2020 CB Success by Route

Denver Broncos: Bryce Callahan ranked as third-best CB in the NFL

As part of our “matchup-based” data-points, we decided to dive into how each DB performed last season based on the route they faced. We came across some interesting pieces of information:

Points saved per play based on route type faced for CB/S. The numbers in the table below represent their rank among their peers, 1 being the best DB vs that particular route.

PlayerTeamoutcurlslantcomebackdigcornerpostgo/fadeOVR
Bryce CallahanBroncos6432693282521
Xavien HowardDolphins1696416521146602
Cameron DantzlerVikings92749283929503
Jaire AlexanderPackers55433332026524
Jason Verrett49ers4237221012565
Darryl RobertsLions11982340626
J.C. JacksonPatriots341512364106268187
Kendall FullerFootball Team10567478461398
Tre’Davious WhiteBills35213618822579
Anthony BrownCowboys7471446384510
Marlon HumphreyRavens357224573457168311
Emmanuel Moseley49ers6085104811316612
Donte JacksonPanthers483341736107113
Jonathan JonesPatriots658663872810414
Marcus EppsEagles10554415
Greg MabinJaguars41752370186516
Jimmy SmithRavens9463169111117
Darious WilliamsRams2327125265654018
Denzel WardBrowns446211111019493719
Brian PooleJets47578191920
Jalen RamseyRams24101230121512221
Kyle FullerBears70913222126474922
Carlton DavisBuccaneers5648765015231623
Arthur MauletJets174112224
Steven NelsonSteelers43246613352525
Darius PhillipsBengals110111363547139326
Rock Ya-SinColts114461061948373127
Tyrann MathieuChiefs3321262410228
Bashaud BreelandChiefs172351051255215829
Marcus PetersRavens15491083686652730
Kenny Moore IIColts14681770431
Darqueze DennardFalcons151385193161532
Malcolm JenkinsSaints487764433
Holton HillVikings991137734
Jamel DeanBuccaneers7687592025248535
Rayshawn JenkinsChargers916952672336
Malcolm ButlerTitans614058821710142737
James BradberryGiants1291084243336138
William JacksonBengals12061682392939
Desmond TrufantLions181857736840
Janoris JenkinsSaints1153166387565341
Xavier RhodesColts3763729293177942
Jimmie Ward49ers110143
Joe HadenSteelers84441014573208044
Shaquill GriffinSeahawks1626510832505545
Jourdan LewisCowboys2714837813446
Nik NeedhamDolphins40455317047
Byron JonesDolphins122592110876343248
Cameron SuttonSteelers1662540523010849
Jaylon JohnsonBears1064218442745716750
John Johnson IIIRams57587135843351
Adrian AmosPackers211034723652
Essang BasseyBroncos125651141753
Darnay HolmesGiants52303963954
Desmond King II2 teams1312011712955
Levi WallaceBills15521116622359634256
Ronald DarbyFootball Team63231151458456857
Blessuan AustinJets1128237458
Bryce HallJets10812029271029459
Bradley RobyTexans1272611032460
Chauncey Gardner-JohnsonSaints12878166032571361
Daniel SorensenChiefs73626162
Jimmy MorelandFootball Team138162041414763
Mike HiltonSteelers69740502164
Sidney JonesJaguars133132142511165
Stephon GilmorePatriots80392100416966
Ahkello Witherspoon49ers142210937467
Jordan FullerRams10722434368
Josh JacksonPackers9393539614169
L’Jarius SneedChiefs1654727795670
Kareem JacksonBroncos28871
Marcus MayeJets13552836372
Budda BakerCardinals49865594473
Nevin LawsonRaiders13719925111462110774
Trayvon MullenRaiders1402844251054411375
Casey Hayward JrChargers1005556719876
Chandon SullivanPackers981898996477
Jalen MillsEagles9687241478
Khari WillisColts5317894279
Andrew WingardJaguars593480
Anthony AverettRavens771044573471281
Jeremy ChinnPanthers19674282
C.J. HendersonJaguars77619401246011483
Mackensie AlexanderBengals14663112541346484
Michael DavisChargers2999618163159985
Chuck ClarkRavens171311166959586
Marshon LattimoreSaints679816967671415987
Ryan NealSeahawks31607511588
D.J. ReedSeahawks4693119711197589
Troy HillRams17751107399124390
Dre KirkpatrickCardinals1593310247112313391
Johnathan JosephTitans623661048692
Justin SimmonsBroncos1733674693
Michael OjemudiaBroncos688043768010594
Patrick PetersonCardinals157708056543095
Darnell SavagePackers227096
Amani OruwariyeLions1373126361208299197
Darius SlayEagles1533462779717653698
Dontae Johnson49ers1745388613199
Juston BurrisPanthers1116100

If curious, this is what the league-wide average looked like (in terms of points saved by route, where a positive number here is “good” for the defense):

Pt.s Saved/Playoutcurlslantcomebackdigcornerpostgo/fade
AVG.0.070.050.210.00-0.010.000.17-0.18

Thanks to our friends at SIS for the data.

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