Welcome back to Sports Illustrated’s 2026 NFL position rankings, where we’ll stack up the top 10 players across the league at each spot on the field over the coming weeks leading into training camp. We continue with cornerbacks.
Outside of quarterback, there may be no harder position to play in football than cornerback. Lining up against some of the sport’s best athletes, a corner’s job is to read and react to their every move—while essentially running backward—with a razor-thin margin for error that can result in an easy six points for your opponent.
