The 2020 offseason has seen a myriad of cornerback rankings from different NFL outlets with the one consistent being the snubbing of the Eagles star cornerback.
Slay is among the top-5 cornerbacks in football and yet has suffered countless disrespect this offseason when it comes to where he stands among the NFL’s elite cornerbacks. Our friends over at Touchdown Wire just released their rankings for the top-11 outside cornerbacks in the NFL and Slay was once again omitted.
11. Bashaud Breeland
10. Steven Nelson
9. Troy Hill
8. Marcus Peters
7.Ross Cockrel
6. Denzel Ward
5. Quinton Dunbar
4. J.C. Jackson
3. Richard Sherman
2. Tre’Davious White
1. Stephon Gilmore
While many of the teams in the NFL primarily play zone coverage, Slay is one of the few players in the NFL that were asked to play bump and run on the majority of their snaps.
Take this tidbit from Packers star DeVante Adams on Slay and the Lions defense last season.
Slay was impressive last year despite some down statistics on a bad team and yet his performance against some of the NFL’s best would be highlight-reel performances for some other cornerbacks.
Slay’s 85 forced incompletions since 2014 are the most in the NFL over that span as well.
