Best NFL cornerback versus each route type - Dre Kirkpatrick

[CJD]

PFF released an article evaluating all the route types in the NFL and which cornerback defended each the best.

Dre Kirkpatrick is apparently the best deep ball CB in the league, according to PFF.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/pro-the-nfls-best-cornerbacks-versus-each-route-type/

Quote:Best CB defending the go route in 2016 (min. six targeted routes); Dre Kirkpatrick, Bengals

Dre Kirkpatrick defended the go route as well as one can possibly do it in 2016. He was targeted nine times on such routes without allowing a catch, and he intercepted two passes (tied for most in NFL). He had the lowest QB rating against, with a 0.0, 39.6 points lower than if a QB just threw an incomplete pass every time. Kirkpatrick was used in multiple coverages when stopping the go route: five times he was in man coverage, either cover-1 or cover-2 man, and four times in zone, twice in cover-6, once in cover-4, and once in cover-3. Both of Kirkpatrick’s interceptions came in zone coverage, while in man he broke up one of five passes with another being incomplete due to an underthrow.