List of the most famous (American) football cornerbacks in the history of the sport, listed by popularity with photos of the players when available. There have been many legendary cornerbacks in the NFL and NCAA, and you'll find all of them on this list below. Some of these men are considered to be the best cornerbacks to ever play the game, and if you're looking for a specific football player you can look for them by using the "search" function on this list. These amazing cornerbacks may currently be active while others have been retired for quite sometime. This list of the top cornerbacks in American football includes all the greats from both the NFL and college football.
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Asante Samuel
CornerbackAsante T. Samuel (born January 6, 1981) is a former American football cornerback. He played... more27
Richard Sherman
Cornerback, Wide receiverRichard Kevin Sherman (born March 30, 1988) is an American football cornerback for the San... more- 28
Antoine Winfield
CornerbackAntoine Duane Winfield (born June 24, 1977) is a former American football cornerback who... more - 29
Emmitt Thomas
CornerbackEmmitt Earl Thomas (born June 3, 1943) is a former American football coach and cornerback. He... more - 30
Danieal Manning
Cornerback, Return specialistDanieal LaCraig Manning (born August 9, 1982) is a former American football safety. He was... more - 31
Eric Berry
Cornerback, SafetyEric Berry (born December 29, 1988) is an American football safety who is currently a free... more - 32
Lester Hayes
Cornerback, SafetyLester Craig Hayes (born January 22, 1955) is a former professional American football player... more - 33
Alfonzo Dennard
CornerbackAlfonzo "Fonzie" Dennard is an American football cornerback with the New England Patriots.... more - 34
LeRoy Butler
Cornerback, SafetyLeRoy Butler III (born July 19, 1968) is a former American football strong safety who played... more - 35
Ken Riley
Cornerback, QuarterbackKenneth Jerome Riley (born August 6, 1947) is a former professional American football... more - 36
Marcus Trufant
CornerbackMarcus Lavon Trufant (born December 25, 1980) is a former American football player who was a... more - 37
Shawn Springs
CornerbackShawn Springs (born March 11, 1975) is a former American college and professional football... more - 38
Jimmy Johnson
CornerbackJames Earl Johnson (born March 31, 1938) is a former American football player and track... more - 39
Johnathan Joseph
CornerbackJohnathan Lee Joseph (born April 16, 1984) is an American football cornerback for the Houston... more - 40
Roger Wehrli
CornerbackRoger Russell Wehrli (born November 26, 1947) is an American former football player who was a... more - 41
Chad Johnson
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Aeneas Williams
Cornerback, SafetyAeneas Demetrius Williams (; (born January 29, 1968) is a former American football player, who... more - 43
Carnell Lake
Cornerback, SafetyCarnell Augustino Lake (born July 15, 1967) is a former professional American football player... more - 44
Tramon Williams
Cornerback, Return specialistTramon Vernell Williams (born March 16, 1983) is an American football cornerback for the Green... more - 45
Rashean Mathis
Cornerback, SafetyRashean Jamil Mathis (; born August 27, 1980) is a former American football cornerback in the... more - 46
Aaron Glenn
Cornerback, SafetyAaron Devone Glenn (born July 16, 1972) is a former football cornerback who played 15 seasons... more - 47
Chris Gamble
CornerbackChris Lee Gamble (born March 11, 1983) is a former American football cornerback who played... more - 48
Quentin Jammer
CornerbackQuentin Tremaine Jammer (born June 19, 1979) is a former American football cornerback who... more - 49
Janoris Jenkins
CornerbackJanoris Jermain Jenkins (born October 29, 1988), nicknamed "Jackrabbit", is an American... more - 50
Patrick Peterson
CornerbackPatrick De'mon Peterson Jr. (born July 11, 1990) is an American football cornerback for the... more
