The NFL’s top 12 outside cornerbacks

Touchdown Wire’s Mark Schofield continues our position lists with the best outside cornerbacks in the NFL today.

There are countless things to do in sports that are difficult.

Hitting a baseball is certainly one of them, as I have been reminding my players all summer long.

Another? Playing cornerback in the NFL. You have some of the world’s best athletes sprinting towards you, trying to juke you out of your cleats. And you are expected to match them stride-for-stride? Sure. And heaven forbid you many any sort of contact with them, otherwise you’ll see more yellow than Heinz Field during a Pittsburgh Steelers game.

Despite the odds, there are some incredible cornerbacks in the game today. Here is a look at the best outside cornerbacks in the NFL today, and our other position lists to date.

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The NFL’s All-Underrated defense in the first half of the 2021 season

Touchdown Wire’s mid-season All-Underrated Defense features four Titans, two Patriots, and several other difference-makers around the league.

In every season, there are those players who, for whatever reason, do not receive the recognition their talents deserve. Perhaps they’re languishing on bad teams, or they’re doing their best in less than optimal situations, or it’s just that their positions aren’t the ones that get noticed.

But these players — Touchdown Wire’s All-Underrated team in the first half of the 2021 NFL season — have all earned notice as among the best at what they do, and it’s our job to help bridge the talent/recognition gap.

Here are the most underrated defensive players in the first half of the 2021 season.

You can see the All-Underrated offense here:

The NFL’s All-Underrated offense in the first half of the 2021 season