New Orleans Saints cornerback CJ Gardner-Johnson (aka Ceedy Deuce) is quite an NFL player. Gardner-Johnson took a massive step forward in his sophomore season, tallying 66 tackles with 52 solo tackles, 5 tackles for loss, an interception and 13 pass defended in 2020.
It should come as no surprise then that Gardner-Johnson made NFL.com’s Top 10 coverage players according to NextGen stats:
Passer rating allowed: 73.1
Catch rate allowed below expectation: -8.1%
Tight window pct: 21.4%
Target rate: 20.