Stephon Gilmore continued to show high-level play in his 11th season. The Packers didn’t give Alexander many man-coverage snaps, be still finished the season as the seventh-highest-graded cornerback in man coverage. Jaire Alexander enjoyed a triumphant return from an injury-plagued 2021 season, putting up the fourth-best grade and ninth-most WAR to finish third in the PFF analyst voting. Philadelphia Eagles cornerback James Bradberry emerged in the third spot after finishing second in EPA allowed per target and fifth in forced incompletion rate while boasting strong marks across the board. The next group of players drew more debate among the PFF analysts and had more fluctuation in their grades and stats. The former ninth overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft was excellent all season long and more than justified his standing as a top-10 draft pick. 2 cornerback by voting this year was Denver Broncos star Patrick Surtain II, who finished third in WAR, second in coverage grade and third in passer rating allowed. Related: Sauce Gardner's rookie season among the best PFF has ever seen The Jets hit a home run with their first pick in the 2022 NFL draft.

The New York Jets defense was outstanding all season long, and Gardner was a huge contributor, finishing the campaign with the most WAR of any defensive player and the fourth-most WAR among non-quarterbacks. 1 cornerback after he put up the best rookie season ever from the position. Sauce Gardner was voted the unanimous No. Note: This is a ranking of the top cornerbacks from the 2022 season (regular and playoffs) only. We included 32 cornerbacks in the table below to show transparency and highlight how close things got after the top 25. PFF analysts voted on the top 40 players at the position.

PFF Rank: The consensus ranking from PFF's lead passing-game analysts.

Man % Rank: Rank among cornerbacks in the percentage of snaps played in man coverage.1D/TD% Rank: Rank among cornerbacks in the percentage of targets that resulted in either a first down or touchdown.FINC Rank: Rank among cornerbacks in forced incompletion percentage.EPA Rank: Rank among cornerbacks in EPA ( expected points added) allowed per target.SCORE Rank: Rank among cornerbacks in successful coverage over expected - a measure of success regardless of being targeted.Grade Rank: Rank among cornerbacks in PFF coverage grade.WAR Rank: Rank among cornerbacks in PFF WAR ( wins above replacement).As we did with our quarterback rankings, we examined several key metrics at the position:

Here are the top 25 cornerbacks of the 2022 NFL season. If quarterback is the most important position on the football field, then limiting the effectiveness of that player is the most important thing a defense can do.Ī team can do this in two ways: It can pressure the passer to disrupt his timing, rhythm and accuracy, or it can shut down the opposing receivers. Jaire Alexander enjoys a triumphant return: Alexander put up the fourth-best grade and ninth-most WAR to finish third in the PFF analyst voting.James Bradberry emerges in the third spot: The Philadelphia Eagles cornerback ranked second in EPA allowed per target and fifth in forced incompletion rate.Sauce Gardner takes the top spot: Gardner finished the campaign with the most WAR of any defensive player and the fourth-most WAR among non-quarterbacks.All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League.

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