Byron Murphy, Arizona Cardinals12. 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. Ramsey produced the highest coverage grade and most PFF WAR among all cornerbacks in the regular season. The Patriots will look for that bounce-back season in 2021. Subscribe to Reed and Tre . Detroits defensive backs aggregate coverage grade is 27% below average. 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. Its challenging to rank these guys with the multitude of schematic differences and responsibilities. And Peters ranks tied for fifth at the position in pass breakups (52) over that same time frame. 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. 11. As a result, Diggs' coverage grade rang in just above the 50th percentile among cornerbacks. Gilmore was comfortably the No. Which team has the most wins as road dogs since 2015? There is a massive amount of talent currently at the position. However, if White can keep up his torrent pace in 2021, he could easily elevate into the same conversation for CB1. 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. "Mr. Cross was . 32. Griffin has earned overall grades of 50.7, 78.0 and 64.6 in the past three seasons. NAME GP TKL AST COMB SCK SCKY INT INT YDS INT TD FF FR FR TD; Tom Farris: 11: 4: 43: 0: 1: 0: Steve Filipowicz Free safety Tracy Walker (12.85), though, offered little to suggest he can help Detroit turn the ship around quickly on defense. 20. It was only natural that the prototype for cornerback shifted as well. 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. (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports) Listen . 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. Overall, Philadelphia's cornerback room finished second in coverage grade this season. The official start of NFL free agency doesn't begin until March 13. Cornerback was a clear need for the Jaguars entering this offseason. And star cornerback Jalen Ramsey is a huge reason why. Contract: three years, $18.6 million. Its part of what makes identifying the leagues best at the position so challenging. J.C. Jackson isnt the most consistent cornerback in the world, but hes not necessarily the gambler that Howard and Marcus Peters tend to be. 3 overall pick on a defensive back like Derek Stingley Jr. (PFFs No. Overall, New York allowed more EPA per pass than any other defense in the regular season. 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. As the teams big free-agent acquisition at the position, Griffin does bring plenty of experience for a younger player. Jones matched his interception total across the first five seasons of his career last year with Miami, but it was his worst season from a production allowed standpoint since making the switch to cornerback in 2018. He isnt at the top of the CB rankings yet simply because this is all so new. Will Harris at least had an admirable 2020 at strong safety, finishing third among all safeties in burn yards per target (7). 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. None of their cornerbacks had a quality campaign, but. MORE: The 10 most intriguing prospects in the 2023 NFL draft class. Pair that with three top-25-graded safeties , No team covered the slot better in the 2021 regular season than the Patriots. 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. No team covered the slot better in the 2021 regular season than the Patriots. TreDavious White has been one of the top cornerbacks in the league since the minute he stepped on an NFL field. Veteran. Houstons fielded the lowest-graded secondary in the NFL by a whopping eight grading points. * - denotes 2022 prospect. Yet, despite praise for Antoine Winfield Jrs rookie year, both he and fellow starting safety Jordan Whitehead will hope to make improvements in coverage, having given up 11.33 and 12.32 burn yards per target, respectively. 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. 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. He plays so he. 18. Over the past few weeks, PFF has unveiled its positional rankings and unit rankings for the 2021 NFL season. Arnettes average of 11.69 suggests he has further to go, and he may face competition with Hayward for the starting role across from Mullen. Galina: The shortcomings of the Kellen Moore-Dak Prescott connection for the Dallas Cowboys He still showcases lockdown man-coverage ability at times, but it has been less consistent of late. Consequently, defenses are more stressed than ever before. Awuzie was the second-highest graded cornerback of the regular season, while Hilton was the seventh-highest graded slot corner in coverage. Las Vegas Raiders . 25. Despite that, the Buccaneers outside cornerbacks still combined for the highest unit coverage grade in the NFL. Kansas City's defense looked dead in the water after the first five weeks of the season. 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. Most tackles since 2015:1. Since 2017, he has forced more incompletions on passes 20-plus yards downfield (18) than he has receptions allowed (14). 3 overall pick, 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. He gets to passes that most receivers cannot get to, making his multiple near-INTs in 2021 as impressive as his 7 actual interceptions. Outside of safety Derwin James, the Chargers' secondary left a lot to be desired in 2021. And we mustnt forget about the impact of rookie safety Jevon Holland. Ive already written my story on Trevon Diggs. 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. The perception of Rhodes is much different this offseason than it was at this time a year ago following a bounceback season for the Colts in 2020. His -37.2 EPA when targeted is twice as productive as any other defender in the league. No problem. That mark was also good for fourth-best at the position in the 2021 regular season. However, their defensive backfield is only 15th in aggregate coverage rating, coming in 3% better than average. 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. As you can probably expect, the quarterbacks are at the top and there are plenty of wide receivers. Butler allowed the 10th-most burn yards per snap among corners with at least 200 coverage snaps (2.42) while Alford has not played since the 2018 season. Their team slot coverage grade ended up multiple grading points higher than any other NFL franchise. Whether it was injuries or age starting to show in one of the man-heaviest defenses in the NFL, he was not the same player in 2020. NFL Player Grades. The position should be an area of emphasis this offseason. The 2023 corner class doesn't hold any superstars like last year's Sauce Gardner but it still has a number of quality pro prospects with five having close to first-round grades on them. One was to Waynes, and the other was to interior defensive lineman D.J. With the defense surrounding the young CB, he could easily be higher on the list heading into next season. The two worst cornerbacks in the league were forced into action because of injuries. Things got off to a rough start when the Lions lost 2020 No. but it was his worst season from a production allowed standpoint since making the switch to cornerback in 2018. Wards dominance in single coverage (96th percentile grade since 2018) has been particularly noteworthy. Safety Jayron Kearse was the highest-graded defensive back on the roster, due in large part to his strong tackling. Changing that and successfully developing Okudah and Melifonwu will be crucial to this secondary climbing out of the cellar. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. 23. Carlton Davis, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 16. He does the razzle dazzle better than any quarterback, but he . When hes been asked to man up against some of the best receivers in the NFL, hes delivered. Not a single one of Dallas' top eight defensive backs by snaps earned a coverage grade in poor territory below 60.0. 2020 Yards-Allowed Rank: No. Denzel Ward, in my opinion, is another year away from being a potential top-five cornerback in the NFL. After a broken-up pass against Wake Forest in 2016, he pranced behind the unsuspecting receiver in a manner Ive never witnessed. Green allowed only six receptions for 70 yards on 22 targets while breaking up five and picking off one. He ranks top 10 in both slot and outside coverage grade. Darius Slay, Philadelphia Eagles name season tm gp tkl ast comb sck scky int int yds int td ff fr fr td; jahleel addae: 2021 The Jets might have the best group of cornerbacks in the NFL a far cry from 2021, when they might have had the worst. Its too early to say Gilmore cant get back to that level, though. And even he had a volatile season with a 60.5 coverage grade. 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. 1. NFL's Next Gen Stats captures real time location data, speed and acceleration for every player, every play on every inch of the field. Congratulations, Arizona. Marcus Peters, Baltimore Ravens 2021 NFL Defensive Secondary Rankings, by Unit 32. But it's easy to know who the favorite is. which is used by all 32 NFL teams we'll rank all 32 NFL secondaries from the 2021 regular season. Awuzie was the second-highest graded cornerback of the regular season, while Hilton was the seventh-highest graded slot corner in coverage. With the help of. Henderson. Jones allowed 1.4 yards per coverage snap . If that remains the case, Buffalos secondary should stay among the best in the league even with only marginal improvements made by his teammates. 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. Fuller is set to be reunited with Vic Fangio in Denver. Cross, who was 81 when he died Feb. 28, 2021, suffered from stage 4 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Boston University researchers said Tuesday. Jacksons grading profile has been consistent across his first three seasons in the NFL after joining New England as an undrafted free agent in 2018. With modern NFL rules, its a disadvantage not to have the type of foot speed Ward possesses. The Bengals spent over $12.7 million on their cornerbacks against the cap in 2022, which was 6.02% of their total . This kind of ranking for the Chicago Bears was expected this season, considering their cornerback situation outside of Jaylon Johnson. For the most part, the Buffalo Bills invest wisely in the right people and positions. Brian Poole (not re-signed) was the only cornerback to hold opponents to negative EPA per target in 2020. . PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. Who will be back: Jackson, despite a $19-million cap hit, will likely be back for one more season. 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. 15. There is a massive amount of talent currently at the position. 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 . 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. Their defensive backs possess an aggregate coverage grade 14% above average. Sign up and be the first to receive exclusive stats, news, and updates from the Analyst. Full Site Menu. Using advanced data, weve ranked every secondary in the NFL by their performance in pass coverage. With some personnel tweaks, the Chiefs secondary revived itself. The 49ers brought in veteran Josh Norman out of necessity at the start of the season, and it didnt go well. 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. . But Las Vegas can afford to have confidence in the secondary going into 2021. NAME SEASON TM GP TKL AST COMB SCK SCKY INT INT YDS INT TD FF FR FR TD; Jahleel Addae: 2021: IND. He battled injuries early in the season, which didnt help in the adjustment to a man-heavy coverage scheme under Brian Flores. Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati . Darius Big Play Slay played a big part in the Eagles cracking a spot in the top half of the league. It doesnt hurt that Washington can feel comfortable playing him at multiple positions in their secondary, either. He also stands out as one of the better zone-coverage cornerbacks in the NFL, ranking in the 94th percentile of all cornerbacks on such plays during the 2020 season. As I said in last week's Schein Nine, NFL offenses are more creative and dynamic than ever before. 1 cornerback in the league heading into the 2020 season, fresh off a Defensive Player of the Year award in 2019. 90-81. Injuries destroyed the Ravens this past season. Reed, provided some grounds for optimism as his burn yards . The real stars of this group are Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde, who rank second and third, respectively, in coverage grade among safeties. Fuller allowed just 53% of the passes into his coverage to be completed with four interceptions and nine pass breakups. Rhodes went from allowing a league-high 84.3% of the passes into his coverage to be completed in 2019 to just 50.7% in 2020 with Indianapolis. Obviously, this is a subjective endeavor, and we could argue for days about the names that are too high or too low. Giants: 6-10. A.J. Still seems like we're waiting for the first domino to fall with the Bears . See trending; Company. Receivers started getting smaller and more shifty. But his play has been up and down over that four-year stretch. Not a single one of Dallas' top eight defensive backs by snaps earned a coverage grade in poor territory below 60.0. Waynes three-year, $42 million contract was likely an overpay, but he does profile as a quality starting option. T. The Las Vegas Raiders took down the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football in an overtime thriller, bringing an end to the 18-week marathon to the postseason. Butler had arguably his best season in coverage since his New England days last year with Tennessee. He returns to the field in 2022, a huge boost . This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. A ranking of the 2021 Best NFL Cornerback Players. His goal is not to make it so a quarterback doesnt want to throw the ball his way. March 1, 2023 7:01 am ET. A Week 5 matchup with Amari Cooper and Dallas put that on display. Hes one of the few thatll travel anywhere on the defense to cover an offenses best weapon. The following are the 2022 NFL team overall defense statistics, including team rushing yardage, team passing yardage and total team yardage. Terrells breakout to elite status, Atlanta would be threatening to place last on this list. 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. TreDavious Whites continuing success is a reason for that, as the two-time Pro Bowler first among all cornerbacks in adjusted open percentage allowed (16.20%) in 2020. Patrick Surtain II, Alabama. NFL defenses will ask very different things of their cornerbacks, depending on the scheme they run. Adoree Jackson, New York Giants 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. Jones allowed 1.4 yards per coverage snap with Miami in 2020 double his 0.7 yards per coverage snap average across the 2018 and 2019 seasons in Dallas. Hes 61, 210 pounds, and his spider chart might as well have been colored in by a nine-year-old. Defensive coordinator Vance Joseph did a good job of adjusting his defense and playing less man coverage to take stress off that unit, but the Cardinals still finished 26th in outside coverage grade for the year. So, which secondaries were a boon and which were a hindrance this season? Washington possessed one of the better defenses in the NFL in 2020;Jacksons addition should only improve it, giving them a No. Veteran Artie Burns and seventh-round rookie Thomas Graham Jr. were small-sample darlings with 85.1 and 90.6 coverage grades, respectively, but they didnt get enough reps to make a sizable dent. This season, the division is up for grabs yet again. Jones was the NFL's highest-paid cornerback when he signed a five-year, $82.5 . And there are a couple of surprise names feature among those secondaries who look ready to take a leap in 2021. They made a league-leading 23 plays on the ball from the slot en route to allowing the lowest passer rating (71.1). NFL quarterback rankings 2021. Even if the young Jaycee Horn hadnt gone down to injury, this would have been an outstanding move for the Panthers. When Diggs is targeted, the opponents quarterback rating is 45. Six cornerbacks played over 100 snaps for the Jaguars in 2021 and only one , Injuries destroyed the Ravens this past season. Who looks to be a top-10 cornerback in the NFL right now? The Broncos head into 2021 with questions still abounding over their quarterbacks, but there is no doubt they have a championship-caliber defense, of which the secondary looks to be the strength. We started to see signs of the Louisville product's playmaking ability in 2019, as his 16 forced incompletions ranked second at the position. Ramsey has been one of the best cornerbacks in the league since Jacksonville drafted him fifth overall in the 2016 NFL Draft. Heck, he played more snaps in the slot in 2020 than he did on the outside. Who looks to be a top-10 cornerback in the NFL right now? To further my point, Matthew Staffords EPA is 39, and hes an MVP candidate at quarterback. 32. Cleveland also received some sneaky high-quality play from 2020 undrafted free agent A.J. He remains among the league leaders in targets, and with that comes the yards. If Ramsey is the freak, Alexander is the new mold. If you built a cornerback in a lab, they would look like Ramsey. Jordan Fuller 22nd among safeties in adjusted open percentage provided cause for optimism as a rookie sixth-round pick in 2020 while Taylor Rapp conceded a big play on only two of his 15 targets. Pittsburgh also went from second to 29th in passer rating allowed on deep targets year over year. 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. His 3,546 regular-season defensive snaps over the past four seasons are a top-10 mark at the position. He is expected to compete with 2020 first-round pick Damon Arnette for one of the starting jobs in Las Vegas, reuniting with defensive coordinator Gus Bradley. 4-overall prospect). The Raiders secondary has received its fair share of criticism in the Jon Gruden-Mike Mayock years, with doubts cast over the merits of selecting Trayvon Mullen in the second round in 2019 and Damon Arnette in the first last year. Holland was the highest-graded safety since Week 9 by over four grading points. Jalen Ramsey, Los Angeles Rams . No group of cornerbacks played more man coverage than the Miami Dolphins. The Patriots did what the Patriots always do they traded (or cut) a player thats still near the top of his game, but is beginning to walk down the hill. 2022 NFL season's top 10 shutdown cornerbacks: Eagles duo leads group; Sauce Gardner cracks list. 1 cornerbacks in the NFC South are tasked with. The Eagles now have one of the NFL's most talented cornerback trios, with both Bradyberry and Slay making PFF's top 32 cornerbacks list. This is not a forward-looking list, nor is it considering what a group accomplished prior to this season. 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. All Rights Reserved. 12. Its worth pointing out that Slay frequently draws the opposing teams top receiving option in single coverage, and his 97 single coverage targets over the past two seasons is a top-five mark at the position. His 71.5 overall grade in 2020 was his highest single-season mark since back in 2017 with the Broncos. 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. The key to the Lions improving in that regard will be Jeff Okudahs ability to shake off a difficult rookie season and justify his status as the third overall pick in 2020. Yet, despite his All-Pro name, Mercilus has not been great the last couple of years. 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. Ranking the 11 worst plays of the 2021 NFL regular season. It shouldnt be a surprise that the group finished with one of the three-lowest unit coverage grades of the year. Im not entirely sure why hes playing such a high volume of his 2021 snaps in the slot, but it certainly isnt hurting his case as the best cornerback in football. Safeties Kevin Byard and Amani Hooker both finished the regular season as top-five-graded players at the position. 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. After recording three straight coverage grades of at least 85.0 in New Englands defense, Gilmore put up just a 58.5 coverage grade in 2020. However, his return came at outside cornerback for the Football Team in 2020, where he put up impressive coverage numbers at his new position. 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. Dolphins cornerback Byron Jones has not played since the 2021 season. Jackson burst onto the scene with a 90.4 coverage grade in his first season of action back in 2017. Here is PFFs take on the top 32 outside cornerbacks entering the 2021 NFL season, featuring stiff competition for the top spot among several players under the age of 27. 1 wide receiver in man coverage. 2022 NFL Cornerback Rankings. 28. 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. 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