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Scouting Nugget: Ohio State transfer
Expanded bio coming soon. This prospect is Cornerback #7 in the 2026 class.
Background
South Carolina CB from Marietta (GA); Ohio State transfer who settled in the SEC.
College Production
2024 OSU: rotational. 2025 SC: 48 tackles, 3 INTs, 10 PBUs.
Scouting Take
Outside CB with zone-coverage fluency. Press technique inconsistent; penalty-prone.
Draft Projection
Round 2. Rotational outside CB.
Advanced Stats & Production
| 2025 PFF coverage | 79.5 |
| Targets | 56 |
| Catch rate allowed | 55% |
| Yards/cover snap | 0.98 |
| INT+PBU | 10 (3 INT / 7 PBU) |
Metrics blended from PFF grade sheets, school box scores, and Combine/Pro Day box scores. Position-specific: QB shows efficiency + turnover rates, WR/TE show route-running + contested-catch, OL shows pass-block grade + pressures allowed, EDGE/IDL show pass-rush win rate + pressure rate, LB/DB show coverage grade + missed-tackle rate.
Sources
Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.
Day 2 / Day 3 Team Fits
NFL teams that lost a same-position veteran this offseason — and could target Brandon Cisse as a Day 2/3 replacement option.
- VERIFIED Kansas City Chiefs: traded away Trent McDuffie (press-CB) on 2026-03-16. [verified]
Picks held: R1 #9; R1 #29 via Los Angeles Rams; R2 #40 - REPORTED New Orleans Saints: moved on from Marshon Lattimore (press-CB).
Picks held: R1 #8; R2 #42 - REPORTED Buffalo Bills: moved on from Taron Johnson (slot-CB).
Picks held: R1 #26
Confidence: "VERIFIED" departures cite a publication URL (Spotrac, OverTheCap, ESPN, NFL.com, team transactions page) confirming the move and date. "REPORTED" entries come from public free-agency trackers without a single canonical source we could attach. Fits are archetype-and-position based; we are not claiming the team has expressed interest in the prospect.
NFL Scheme Fit
NFL Scheme Fit
- Off-coverage zone-match / pattern-match CB
Indianapolis Colts · Jacksonville Jaguars · New York Giants · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.
Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook
Projected Rookie Contract Value
~$8.0M – $13.0M (4-year deal) · Pick range: #33-64 · ~85% guaranteed
Mid-pick band — guarantee % varies pick-to-pick
Best-Case / Worst-Case Landing Spot
Why: CB listed in their top-5 positional needs; runs a scheme that maximizes his profile.
Year-1 arc: Day-1 starter window with cap-controlled rookie-contract production.
Why: CB not in their stated top-5 needs; runs a scheme that doesn't naturally amplify his profile.
Year-1 arc: Depth-chart competition + special-teams reps as Year-1 baseline.
Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.
By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context
- Frame: Among 2026 CB prospects, his 6-0 / 190 lbs frame sits at the 76th percentile in height and 59th percentile in weight.
- Position class: Brandon Cisse is CB #7 of 29 ranked CBs in the 2026 class. Of those, 3 are projected in the R2 range.
- School pipeline: One of 4 South Carolina prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft — but the only CB.
Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.
Brandon Cisse’s NFL Archetype: Patrick Surtain II
Patrick Surtain II (Denver Broncos)
Closest CB physical profile in the modern NFL: 6-0/190 lbs. Same frame, same role bucket — NOT a talent or career-arc projection.
Note: this is a physical-profile match — frame, position, role bucket. Not a talent or career-arc projection.
Similar Cornerback Prospects
Closest matches to Brandon Cisse (6-0 / 190 lbs, #7 CB) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.
- Colton HoodSIZE MATCH Tennessee · 6-0/195 lbs · #5 CB · R1-R2
- Keith Abney IISIZE MATCH Arizona State · 5-11/185 lbs · #8 CB · R2-R3
- Avieon TerrellSIZE MATCH Clemson · 5-11/190 lbs · #4 CB · R1
- D'Angelo PondsTIER MATCH Indiana · 5-10/185 lbs · #6 CB · R2
- Treydan StukesSIZE MATCH Arizona · 5-11/195 lbs · #10 CB · R3
South Carolina & The 2026 Class
More from South Carolina
- Nick Barrett · IDL #11 · R5
- Rahsul Faison · RB #23 · R7
- Jalon Kilgore · S #10 · R4
Other R2 prospects in the 2026 class
Different positions, same projected draft tier as Brandon Cisse.
- Garrett Nussmeier · QB · LSU
- Jadarian Price · RB · Notre Dame
- KC Concepcion · WR · Texas A&M
- Chris Bell · WR · Louisville
- Germie Bernard · WR · Alabama
- Eli Stowers · TE · Vanderbilt