South Florida
Pro Bowler
From ESPN Insider
This metric review measures medium (11-19 yards), deep (20-29 yards) and bomb (30-plus yards) pass attempts on a yards-per-attempt basis. Because cornerbacks tend to see fewer passes than wide receivers, I lowered the qualifying-attempt mark to 24. The yardage totals once again include "pass in the air" penalty attempts and yards (i.e., pass interference, defensive holding, illegal contact, etc.).
Now that we have the rules out of the way, here are the top 10 vertical cornerbacks from 2007:
Player.......................Team..........Vert Att.......Vert Yds......Vert YPA
Fred Bennett..............Houston...........24............67..............2.8
Quentin Jammer.........San Diego........35............159............4.5
Deshea Townsend.......Pittsburgh........35............178............5.1
Charles Tillman..........Chicago...........34............199.............5.9
Fred Smoot...............Washington.......32...........197.............6.2
Terrence McGee.........Buffalo.............44...........271.............6.2
Eric Wright................Cleveland.........46...........300.............6.5
Antonio Cromartie.......San Diego........29...........202.............7.0
Sheldon Brown...........Philadelphia......40...........279.............7.0
Will Allen...................Miami.............30...........211.............7.0
Of Note:
Two players in the bottom 10 are either current or former Miami Dolphins
Player.......................Team..........Vert Att.......Vert Yds......Vert YPA
Travis Daniels.............Miami...........26...............369.............14.2
Patrick Surtain...........Kansas City....30................439.............14.6
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/columns/story?columnist=joyner_kc&id=3374798
This metric review measures medium (11-19 yards), deep (20-29 yards) and bomb (30-plus yards) pass attempts on a yards-per-attempt basis. Because cornerbacks tend to see fewer passes than wide receivers, I lowered the qualifying-attempt mark to 24. The yardage totals once again include "pass in the air" penalty attempts and yards (i.e., pass interference, defensive holding, illegal contact, etc.).
Now that we have the rules out of the way, here are the top 10 vertical cornerbacks from 2007:
Player.......................Team..........Vert Att.......Vert Yds......Vert YPA
Fred Bennett..............Houston...........24............67..............2.8
Quentin Jammer.........San Diego........35............159............4.5
Deshea Townsend.......Pittsburgh........35............178............5.1
Charles Tillman..........Chicago...........34............199.............5.9
Fred Smoot...............Washington.......32...........197.............6.2
Terrence McGee.........Buffalo.............44...........271.............6.2
Eric Wright................Cleveland.........46...........300.............6.5
Antonio Cromartie.......San Diego........29...........202.............7.0
Sheldon Brown...........Philadelphia......40...........279.............7.0
Will Allen...................Miami.............30...........211.............7.0
Of Note:
Two players in the bottom 10 are either current or former Miami Dolphins
Player.......................Team..........Vert Att.......Vert Yds......Vert YPA
Travis Daniels.............Miami...........26...............369.............14.2
Patrick Surtain...........Kansas City....30................439.............14.6
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/columns/story?columnist=joyner_kc&id=3374798
