90-81) at Nos. Ward's elite ball skills have been on full display, as he leads the NFL with a 32.0 percent ballhawk rate (percentage of targets resulting in a pass breakup or interception) among players with at least 15 targets. Which team has ascended to No. Who's the more explosive ball-carrier, Justin Fields or Lamar Jackson? The formula uses each individual's percentile score across a series of key metrics to create one composite score, indicating which players at that position performed best. While the Broncos have been in zone coverage 77 percent of the time this season (tied for fifth-highest usage in the NFL), a majority of that has been Cover 3 (42 percent, third in the NFL). There have been a few games in which Ramsey has struggled, but hes still been one of the leagues most impactful players. In fact, Slay hasn't allowed a reception in man coverage since Week 3. The fact he's so consistent and has actually gotten better with age -- a comment you shouldn't take lightly when considering he achieved All-Pro honors as early as Year 2 -- only deepens the argument to keep him on the throne, and anyone waiting for him to take a step back and get comfortable after resetting the market at the position with his mega deal can stop holding their breath now. Veterans still playing well: Jalen Ramsey, Stephon Gilmore and Darius Slay make the top 10 after strong campaigns to add to their already decorated resumes. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. Its time to ramp up the preview for the 2022 college football season as Week 0 is just weeks away. The second-highest-graded cornerback (86.9) in the NFL this season is rookie Jack Jones of the New England Patriots. Please check your email for a confirmation. A cap casualty in the aftermath of Dave Gettleman's poor regime in New York, Bradberry took a ride down the turnpike to Philadelphia and has been a revelation for the Eagles' defense this season. Note: Heights and weights are from each player's profile on NFL.com (linked for each player's name). 2021 stats: 17 games (16 starts), 4 INTs, 13 PBUs, 1 FF, 1 sacks, 102 combined tackles (82 solo). While hes allowed a few big plays in coverage, hes also made some timely interceptions to help seal wins for the Vikings. The Rams are struggling, but their defense has been outstanding due to the play of Ramsey, Aaron Donald and Bobby Wagner. https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2023/01/10/rams-jalen-ramsey-pff-grade-cornerback-ranking/, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. View the best photos of Vikings safeties during the 2022 season. 9 on the list. 2021 stats: 16 games (16 starts), 3 INTs, 19 PBUs, 1 FR, 68 combined tackles (55 solo). He has deep downfield speed, patience at the line of scrimmage, and plays physically without incurring flags. Hell return in 2022 as the highest-paid defensive back in football, and the Packers could have him follow around No. Emmanuel Forbes and 46. That's the fewest yards allowed among 62 cornerbacks with at least 30 snaps in man coverage. Williams has appeared in 36 games since joining New England in 2019 as a second-round pick, but he has only started one game. Alexander has been a bit up and down this season, but his talent is undeniable. Gilmore was one of the best free-agent signings of the offseason, as he continues to be one of the leagues best coverage players. Which game-wrecking unit reigns supreme right now? The Next Gen Stats analytics team reveals its ranking of the top 10 players at the position entering Week 15. He locked it down in 2022, when PFF calculated his allowed completion percentage at 42.5 (second lowest among ACC cornerbacks). Ward has allowed a 39.6 passer rating when targeted as the nearest defender this season -- or, in other words, the same number a quarterback would have if he threw the ball into the turf on every play. 247Sports Home; FB Rec. Christian Gonzalez, 20. Aside from that game, nine other opponents combined to target Porter 16 times. In the leadup to the 2023 NFL Draft, Vikings.com is taking a look at prospects who have garnered a range of attention from national outlets. James Bradberry continues to limit his opponents under pressure. Reed and Jordan Whitehead in the fold, the Jets' secondary is night and day from what it was a year ago, and it's leading a New York team that has won as many games through Week 6 as it did in the entire 2021 season. Hes also the No. Surefire Hall of Famer Patrick Peterson also departed in free agency. The physical tools were always there, but Allen has managed to add the accuracy that was missing during his first few years in the league. Where do the Rams and Bengals rank? Peterson has been surprisingly effective for the Vikings this season, sporting the third-best coverage grade among cornerbacks. Opponents are averaging just 7.0 yards per reception on Surtain this season, second-best in the NFL among qualifying cornerbacks. For rookies and players not active (or barely active) in 2021, we used college grades or NFL grades from earlier seasons. @iamSauceGardner has allowed only 1 reception for 6 yards on 40 snaps in man coverage this season. Lewis Cine, Minnesota's first-round pick in 2022, is making progress in his recovery from the broken leg he suffered while playing special teams in Week 4. He began as a walk-on in 2018 before eventually earning playing time down the stretch in 2019, and he shined (210 snaps in the last five games). 2023 Minnesota Vikings Football, LLC , All Rights Reserved. 5 with the Eagles, hell look to cement himself as one of the top nickel cornerbacks in the game. Humphrey has yet to allow a touchdown in coverage this season and has two interceptions. The Eagles swooped in and acquired Slay at a discount two years ago after he had a falling out with Matt Patricia in Detroit, and he's improved in each season while acclimating to playing more off coverage in Philly. Woolen is a high-variance player, but his playmaking skills make him worthy of a spot on this list. Tough crowd, I know. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nfl | pageType: stories | FB Recruiting Home; News Feed; Team 2021 stats: 16 games (16 starts), 4 INTs, 16 PBUs, 1 FF, 1 FR, 77 combined tackles (62 solo). Brian Branch. Kansas State has a new Wildcat player exiting the program as 247Sports has confirmed Omar Daniels'namenow appears in the transfer database as of Monday morning. USA TODAY High School Sports Top 100: 2022 Recruiting Rankings. Sneed is also a top run-defending cornerback, which is another reason why he makes our list. Because while Alexander is again one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL going into 2022 (the Packers awarded him a four-year extension this offseason for a reason) an injury-shortened season (shoulder) didn't give him enough opportunities in 2021 -- having cracked the top 10 on multiple occasions in previous iterations of these rankings, and he'll likely carve his way back into the 2023 rendition, as long as he remains healthy enough to get back to prime form. Here's how the 32 rosters stack up heading into this season, complete with each lineup's biggest strengths, weaknesses and X factors. Muasau is fresh off a breakout season at Hawaii, where he finished among the most productive off-ball linebackers at the Group of Five level. College Rankings NCAA Player Please check your email for a confirmation. Which game is featured at the top of NGS's unlikeliest victory rankings? College football reporters' NFL draft takeaways, Roger Federer, Dwyane Wade and more shine on the Met Gala's red carpet, Fantasy football rankings for 2023 season, 10 fantasy football breakout players for 2023, 'It's going to be epic': Stephen Curry and LeBron James face off -- again, Ranking the fights at UFC 288: Why Henry Cejudo's return tops the list, Truex Jr. snaps 54-race Cup Series winless streak, Liverpool, Tottenham put on a show as Klopp goes overboard, Bundesliga title twists, Haaland scores No. Daniels was credited with three career tackles over his short careerand departs the Wildcats having amassed122 snaps in 2022 according to PFF. Horn is surrendering just 6.8 yards per reception, the lowest mark in the NFL among cornerbacks. Everyone can't make a top 10 list, and that's the point, but you can believe some of these races came down to a photo finish. He is already a superstar at the cornerback position. The Jets' 2022 draft class has already been one for the books, led by standout rookie cornerback Sauce Gardner. Please check your email for a confirmation. PFF Draft Show is LIVE! If he keeps up this level of play, the similarities will only build with another Seattle fifth-round pick: Richard Sherman, who was selected 154th overall in 2011 (compared to Woolen's 153rd in 2022) and went on to be selected to five Pro Bowls. Hobbs has missed a lot of time due to a hand injury this season, but hes been phenomenal whenever on the field. NFL cornerback rankings ahead of Week 11: Sauce cornerback He is currently the No. Watching him attack downhill is a sight to see. All players who enter the transfer portal for the first time will be immediately eligible at their new schoolso long as they meet a NCAA-mandated entry deadline. (Note: This has nothing to do with pro potential.). School: Miami (after Georgia) | Year: Senior | Ht: 6-foot-0 | Wt: 198 pounds, 2022 stats: 11 games; 25 tackles (18 solo), 1.5 TFL, 2 INT, 7 pass breakups. Charvarius Ward allowed just 1 reception for 32 yards & forced 4 tight windows on 6 targets in the 49ers 37-15 victory over the Panthers.Ward has forced the highest tight window target rate (36.7%) since entering the NFL in 2018 (min. Below are PFFs picks for the top-25 off-ball linebackers entering the 2022 college football season along with some superlatives at the end, including the biggest projections and sleepers. Especially considering he wound up joining Peters on injured reserve after suffering a torn pectoral muscle in Week 14, but expect Humphrey to cook again in 2022. The two-time Pro Bowler isn't entirely dissimilar from Terrell in how he's successfully parlayed his status as a former first-round pick (2018) into stardom, but there was much more pressure on Ward to do so -- seeing as he's a former top 5 overall pick (Terrell was 16th overall). Sutton has allowed three touchdowns this season, but hes recorded two interceptions and has played both in the slot and on the outside. X factor for 2022: The version of Von Miller that helped fuel a Super Bowl run for the Los Angeles Rams last season is still one of the best pass-rushers in the NFL. https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/2022/06/08/philadelphia-eagles-news-pff-cornerback-rankings-darius-slay-james-bradberry/, added James Bradberry after the Giants salary cap structure, Roseman pounced, signing the zone cornerback, Eagles TE Dallas Goedert on QB Jalen Hurts seeing the field better, making quicker decisions, Eagles QB Jalen Hurts landed very high in a ranking of the NFL's 10 most explosive runners of 2021, Eagles single-game tickets will go on sale June 7, Eagles announce the date for open training camp practice at Lincoln Financial Field, Ryan Fitzpatrick on why he hated playing against Eagles DT Fletcher Cox, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 2021 stats: 16 games (16 starts), 11 INTs, 2 DEF TDs, 21 PBUs, 52 combined tackles (43 colo). Across those four postseason games, Miller recorded 22 quarterback pressures (one shy of Aaron Donald's 23) to go along with a playoff-high 92.6 PFF pass-rushing grade. Follow all of your favorite Wisconsin teams at Packers Wire, Badgers Wire and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel! The 2022 PFF College Football Preview Guide has just dropped The Hitman returneth. View the best photos of Vikings safeties during the 2022 season. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. With Gardner and fellow offseason acquisitions D.J. Sydney closed his college career by helping the Illini lead FBS in scoring defense (12.8 points allowed per game) and recorded six interceptions against one touchdown allowed on 46 targets in coverage (according to PFF). Offenses have tested the veteran corner often when he's manned up, targeting him a league-high 22 times, but Bradberry has allowed just six receptions for 44 yards. 6 on the list, as his 86.2 coverage grade as an outside cornerback led the NFL, and he ranked 11th in both yards allowed per outside-coverage snap (0.79) and percentage of outside targets to result in a first down or touchdown (29.4%). With that in Surtain shut out Williams on three targets and held his own against Adams and Metcalf, holding each of them under 6 yards per target. Kelee bounced back from a torn labrum that year to help Georgia win back-to-back CFP Championships, highlighted by his 79-yard pick-six to end the 2021 season. Three cornerbacks, Marshon Lattimore, Denzel Ward and Kenny Moore, were revealed in Episode 2 (Nos. No cornerback in the NFL is more physical than Ramsey, and hes been excellent as a run defender this season (third-highest run-defense grade among cornerbacks). Inauspicious start to star player: Witherspoon didn't try out for football until his junior year of high school at the prompting of his mother. 4 seat, along with the incoming missile that is Diggs, but it goes to Lattimore -- if only by a smidge because of his experience and consistency. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Howie Roseman might have a knack for this. The only reason hes not higher is due to a lack of snaps (only 199 coverage snaps this season), but hes been fantastic this year for the Patriots. at Hes allowed just 258 yards on 58 targets while letting up just a 41.2 passer rating. Power Rankings are PFFs NCAA power ratings based on weekly player grades in each facet of play. The metric and overall scores are based on each player's performance in Weeks 1 through 6. Emerson, another rookie, has been forced to play a ton of snaps due to injuries. He held up well in his first year starting in 2021 considering his job and experience level with a 65.9 PFF grade. School: Penn State | Year: Senior | Ht: 5-foot-11 | Wt: 203 pounds, 2022 stats: 13 games; 74 tackles (56 solo), 7 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 4 INT, 3 pass breakups, 1 FR, 2 FF. Rare combo: Nicknamed "Tig" after Tigger from Winnie the Pooh for the way he loved to bounce as a toddler, Brown was the only FBS player to record at least four sacks and interceptions in 2022. Young CBs rise to the top: Patrick Surtain II and Sauce Gardner have dominated thus far in 2022, establishing themselves as the cream of the crop at cornerback. Veterans still playing well: Jalen Ramsey, Stephon Gilmore and Darius Slay make the top 10 after strong campaigns to add to their already decorated resumes. 13-graded cornerback this season (76.8) and has been very solid for the Chiefs. As if the Chargers' defense wasn't already in maniac mode after trading for Khalil Mack as a rebuttal to the Denver Broncos acquiring Russell Wilson, but adding Jackson makes them that much more sociopathic. The Eagles now have one of the NFLs most talented cornerback trios, with both Bradyberry and Slay making PFFs top 32 cornerbacks list. School: Texas A&M | Year: Junior | Ht: 6-foot-2 | Wt: 198 pounds, 2022 stats: 9 games; 71 tackles (35 solo), 5 TFL, 1.0 sack, 2 INT, 1 pass breakup, 3 FF. He went from free safety and outside corner in 2018 to the slot in 2019, then back to the outside for 2020. Martial has posted 90.9, 91.3, 82.4 and 81.8 PFF grades over the last four seasons all ranked 12th or higher at the position in that respective season. The Rams had nothing to play for and he balled TF out pic.twitter.com/yL646WlnOa. 2023 NFL Mock Draft: Brad Spielberger's final mock, including A key way to do that will be to make sure the pass rush and secondary are elite, and the latter will involve coming equipped with at least one dominant cornerback to help the cause. Martial was a Trojans walk-on all the way back in 2017. ESPN's Mel Kiper, Jr., has five cornerbacks in his overall Top 25: 8. School: South Carolina | Year: Redshirt Jr. | Ht: 6-foot-1 | Wt: 180 pounds, Daniel Jeremiah: Not Ranked in Top 50 Overall, 2022 stats: 11 games; 27 tackles (23 solo), 1 TFL, 1 INT, 5 pass breakups. 247Sports Home; FB Rec. Eight Michigan football players make PFF top 10 returning in 2023 Devon Witherspoon, 11. He needs to improve as a run defender (53.3 run-defense grade), but hes been one of the leagues better cover cornerbacks so far this season. The lineups of both Super Bowl participants lost some key elements; consequently neither the world champion Los Angeles Rams nor the AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals sit atop the annual Pro Football Focus roster rankings for 2022. A wild offseason filled with surprising trades shook up rosters from coast to coast. Pittsburgh Steelers steal Cory Trice Jr. in Round 7: Ranked 77th on PFF's big board. There are a list of things going wrong in Atlanta, but Terrell is far from one of them. He also has two interceptions, including a pick-six against Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay. There's no reason to pretend he isn't still the best cornerback in the NFL, and so we won't. Terrell. While a player entering the transfer portal indicates an intent to exploreother options, it does not necessarily mean they will. WebPFF's exclusive metrics provide Cornerback (CB) position rankings, grades, and snap counts. School: Alabama | Year: Senior | Ht: 6-foot-1 | Wt: 209 pounds, 2022 stats: 13 games; 71 tackles (34 solo), 0.5 TFL, 1 INT, 2 pass breakups. Douglas was a revelation after arriving in Green Bay in October, intercepting a team-high five passes and returning a pair for touchdowns. Vikings 2023 Mock Draft Tracker: Version 8.0, 2023 NFL Draft Prospects for Vikings: Running Backs & Offensive Line, 2023 NFL Draft Prospects for Vikings: Edge & Defensive Line, 2023 NFL Draft Prospects for Vikings: Wide Receivers & Tight Ends, 2023 NFL Draft Prospects for Vikings: Quarterbacks, How to Watch, Stream & Engage with 2023 NFL Draft. All Rights Reserved. Jump to a team: The sophomore cornerback's name is now listed in the transfer portal. AVONTE MADDOX, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES The 6-foot-2, 218-pound linebacker has made eye-widening plays on the ball over his career, as his 33 passing stops, 14 combined forced incompletions and interceptions, and 94.1 coverage grade since 2019 all rank top three among FBS off-ball linebackers. Davis flirted with a couple of SEC programs during his short stint in the portal this offseason before opting to stay at North Texas. Will Colts win third straight? Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. The spring transfer portal window technically expired on Sunday but schools have until Tuesday to get final names entered into the system, meaning several names such as Daniels could still trickle in. He closed his college career by garnering First-Team All-America honors from The Associated Press and being named Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year. 4 in coverage grade (82.1). In addition, opponents are generating just a 58.6 passer rating when targeting Reed, giving the Jets one of the leagues best one-two punches at cornerback. DETROIT LIONS: CB DEVON WITHERSPOON, ILLINOIS In 2022, PFF calculated that he allowed 140 pass yards while in coverage (tied for third among safeties at Power 5 schools). Position: Cornerback. And he has performed well. Carters 89.1 pass-rush grade in 2022 ranked seventh among FBS interior defenders and his 91.2 run-defense grade ranked fifth. XFL semifinals: Defenders roll Sea Dragons, set up title showdown with Renegades. Brown displayed top-notch coverage ability at off-ball linebacker for Central Michigan and now will try to do the same for Ole Miss. We ranked all 32 NFL rosters: Strengths, weaknesses, X factors and projected starting lineups, 'That was crazy, no cap': How one wild sequence helped the 76ers steal Game 1, 'Aggressive' Harden takes over as 76ers stun C's, Suns' Paul leaves G2 loss with left groin tightness, Devils blank Rangers for 1st series win since 2012, Serena announces she's pregnant with 2nd child, Snoop Dogg joins Sparks' bid to buy Senators, LeBron 'locked in' as rivalry with Steph resumes, Jets bolster OT group by signing veteran Turner, Ohio halts betting on Alabama baseball games. Campbell, who was high school football and track and field teammates with fellow 2021 draft picks Surtain and Anthony Schwartz (Browns WR) at American Heritage High School in Florida, has put his speed to use on the field this season. Top 10 NFL cornerbacks in 2022: Jalen Ramsey not No. 1
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