Operates alone to take away an offense's best weapons. They're best in man coverage assignments.

Masters of disciplined assignment football as well as reading quarterbacks' eyes to get into position to make a play.

Zone

Jack-of-all-trades, responsible for shedding blocks to help in run defense as well as covering some of the offense's best route runners.

Slot

Defenders with this ability have a slightly increased chance to react much faster to receiver cut moves when in man coverage and outside the numbers

Outside Shade

Alabama

Broncos

Defenders with this ability have a slightly increased chance to react much faster to receiver cut moves when in man coverage

One Step Ahead

The most physical coverage defenders prevent catches from happening even when their target has hands on the ball. When they enter the zone, they are nearly guaranteed knockouts.

Universal Coverage

Oregon

Patriots

Defenders with this ability have a slightly improved chance to succeed at catch tackle knockouts in man-to-man versus deep routes 20+ yards from the LoS

Deep Route KO

Defenders with this ability have a slightly increased chance to react much faster to receiver cut moves when in man coverage and inside the numbers

Slot

Strengths

Weaknesses

Most Relevant Attributes

Archetype Fit Players

Key attributes

Other Cornerback Archetypes

Man

Zone