All 32 NFL teams (including the Falcons) ranked by their CB room

Playing cornerback in the National Football League is one of the toughest jobs in all of sports. Fans barely notice when cornerbacks are doing their job well and are quick to blame them when they make a mistake.

Falcons cornerback AJ Terrell is one of the best players in the NFL, but he rarely gets the respect he deserves outside of Atlanta. The team will rely on Terrell even more in 2024 after revamping the cornerback position during the offseason.

Jeff Okudah signed with the Texans and second-year cornerback Clark Phillips III is expected to replace him in the starting lineup this season. The Falcons also signed veterans Antonio Hamilton and Kevin King in free agency.

ESPN’s Mike Clay released his 2024 season preview, which included rankings for each position group. See where all 32 cornerback units landed in Clay’s cornerback rankings below:

Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

Sauce Gardner, DJ Reed, Michael Carter II, Isaiah Oliver, Brandin Echols

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Jalen Ramsey, Kendall Fuller, Kader Kohou, Nik Needham, Cam Smith

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Denzel Ward, Greg Newsome II, Martin Emerson, Cameron Mitchell, Kahlef Hailassie

Shane Roper-USA TODAY Sports

Trevon Diggs, DaRon Bland, Jourdan Lewis, Nahshon Wright, CJ Goodwin

Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports

L’Jarius Sneed, Roger McCreary, Chidobe Awuzie, Tre Avery, Eric Garror

Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Carlton Davis, Terrion Arnold, Brian Branch, Emmanuel Moseley, Ennis Rakestraw Jr.

Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports

Jaylon Johnson, Kyler Gordon, Tyrique Stevenson, Terell Smith, Greg Stroman

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Marshon Lattimore, Paulson Adebo, Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alontae Taylor, Ugochukwu Amadi

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Rasul Douglas, Christian Benford, Taron Johnson, Kaiir Elam, Daequan Hardy

Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

Darius Slay, James Bradberry, Avonte Maddox, Quinyon Mitchell, Cooper DeJean

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Devon Witherspoon, Tariq Woolen, Michael Jackson, Tre Brown, Artie Burns

Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports

Charvarius Ward, Deommodore Lenoir, Ambry Thomas, Renardo Green, Isaac Yiadom

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Jaire Alexander, Eric Stokes, Keisean Nixon, Carrington Valentine, Corey Ballentine

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Marlon Humphrey, Brandon Stephens, Arthur Maulet, Nate Wiggins, TJ Tampa

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Christian Gonzalez, Jonathan Jones, Marcus Jones, Alex Austin, Shaun Wade

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Patrick Surtain II, Levi Wallace, Ja’Quan McMillian, Damarri Mathis, Riley Moss

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Darious Williams, Tre’Davious White, Quentin Lake, Decobie Durant, Derion Kendrick

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Derek Stingley Jr., Desmond King, Kamari Lassiter, Myles Bryant, Jeff Okudah

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Trent McDuffie, Jaylen Watson, Joshua Williams, Nic Jones, Ekow Boye-Doe

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Kenny Moore II, Julius Brents, Dallis Flowers, Jaylon Jones, Darrell Baker Jr.

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Jamel Dean, Zyon McCollum, Tavierre Thomas, Christian Izien, Bryce Hall

Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports

Cam Taylor-Britt, DJ Turner, Mike Hilton, Daxton Hill, Jalen Davis

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Tyson Campbell, Ronald Darby, Jarrian Jones, Montaric Brown, Antonio Johnson

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Jaycee Horn, Dane Jackson, Troy Hill, Dicaprio Bootle, D’Shawn Jamison

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Byron Murphy, Shaquill Griffin, Mekhi Blackmon, Akayleb Evans, Andrew Booth Jr.

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Asante Samuel Jr., Kristian Fulton, Ja’Sir Taylor, Deane Leonard, Tarheeb Still

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Joey Porter Jr., Donte Jackson, Josiah Scott, Darius Rush, Ryan Watts

Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports

AJ Terrell, Clark Phillips III, Mike Hughes, Antonio Hamilton, Dee Alford

Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports

Nate Hobbs, Jack Jones, Jakorian Bennett, Brandon Facyson, Decamerion Richardson

Jérôme Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Benjamin St-Juste, Emmanuel Forbes, Jartavius Martin, Mike Sainristil, Michael Davis

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Sean Murphy-Bunting, Max Melton, Garrett Williams, Starling Thomas, Elijah Jones

Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports

Deonte Banks, Cor’Dale Flott, Nick McCloud, Tre Hawkins III, Andru Phillips