Passes defended per target: cornerbacks ranked

How often a pass thrown at him ends with him breaking it up. A cornerback does this far more often than he intercepts.

Why the box score misses it: Passes defended are counted, but never against how often he was tested.

Best so far: Deonte Banks (NYG), 38%. A typical cornerback is 11%. Players need at least 10 targets to qualify, so nobody is ranked on a handful of plays.

Grades updated Mon, Oct 12, 3:02 AM ETRechecked every few hours on game days

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96 of 96 cornerbacks

PBU/target leaders among cornerbacks
	Player		Against the league
1	Deonte BanksDB · NYGElite	38%	Elite	16	+11.6grade points upWithin the noise
2	Trent McDuffieDB · LARElite	33%	Elite	21	−36.8grade points downA clear change
3	Hezekiah MassesDB · LVElite	30%	Elite	20	−28.0grade points downLeaning that way
4	Christian GonzalezDB · NEElite	28%	Elite	18	–
5	Zyon McCollumDB · TBElite	27%	Elite	22	–
6	Cam HartDB · LACElite	25%	Elite	16	–
6	Charvarius WardDB · INDElite	25%	Elite	16	–
6	Jacob ParrishDB · TBElite	25%	Elite	28	+19.0grade points upLeaning that way
6	James PierreDB · MINElite	25%	Elite	12	–
6	Nehemiah PritchettDB · SEAElite	25%	Elite	12	–
11	Cooper DeJeanDB · PHIWell above typical	24%	Well above typical	17	+33.9grade points upA clear change
11	Nohl WilliamsDB · KCWell above typical	24%	Well above typical	17	−9.5grade points downWithin the noise
13	Amik RobertsonDB · WASWell above typical	23%	Well above typical	30	+5.4grade points upWithin the noise
14	Jaylen WatsonDB · LARWell above typical	23%	Well above typical	13	–
15	Riley MossDB · DENWell above typical	23%	Well above typical	22	−16.0grade points downLeaning that way
16	Daxton HillDB · CINWell above typical	22%	Well above typical	23	–
17	DJ Turner IIDB · CINWell above typical	21%	Well above typical	19	+14.1grade points upLeaning that way
18	Greg Newsome IIDB · NYGWell above typical	21%	Well above typical	24	+12.3grade points upLeaning that way
19	Denzel BurkeDB · ARIWell above typical	20%	Well above typical	15	+31.8grade points upA clear change
19	Jack JonesDB · SFWell above typical	20%	Well above typical	15	–
19	Marcus JonesDB · NEWell above typical	20%	Well above typical	20	+24.1grade points upA clear change
19	Sauce GardnerDB · INDWell above typical	20%	Well above typical	20	+9.5grade points upWithin the noise
23	Kool-Aid McKinstryDB · NOWell above typical	19%	Well above typical	21	+3.3grade points upWithin the noise
24	Davison IgbinosunDB · BUFWell above typical	19%	Well above typical	16	–
25	Billy Bowman Jr.DB · ATLAbove typical	18%	Above typical	11	–
25	Tarheeb StillDB · LACAbove typical	18%	Above typical	11	–
27	Max MeltonDB · ARIAbove typical	18%	Above typical	17	−13.9grade points downWithin the noise
28	C.J. HendersonDB · ATLAbove typical	17%	Above typical	35	−7.7grade points downWithin the noise
29	Jaycee HornDB · CARAbove typical	17%	Above typical	12	–
29	Malik MuhammadDB · CHIAbove typical	17%	Above typical	18	−1.5grade points down
29	Mansoor DelaneDB · KCAbove typical	17%	Above typical	18	–
32	Jarrian JonesDB · JAXAbove typical	16%	Above typical	31	+3.0grade points upWithin the noise
33	Will Lee IIIDB · CARAbove typical	16%	Above typical	25	−14.5grade points downLeaning that way
34	Asante Samuel Jr.DB · PITAbove typical	16%	Above typical	19	+9.4grade points upWithin the noise
34	Isaiah RodgersDB · MINAbove typical	16%	Above typical	19	+6.5grade points upWithin the noise
36	Christian BenfordDB · BUFAbove typical	15%	Above typical	20	–
36	Rasul DouglasDB · WASAbove typical	15%	Above typical	20	+2.3grade points up
38	Andru PhillipsDB · NYGAbove typical	14%	Above typical	14	–
39	Ja'Quan McMillianDB · DENAbove typical	13%	Above typical	15	–
39	Jalen DavisDB · CINAbove typical	13%	Above typical	15	–

How to read this table

The number on the left is the league rank among cornerbacks, even when the list is filtered to one team.
“Against the league” draws each player on the same strip: the ends are the 10th-best and 90th-best player, the shaded stretch is the middle half, and the tick is the median. Right is always better.
“Lately” is the change in grade between a player's last 2 games and the games before them. The tag says whether the change is bigger than what a few plays could cause.
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