What does CB mean in football?

CB is a cornerback in football. The defender who covers wide receivers, usually alone and usually on the outside.

What a cornerback looks like

279 cornerbacks are on NFL rosters right now, and the median one is 6' 0" and 192 lb.

On rosters
279
Median height
6' 0"
Median weight
192 lb
Median age
25

The best cornerbacks post the quietest numbers: quarterbacks stop throwing at them, so both the interceptions and the passes defended dry up.

Passes Defended at the position, 2026

The median cornerback with a figure at all posted 1.5 passes defended. These five led the position.

  1. 1Christian GonzalezNE4
  2. 2Dax HillCIN4
  3. 3Riley MossDEN4
  4. 4Byron Murphy Jr.MIN3
  5. 5Cam HartLAC3
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