Key stat from PFF: Stokes allowed the lowest rate of separation among cornerbacks in 2021. With talent spanning from the east coast to the west coast, USA Today High School Sports takes a look at the top-ranked recruit in each state according to the Moreau has allowed just 35.3 percent of his targets to be completed this season, trailing only the aforementioned Ya-Sin (min. 1, Panthers' Bryce Young is all 'business now'. Jacobs will anchor the Nittany Lions linebacking corps after it lost a couple of key starters. He is currently PFFs No. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. 32) were in the up-and-comers tier. The Next Gen Stats analytics team's top-10 ranking spotlights familiar names, breakout studs and instant-impact rookies. Biggest strength: The only two quarterbacks with a higher PFF grade than Josh Allen over the past two seasons are Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady. There are a list of things going wrong in Atlanta, but Terrell is far from one of them. Kelee Ringo. A process that typically takes24-48 hours beforea player officiallyappears in the national database,schools are then free to contact a player without restriction. He'll be back on the field for 2023, however, and you can bet he's sharpened his teeth this offseason. CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND The former UTSA star has been a turnover machine for the Seahawks, recording five interceptions and two forced fumbles in 10 games. Targeting Bradberry in general has been a bold strategy for offenses in 2022. 8 among the top 10 returning quarterbacks in 2023, according to PFF. 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Kris Boyd, a 2019 seventh-round pick who became one of the Vikings top players on special teams, signed with the Cardinals after becoming a free agent. He has allowed just 174 yards into his coverage all season. NFL cornerback rankings ahead of Week 11: Sauce Brown displayed top-notch coverage ability at off-ball linebacker for Central Michigan and now will try to do the same for Ole Miss. Pittsburgh Steelers steal Cory Trice Jr. in Round 7: Ranked 77th on PFF's big board. Sign up for our newsletter and get every update delivered to your inbox! 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. Brian Branch. In a league that thrives on passing and, as such, the dire need of players who can halt such attacks, Diggs is the prototype. A player who was credited by coaches for making strides during his short span in Manhattan, Daniels' first season (even with a redshirt) was littered with nagging injuries. Howie Roseman might have a knack for this. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports. In the grand scheme of newcomers battling dynamic veterans for a chance to land on this list, Terrell is swinging both Mjolnir and Stormbreaker -- justifiably leapfrogging both Humphrey and Alexander in his first appearance on it. 2021 stats: 16 games (16 starts), 5 INTs, 1 DEF TD, 16 PBUs, 2 FF, 2 FR, 1 sack, 50 combined tackles (39 solo). Hes allowed more than 45 receiving yards in a single game just once, and opposing quarterbacks have a 58.8 passer rating when targeting Campbell. 2021 stats: 16 games (16 starts), 3 INTs, 19 PBUs, 1 FR, 68 combined tackles (55 solo). Ramsey added a second interception later in the game, his fourth of the season. Hes developed into a shutdown cornerback that teams have avoided altogether this season. Eight Michigan football players make PFF top 10 returning in 2023 Banks and 22. 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. He owns a 90.3 career PFF grade across 743 snaps with an 82.0-plus grade as a run defender, pass-rusher and coverage defender. Photo: Isaiah Hole. 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. He locked it down in 2022, when PFF calculated his allowed completion percentage at 42.5 (second lowest among ACC cornerbacks). Carters 89.1 pass-rush grade in 2022 ranked seventh among FBS interior defenders and his 91.2 run-defense grade ranked fifth. However, schools are under no obligation to keepsaid player on scholarship once they enter the portal. 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. FB Recruiting Home; News Feed; Team NFL grades from 2020 or earlier are marked with (*), college grades from 2021 are marked with (**), and college grades from 2020 or earlier are marked with (***). Pipeline continues: NFL.com analyst Lance Zierlein compared Branch to former Alabama DB Minkah Fitzpatrick, the 11th overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft. Patrick Surtain did not allow a reception in coverage for the second time in a game this season.Surtain has allowed just 142 yards on 35 targets this season, the 2nd-fewest yards allowed in the NFL (min. Christian, by the way, is speedy, too. Rated by 247Sports composite scaleas a three-star recruit in K-State's2021class,the underclassmanoriginally chose Chris Klieman's squad over an offer from Colorado and a host of non-Power Five programs at the FBS level. Football: The top-ranked 2022 recruit in each state - USA TODAY Even though he has played less than 300 snaps in each of the last three seasons, Ulofoshio has more than proven to be one of the best at the position. The breakout quarterbacks are among the Next Gen Stats analytics team's 10 players most likely to earn all-star accolades for the first time this season. 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. 2021 stats: 17 games (16 starts), 4 INTs, 13 PBUs, 1 FF, 1 sacks, 102 combined tackles (82 solo). Its time to ramp up the preview for the 2022 college football season as Week 0 is just weeks away. 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. 200 targets).#SFvsCAR | #FTTB pic.twitter.com/cchO91h0HO. This is easily the best hes played over the past few seasons. Hes allowed just one touchdown in coverage while surrendering just a 48.1 passer rating. Douglas was a revelation after arriving in Green Bay in October, intercepting a team-high five passes and returning a pair for touchdowns. 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). It was a brutal blow to the Bills' defense, which might've done more damage in the postseason if it had White on the field to help battle Patrick Mahomes in the AFC Divisional Round. 1; Cards have top 2, Best, worst, most interesting pick for all, Six things that experts got wrong about the NFL Draft, Undrafted free agent tracker: Team-by-team list of signings, How much Will Levis' fall to Round 2 will end up costing, Bills sign the Broncos' leading rusher from 2022. Joey Porter, Jr., 24. 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). DETROIT LIONS: CB DEVON WITHERSPOON, ILLINOIS He routinely draws opponents' best receiver, and as we saw last week against the Cowboys, he finds a way to make a play in the biggest moments of the game. You'll now receive the top Eagles Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. Woolen has allowed a 36.9 passer rating when targeted as the nearest defender, fourth-lowest among cornerbacks with at least 15 targets this season. Now a two-time Pro Bowler who was also once co-leader in interceptions, the only thing that slowed White in 2021 was a torn ACL suffered in Week 10. | Ht: 6-foot-2 | Wt: 207 pounds, 2022 stats: 15 games; 42 tackles (37 solo), 2 TFL, 2 INT, 7 pass breakups, 1 FF. XFL semifinals: Defenders roll Sea Dragons, set up title showdown with Renegades. College Rankings NCAA Player Ramsey may not have been named a Pro Bowler, but he still had a season deserving of that honor. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. And just before 2022 ended, he reminded everyone just how talented he is. The sophomore cornerback's name is now listed in the transfer portal. Sutton has allowed three touchdowns this season, but hes recorded two interceptions and has played both in the slot and on the outside. Minnesota's safeties group is also returning Camryn Bynum, who started opposite Smith in 2022, as well as Josh Metellus, who filled in for Smith and dazzled on special teams. 9 on the list. He is currently the No. Cornerback Already an ESPN+ subscriber? Christian Gonzalez, 20. #FlyEaglesFly #NextGenStats, powered by @awscloud. Unfortunately, Emerson is a liability as a run defender the only reason he's not ranked inside the top 20 of our list. Martial may not look imposing at 5-foot-9, 216-pounds, but that small stature clearly hasnt held him back. The Steelers have had major issues in their secondary, especially at cornerback. NOTE: Player percentiles are based on a combination of several NGS advanced coverage statistics, including the coverage classification model that debuted last week. Packers are only team with 3 players in PFF's top 32 cornerbacks He went from free safety and outside corner in 2018 to the slot in 2019, then back to the outside for 2020. You could argue Diggs isn't yet above Ward or others below him in these rankings, but the counterpoint is, well, 11 interceptions and two defensive touchdowns. Its a remarkable skill set. The 10th-year veteran has been dominant on an island in man coverage, being targeted on just eight of his 58 coverage snaps. ATL CB #24. In 2022, PFF calculated that he allowed 140 pass yards while in coverage (tied for third among safeties at Power 5 schools). Click to sign up for GoPowercat's daily newsletter! His eight pass breakups are tied for the second-most at the position. This is a player who entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent (2017) and had to grind his way to a starting role, then rewarding the Colts with a Pro Bowl campaign in 2021 that helped them to one of their most special defensive seasons in recent memory. NCAA CB Position Grades | PFF Jackson didn't simply put up numbers for this Patriots, but he did so in the shadow of Stephon Gilmore, until Gilmore was no longer present and everyone had to finally acknowledge just how dominant Jackson truly is. Will Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa make the Pro Bowl? Players do not need to ask permission from their coaching staff in order to transferbut merely request that compliance enter their name. 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. The Colts Kenny Moore landed atop the list, followed by Mike Hilton, Jonathan Jones, Taron Johnson, and Chauncey Gardner-Johnson to round out the top-5. Consensus ranking: No. Horn is surrendering just 6.8 yards per reception, the lowest mark in the NFL among cornerbacks. 2022 NFL season's top 10 shutdown cornerbacks: Eagles duo Power Rankings are PFFs NCAA power ratings based on weekly player grades in each facet of play. NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF 6 6. Position group power rankings: Where Michigan stacks up at Please check your email for a confirmation. Avonte Maddox is a player to watch in Jonathan Gannons secondary and as the former Pitt product enters year No. These power rankings are adjusted based on coach, quarterback and the market each season. Jump to a team: 8:09 am ET. With Alexander healed, Stokes entering Year 2 and Douglas re-signed, the Packers have a very strong case for possessing the best trio of cornerbacks in the NFL. Seattle Seahawks: All the Seahawks did after acing their 2022 class was hit another home run this year with Pro Football Focus top-rated cornerback, Devon Witherspoon committed to Illinois just four days before the team's training camp in 2019. In 2021, as Maddox moved back to the nickel spot full-time, things were different, as his 76.1 coverage grade was top-five at the position. 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. @nyjets | #TakeFlight pic.twitter.com/295hcX4Mf3. 247Sports Home; FB Rec. Ever since last postseason, a narrative developed suggesting Jalen Ramsey is no longer a shutdown cornerback or one of the best at his position. Via the Next Gen Stats completion probability model, which estimates how likely any given pass is to be completed based on factors including, but not limited to, receiver separation, air distance of the pass and sideline distance, Awuzie has allowed -6.6 fewer receptions than expected this season, trailing only James Bradberry. He was elite when kept clean in 2022, producing a 90.9 PFF passing grade and lands in a situation where he can develop. 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. A sophomore cornerbackoriginally from Moultrie, Ga.,Danielsparticipated in10games this past season after aTexas Bowl showing as a true freshman in 2021. Rookie Derek Stingley Jr. is the big name in Houstons secondary, but their best cornerback has been veteran Steven Nelson. Alexander landing at what is essentially the 11th spot on this list isn't anything more than a result of the difficulty in trying to figure out who'd have to be snubbed to move him up, and therein lies the rub. 9-graded cornerback on the year. The website also gave the Colquitt County product a 72 run defense grade and a 63.5 coverage grade for his Big 12 Championship season showing. If not for Ramsey, you'd be hard-pressed to name someone who makes a bigger and more consistent impact at the position than Howard, and that was also before they added Byron Jones as help in free agency a couple of offseasons ago. 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. The Next Gen Stats analytics team provides a ranking of the top 10 players at the position in 2022, with some names that could surprise you. Humphrey has yet to allow a touchdown in coverage this season and has two interceptions. He didnt enjoy much success, as he earned single-season PFF grades below 60.0 each year. Sign up for the Eagles Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. 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. 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. Davis flirted with a couple of SEC programs during his short stint in the portal this offseason before opting to stay at North Texas. Having signed his five-year, $97.6 million extension in 2021, his deal set the mark for Ward and the two duel it out on this list for the No. Pro Football Focus grades of 90-plus categorize as elite, 80-89.9 are good/high quality, 70-79.9 check in as average and 69.9 or lower are considered below average. 25-graded cornerback on the season (71.7), but he has the 15. highest coverage grade (76.3) on the year. (Note: This has nothing to do with pro potential.). Sneed is the No. The sophomore cornerback's name is now listed in the transfer portal. Continue reading this article and more from top writers, for only $9.99/mo. One of seven Next Gen Stats can't-miss prospects from that class, Gardner has wasted no time proving he is worthy of the fourth overall pick. Kansas State cornerback Omar Daniels enters transfer He's the lighthouse to all who look for hope within the organization's chances to do anything of meaning going forward, and especially in the first year of the post-Matt Ryan era. 2022 College Football Preseason Rankings: Top 25 off-ball See where he lands in the Next Gen Stats analytics team's ranking of the top 10 slot receivers right now. -- Keegan Abdoo, Mike Band and Cole Jacobson contributed to this piece. Where do the Rams and Bengals rank? Key stat from PFF: Alexander has the NFLs highest single-coverage grade since 2018. Thanks to a stellar performance in the season finale against the Seahawks, Ramsey finished the year with an 86.4 overall grade from PFF. cornerback 25-graded cornerback on the season (71.7), but he has the 15th-highest coverage grade (76.3) on the year. While he has allowed nearly 400 yards through nine games, hes also been the third-most-targeted cornerback in the league (58 targets). According to PFF: The son of the 13-season NFL vet recorded six pass breakups on 14 targets at Purdue. Gilmore was one of the best free-agent signings of the offseason, as he continues to be one of the leagues best coverage players. Witherspoon, 9. It wasnt all perfect for the Rams star cornerback in 2022. 30 targets).#DENvsLAC | #BroncosCountry pic.twitter.com/50JSh6Z8tT. When the Raiders are in man coverage, Ya-Sin's numbers jump off the page even more, as he has allowed only one completion on 11 such targets for an 11-yard gain. He also has two interceptions, including a pick-six against, Playing opposite Darius Slay, Bradberry has had an excellent bounce-back season with the Eagles. Quarterbacks were generating a 58.2 passer rating when targeting him, and he had six pass breakups in eight games while not allowing a touchdown on 286 coverage snaps. Unfortunately, not every team can boast such a thing, while others might have more than one elite CB to throw at not only Matthew Stafford and Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp, but any quarterback/receiver combo that comes their way. Prior to landing his big-money extension in 2020, not many truly understood White's value to both the Bills and the league, and that was despite landing All-Pro honors the season before. His performance in Week 18 was a good reminder of that. With Gardner and fellow offseason acquisitions D.J. Slay has allowed a league-low 31.0 passer rating this season (min. The 2022 PFF College Football Preview Guide has just dropped and in conjunction with that is an expansion of PFFs preseason positional rankings that will be rollled out over the next couple of weeks. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. Diggs inhales passes, and the more QBs test him, the more he aces the exam, now having 14 INTs in only 27 starts, and even Jalen Ramsey noted he's "one of the best" at taking the ball away -- Diggs now positioned to become the next highest-paid CB in the near future. LA Rams Jalen Ramsey finishes as PFFs 4th-best CB Schedule Teams AFC East Bills Dolphins Jets Patriots AFC North Bengals Browns Ravens Steelers AFC South Ward is in his first season with the 49ers after four years as a mainstay in the Kansas City secondary, and he's been better than ever in his debut campaign wearing a different red and gold uniform. Position: Cornerback. The 2022 PFF College Football Preview Guide has just dropped The Hitman returneth. Hobbs has missed a lot of time due to a hand injury this season, but hes been phenomenal whenever on the field. Which teams are ready to pounce, and which look like they'll fall by the wayside? 1 spot; Aaron Rodgers' slide continues. Humphrey has put together a nice season for the Ravens, but he has certainly played better in previous years. Year in, year out, all Ward does is remain available and produce, racking up five INTs in the last two seasons, and his 102 combined tackles in 2021 is evidence to his willingness to get his hands dirty on a regular basis. Expert rankings of players projected as safeties. Before he injured his knee, Awuzie was having the best season of his career. The Next Gen Stats analytics team reveals its ranking of the 10 best edge rushers entering Week 14 of the 2022 NFL season, with the Browns' Myles Garrett leading a list of star defenders. The Pitt product is an effective tackler who consistently breaks downhill and snuffs out plays underneath his 17 passing stops in the slot tied for the most in the NFL last season. In the other eight games hes played, hes allowed just 219 yards in coverage while recording an interception. 2021 stats: 17 games (17 starts), 8 INTs, 1 DEF TD, 1 FF, 58 combined tackles (44 solo). He brings elite speed and length to the table on the perimeter. The former All-Pro (2020), two-time Pro Bowler and NFL forced-fumbles leader (2020) proved once against he's a lethal talent at the position, despite the losses around him. section: | slug: ranking-nfls-top-10-cornerbacks-of-2022-jalen-ramsey-remains-king-trevon-diggs-explodes-onto-list | sport: football | route: article_single.us | Josh Allen reclaims No. The second-year cornerback out of Alabama has made waves this season, leading a stout Broncos defense that has kept the team competitive in spite of having the lowest scoring offense in the NFL. Kohou has let up a few big plays in the passing game, but he has performed exceptionally well for a rookie undrafted free agent. pff The Green Bay Packers are the NFLs only team with three players in Pro Football Focus rankings of the top 32 cornerbacks entering the 2022 season. We will lean on this formula to inform our rankings when applicable. Terrell. Eagles' Avonte Maddox lands in the top-10 of PFF's 2022 NFL slot CB rankings Glenn Erby June 4, 2022 10:28 am ET Avonte Maddox is a player to watch in Vikings coaches believe Murphy is capable of playing on the outside or in the slot, the latter of which was manned by Chandon Sullivan in 2022. How could we make a top 25 list of the best cornerbacks and not include Tariq Woolen? Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 6, Woolen just secured his fourth straight game with an interception, following in Trevon Diggs' footsteps from last season and becoming the first rookie to do so since Joe Haden with the Browns in 2010. He sports the 16th-highest coverage grade in the NFL among qualifying cornerbacks (76.2), as he's allowed just 9.6 yards per reception. Minnesota signed Byron Murphy, Jr., early in free agency and added Joejuan Williams earlier this month. While hes allowed a few big plays in coverage, hes also made some timely interceptions to help seal wins for the Vikings. Each week of the 2022 NFL season, the Next Gen Stats analytics team will present a different Position Power Ranking meant to spotlight the top performances among a specific group of players. He has the leagues best coverage grade (90.4), as he has yet to allow a touchdown this season. Identical, except for position: Sydney's identical twin brother Chase is a running back who is in this year's draft field. Surtain leads the NFL in coverage grade (89.1) while allowing just 160 yards on 41 targets. 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. All in all, hes been a pretty decent cornerback for the Steelers this season. Still, the sky is the limit for the former third-round pick from Mississippi State. Surtain leads the NFL in coverage grade 2021 stats: 16 games (16 starts), 11 INTs, 2 DEF TDs, 21 PBUs, 52 combined tackles (43 colo). Safeties play a critical role in today's NFL. Click to sign up for GoPowercat's daily newsletter. He has already recorded nine passes defensed (pass breakups and interceptions), tied at the top of the NFL with Diggs and Bradberry. Nearly off the chart: Banks turned in one of the more impressive combine workouts, running the 40-yard dash in 4.35 seconds (tied for third among CB participants in 2023), leaping 42 inches (led CB participants) in the vertical and broad jumping 11 feet, 4 inches (second). Murphy is bringing 56 games of experience with 48 starts. He has the leagues best coverage grade (90.4), as he has yet to allow a touchdown this season. 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.

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