Adjust Net Yards per Attempt, or ANY/A, is an advanced metric formula that translates touchdowns and interceptions thrown into yardage equivalents and has a ridiculously good correlation to victory. What we did was translate the formula to coverage to better qualify how corners were playing on a per-coverage-snap basis.
Just like garbage-time stats for QBs can mislead, the same goes for the corners they are throwing on. There had to be a better way to quantify CB performance than what was out there. That led to the development of Adjust Net Yards Allowed per Coverage Snap. It takes into account several factors beyond just how many yards a corner has allowed and puts their overall performance when targeted into context.
157 cornerbacks have defended a pass in 2022. Here’s the latest update after 10 weeks of the NFL regular season. To qualify for this list, a cornerback has had to appear in at least seven contests and played at least 250 snaps in coverage.
For comparison purposes, here’s a look at the standings after Week 4, and at the end of the 2021 season.
The formula is as follows:
ANYA/CS: Adjusted net passing yards allowed per target = ((Passing Yards Allowed-Return Yardage) + (Passing TDs Allowed – Return TDs)*20 – (INTs)*45)) / (Coverage Snaps)
A full explanation of the process can be found in our 2022 offseason rankings, here.
Statistics Used:
Pro Football Focus: Coverage Snaps
Pro Football Reference: Interceptions, Targets, Yards Allowed, Touchdowns Allowed, Return Yards, Return TDs
| Rk | Player | Tm | ANYA/CS | ||
| 50 | Coby Bryant | SEA | 1.99 | ||
| 49 | Anthony Brown | DAL | 1.60 | ||
| 48 | Kader Kohou | MIA | 1.59 | ||
| 47 | Marcus Peters | BAL | 1.54 | ||
| 46 | Carlton Davis | TAM | 1.52 | ||
| 45 | L’Jarius Sneed | KAN | 1.46 | ||
| 44 | Xavien Howard | MIA | 1.43 | ||
| 43 | Eli Apple | CIN | 1.39 | ||
| 42 | Martin Emerson | CLE | 1.37 | ||
| 41 | Adoree’ Jackson | NYG | 1.30 |
| Rk | Player | Tm | |||
| 40 | Kendall Fuller | WAS | 1.26 | ||
| 39 | Benjamin St-Juste | WAS | 1.23 | ||
| 38 | Chandon Sullivan | MIN | 1.19 | ||
| 37 | Byron Murphy | ARI | 1.17 | ||
| 36 | Roger McCreary | TEN | 1.16 | ||
| 35 | Greg Newsome II | CLE | 1.16 | ||
| 34 | Cameron Dantzler | MIN | 1.15 | ||
| 33 | Jeff Okudah | DET | 1.13 | ||
| 32 | Eric Stokes | GNB | 1.12 | ||
| 31 | Taron Johnson | BUF | 1.10 |
| Rk | Player | Tm | |||
| 30 | Asante Samuel Jr. | LAC | 1.04 | ||
| 29 | Jaylen Watson | KAN | 1.01 | ||
| 28 | Darious Williams | JAX | 1.01 | ||
| 27 | Kenny Moore | IND | 0.96 | ||
| 26 | Marco Wilson | ARI | 0.94 | ||
| 25 | Kristian… |
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