The top cornerback in the class is going to be a beauty-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder situation.
There's a strong case to be made for Jaylon Johnson. The 24-year-old is coming off a season in which he had four interceptions, 10 passes defended and allowed a passer rating of 50.9.
However, L'Jarius Sneed is getting the nod in this spot because of degree of difficulty.
While Johnson was 82nd in man coverage rate and 87th in shadow rate, Sneed was charged with playing man and shadowing the team's best receiver at the third-highest rate in the league, per Player Profiler.
Despite drawing the toughest assignments, he picked off two passes, had 14 passes defended and allowed a passer rating of 56.2.
Sneed is especially valuable to the Kansas City Chiefs. Steve Spagnuolo's defense is all about creating pressure, and he asks his corners to play press-man often.
With the Chiefs already looking like they are going to lose Chris Jones, it's hard to see them letting Snead get away. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler provided this update in November:
"Kansas City would like to keep Sneed and has had preliminary contract talks with him, but right now both sides appear focused on the current season. Talks could reignite after it ends, and if they go nowhere, Sneed is a franchise tag or free agency candidate."
In other words, the Chiefs would likely be willing to use the franchise tag, worth a projected $18.8 million, if they can't get an extension done.
That's a lot more doable than Jones's $32.2 million tag. Sneed is likely staying home.
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