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2015 NFL Draft: Who are the top 5 CBs of this draft class?

We look at a position of focus for the Arizona Cardinals.

The Arizona Cardinals want to add a long, fast cornerback in this year's NFL Draft. It doesn't even have to necessarily be a guy who would need to contribute immediately. The team seems pretty comfortable with Patrick Peterson on one side and either Jerraud Powers or Justin Bethel on the other, with either Powers or Tyrann Mathieu playing in the slot.

But with both Bethel and Powers having their contracts expire after the season, the team needs some youth and depth.

As you watch the video above with SB Nation's Matt Ufford and Dan Rubenstein, you see the top of the draft has five long, fast corners. These are all guys the Cardinals might be able to get in Round 1 or Round 2.

The are ranked this way:

1. Trae Waynes
2. Marcus Peters
3. Jalen Collins
4. P.J. Williams
5. Byron Jones

Waynes could be considered the most sure thing in the group. All are 6-0 and above. All are speedy enough. Peters didn't play a full season. Collins only started 10 games and is raw. Williams has a questionable motor and also has off-the-field stuff to consider right now. Jones is athletically a freak, but the most raw of the bunch.

Jones happens to be a guy the Cardinals staff is high on at the moment.

All five are expected to be gone by the end of the second round.

Waynes probably won't be available when the Cardinals pick at number 24, but which of these guys would you prefer to see the Cardinals pick, and where do you see them -- a first round Cardinals pick or a second round Cardinals pick?