Two-time All-Pro Sauce Gardner was voted the NFL’s No. 1 cornerback by The Associated Press in a preseason survey. A panel of eight AP Pro Football Writers ranked the top five players at cornerback, basing selections on current status entering the 2024 season. Gardner, who was selected No.
FILE - New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner in action against the Los Angeles Chargers during an NFL football game Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. FILE - Denver Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II runs during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif.
A panel of eight AP Pro Football Writers ranked the top five players at cornerback, basing selections on current status entering the 2024 season. First-place votes were worth 10 points. Second through fifth-place votes were worth 5, 3, 2 and 1 points. Gardner, who was selected No. 4 overall by the New York Jets in the 2022 draft, received five first-place votes. Patrick Surtain II got two first-place votes and L’Jarius Sneed received the other one.Gardner allowed just 31 catches and only one TD for the second straight season on 55 targets. Quarterbacks had an 80.3 passer rating throwing his way. Gardner didn’t have any interceptions but only saw 3.4 passes per game coming at him last season. He had 11 passes defended.
McDuffie was an All-Pro slot cornerback last season. He yielded 50 catches and two TDs on 76 targets with seven passes defended. McDuffie had no interceptions but got three sacks and forced five fumbles.Ward made his first Pro Bowl and was a second-team All-Pro in his sixth season in the NFL. He allowed 59 catches and three TDs on 109 targets. Ward picked off five passes, returned one for a TD and led the league with 23 passes defended.
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