He ended up allowing 0.37 yards per coverage snap the third-lowest figure in the PFF era behind only Asante Samuel in 2019 and Nnamdi Asomugha in 2008 (0.36 each). . Howard has struggled so far in 2021, but the same can be said for the entire Dolphins defense. Top Nine Defenses. 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. Eagles: 4-11-1. Hes 61, 210 pounds, and his spider chart might as well have been colored in by a nine-year-old. The Rank value requires a minimum number of snaps played. Led by, Ward and Newsome, in particular, produced top-10 coverage grades when in single coverage. Carolina ranked 24th in outside coverage grade and allowed the fourth-worst passer rating to the outside (107.8). The league's inaugural 17-game season . 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. 18. Ranking the 11 worst plays of the 2021 NFL regular season. He led the position in interceptions (11), yards allowed (1,026) and penalties (11) this regular season. Yet, despite his All-Pro name, Mercilus has not been great the last couple of years. . T.J. Green has played because of . 12. 25. 1 cornerback in the league heading into the 2020 season, fresh off a Defensive Player of the Year award in 2019. Ya-Sin made his best plays on his few snaps in press-man, while Rodgers' top moments came in off-zone when racking up stops. 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. 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. who passed away in February 2021 at age 81, played cornerback for the Eagles from 1961 to 1965, earning two Pro Bowl nods, and . This season, the division is up for grabs yet again. Davis and Dean form one of the best cornerback pairings in the NFL. Bryce Callahan, Denver Broncos 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. Jenkins has been about as consistent as they come over his nine-year career. While Surtain will go early in the 2021 NFL Draft, he is not as good of a prospect as Jalen Ramsey or C.J. 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. Terrell. The fifth-year cornerback out of Alabama has recorded at least 800 coverage snaps in the slot and out wide throughout his NFL career. The Pro Bowl free safety will have an exciting mix of experience and youth alongside him. 2021 NFL Defensive Secondary Rankings, by Unit 32. 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. No team lost more WAR due to injuries this season than Baltimore. 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. Strong safety Kareem Jackson was ninth among all players at the position in burn yards per target allowed with 7.76. Design by Matt Sisneros. Last week, we took a look at offensive lines. Kenny Moore II, Indianapolis Colts13. Prior to landing his big-money extension in 2020, not many truly understood White's value to . 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. NFL defenses will ask very different things of their cornerbacks, depending on the scheme they run. 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. Cornerback Adoree Jackson and safety Xavier McKinney helped claw this secondary to a No. Hes one of the few thatll travel anywhere on the defense to cover an offenses best weapon. Terrell locked up his opponents on a weekly basis, allowing no more than 32 yards in a single game this year. Cornerback was a major area of concern for the Cardinals. 14. 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. Much of the Raiders presence in the top 10 is tied to the astute acquisition of veteran corner Casey Hayward, whose adjusted open percentage of 17.3 was the fifth-best in the NFL among players at all defensive positions, though a less impressive burn yards per target average of 11.20 reflects how often he was left on an island for the Los Angeles Chargers last year. The seven touchdowns allowed into his coverage this past season were tied for second-most of any cornerback in the league. Seattle Seahawks: Ahkello Witherspoon, D.J. Awuzie was the second-highest graded cornerback of the regular season, while Hilton was the seventh-highest graded slot corner in coverage. But with Horn getting shut down after a Week 3 injury and Henderson struggling to get acclimated after getting traded to the team a month into the season, it was a subpar year for the secondary. Humphrey impacts the games in all the ways you want him to. Ranking who the top 32 cornerbacks in the NFL are for 2021 is like trying to rank your children. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. Their team slot coverage grade ended up multiple grading points higher than any other NFL franchise. 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. His 45.3 coverage grade was the fourth-lowest among qualifying cornerbacks. NFL teams most likely to unravel in 2021. Eventually, Washington took it. Full Site Menu. 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 often bring up the difficult coverage assignments that No. Nelson was another surprise release by a team strapped for salary cap space. No group of cornerbacks played more man coverage than the Miami Dolphins. Its challenging to rank these guys with the multitude of schematic differences and responsibilities. With the start of the 2021 NFL regular season just around the corner, NFL.com analyst and former scout Daniel Jeremiah projects the best- and . The top 2021 Cornerback prospects available for the 2021 NFL Draft. None of their cornerbacks had a quality campaign, but Bashaud Breeland who was waived in mid-December was the main reason for the outside struggles. Who led the NFL in receiving in 2021? As I said in last week's Schein Nine, NFL offenses are more creative and dynamic than ever before. In 2021, the two 25-year-olds each missed several games but allowed under 700 yards in coverage combined. Were taking a look at the best and worst units in football at each positional grouping. The final four rounds will conclude this year's draft on April 29. It was only natural that the prototype for cornerback shifted as well. So, which secondaries were a boon and which were a hindrance this season? Reed and Tre . 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. Since entering the league in 2016, 18.7% of his targets in coverage have resulted in a pass breakup or interception, leadingall cornerbacks who have been targeted at least 150 times over those five years. That pairing will be joined by arguably the premier corner from this years draft class, Patrick Surtain II, who makes the step up to the league after a stellar college career with Alabama, which he ended by helping the Crimson Tide to a National Championship and allowing 0.93 burn yards per snap. 27. The hope for Miami will be that he gets back toward the player who earned a five-year, $82.5 million contract last offseason. Witherspoon allowed a burn on half of his 28 targets last season. Buffalos secondary endured a crushing blow in Week 12 when CB1 TreDavious White went down with a season-ending torn ACL. 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. 11. 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. The real stars of this group are Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde, who rank second and third, respectively, in coverage grade among safeties. 8 forced fumbles in 2020. "Mr. Cross was . 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. Injuries held him to just over 300 snaps for San Francisco last season, but Sherman was the highest-graded cornerback in the league (90.3 overall) back in 2019. Eric Kendricks 639 # . In both 2019 and 2020, he recorded a pressure rate below 9% (per SIS Datahub). 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. he 2021 NFL regular season is over. However, I prefer to look at this exercise as a nod of respect toward the top cornerbacks in the NFL for the 2021 season. Ward was one of the first to fit the new modern mold of NFL cornerback. 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. However, he was overly aggressive at times and susceptible to giving up the big play. 1 cornerbacks in the NFC South are tasked with. 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. Now the question is, are they able to maintain that if they undergo another coaching change? Marcus Peters, Baltimore Ravens NFL Player Grades - current. It doesnt hurt that Washington can feel comfortable playing him at multiple positions in their secondary, either. The tandem tormented AFC quarterbacks for years. 1 wide receiver in man coverage. They were among the five least valuable secondaries in the league, and the cornerback room, in particular, finished as the second-lowest graded group. I simply wont acknowledge any Jalen Ramsey disrespect in this dojo. 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. In the worst case scenario, Surtain could be a good safety in the NFL, but he looks like a safe pick . One was to Waynes, and the other was to interior defensive lineman D.J. The Raiders entered 2021 on a streak of arguably the worst defensive back play in the entire NFL. The cornerback room was more in the middle of the pack, ranking 16th in PFF WAR generated. Thats a tip of the cap to everyone in the secondary for stepping up, including 2020 seventh-rounder Dane Jackson, who didnt allow a touchdown in any regular-season start after replacing White. Six cornerbacks played over 100 snaps for the Jaguars in 2021 and only one Shaquill Griffin produced a coverage grade above 60.0. With that said, here are my cornerback rankings for the 2022 NFL draft: 1. While the group combined for the sixth-most interceptions (14) among the 32 secondaries, it also allowed a successful play at a bottom-five rate. 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. While it wasn't easy putting together this list, here is our ranking of the NFL's 10 best cornerbacks in 2022. Jackson has allowed just five of 48 targets at that depth to be completed, tallying 11 interceptions in the process. Terrell was actually the second-highest graded cornerback in coverage in the 2021 regular season, behind only Jalen Ramsey. His on-field and sideline hijinx make it look like he legitimately loves every second of playing football. Butler has been one of the best in the league at getting his hands on the football throughout his career. 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. Cornerbacks Jaylon Johnson, Kyler Gordon . 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. Subscribe to 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. He returns to the field in 2022, a huge boost . So this is one of the worst cornerback trios in the NFL, not just the NFC West. The Bills defensive backs rank 15 points above the average in aggregate coverage grading. 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. He plays so he is targeted, which leads to his interceptions. If it werent for A.J. Thats a tip of the cap to everyone in the secondary for stepping up, including 2020 seventh-rounder, 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. Check out the 2021 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics including AFC and NFC results and standings on Pro-football-reference.com Howard is one of the best playmaking cornerbacks that the NFL has to offer. The Patriots will look for that bounce-back season in 2021. No, he was targeted often because of who was on the opposite side, and his ball skills shined in the process, recording 10 INTs in 2020. Fuller was back in Washington for the 2020 season following a two-year stint in Kansas City. 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. Free safety Tracy Walker (12.85), though, offered little to suggest he can help Detroit turn the ship around quickly on defense. Jun 5, 2021 5:19 PM EDT. They will be looking for a step forward from last years third-round pick Cameron Dantzler, who was above average in burn yards per target (9.4) and open percentage allowed (62.3) as a rookie. Denzel Ward, in my opinion, is another year away from being a potential top-five cornerback in the NFL. Cowboys: 6-10. William Jackson III, Washington Football Team Safety, The Rams' pass-defense unit regressed some from 2020, but make no mistake: This is still an above-average group. targeted, which leads to his interceptions. According to PFF WAR, the veteran corner was the sixth-most valuable cornerback in the league over the 2015, 2017 and 2018 seasons. Opposing offenses simply werent able to attack him in coverage. 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. Verrett fought back to earn a starting job with the 49ers in 2020 and put up a top-20 PFF grade among qualifying cornerbacks on a career-high 803 defensive snaps. Two free-agent signings, in particular Chidobe Awuzie and Mike Hilton have helped them get there. 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. Henderson. Quarterback Josh Allen, cornerback Tre'Davious White, wide receiver . 2022 NFL Cornerback Rankings. Patrick Surtain II, Alabama. The Rams opted to let 2021's slot cornerback Darious Williams leave via free agency, replacing him by bringing back Troy Hill in free agency. 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 . 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. Pro Football Focus graded rookie Sauce Gardner as the best corner in the NFL. He does the razzle dazzle better than any quarterback, but he . In the News: Patrick Mahomes, Derek Carr, Aaron Rodgers, Jalen Hurts, Tom Brady, Brock Purdy. 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. 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. Hes intelligent and has ideal size and athleticism. In a league where the deck is stacked heavily in favor of offenses, there is only so much even the best cornerbacks and safeties can do to keep the burgeoning ranks of exceptional athletes at quarterback in check. Las Vegas Raiders . ** - denotes 2023 prospect. The 2021 top-10 pick allowed over 60 yards just once last season and led the draft class in combined interceptions and pass breakups (12). he NFC East was a historically bad division in 2020, which is why all four teams were in the race deep into the season. Slot corner Mackensie Alexanders down season didnt help matters, either. See trending; Company. Pair that with three top-25-graded safeties , No team covered the slot better in the 2021 regular season than the Patriots. His goal is not to make it so a quarterback doesnt want to throw the ball his way. . But Las Vegas can afford to have confidence in the secondary going into 2021. 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 Lions have done a disappointing job of drafting and developing talent under previous regimes. Terrells breakout to elite status, Atlanta would be threatening to place last on this list. He still showcases lockdown man-coverage ability at times, but it has been less consistent of late. He was 10th in the NFL at his position in adjusted open percentage (21.58). The two worst cornerbacks in the league were forced into action because of injuries. 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. Las Vegas will hope Hayward can accelerate the development of Mullen, who was an encouraging 15th in burn yards per target (8.67) among outside corners with at least 200 snaps. However, in White, the Bills have a shutdown corner who can lift the play of those around him. Jaylon Johnson, Chicago Bears It just wasnt all there for him in 2020. Above-average press man cornerback with NFL bloodlines and a well-rounded but not spectacular all-around game. 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. 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. Projections: Offensive rookies. The veteran had a career year, earning the highest coverage grade (83.9) of his nine years in the NFL ranks. James Bradberry, New York Giants, 21. 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. The position as a whole combined for the third-fewest WAR among the 32 groups. 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. 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. Ramsey has been one of the best cornerbacks in the league since Jacksonville drafted him fifth overall in the 2016 NFL Draft. / by Eric Mullin. Both players were among the 15 most valuable players at their respective positions, according to PFF WAR. Byron Murphy, Arizona Cardinals12. When hes been asked to man up against some of the best receivers in the NFL, hes delivered. None of their cornerbacks had a quality campaign, but. 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. Free safety Bobby McCain also played a role in the Football Team not being in the bottom tier, snagging four interceptions and breaking up five passes en route to a 72.6 coverage grade. We started to see signs of the Louisville product's playmaking ability in 2019, as his 16 forced incompletions ranked second at the position. And there are a couple of surprise names feature among those secondaries who look ready to take a leap in 2021. Houston might want to think about using its No. Rookie Eric Stokes stepped up and grew into his role as the season wore on. . He ranks top 10 in both slot and outside coverage grade. name season tm gp tkl ast comb sck scky int int yds int td ff fr fr td; jahleel addae: 2021 1. No Jaire Alexander? Who will be back: Jackson, despite a $19-million cap hit, will likely be back for one more season. Still, they held up well, ranking sixth in coverage grade and second in EPA per pass play allowed on such plays. T. Washington: 7-9. 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. From Week 7 on, he was one of the 25 highest-graded cornerbacks in the NFL. Kansas City took Daniel Sorensen off the field while bringing back Juan Thornhill and increasing its rate of dime coverage. Subscribe to . 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. Tampas secondary arguably already took a step forward as the Buccaneers claimed their second Super Bowl title last season. While Pittsburgh ranked in the top 10 in EPA allowed per pass play for the season, they struggled quite a bit when not producing pressure on the quarterback. Hes a wide receiver baiting quarterbacks into throwing passes that he can jump. 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. Find out which wide receivers to upgrade, downgrade and avoid for Week 1 in fantasy football by using a full cheat sheet that breaks down every WR vs. CB matchup. Over the past few weeks, PFF has unveiled its positional rankings and unit rankings for the 2021 NFL season. We rank all 32 teams in 10 different position groups, plus we offer an overall roster outlook. Obviously, this is a subjective endeavor, and we could argue for days about the names that are too high or too low. His value is easy to see. 6 on the list, as his 86.2 coverage . worst 2021 cornerback 2021. worst 2021 cornerback 2021. His 71.5 overall grade in 2020 was his highest single-season mark since back in 2017 with the Broncos. His -37.2 EPA when targeted is twice as productive as any other defender in the league. 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. 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. 20. The only outside cornerbacks to allow fewer yards per coverage snap than Dean (0.8) on at least 600 coverage snaps since the start of the 2019 season are Richard Sherman (0.4) and Jalen Ramsey (0.8). 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. 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