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	389
3	Jalen Ramsey	6 sacks · 24 INT	386
4	Rasul Douglas	2 sacks · 18 INT	291
5	Byron Murphy Jr.	3 sacks · 19 INT	282
6	Denzel Ward	1 sacks · 19 INT	275
7	Donte Jackson	1 sacks · 23 INT	266
8	Jonathan Jones	4 sacks · 11 INT	266
9	Jourdan Lewis	10 sacks · 14 INT	260
10	Charvarius Ward	1 sacks · 10 INT	257
11	Carlton Davis III	465 tkl · 11 INT	253
12	Taron Johnson	8 sacks · 6 INT	246
13	L'Jarius Sneed	7 sacks · 10 INT	243
14	D.J. Reed	2 sacks · 8 INT	214
15	Jamel Dean	1 sacks · 11 INT	212
16	A.J. Terrell Jr.	1 sacks · 6 INT	210
17	Chidobe Awuzie	445 tkl · 7 INT	209
18	DaRon Bland	259 tkl · 15 INT	205
19	Paulson Adebo	330 tkl · 11 INT	202
20	Alontae Taylor	8 sacks · 4 INT	199
21	Derek Stingley Jr.	1 sacks · 15 INT	193
22	Pat Surtain II	300 tkl · 12 INT	192
23	Riq Woolen	225 tkl · 12 INT	189
24	Ahkello Witherspoon	243 tkl · 13 INT	185
25	Keisean Nixon	4 sacks · 5 INT	183
26	Trent McDuffie	6 sacks · 4 INT	182
27	Avonte Maddox	3 sacks · 5 INT	179
28	Sean Murphy-Bunting	1 sacks · 11 INT	179
29	Mike Jackson	262 tkl · 7 INT	177
30	Ja'Quan McMillian	8 sacks · 6 INT	171
31	Tyrique Stevenson	232 tkl · 7 INT	171
32	Jaylon Johnson	247 tkl · 8 INT	168
33	Tyson Campbell	320 tkl · 6 INT	166
34	Deommodore Lenoir	1 sacks · 8 INT	161
35	Dee Alford	4 sacks · 5 INT	160
36	Amik Robertson	2 sacks · 5 INT	158
37	Mike Hughes	340 tkl · 4 INT	157
38	Eli Apple	1 sacks · 4 INT	156
39	Christian Benford	3 sacks · 7 INT	153
40	Devon Witherspoon	5 sacks · 2 INT	153
41	Benjamin St-Juste	3 sacks · 2 INT	151
42	Cam Taylor-Britt	1 sacks · 7 INT	151
43	Amani Oruwariye	203 tkl · 10 INT	150
44	Jaycee Horn	2 sacks · 10 INT	150
45	Brandon Stephens	2 sacks · 2 INT	144
46	Sauce Gardner	1 sacks · 3 INT	142
47	Marcus Jones	2 sacks · 7 INT	140
48	Kamari Lassiter	177 tkl · 7 INT	139
49	Roger McCreary	5 sacks · 3 INT	138
50	Jack Jones	194 tkl · 6 INT	137

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.