOURI
81%
DRAFT PROFILE: BIO- Playing both wide receiver and cornerback under coach Casey Clausen at Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California, Ephesians Prysock helped the Warriors reach the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 championship game as a senior in 2021. He earned first-team All-CIF-SS, first-team All-Mission League, and a third-team all-state selection from CalHiSports. His versatility and raw physical tools drew serious recruiting attention, and he signed with Arizona as a consensus 4-star recruit rated by ESPN (82 overall, 4-star), 247Sports (0.90 grade, 4-star), and Rivals (5.8 grade, 4-star).

Prysock saw limited action as a true freshman at Arizona in 2022, playing in 10 games with three starts and recording 16 tackles across 223 defensive snaps. His sophomore season in 2023 told a different story entirely. Starting all 13 games for a 10-3 Wildcats squad loaded with future NFL talent, he racked up 61 tackles, an interception, and seven pass breakups while earning honorable mention All-Pac-12 recognition. When head coach Jedd Fisch took the Washington job, Prysock followed through the transfer portal, arriving in Seattle ready for a larger role.

The move paid off quickly. Prysock started all 13 games as Washington's top corner in 2024, finishing sixth on the team with 45 tackles and adding six pass breakups and a forced fumble. His 2025 season was his most complete, once again starting all 13 games and leading the secondary with 53 tackles, five pass breakups, and an interception. He capped the year by winning Washington's Defensive Skill Player of the Year award and earning honorable mention All-Big Ten from the media, along with a spot on the Big Ten All-Academic team. Across his four-year career, Prysock logged over 2,600 defensive snaps across 46 games, compiling 20 pass breakups and two interceptions while starting 42 of those contests. He closed things out with a strong performance in Washington's L.A. Bowl victory over Boise State.

SCOUTING REPORT: STRENGTHS

• Rare height at 6'4" with proportional length that lets him blanket throwing windows and crowd catch points in ways most corners simply cannot replicate.
• Showed real growth as a run defender throughout his career, frequently maintaining outside leverage and using his frame to funnel ball carriers back to pursuit help.
• Hip flexibility is startling for a man his size. He can flip, redirect, and sink into breaks with a smoothness that you just don't expect from someone built like a safety.
• Press technique features a powerful initial jam when he times it right, landing hands squarely into receivers' chests and disrupting their release patterns at the line.
• Zone awareness is one of his better traits, reading route combinations at the top of his drop and adjusting his positioning to take away windows between levels of a defense.
• Carries enough recovery speed to stay in the hip pocket of vertical threats after a misstep, closing ground with long strides that eat up space in a hurry.
• Durable and dependable. Starting 42 of 46 career games across two programs speaks to his reliability, and he consistently logged heavy snap counts north of 750 per season.
• Willing and active in the screen game, chasing plays sideline to sideline with urgency and using his length to disengage from blockers and make plays in the flat.

SCOUTING REPORT: WEAKNESSES

• Ball production is disappointing for a player with his tools. Just two interceptions across 204 career targets suggests real limitations tracking and locating the football downfield.
• Gets grabby when he falls behind in coverage, and his penalty numbers reflect it. Seven flags in 2025 alone is a number that will make defensive coordinators nervous.
• Carries a high center of gravity that works against him at break points, leaving him upright in his pedal and a beat slow reacting to sharp cuts underneath.
• Tackling technique is more arm-and-swipe than wrap-and-finish, and his missed tackle rate has fluctuated too much to call it dependable in space.
• Average long speed for the position means faster vertical threats can gain separation on him over the top, and he lacks the gear to completely erase those kinds of mistakes.

SCOUTING REPORT: SUMMARYAfter spending a lot of time with Prysock's tape, the phrase that keeps coming back is "up side." There is no other way to describe a 6'4" corner who moves the way he does. The hip fluidity, the ability to redirect, the sheer wingspan at the catch point. You watch certain reps and you see a player who could lock down an X receiver at the next level. But then you watch other reps and wonder why he can't turn all that physical ability into more turnovers. Two interceptions over four years and 2,600 snaps is a number that jumps off the page for all the wrong reasons, especially for a guy whose hands are constantly around the football.

His best fit is likely in a defense that leans on zone concepts with matchup press elements. Prysock reads route development well at the top of his pedal and understands spacing between levels, which makes him effective in Cover 3 and Cover 4 shells where he can use his eyes and length to wall off receivers underneath while trusting his recovery speed over the top. Pure man-to-man assignments against twitchy slot receivers will give him trouble, and asking him to play heavy off-coverage against speed threats invites vertical separation. But put him outside in a press-bail scheme or a pattern-match Cover 3, and there's real value to mine.

The overall profile here is a developmental corner with a unique physical toolbox and a clear trajectory of improvement. His 2025 season was markedly better than his first year at Washington, particularly in coverage, where he tightened up his technique and cut down on the explosive plays he was allowing. The run defense has been consistently strong. The question is whether an NFL coaching staff can squeeze more ball production out of those tools and clean up the penalty issues. He is not a plug-and-play starter, but he is the kind of long, athletic project that a patient defensive staff could mold into a quality outside corner over a couple of seasons. Day 3 pick who earns his way onto a roster and grows into a role.
EPHESIANS PRYSOCK PERCENTILES VS OTHER CORNERBACKS(NFL COMBINE HISTORICALLY - HIGHER VALUE REPRESENTS BETTER PERFOMANCE)

this kid may shock some folks, he is faster than Richard Sherman.

I kind of like this pick

I like this pick but where is the TE pick? We don't know if Kittle will be ready to go at the beginning of this upcoming season.

Originally posted by BryantTheBeast:
I like this pick but where is the TE pick? We don't know if Kittle will be ready to go at the beginning of this upcoming season.

Brace yourself, we are in the DL only section of the draft.

Originally posted by BryantTheBeast:
I like this pick but where is the TE pick? We don't know if Kittle will be ready to go at the beginning of this upcoming season.

Jake Tonges has been re-signed. He can be a starter in this league.
I like this pick too. Teams always need tall, athletic CBs.

Named after the New Testament book, epic

Fantastic first name. I hope his brother is called Corinthians, and he's got a cousin named Judges (as per "Life of Brian").

Originally posted by paulk205:
Fantastic first name. I hope his brother is called Corinthians, and he's got a cousin named Judges (as per "Life of Brian").

To bad we missed on Genisis

Originally posted by NineFourNiner:

came here to post the same meme lol.

Originally posted by BryantTheBeast:
I like this pick but where is the TE pick? We don't know if Kittle will be ready to go at the beginning of this upcoming season.

We're moving into Jaren Kanack range. Plays move TE/H/FB kinda like Juice, but athletically profiles like Kittle. Late to the position, so he hasn't been taken yet.

Originally posted by glorydayz:

Originally posted by frankieuc68:
From NFL draftbuzz:
EPHESIANS PRYSOCK CB WASHINGTON

NFL DRAFT PROFILE & SCOUTING REPORTJERSEY: #7ROLE:
OUTSIDE ZONE CB
LAST UPDATED: 03/23/2026
DRAFT YEAR: 2026
FORTY TIME: 4.45 SECONDS (68%*)
AGE: 23.1
DOB: 02/28/2003
BOWL INVITE: SENIORBOWL
MEASUREABLES:HEIGHT: 6-3 (97%*)WEIGHT: 196 (64%*)HANDS: 9 3/4 (78%*) ARM: 33 1/8 (86%*) SPAN: 79 7/8 (76%*) FORTY: 4.45 (C) (68%*) SHUT: 4.15 (P) (55%*) 10YD: 1.57 (C) (40%*)VERT: 39 (C) (85%*)BROAD: 124 (C) (64%*) 3CONE: 6.82 (P) (72%*) (C)- NFL COMBINE (P)- PRO DAY (O)- OTHER
(HS)-ESTIMATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL COMBINEFOR AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE (HS) DATA IS CALCULATED SEE THIS ARTICLE

ALL WASHINGTON DRAFT PROSPECTS
SHARE THIS PROFILE:

OVERALL RATING:81.2 / 100AVERAGE RATING OF OPPOSITION OFFENSE PLAYER HAS FACEDOFFENSE RATING:
81%CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO VIEW HOW PLAYER RANKS VS OTHER PROSPECTS.QB RATING WHEN TARGETED:89.1TACKLING:
79%RUN DEFENSE:
84%COVERAGE:
73%ZONE:
69%MAN/PRESS:
72%DRAFT PROJECTION: 6TH
OVERALL RANK: #191 POSITION RANK: #35 (DB)
COLLEGE GAMES: 46 COLLEGE SNAPS: 2629
GRADE: ESPN RATING: 82/100
GRADE: 247 RATING: 90/100
GRADE: RIVALS RATING: 5.8 (95%)PLAYER COMPARISON* (SIMILARITY LEVEL)Israel MUKUAMU - SOUTH CAROLINA
85%Ryan WATTS - TEXAS
85%Akayleb EVANS - MISSOURI
81%
DRAFT PROFILE: BIO- Playing both wide receiver and cornerback under coach Casey Clausen at Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California, Ephesians Prysock helped the Warriors reach the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 championship game as a senior in 2021. He earned first-team All-CIF-SS, first-team All-Mission League, and a third-team all-state selection from CalHiSports. His versatility and raw physical tools drew serious recruiting attention, and he signed with Arizona as a consensus 4-star recruit rated by ESPN (82 overall, 4-star), 247Sports (0.90 grade, 4-star), and Rivals (5.8 grade, 4-star).

Prysock saw limited action as a true freshman at Arizona in 2022, playing in 10 games with three starts and recording 16 tackles across 223 defensive snaps. His sophomore season in 2023 told a different story entirely. Starting all 13 games for a 10-3 Wildcats squad loaded with future NFL talent, he racked up 61 tackles, an interception, and seven pass breakups while earning honorable mention All-Pac-12 recognition. When head coach Jedd Fisch took the Washington job, Prysock followed through the transfer portal, arriving in Seattle ready for a larger role.

The move paid off quickly. Prysock started all 13 games as Washington's top corner in 2024, finishing sixth on the team with 45 tackles and adding six pass breakups and a forced fumble. His 2025 season was his most complete, once again starting all 13 games and leading the secondary with 53 tackles, five pass breakups, and an interception. He capped the year by winning Washington's Defensive Skill Player of the Year award and earning honorable mention All-Big Ten from the media, along with a spot on the Big Ten All-Academic team. Across his four-year career, Prysock logged over 2,600 defensive snaps across 46 games, compiling 20 pass breakups and two interceptions while starting 42 of those contests. He closed things out with a strong performance in Washington's L.A. Bowl victory over Boise State.

SCOUTING REPORT: STRENGTHS

• Rare height at 6'4" with proportional length that lets him blanket throwing windows and crowd catch points in ways most corners simply cannot replicate.
• Showed real growth as a run defender throughout his career, frequently maintaining outside leverage and using his frame to funnel ball carriers back to pursuit help.
• Hip flexibility is startling for a man his size. He can flip, redirect, and sink into breaks with a smoothness that you just don't expect from someone built like a safety.
• Press technique features a powerful initial jam when he times it right, landing hands squarely into receivers' chests and disrupting their release patterns at the line.
• Zone awareness is one of his better traits, reading route combinations at the top of his drop and adjusting his positioning to take away windows between levels of a defense.
• Carries enough recovery speed to stay in the hip pocket of vertical threats after a misstep, closing ground with long strides that eat up space in a hurry.
• Durable and dependable. Starting 42 of 46 career games across two programs speaks to his reliability, and he consistently logged heavy snap counts north of 750 per season.
• Willing and active in the screen game, chasing plays sideline to sideline with urgency and using his length to disengage from blockers and make plays in the flat.

SCOUTING REPORT: WEAKNESSES

• Ball production is disappointing for a player with his tools. Just two interceptions across 204 career targets suggests real limitations tracking and locating the football downfield.
• Gets grabby when he falls behind in coverage, and his penalty numbers reflect it. Seven flags in 2025 alone is a number that will make defensive coordinators nervous.
• Carries a high center of gravity that works against him at break points, leaving him upright in his pedal and a beat slow reacting to sharp cuts underneath.
• Tackling technique is more arm-and-swipe than wrap-and-finish, and his missed tackle rate has fluctuated too much to call it dependable in space.
• Average long speed for the position means faster vertical threats can gain separation on him over the top, and he lacks the gear to completely erase those kinds of mistakes.

SCOUTING REPORT: SUMMARYAfter spending a lot of time with Prysock's tape, the phrase that keeps coming back is "up side." There is no other way to describe a 6'4" corner who moves the way he does. The hip fluidity, the ability to redirect, the sheer wingspan at the catch point. You watch certain reps and you see a player who could lock down an X receiver at the next level. But then you watch other reps and wonder why he can't turn all that physical ability into more turnovers. Two interceptions over four years and 2,600 snaps is a number that jumps off the page for all the wrong reasons, especially for a guy whose hands are constantly around the football.

His best fit is likely in a defense that leans on zone concepts with matchup press elements. Prysock reads route development well at the top of his pedal and understands spacing between levels, which makes him effective in Cover 3 and Cover 4 shells where he can use his eyes and length to wall off receivers underneath while trusting his recovery speed over the top. Pure man-to-man assignments against twitchy slot receivers will give him trouble, and asking him to play heavy off-coverage against speed threats invites vertical separation. But put him outside in a press-bail scheme or a pattern-match Cover 3, and there's real value to mine.

The overall profile here is a developmental corner with a unique physical toolbox and a clear trajectory of improvement. His 2025 season was markedly better than his first year at Washington, particularly in coverage, where he tightened up his technique and cut down on the explosive plays he was allowing. The run defense has been consistently strong. The question is whether an NFL coaching staff can squeeze more ball production out of those tools and clean up the penalty issues. He is not a plug-and-play starter, but he is the kind of long, athletic project that a patient defensive staff could mold into a quality outside corner over a couple of seasons. Day 3 pick who earns his way onto a roster and grows into a role.
EPHESIANS PRYSOCK PERCENTILES VS OTHER CORNERBACKS(NFL COMBINE HISTORICALLY - HIGHER VALUE REPRESENTS BETTER PERFOMANCE)

this kid may shock some folks, he is faster than Richard Sherman.

Great name