What does the future hold for BYU cornerback Mory Bamba?
Bamba performed so well at pro day that he could find himself in the NFL next season.
BYU cornerback Mory Bamba pursues UCF receiver Duane Thomas Jr. during game at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025.
| Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News If NFL teams relied on measurables and not much else, BYU cornerback Mory Bamba would almost certainly be selected in this weekend’s NFL draft. The 6-foot-2, 193-pound redshirt senior from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, by way of Tyler (Texas) Junior College, started in only seven games over the course of three seasons in Provo, and likely didn’t make enough plays to warrant a pick in the seven-round draft. However, several agents told the Deseret News that Bamba put up the kind of testing numbers at BYU’s pro day on March 20 that will earn him a priority free agent contract hours after the draft ends Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh.
“Pound for pound, he’s likely the best athlete at the cornerback position in the 2026 NFL draft,” wrote draft expert Brady Balhorn of BNB Football. Performing alongside BYU players expected to get NFL opportunities such as Jack Kelly , Chase Roberts and Carsen Ryan , Bamba stole the show in Provo in front of representatives from all 32 NFL teams with his blazing speed and impressive athleticism. He ran a time of 4.
27 seconds in the 40-yard dash, a time that would have bettered all of the other cornerbacks at the NFL combine in February in Indianapolis. Bamba recorded a leap of 11 feet, 1 inch in the broad jump, which would have ranked second among cornerback prospects at the combine. He also posted a 36.