Houston might want to think about using its No. Christian D'Andrea. The Vikings' gave up the third-most yards on the outside (1,802) while also tying for the third-fewest plays on the ball (18) at the position. A cause for concern may come across from White after a mediocre year for Levi Wallace, whose adjusted open percentage (30.85) was close to double that of White, but the Bills have to be impressed by the progress of nickel Taron Johnson, who allowed a big play on only 14 of his 74 targets at inside corner last year. The Tuscaloosa News via AP) Height: 6'2" (95th percentile) Weight: 208 (94th) 40-Yard Dash: 4.42 seconds (85th) Bench Press: 18 reps (33rd) Vertical Jump: 39 inches (84th) Broad Jump: 131 inches (91st) 3-Cone Drill: N/A 20-Yard Shuttle: N/A Bio: In what will be a theme for this list of players . His 84.6 PFF grade finished as the third-best at the position. Ranking the top NFL Cornerback contracts and salaries in the NFL From Week 12 to the end of the regular season, he was one of the 10 highest-graded cornerbacks in the NFL. His numbers have taken a slight hit in the two years since, but Fuller is coming off a solid 70.2 coverage grade in 2020. 25. Published: Oct 20, 2022 at 03:19 PM . When Diggs is targeted, the opponents quarterback rating is 45. If it werent for A.J. 12. Consequently, defenses are more stressed than ever before. Tampas secondary arguably already took a step forward as the Buccaneers claimed their second Super Bowl title last season. Slay came in at No. The dude still smacks like a truck as a tackler and despite allowing over 60% completions, hes only allowing 5.5 yards per target and under 10 yards per catch. The newly minted Super Bowl champion is not only the top cornerback in the NFL, but also one of the best football players, period . 3 overall pick Jeffrey Okudah in Week 1 for the year with a ruptured Achilles. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. No team lost more WAR due to injuries this season than Baltimore. Despite being drafted in the top five back in 2018 and playing on a team generating plenty of buzz heading into the 2021 season, Ward is often overlooked as one of the NFLs top cornerbacks. Two of Indianapolis' outside cornerbacks earned top-20 coverage grades this season: The Broncos' secondary underwhelmed to a certain extent in 2021, with veteran safety, Cornerback was a major area of concern for the Cardinals. The secondary finished 26th in unit coverage grade and ranked in the bottom 10 in passer rating, yards per attempt and separation allowed when the quarterback threw from a clean pocket. but it was his worst season from a production allowed standpoint since making the switch to cornerback in 2018. If Ramsey is the freak, Alexander is the new mold. 6 and . He wasnt alone out there, either safety Marcus Williams also helped anchor the group with an 84.3 coverage grade that ranked seventh at the position. We use our own and third-party cookies to improve your experience and our services. 18. The rankings were produced by multiplying each players coverage baseline by a projected target share for 2021, which is dependent on their position on the depth chart, with the results then aggregated at the team level to produce that defenses coverage grade. Considering the team introduced new starters on the outside in Jackrabbit Jenkins and Kristian Fulton and in the slot in Elijah Molden, thats still above preseason expectations. Haden may be on the downward slope of his career, but he has provided Pittsburgh with steady play at cornerback since joining the team in 2018 and should continue to do so in 2021. Ive already written my story on Trevon Diggs. Williams is Denver's long-term answer at running back . After a broken-up pass against Wake Forest in 2016, he pranced behind the unsuspecting receiver in a manner Ive never witnessed. Taron Johnson, Buffalo Bills Tennessees loss has turned into the Giants gain. This week, were evaluating defensive backs. If that remains the case, Buffalos secondary should stay among the best in the league even with only marginal improvements made by his teammates. With their help, the Raiders ranked top five in yards per attempt and explosive pass rate allowed this year. 27. The two worst cornerbacks in the league were forced into action because of injuries. Its too early to say Gilmore cant get back to that level, though. He had spent the vast majority of his time in the slot across the first four years of his NFL career, even dabbling at safety with the Chiefs in 2019. Houstons fielded the lowest-graded secondary in the NFL by a whopping eight grading points. He ranks in the 80th percentile of qualifying cornerbacks in forced incompletion rate and the 70th percentile in coverage grade while in single coverage since entering the league in 2014. PFF's exclusive metrics provide Cornerback (CB) position rankings, grades, and snap counts. Five rosters still have more questions than answers, which makes these teams the worst the NFL has to offer as they prepare for the 2021 campaign. Jackson hasnt quite reached those lofty heights in the three years since, but he is coming off his best statistical season since 2017, with just 52% of the passes into his coverage being completed in 2020. He has been tested more than any other cornerback in the league since 2019, with a league-high 197 targets, but Davis has come out on top on a lot of those plays. Safety, The Rams' pass-defense unit regressed some from 2020, but make no mistake: This is still an above-average group. As the teams big free-agent acquisition at the position, Griffin does bring plenty of experience for a younger player. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. The top 2021 Cornerback prospects available for the 2021 NFL Draft. And he only got better as the season progressed. Terrell was actually the second-highest graded cornerback in coverage in the 2021 regular season, behind only Jalen Ramsey. . The real stars of this group are Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde, who rank second and third, respectively, in coverage grade among safeties. Jamel Dean, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 31. Terrell has flashed the ability to become one of the truly . Having an elite cornerback who is capable of traveling with an opposing team's top receiving threat, such as Jalen Ramsey, can take pressure off other players in the secondary. Dolphins cornerback Byron Jones has not played since the 2021 season. Shaquill Griffin, Jacksonville Jaguars He graded at 75.0 or higher in every season that he saw more than 100 snaps from 2012 through 2019, and he did it all while posting the highest forced incompletion rate in the NFL. The amount of top-level play from NFL cornerbacks is astonishing. Ranking The Top 20 Cornerbacks in the NFL 2021Top 20 NFL CB in 2021NFL Cornerback Rankings before the 2021 NFL SeasonTop 20 Corners according to MitchMitch o. The Rank value requires a minimum number of snaps played. 1. Contract: three years, $18.6 million. ** - denotes 2023 prospect. Their team slot coverage grade ended up multiple grading points higher than any other NFL franchise. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. 8 forced fumbles in 2020. Mahomes is king again at age 25 and may not be dethroned for a long time. Age: 28 (29 on 8/4/23) Playing time: 16 games, 316 special teams snaps (77.07% of team total), 63 defensive snaps (5.99% of team total) Key statistics: 19 tackles, 1 quarterback hit, 4 pass . While Tier 4 cornerbacks constantly compete for top-15 spots at the position and are average at worst, Tier 6 corners compete for top-30 spots and sometimes have below . Nickel Ronald Darby (37.8) and free-agent signing Kyle Fuller (40.3), inexplicably released by the Chicago Bears, each ranked in the top seven in burn percentage allowed for corners with at least 200 coverage snaps. The most impressive part is that it all comes in a man-heavy Baltimore defense few cornerbacks in the league possess that kind of ability. Reed Jr. and safety Quandre Diggs were two of Seattle's bright spots. So, which secondaries were a boon and which were a hindrance this season? Eventually, Washington took it. The Panthers' outside coverage, in particular, was the weakest link. The Jets four most-played cornerbacks on the outside or slot this year were either Day 3 picks or undrafted in one of the past two classes. Cornerback was a clear need for the Jaguars entering this offseason. Cornerback was a major area of concern for the Cardinals. The position as a whole combined for the third-fewest WAR among the 32 groups. The yards on Diggs ledger are largely hollow. (Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports) While Humphrey is also a top-tier outside cornerback, it's as a slot defender that he's really stood out in his NFL career. He led the position in interceptions (11), yards allowed (1,026) and penalties (11) this regular season. The outlook isnt nearly as rosy heading into 2021 after a noticeable decline in play last season. Subscribe to PFF+ to unlock . Jones was the NFL's highest-paid cornerback when he signed a five-year, $82.5 . Buffalos offense carried the load last season as the Bills progressed to the AFC Championship Game, though the talent in the secondary is such that they can afford to have confidence in putting more of the burden on their pass coverage in 2021. Its part of what makes identifying the leagues best at the position so challenging. Who looks to be a top-10 cornerback in the NFL right now? Ward was one of the first to fit the new modern mold of NFL cornerback. Outside corner J.C. Jackson was also one of the best at his respective position, earning a top-five PFF grade in the regular season. Giants: 6-10. 4-overall prospect). His 3.2% missed tackle rate was the second-lowest among safeties. Yet, with Quandre Diggs coming off a year in which he conceded a disappointing 13.82 burn yards per target, this is a group with more questions than answers. Rashad Fenton also saw his playing time increase after the first month of the season and closed out the regular season with an 81.1 coverage grade. It just wasnt all there for him in 2020. The secondary finished 26th in unit coverage grade and ranked in the bottom 10 in passer rating, yards per attempt and separation allowed when the quarterback threw from a clean pocket. T. Washington: 7-9. 90-81. By continuing and using the site, including by remaining on the landing . Free safety Tracy Walker (12.85), though, offered little to suggest he can help Detroit turn the ship around quickly on defense. The 2017 first-round pick earned a 76.4 coverage grade and led the league in pass breakups (18) en route to being the second-most valuable cornerback in the league, according to PFF WAR. Kendall Fuller was one of the three most valuable cornerbacks of the 2021 season and helped a great deal in Washington ranking even this high. After an offseason in which Arizona did little to address the cornerback position, the onus may again be on that pair to elevate those around them, unless Butler and Alford unexpectedly recapture their form of old. He allowed a mere 0.46 yards per coverage snap and 3.1 yards per target in that span, both of which ranked second among cornerbacks. All 259 picks have been made and the 2021 NFL Draft is officially in the books for all 32 franchises. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The steady veteran presence that he should bring will be important for a secondary that will likely start two cornerbacks under the age of 24 alongside him. They consistently ranked near the bottom of the league in every metric imaginable, including defensive back, Defensive coordinator Gus Bradley brought his patented Seahawk Cover 3 defense and got the right players in place to carry it out at a quality level. The Eagles aren't the best NFC East team on paper. Those struggles wouldnt last, though. The NFL's top 11 safeties. Brian Poole (not re-signed) was the only cornerback to hold opponents to negative EPA per target in 2020. . Its impossible to discuss what Peters brings to the table and not start with his knack for getting his hands on the football, as his 31 interceptions since entering the league in 2015 are nine more than any other cornerback. There is no shortage of defensive weapons on Clevelands roster. He grew up in . With the help of. 32. To further my point, Matthew Staffords EPA is 39, and hes an MVP candidate at quarterback. Alexander was still the same playmaker in 2020, but he was much more stingy in coverage, allowing just 353 receiving yards all season including Green Bays two postseason games despite logging nearly 600 coverage snaps. From Week 7 on, Ward allowed more than 50 yards in coverage just once. If he can replicate that impact as a rookie, the Raiders should be in extremely good shape in the defensive backfield. Ranking the 11 worst plays of the 2021 NFL regular season. If that happens and J.C. Jackson progresses, they could solidify themselves with a gold medal there. Marcus Peters, Baltimore Ravens Rookie Patrick Surtain II also showed a lot of promise and looks like a star in the making. Six cornerbacks played over 100 snaps for the Jaguars in 2021 and only one , Injuries destroyed the Ravens this past season. Ramsey produced the highest coverage grade and most PFF WAR among all cornerbacks in the regular season. Detroits defensive backs aggregate coverage grade is 27% below average. Ask any executive or coach around the league at this Safeties Kevin Byard and Amani Hooker both finished the regular season as top-five-graded players at the position. Both players were among the 15 most valuable players at their respective positions, according to PFF WAR. Reed, provided some grounds for optimism as his burn yards per target average of 8.21 put him 15th among corners with at least 200 coverage snaps. Hes never recorded a PFF grade lower than 70.0 impressive consistency for a cornerback often tasked with tough assignments and is coming off the best PFF grade since his second year in the league. However, their defensive backfield is only 15th in aggregate coverage rating, coming in 3% better than average. That mark was also good for fourth-best at the position in the 2021 regular season. However, I prefer to look at this exercise as a nod of respect toward the top cornerbacks in the NFL for the 2021 season. Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati . Data modeling by Kyle Cunningham-Rhoads. Witherspoon allowed a burn on half of his 28 targets last season. In truth, he could be there already. The Rams may have lost key pieces in the secondary in the form of safety John Johnson and cornerback Troy Hill but, even with the departure of defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, moving the ball on Los Angeles through the air will be an imposing challenge in 2021. Most tackles since 2015:1. Jackson was one of the five highest-graded outside cornerbacks in the NFL and allowed the second-fewest yards per coverage snap at the position. Slot corner Mackensie Alexanders down season didnt help matters, either. The league's inaugural 17-game season . With modern NFL rules, its a disadvantage not to have the type of foot speed Ward possesses. Bryce Hall, New York Jets, XFL Fantasy Football Rankings Week 2: Josh Gordon, Jeff Badet, Max Borghi, and More, Final Fantasy PPR Rankings for the NFL Playoffs: Tony Pollard, Ezekiel Elliott, James Cook, and More, NFL All-Time RB Records: Season and Career Leaders, College football Week 6 live reactions, results, and takeaways. Best Bets Tool. With the help of PFFs advanced database which is used by all 32 NFL teams we'll rank all 32 NFL secondaries from the 2021 regular season. NFL's Next Gen Stats captures real time location data, speed and acceleration for every player, every play on every inch of the field. David Carr constructs his own ranking of the top 10 cornerbacks, but All-Pro . However, if White can keep up his torrent pace in 2021, he could easily elevate into the same conversation for CB1. Bradberry put up solid performances against a difficult slate of NFC South cornerbacks across the first four seasons of his career with the Carolina Panthers, but he took a clear step forward in his first year with the Giants last season. Should the Giants opt to move on from the 27-year-old cornerback, they would clear $8.6 million . Overall, New York allowed more EPA per pass than any other defense in the regular season. The defense endured blows at multiple position groups, including in the secondary with Marcus Peters (torn ACL in the preseason) and Marlon Humphrey (torn pectoral in Week 13). All Rights Reserved. 32. There is a massive amount of talent currently at the position. His on-field and sideline hijinx make it look like he legitimately loves every second of playing football. Theres reason to believe this secondary can take a big step forward in 2022 with its young core of safety Jeremy Chinn and cornerbacks Jaycee Horn and C.J. Jones allowed 1.4 yards per coverage snap . Hes one of the more impactful free agents still on the market. Health remains the biggest concern for Verrett heading into next season. Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with the brain disease CTE. Jackson burst onto the scene with a 90.4 coverage grade in his first season of action back in 2017. Chicago Bears - Will Anderson, OLB/DE, Alabama. In 2020, Howard led the league in interceptions (10) and pass breakups (20) for his first All-Pro nod. Yet, between Mullens progress, the arrival of Hayward and the selection of free safety Trevon Moehrig in the second round of this years draft, the Raiders secondary is one that looks primed to establish itself as one of the better groups in the NFL. The top cornerback room? 14. Eagles: 4-11-1. March 1, 2023 7:01 am ET. He was one of the league's worst corners by nearly every metric, which led to the new regime cutting him outright. It was only natural that the prototype for cornerback shifted as well. Still, they held up well, ranking sixth in coverage grade and second in EPA per pass play allowed on such plays. Fuller allowed just 53% of the passes into his coverage to be completed with four interceptions and nine pass breakups. The veteran had a career year, earning the highest coverage grade (83.9) of his nine years in the NFL ranks. Only two cornerbacks gave up a big play in coverage more regularly than Okudah, who did so on 43.9% of his targets. It shouldnt be a surprise that the group finished with one of the three-lowest unit coverage grades of the year. Kansas City took Daniel Sorensen off the field while bringing back Juan Thornhill and increasing its rate of dime coverage. Receivers started getting smaller and more shifty. Slay will look to rebound under a new coaching staff and get back to making plays on the ball after ranking second in the league in forced incompletions (75) across his seven years in Detroit. The former Samford Bulldog put up one of the better performances of any cornerback in the league against Allen Robinson II, allowing just one reception on six targets with three pass breakups and an interception in that Week 2 matchup. That is how much top-end cornerback play there is in the NFL. The Panthers get a physical and sticky man coverage cornerback who will be an interesting fit on an incredibly young defense. The Texans dont have many players on their roster who they can rely on for steady play, but Roby is one of the few, assuming he doesnt receive another six-game suspension in 2021. 20. That's when deals are officially negotiated and reported signings fly across . Carlton Davis, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 16. Carlton Davis III was less impressive, giving up a burn on exactly half of his 92 targets, though the fact he conceded a big play on 25% of his targets (the average was 26 among all corners) leaves room for encouragement. They each produced coverage grades above 70.0 for the season. Reed, provided some grounds for optimism as his burn yards . He finished with four picks, made the PFWA All-Rookie Team and was PFF's 41st-graded corner in 2021, just behind Colts Pro Bowler Kenny Moore. Strong safety Kareem Jackson was ninth among all players at the position in burn yards per target allowed with 7.76. Nickel Byron Murphys burn yards per target average of 7.50 was the fifth-best among inside corners in 2020 and Budda Baker has established himself as one of the premier safeties in the NFL, with his adjusted open percentage of 16.38 trailing only three defenders last season. In both 2019 and 2020, he recorded a pressure rate below 9% (per SIS Datahub). His 17.3% forced incompletion rate ranks second among cornerbacks who have seen at least 100 targets over those two years. Led by, Ward and Newsome, in particular, produced top-10 coverage grades when in single coverage. His -37.2 EPA when targeted is twice as productive as any other defender in the league. His goal is not to make it so a quarterback doesnt want to throw the ball his way. Hes 61, 210 pounds, and his spider chart might as well have been colored in by a nine-year-old. Cornerback Adoree Jackson and safety Xavier McKinney helped claw this secondary to a No. But it's easy to know who the favorite is. 1 cornerbacks in the NFC South are tasked with. The only member of the Detroit Lions on our initial 2022 NFL top 100 players list, Frank Ragnow missed a majority of the 2021 season with a turf toe. Having added Fuller and the most pro-ready corner in the draft, the Broncos secondary could soon mount a challenge to take the crown from the Rams. In his first two seasons, A.J. Patrick Surtain II, Alabama. Justin Simmons was the best defender in the NFL in terms of adjusted open percentage in 2020, leading the way by allowing pass-catchers to get open against his coverage just 14.99% of the time. In all, 17.1% of the targets into his coverage have resulted in either a pass breakup or interception over his career, a top-five mark among qualifiers at the position. Veteran. Check out the 2021 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics including AFC and NFC results and standings on Pro-football-reference.com . Last week, we took a look at offensive lines. Safety Jimmie Ward was the teams highest-graded defensive back in coverage (73.7). / by Eric Mullin. Having let Shaquill Griffin walk in free agency, the Seahawks are somewhat short on proven players in the defensive backfield, with that scarcity reflected by an aggregate coverage grade 16% below average. The Buccaneers game in Week 5 was the culmination of bad luck early in the season, and it resulted in Howard allowing a season-high 89 yards in coverage. Only three Power 5 defenders gave up fewer. Jaylon Johnson, Chicago Bears He has been one of the best run defenders (88.5 run-defense grade in five seasons with the Vikings) at the position since entering the league in 2015. Hes picked off nine passes over the past three seasons, and that total should be even higher, as Hadens nine dropped interceptions since 2018 are tied for the most at the position. 4 . In the News: Patrick Mahomes, Derek Carr, Aaron Rodgers, Jalen Hurts, Tom Brady, Brock Purdy. 2022 season/2023 NFL Draft outlook. Humphreys seamless inside-outside versatility is a big reason why he ranks so highly here. Green, who posted a 90.3 coverage grade across his 116 coverage snaps. From Week 7 on, he was one of the 25 highest-graded cornerbacks in the NFL. After being charged with eight receptions allowed in Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys, Ramsey proceeded to allow just 24 receptions over the remainder of the regular season, giving upfewer than 25 receiving yards in 11 games. Rankings&Projections |WR/CB Matchup Chart |NFL & NCAA Betting Dashboards | NFL Player Props Tool | NFL & NCAA Power Rankings Teams are afraid to throw at Surtain, and he has one of the lowest target totals among . If Lattimores career was flipped in reverse order, theres a reasonable chance that he would be inside the top five on this list. Hayward has been one of the highest-graded cornerbacks in the league for much of his career, spanning across time spent with both the Packers and the Los Angeles Chargers. Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs. Ramsey has been one of the best cornerbacks in the league since Jacksonville drafted him fifth overall in the 2016 NFL Draft. Brian Poole, New York Jets. Feb. 28 (UPI) --Former NFL star cornerback Irv Cross, who died in 2021, was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, Boston University researchers announced Tuesday. Still seems like we're waiting for the first domino to fall with the Bears . TreDavious White has been one of the top cornerbacks in the league since the minute he stepped on an NFL field. However, with a full offseason under their belt to coalesce further, the arrow is pointing up for a young and clearly talented secondary that will again be playing behind one of the best front sevens in football after the Bucs kept the band together for another run in 2021. Las Vegas Raiders . He plays so he is targeted, which leads to his interceptions. It eventually got so bad that they had to move Will Harris from safety to outside corner and were forced to play 2021 undrafted cornerbacks AJ Parker and Jerry Jacobs for more than 300 coverage snaps. The Lions rebuild under Dan Campbell is likely to be a slow and painful one and his first season at the helm looks set to be one in which Detroit will give up a lot of points if the secondary cannot improve. worst 2021 cornerback 2021. worst 2021 cornerback 2021. Despite a productive three-year run with the Atlanta Falcons, Poole's one-year, $3.5 million free-agent deal with the New York Jets last offseason was met with little fanfare. Jalen Ramsey, Los Angeles Rams. Design by Matt Sisneros. Congratulations, Arizona. The Detroit Lions were, by most metrics, the worst defensive team in the NFL last year and they probably won't be much better . The Patriots boast what could very well be the best of the top cornerback duos in 2021 if Stephon Gilmore has a bounce-back season. He had one of the highest forced incompletion rates in the league this past year with Washington one of several contributing factors to the multi-year deal that Denver offered him. Even with the big plays allowed early in the season, quarterbacks have just a 68.1 rating when targeting Lattimore this season. Those missed opportunities only make the 77.5 passer rating allowed over that span (13th in the NFL) more impressive. They made a league-leading 23 plays on the ball from the slot en route to allowing the lowest passer rating (71.1). Cornerback Trevon Diggs has been possibly the biggest boom-or-bust cornerback of the PFF era. 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