The NFL’s top 12 outside cornerbacks

{"id":174627,"date":"2022-07-16T19:34:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T23:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/?post_type\u003dfishburn_gallery\u0026#038;p\u003d174627","raw":"https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/?post_type\u003dfishburn_gallery\u0026#038;p\u003d174627"},"modified":"2022-07-16T19:34:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T23:34:50","password":"","slug":"bnfl-best-cornerbacks-jalen-ramsey-jaire-alexander-trevon-diggs","status":"publish","type":"fishburn_gallery","link":"https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/gallery/bnfl-best-cornerbacks-jalen-ramsey-jaire-alexander-trevon-diggs/","title":{"raw":"The NFL’s top 12 outside cornerbacks","rendered":"The NFL’s top 12 outside cornerbacks"},"content":{"raw":"There are countless things to do in sports that are difficult.\r\n\r\nHitting a baseball is certainly one of them, as I have been reminding my players all summer long.\r\n\r\nAnother? Playing cornerback in the NFL. You have some of the world’s best athletes sprinting towards you, trying to juke you out of your cleats. And you are expected to match them stride-for-stride? Sure. And heaven forbid you many any sort of contact with them, otherwise you’ll see more yellow than Heinz Field during a Pittsburgh Steelers game.\r\n\r\nDespite the odds, there are some incredible cornerbacks in the game today. Here is a look at the best outside cornerbacks in the NFL today, and our other position lists to date.\r\n\r\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/gallery/nfl-nest-safeties-jordan-poyer-justin-simmons-devin-mccourty/\" target\u003d\"_blank\" rel\u003d\"noopener\"\u003eThe NFL\u0027s top 13 safeties\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/gallery/nfl-slot-cornetrbacks-tyrann-mathieu-chauncey-gardner-johnson/\" target\u003d\"_blank\" rel\u003d\"noopener\"\u003eThe NFL\u0027s top 12 slot defenders\u003c/a\u003e","rendered":"\u003cp\u003eThere are countless things to do in sports that are difficult.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHitting a baseball is certainly one of them, as I have been reminding my players all summer long.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother? Playing cornerback in the NFL. You have some of the world’s best athletes sprinting towards you, trying to juke you out of your cleats. And you are expected to match them stride-for-stride? Sure. And heaven forbid you many any sort of contact with them, otherwise you’ll see more yellow than Heinz Field during a Pittsburgh Steelers game.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the odds, there are some incredible cornerbacks in the game today. Here is a look at the best outside cornerbacks in the NFL today, and our other position lists to date.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/gallery/nfl-nest-safeties-jordan-poyer-justin-simmons-devin-mccourty/\" target\u003d\"_blank\" rel\u003d\"noopener\"\u003eThe NFL\u0026#8217;s top 13 safeties\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/gallery/nfl-slot-cornetrbacks-tyrann-mathieu-chauncey-gardner-johnson/\" target\u003d\"_blank\" rel\u003d\"noopener\"\u003eThe NFL\u0026#8217;s top 12 slot defenders\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","protected":false,"block_version":0},"excerpt":{"raw":"Touchdown Wire\u0027s Mark Schofield continues our position lists with the NFL\u0027s 12 best outside cornerbacks. 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