Adjust Net Yards per Attempt, or ANY/A, is an advanced metric formula that translates touchdowns and interceptions thrown into yardage equivalents and has a ridiculously good correlation to victory. What we did was translate the formula to coverage to better qualify how corners were playing on a per-coverage-snap basis.
Just like garbage-time stats for QBs can mislead, the same goes for the corners they are throwing on. There had to be a better way to quantify CB performance than what was out there. That led to the development of Adjust Net Yards Allowed per Coverage Snap. It takes into account several factors beyond just how many yards a corner has allowed and puts their overall performance when targeted into context.
157 cornerbacks have defended a pass in 2022. Here’s the latest update after 10 weeks of the NFL regular season. To qualify for this list, a cornerback has had to appear in at least seven contests and played at least 250 snaps in coverage.
For comparison purposes, here’s a look at the standings after Week 4, and at the end of the 2021 season.