Matt Harmon at NFL.com recently posted a list of the top-10 cornerbacks in the NFL for the 2016 season. The data, compiled using Next Gen Stats placed Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey at ninth overall, which is a respectable number for a rookie on a bad team.
Citing Ramsey’s 50.3 completion percentage when thrown against (90 times), Harmon further expands on Ramsey’s stellar season, saying:
What was most impressive about Ramsey’s rookie season was that he was deployed as a shadow corner against several top receivers. He passed those tests with flying colors. In Week 7, Ramsey covered Amari Cooper on 26 pass plays and allowed just one catch for four yards.