Champ Bailey has long been held as the standard for cornerbacks in the NFL.
With the trade of DeAngelo Hall to the Oakland Raiders, many Raiders fans have been quick to proclaim that they have the best pair of cornerbacks in the league.
Let's just examine the top individual cornerbacks in the game today.
No. 5: Chris McAlister, BAL
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | STF | STFY | FF | BK | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | PD | |
| 411 | 377 | 34 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 458 | 19.9 | 98 | 5 | 131 |
McAlister is not your typical cornerback. He thrives on contact and doesn't get a lot of interceptions. He does get his hands on balls though with 131 passes defended in his career. His best year came in 2006 with 6 interceptions and 22 passes defended.
No. 4: Nnamdi Asomugha, OAK
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | STF | STFY | FF | BK | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | PD | |
| 218 | 192 | 26 | 2.0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 69 | 7.7 | 24 | 1 | 43 |
Asomugha is a still developing talent, and he was very slow to develop.
In his first three years in the league, he didn't have a single interception and only had 17 pass defenses. Asomugha really exploded onto the scene in 2006, grabbing 8 interceptions and 19 pass defenses. His numbers fell off last year as teams looked to exploit the Raiders' porous run defense and wind down the clock to maintain their large leads.
No. 3: Charles Woodson, GB
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | STF | STFY | FF | BK | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | PD | |
| 595 | 507 | 88 | 6.5 | 10 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 29 | 437 | 15.1 | 51 | 4 | 115 |
Woodson has been playing as a top corner for a long time, and he is on the down side of his career but is still an effective corner. Paired with Al Harris, he is part of a great tandem in Green Bay. His best year came in 2006 with 8 interceptions and 26 passes defended.
No. 2: Antonio Cromartie, SD
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