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Entering the second day of the legal tampering period, the Vikings have yet to add a cornerback. I do like the signings of Josh Oliver and Marcus Davenport so far, but I expect them to land a corner soon. So I ranked 25 of the best corners still available. Here are a few names that stand out to me: Emmanuel Moseley, Tavierre Thomas, Isaiah Oliver, Josh Jackson, and Nik Needham.
Tier 1: Very Good, Very Young
Byron Murphy, Arizona Cardinals
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 12m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.05 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 66.7
Notes: 25.1 years old, 2130 career coverage snaps. Vikings have interest in Murphy (per Doogie)
big hit from Byron Murphy but Quez Watkins and Jason Kelce's reactions are cracking me up pic.twitter.com/OqO7kzvTsJ
— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) October 13, 2022
Emmanuel Moseley, San Francisco 49ers
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 4.25m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.03 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 70.9
Notes: 26.9 years old, 1484 career coverage snaps. Struggled with injuries only playing 16 games the past 2 years. SF connection to Kwesi
Emmanuel Moseley makes a stellar play on the ball to deny Davante Adams the first down pic.twitter.com/2TYkrqPmqD
— PFF (@PFF) November 6, 2020
Rock Ya-Sin, Las Vegas Raiders
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 9m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.02 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 65.7
Notes: 26.8 years old, 1728 career coverage snaps
Rock Ya-Sin had a really strong game on Sunday. He was physical and patient at the line, and gave up very little space in coverage. Outside of getting beat by a perfect throw and catch in the redzone, this was a near flawless performance from the young corner pic.twitter.com/YNmsDy4CJu
— Zach Hicks (@ZachHicks2) November 23, 2021
Tier 2: Quality Veterans
James Bradberry, Philadelphia Eagles
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 7.25m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.00 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 71.7
Notes: 29.6 years old
Isaiah Oliver, Atlanta Falcons
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 2.39m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.33 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 77.9
Notes: 26.4 years old, 1611 career coverage snaps
Sean Murphy-Bunting, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 3.75m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.23 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 71.8
Notes: 26.2 years old, 1895 career coverage snaps. Vikings reportedly have interest. Can play the slot
Dane Jackson, Buffalo Bills
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 0.85m | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 0.89 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 58.6
Notes: 26.2 years old, 1113 career coverage snaps. Restricted Free Agent
Tier 3: Limited Sample Size but Good
Tavierre Thomas, Houston Texans
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 2m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 0.66 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 70
Notes: 27.0 years old, 768 career coverage snaps
Artie Burns, Seattle Seahawks
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 2.04m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.10 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 79.5
Notes: 27.8 years old, 1702 career coverage snaps. Highest graded corner in man in 2021
Tremon Smith, Houston Texans
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 1.1m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 0.98 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 65.5
Notes: 26.6 years old, only 283 career coverage snaps
Josh Jackson, Arizona Cardinals
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 1.04m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.01 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 63.4
Notes: 26.9 years old, 796 career coverage snaps
Tier 4
Nik Needham, Miami Dolphins
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 3.99m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.29 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 63.7
Notes: 26.3 years old, 1443 career coverage snaps. Can play the slot. Played under Brian Flores in Miami
Shaquill Griffin, Jacksonville Jaguars
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 7.5m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.01 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 61.8
Notes: 27.6 years old, 3162 career coverage snaps
David Long, Los Angeles Rams
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 0.95m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.05 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 53.6
Notes: 25 years old, 869 career coverage snaps. Connection to Kevin O’Connell during his Rams tenure
Ronald Darby, Denver Broncos
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 10m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.32 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 71.1
Notes: 29.1 years old, 3404 career coverage snaps. 62.3 grade in man coverage last year
Tre Flowers, Cincinnati Bengals
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 1.85m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.14 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 59.6
Notes: 27.7 years old, 2170 career coverage snaps
Rashad Fenton, Atlanta Falcons
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 0.67m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 0.93 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 57.2
Notes: 26 years old, 1218 career coverage snaps
Anthony Brown, Dallas Cowboys
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 3.25m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.15 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 55.0
Notes: 29.2 years old, 3176 career coverage snaps
Bradley Roby, New Orleans Saints
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 10.5m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.08 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 63.4
Notes: 30.8 years old, 4282 career coverage snaps. 53.6 grade in man coverage last year
Tier 5
Sidney Jones, Las Vegas Raiders
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 3.6m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.26 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 51.3
Notes: 26.8 years old, 1161 career coverage snaps
James Pierre, Pittsburgh Steelers
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 0.76m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.18 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 69.9
Notes: 26.4 years old, only 489 career coverage snaps
Greedy Williams, Cleveland Browns
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 1.6m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.11 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 52.2
Notes: 25.8 years old, 887 career coverage snaps. Injury concerns missed the entire 2020 season and other games throughout his career. Cleveland connection to Kwesi
Tre Herndon, Jacksonville Jaguars
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 2m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.22 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 55.8
Notes: 27 years old, 1618 career coverage snaps. Can play the slot
Myles Bryant, New England Patriots
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 0.78m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.00 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 58.4
Notes: 25.1 years old, 920 career coverage snaps. Can play the slot
Troy Hill, Los Angeles
Projected Contract/Last AAV: 2.5m/yr | Career Yards/Coverage Snap: 1.2 | Last Year’s PFF Grade: 65.4
Notes: 31.5 years old, 2522 career coverage snaps. Connection to Kevin O’Connell during his Rams tenure
Poll
Which Free Agent Corner do you want the most?
This poll is closed
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66%
Byron Murphy
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6%
Emmanuel Moseley
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14%
Rock Ya-Sin
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4%
James Bradberry
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9%
Other
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