Opposing offenses simply werent able to attack him in coverage. Ramsey is a freak, and on top of it all, hes so good against the run that his late-career safety transition will probably end in an All-Pro berth or two. Top 32 cornerbacks in the NFL for the 2021 season | 1-10, Top 32 cornerbacks in the NFL for the 2021 season | 11-32, Jaire Alexander is responsible for my favorite troll of all time on a football field. Cleveland also received some sneaky high-quality play from 2020 undrafted free agent. No team, this season than Baltimore. Hes a unicorn playing cornerback in a world of 511, 190-pound movers, and we dont acknowledge that enough. 18. As you can probably expect, the quarterbacks are at the top and there are plenty of wide receivers. 30. Free safety Tracy Walker (12.85), though, offered little to suggest he can help Detroit turn the ship around quickly on defense. Hill had his best seasons in LA . Casey Hayward, Las Vegas Raiders NFC West teams gained even more firepower at the quarterback position in a dramatic offseason, magnifying the issues for a Seattle secondary that is a long way from the Legion of Boom. We started to see signs of the Louisville product's playmaking ability in 2019, as his 16 forced incompletions ranked second at the position. The Bengals handed out two big contracts on the defensive side of the ball last offseason. The Seahawks appear to be banking on Ahkello Witherspoon making a leap he never managed with the San Francisco 49ers. He should give the Broncos some playmaking ability at cornerback if he can stay healthy. The two worst cornerbacks in the league were forced into action because of injuries. Opposing quarterbacks netted a 71.8 passer rating when throwing at one of Clevelands outside cornerbacks this season, the lowest among the 32 defenses. From Week 12 to the end of the regular season, he was one of the 10 highest-graded cornerbacks in the NFL. Pro Football Network, LLC. The Vikings invested heavily in the secondary in recent years and the numbers suggest that decision could pay dividends in the coming season. No group of cornerbacks played more man coverage than the Miami Dolphins. Full Site Menu. Changing that and successfully developing Okudah and Melifonwu will be crucial to this secondary climbing out of the cellar. With some personnel tweaks, the Chiefs secondary revived itself. Verrett exceeded all expectations in his return from a string of injuries last season for San Francisco. Howard is one of the best playmaking cornerbacks that the NFL has to offer. Jan 10, 2022. Those three cornerbacks shared a combined 17 years of experience in the NFL. However, Miamis cornerback really blossomed in 2020, intercepting a league-high 10 passes. Chidobe Awuzie, Cincinnati Bengals Nik Needham was an underrated player among the group by producing a top-10 slot coverage grade in the NFL. 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. The Detroit Lions were, by most metrics, the worst defensive team in the NFL last year and they probably won't be much better . 25. The position should be an area of emphasis this offseason. The back-to-back AFC champions stood at a 2-3 record, and the secondary was performing at league-low levels. Buffalos secondary endured a crushing blow in Week 12 when CB1. 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. 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. Devon Witherspoon is a player who has had the best production throughout 2022 and has been simply elite while . Building a high-powered offense is a sustainable way to win in the NFL, but ensuring the defensive secondary isnt a liability is what separates the contenders from the rest. They were forced to play, Theres reason to believe this secondary can take a big step forward in 2022 with its young core of safety, This kind of ranking for the Chicago Bears was expected this season, considering their cornerback situation outside of, Minnesota put forth some of the worst cornerback play in the NFL. And yet, the Bills still sustained a top-five pass defense in terms of expected points added (EPA) allowed per pass down the final stretch of the 2021 regular season. And Peters ranks tied for fifth at the position in pass breakups (52) over that same time frame. They consistently ranked near the bottom of the league in every metric imaginable, including defensive back PFF WAR generated: 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. While Gang Green endured a turbulent 2019, Poole was one of the team's top performers week in and week out. Mackenzie Alexanders return after a year with the Cincinnati Bengals may see him start at nickel, and he will need to improve after allowing 11.16 burn yards per target from the slot last season. He finished in the top 10 in yards per coverage snap on the outside (0.76), but five touchdowns allowed and eight penalties brought his coverage grade down to 59.5 for the year. We rank all 32 teams in 10 different position groups, plus we offer an overall roster outlook. This kind of ranking for the Chicago Bears was expected this season, considering their cornerback situation outside of Jaylon Johnson. All Rights Reserved. 24. Questions remain at cornerback, however, after Avonte Maddox struggled while playing outside corner last year and Darius Slay underperformed. Over the past few weeks, PFF has unveiled its positional rankings and unit rankings for the 2021 NFL season. Hes 61, 210 pounds, and his spider chart might as well have been colored in by a nine-year-old. Yet, there were signs this group is primed to make further progress in 2021, most of which came from starting corner Jamel Dean. Who looks to be a top-10 cornerback in the NFL right now? Cornerback Adoree Jackson and safety Xavier McKinney helped claw this secondary to a No. . Jaylon Johnson, Chicago Bears 4) Patrick Surtain II, Denver Broncos. After trading Matthew Stafford in 2021 and T.J. Hockenson at the trade deadline last year, the Lions have five picks in the top 81 selections of this year's NFL Draft, including picks No. Things got off to a rough start when the Lions lost 2020 No. Its unfortunate hes not more widely regarded as a ballhawk, but many cant look past the paltry INT numbers to his league-high 8 forced fumbles in 2020. His 75.8 coverage grade in 2020 ranked 15th among all qualifying cornerbacks across the league, and he was called for just two penalties all year. After a 3-0 start to the 2021 season, the Carolina Panthers were figured out on both sides of the ball. Steven Nelson, Philadelphia Eagles With the help of. But certain units . Only one defensive back nickel cornerback Tavierre Thomas didnt produce a sub-60.0 coverage grade. The low-level play ultimately led to his benching by the seasons end. The Bengals', pass coverage finished the regular season as the seventh-most improved group year over year in terms of EPA allowed per pass. 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. The Broncos' secondary underwhelmed to a certain extent in 2021, with veteran safety Kareem Jackson and cornerback free agent pickups Kyle Fuller and Ronald Darby all producing poor coverage grades below 60.0. The NFL in 2014 settled a class action lawsuit with retired . Witherspoon allowed a burn on half of his 28 targets last season. However, their defensive backfield is only 15th in aggregate coverage rating, coming in 3% better than average. Fuller allowed just 53% of the passes into his coverage to be completed with four interceptions and nine pass breakups. Subscribe to . Washington possessed one of the better defenses in the NFL in 2020;Jacksons addition should only improve it, giving them a No. 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. He led the position in interceptions (11), yards allowed (1,026) and penalties (11) this regular season. As I said in last week's Schein Nine, NFL offenses are more creative and dynamic than ever before. He was one of the league's worst corners by nearly every metric, which led to the new regime cutting him outright. The Eagles aren't the best NFC East team on paper. 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. The top cornerback room? That all came to a halt with the Chargers in 2020, as Hayward earned a PFF grade of just 59.5 while allowing nearly 17 yards per reception into his coverage. Not a single one of Dallas' top eight defensive backs by snaps earned a coverage grade in poor territory below 60.0. His -37.2 EPA when targeted is twice as productive as any other defender in the league. Darious Williams, Los Angeles Rams 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. 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. Tampa Bay dealt with a pile of injuries and COVID-19 in their cornerback room for most of the season, forcing the team to cycle through players. The seven touchdowns allowed into his coverage this past season were tied for second-most of any cornerback in the league. He gets to passes that most receivers cannot get to, making his multiple near-INTs in 2021 as impressive as his 7 actual interceptions. Should Malcolm Butler and Robert Alford earn starting roles, they will provide veteran presences at outside corner, yet their recent play should not inspire much confidence. The Philadelphia Eagles cornerback, who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with CTE. Patrick Surtain II has been quite literally living up to his name as an elite cornerback and has helped the Denver Broncos maintain their position as a top-tier defense even after trading away their star edge rusher. After a few poorly graded games in the first quarter of the season, the first-round pick stepped up and was a legitimate CB1 for Denver. Cornerback was a clear need for the Jaguars entering this offseason. 247Sports Composite. These rankings are solely analyzing the performance and impact of every secondary in the NFL from the 2021 regular season. Howard has struggled so far in 2021, but the same can be said for the entire Dolphins defense. Carolina ranked 24th in outside coverage grade and allowed the fourth-worst passer rating to the outside (107.8). The Packers still fielded a top-10-graded cornerback room this season despite losing one of the best cover corners in the game for most of the season. Personally, I want a guy who travels up and down the field on an assignment basis against the opposing teams best receivers. Moehrig allowed a big play on 20.3% of his targets in 2020, giving them up at the sixth-fewest rate of all Power 5 safeties with at least 25 targets. What do you want out of your elite cornerback? They made a league-leading 23 plays on the ball from the slot en route to allowing the lowest passer rating (71.1). Dolphins cornerback Byron Jones has not played since the 2021 season. After profiling as one of the top cornerbacks in the league from 2014 to 2018, Slay has taken a noticeable step back the past two seasons. The amount of top-level play from NFL cornerbacks is astonishing. Jones allowed 1.4 yards per coverage snap . Receivers started getting smaller and more shifty. NFL Player Grades - current. Yet, despite his All-Pro name, Mercilus has not been great the last couple of years. His 3,546 regular-season defensive snaps over the past four seasons are a top-10 mark at the position. Pair that with three top-25-graded safeties Antoine Winfield Jr. (second), Jordan Whitehead (18th) and Mike Edwards (22nd) and you have yourself one of the best secondaries in the NFL ready to help the franchise compete for another Super Bowl. Hell still give up a big play here and there (as his yards per reception allowed shows), but thats the nature of being an aggressive cornerback. From Week 7 on, he was one of the 25 highest-graded cornerbacks in the NFL. Cowboys: 6-10. Ask any executive or coach around the league at this 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. This is not a forward-looking list, nor is it considering what a group accomplished prior to this season. On the other hand, safety Justin Simmons sustained his high-level play by finishing as one of the 10 most valuable players at the position. Home About Shop . His goal is not to make it so a quarterback doesnt want to throw the ball his way. However, his return came at outside cornerback for the Football Team in 2020, where he put up impressive coverage numbers at his new position. Davis has put up a solid grading profile and coverage stats across the past two seasons in Tampa Bay despite that tough slate of opposing wide receivers. 23. Free-agent signing William Jackson III was an up-and-down performer. They ranked dead last in slot coverage grade following the regular season. 20. The fifth-year cornerback out of Alabama has recorded at least 800 coverage snaps in the slot and out wide throughout his NFL career. Only three inside corners gave up fewer burn yards per snap than Ugo Amadi (1.14) in 2020 while safety Jamal Adams was not the coverage liability many made him out to be; the Seahawks sack leader last season gave up a big play on 10 of his 41 targets. The cornerback made a total of $10.66 million during his brief NFL career. He returns to the field in 2022, a huge boost . 3 overall pick on a defensive back like Derek Stingley Jr. (PFFs No. Jackson has allowed just five of 48 targets at that depth to be completed, tallying 11 interceptions in the process. / by Eric Mullin. 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. He should once again be put in a position to succeed under Fangio next season. Greg Newsome, Cleveland Browns, 26. Okudah allowed the offense to gain +1.0 EPA on 43.2 percent of his targets in coverage, the worst rate in the league . If he can replicate that impact as a rookie, the Raiders should be in extremely good shape in the defensive backfield. Tre Flowers' open percentage of 85.7 was the fifth-worst of all corners in the NFL, though the play of another former Niner, D.J. Asante Samuel Jr. showed some positive play at times this season, with seven pass breakups and two interceptions, but he still finished with a triple-digit passer rating allowed en route to being the 11th-most valuable rookie corner. Hes a wide receiver baiting quarterbacks into throwing passes that he can jump. 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. Peters and Humphrey are the only top-10 duo on this list and a big reason why Baltimores secondary has had the success that it has over the past two seasons. 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. Two free-agent signings, in particular Chidobe Awuzie and Mike Hilton have helped them get there. No group of cornerbacks played more man coverage than the Miami Dolphins. Jamel Dean, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 31. The Panthers get a physical and sticky man coverage cornerback who will be an interesting fit on an incredibly young defense. Seattle Seahawks: Ahkello Witherspoon, D.J. MORE: The 10 most intriguing prospects in the 2023 NFL draft class. Reed, provided some grounds for optimism as his burn yards . Kenny Moore II, Indianapolis Colts13. But it's easy to know who the favorite is. Cornerback Charvarius Ward was also playing exceptionally better after missing a month due to injury. March 1, 2023 7:01 am ET. The Bengals' pass coverage finished the regular season as the seventh-most improved group year over year in terms of EPA allowed per pass. The presence of Breeland, who is expected to compete with Dantzler for a starting job, and Peterson gives the Vikings strong depth at corner and should mitigate the potential loss of 2020 first-round pick Jeff Gladney, whose future is in doubt amid off-field troubles. He plays so he is targeted, which leads to his interceptions. His 17.3% forced incompletion rate ranks second among cornerbacks who have seen at least 100 targets over those two years. 1 cornerbacks in the NFC South are tasked with. Melifonwu was tied for ninth in the fewest burn yards per snap (1.23) allowed among Power 5 corners in his final season with Syracuse. Rookie Eric Stokes stepped up and grew into his role as the season wore on. 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. Davis and Dean form one of the best cornerback pairings in the NFL. No team lost more WAR due to injuries this season than Baltimore. 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. Now the question is, are they able to maintain that if they undergo another coaching change? PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. a 2016 second-round pick has been the worst safety in the NFL this year. The 49ers brought in veteran Josh Norman out of necessity at the start of the season, and it didnt go well. It just wasnt all there for him in 2020. Their team slot coverage grade ended up multiple grading points higher than any other NFL franchise. 1. Kansas City's defense looked dead in the water after the first five weeks of the season. Ranking the top NFL Cornerback contracts and salaries in the NFL Still, they held up well, ranking sixth in coverage grade and second in EPA per pass play allowed on such plays. That mark was also good for fourth-best at the position in the 2021 regular season. Still, hes a gifted tactician at the position and will get back on his feet this season. 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. Outside corner, Opposing quarterbacks netted a 71.8 passer rating when throwing at one of Clevelands outside cornerbacks this season, the lowest among the 32 defenses. Jaire Alexander is responsible for my favorite troll of all time on a football field. Pittsburgh also went from second to 29th in passer rating allowed on deep targets year over year. Who led the NFL in receiving in 2021? Will Harris at least had an admirable 2020 at strong safety, finishing third among all safeties in burn yards per target (7). 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. He has graded considerably better in zone coverage than man coverage throughout his career, which could lead to an interesting fit if first-year defensive coordinator Joe Cullen brings over the man-heavy system that Baltimore employed. 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. . In 2021, the two 25-year-olds each missed several games but allowed under 700 yards in coverage combined. Obviously, this is a subjective endeavor, and we could argue for days about the names that are too high or too low. Rhodes will look to continue to build on that success on another one-year deal with the team in 2021. 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. 16 ranking despite the team's poor state overall. 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 Jets might have the best group of cornerbacks in the NFL a far cry from 2021, when they might have had the worst. We considered putting Humphrey atop the list of the best slot cornerbacks in the NFL, given that he has spent the majority of his snaps lined up in the slot over the past two seasons filling the void left by an injured Tavon Young. And even he had a volatile season with a 60.5 coverage grade. Nelson ranks among the top 10 cornerbacks in the league in both completion rate allowed (53.9%) and passer rating allowed (75.1) among 68 players at the position to see at least 100 targets since 2019. 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. 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. Still seems like we're waiting for the first domino to fall with the Bears . 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. Giants: 6-10. Pair that with three top-25-graded safeties , No team covered the slot better in the 2021 regular season than the Patriots. Heck, he played more snaps in the slot in 2020 than he did on the outside. 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. The newly minted Super Bowl champion is not only the top cornerback in the NFL, but also one of the best football players, period . 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. Jackson burst onto the scene with a 90.4 coverage grade in his first season of action back in 2017. Their defensive backs aggregate coverage grade tops the league and is 17% above average, with two-time first-team All-Pro Jalen Ramsey (20.45%) and the underrated Darious Williams (21.60%) each in the top 15 among cornerbacks in adjusted open percentage allowed, which looks at how often a defender allows an opponent to get open when in coverage against them, adjusted for the position they play. The cornerback room was more in the middle of the pack, ranking 16th in PFF WAR generated. Opposite him for most of the season was Kindle Vildor, who posted a 45.6 coverage grade that ranked in the bottom five in the NFL. With that said, here are my cornerback rankings for the 2022 NFL draft: 1. Hes going up against each teams best receiver, shadowing them around the field. Design by Matt Sisneros. Jalen Ramsey, Los Angeles Rams That's when deals are officially negotiated and reported signings fly across . 12. 19. Jackson is fluid and explosive with great natural feet to play a sticky brand of man coverage. Demario Davis 6634. Rookie Patrick Surtain II also showed a lot of promise and looks like a star in the making. Howards 2020 performance put that playmaking ability on full display, with double-digit pass breakups and interceptions to go along with an 89.6 coverage grade. Rankings&Projections |WR/CB Matchup Chart |NFL & NCAA Betting Dashboards | NFL Player Props Tool | NFL & NCAA Power Rankings If that happens and J.C. Jackson progresses, they could solidify themselves with a gold medal there. Griffin has earned overall grades of 50.7, 78.0 and 64.6 in the past three seasons. Building a high-powered offense is a sustainable way to win in the NFL, but ensuring the defensive secondary isnt a liability is what separates the contenders from the rest. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Two free-agent signings, in particular , The Raiders entered 2021 on a streak of arguably the worst defensive back play in the entire NFL. Brian Poole (not re-signed) was the only cornerback to hold opponents to negative EPA per target in 2020. . If he can do this for 17 games, even if the interceptions evade him, itll be tough to argue theres a better cornerback in the league. Led by, Ward and Newsome, in particular, produced top-10 coverage grades when in single coverage. The official start of NFL free agency doesn't begin until March 13. His 3.2% missed tackle rate was the second-lowest among safeties. To look exclusively at the secondary, the results for defenders who spend their playing time almost exclusively in the box have been filtered out. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. Things got off to a rough start when the Lions lost 2020 No. His PFF grade dropped from 90.0 from 2014 to 2018 in Detroit to just 59.5 across the last two years. . The Raiders entered 2021 on a streak of arguably the worst defensive back play in the entire NFL. Ranking who the top 32 cornerbacks in the NFL are for 2021 is like trying to rank your children. Here is the fourth version of our Vikings 2023 Mock Draft Tracker, which features 16 recent predictions from around the world of . Kendall Fuller, Washington Football Team The tandem tormented AFC quarterbacks for years. 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. 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. 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