Descriptions:
Watch on YouTube
Is Derek Stingley Jr. the best cornerback in the NFL heading into 2026? PFN’s Top 100 says yes, and it does not stop at the position — Stingley lands sixth overall, a top-ten player at a spot that almost never breaks in. So what actually separates him from Pat Surtain II, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year sitting right behind him? Is the gap between the league’s clear top two corners real, or is it close enough to flip in one season?
We cover all that, plus Steelers standout Joey Porter Jr. and the rest of PFN’s cornerback board, a definitive five-deep ranking list hosted by PFN’s Jacob Infante. Every ranking here is built on PFN’s CB Impact and coverage scores from the last three seasons, not name recognition, so a few of these spots will land differently than you expect.
—————-
The Hottest Takes You’ll Hear
—————-
*Derek Stingley Jr. graded as PFN’s top cornerback by CB Impact score in both 2024 and 2025, back-to-back first-team All-Pro seasons that put him sixth overall in the top 100 at age 25.
*Pat Surtain II held targets to a 66.6 passer rating in coverage in 2025 and still finishes second here at No. 7 overall, one year removed from Defensive Player of the Year.
*Joey Porter Jr. set a career high with 14 pass breakups in 2025 and allowed just a 57.2 passer rating, ranking third among corners in CB Impact entering the final year of his rookie deal.
*Quinyon Mitchell earned first-team All-Pro in year two with a coverage score of 89.0, fourth in CB Impact at 87.4, despite zero regular-season interceptions across his first two years.
*Kamari Lassiter cracked the top five after only two seasons, posting seven interceptions and 27 pass deflections and making the Pro Bowl in year two after a fourth-place CB Impact finish as a rookie.
—————-
Watch Next
—————-
The Hot List Shows → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF00H5PHVAoipdPGq6vFK6naGxJJzo9Mo
Hit subscribe → youtube.com/@PFN365?sub_confirmation=1
—————-
PFN’s FREE FOOTBALL TOOLS
—————-
NFL Playoff Predictor → pfsn.app/nflpredictor
NFL Mock Draft Simulator → pfsn.app/mockdraft
NFL Ultimate Redraft Simulator → pfsn.app/redraft
College Football Playoff Predictor → pfsn.app/cfbpredictor
Fantasy Mock Draft Simulator → pfsn.app/ffmockdraft
#NFL #DerekStingley #TheHotList
