How is this cornerback ranking built?

Each cornerback is scored on modern-era (2005–present) production and longevity by a transparent Balladex model. Because the data starts in 2005, this is not an all-time ranking.

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Modern era · 2005–present

Top cornerbacks.

The most productive NFL cornerbacks since 2005, by a transparent production model. Modern-era, not all-time.

The short answer. Since 2005, the most productive NFL cornerback is Deion Sanders — 1 sacks · 53 INT. Next: Marlon Humphrey, Jalen Ramsey, Rasul Douglas, Byron Murphy Jr.. Modern-era production, not an all-time claim.

Modern-era cornerbacks

Ranked by the Balladex most productive score.

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Balladex NFL cornerbacks modern-era rankings — 2005–present.
#	Player	Career credentials	Score
1	DSDeion Sanders	1 sacks · 53 INT	772
2	Marlon Humphrey	7 sacks · 23 INT	380
3	Jalen Ramsey	6 sacks · 24 INT	377
4	Rasul Douglas	2 sacks · 17 INT	280
5	Byron Murphy Jr.	3 sacks · 16 INT	263
6	Jonathan Jones	4 sacks · 11 INT	263
7	Denzel Ward	1 sacks · 18 INT	260
8	Donte Jackson	1 sacks · 23 INT	259
9	Charvarius Ward	1 sacks · 10 INT	250
10	Carlton Davis III	449 tkl · 11 INT	248
11	Jourdan Lewis	10 sacks · 12 INT	248
12	Taron Johnson	8 sacks · 6 INT	238
13	L'Jarius Sneed	7 sacks · 10 INT	234
14	A.J. Terrell Jr.	1 sacks · 6 INT	206
15	Chidobe Awuzie	438 tkl · 7 INT	206
16	D.J. Reed	2 sacks · 8 INT	205
17	Jamel Dean	1 sacks · 11 INT	202
18	Paulson Adebo	327 tkl · 11 INT	200
19	DaRon Bland	237 tkl · 15 INT	199
20	Alontae Taylor	7 sacks · 4 INT	191
21	Pat Surtain II	279 tkl · 12 INT	187
22	Ahkello Witherspoon	243 tkl · 13 INT	185
23	Derek Stingley Jr.	1 sacks · 15 INT	185
24	Riq Woolen	203 tkl · 12 INT	182
25	Sean Murphy-Bunting	1 sacks · 11 INT	179
26	Avonte Maddox	3 sacks · 5 INT	175
27	Mike Jackson	256 tkl · 7 INT	174
28	Trent McDuffie	6 sacks · 3 INT	170
29	Keisean Nixon	4 sacks · 4 INT	169
30	Tyrique Stevenson	213 tkl · 7 INT	165
31	Ja'Quan McMillian	7 sacks · 6 INT	164
32	Jaylon Johnson	231 tkl · 8 INT	161
33	Tyson Campbell	297 tkl · 6 INT	161
34	Deommodore Lenoir	1 sacks · 8 INT	156
35	Eli Apple	1 sacks · 4 INT	156
36	Dee Alford	4 sacks · 4 INT	151
37	Amani Oruwariye	203 tkl · 10 INT	150
38	Mike Hughes	316 tkl · 4 INT	150
39	Benjamin St-Juste	3 sacks · 2 INT	149
40	Cam Taylor-Britt	1 sacks · 7 INT	148
41	Devon Witherspoon	5 sacks · 2 INT	147
42	Jaycee Horn	2 sacks · 10 INT	146
43	Christian Benford	3 sacks · 7 INT	145
44	Amik Robertson	2 sacks · 5 INT	144
45	Brandon Stephens	2 sacks · 2 INT	139
46	Sauce Gardner	1 sacks · 3 INT	136
47	Nate Hobbs	3 sacks · 3 INT	134
48	Jack Jones	188 tkl · 6 INT	132
49	Kamari Lassiter	149 tkl · 7 INT	131
50	Mike Sainristil	178 tkl · 6 INT	131

Method. A transparent Balladex model estimate. Modern-era (2005–present) production and longevity — not an all-time ranking, since the data begins in 2005. See the full NFL modern-era production leaders and the stat leaders.