Ranking the 5 best cornerbacks in the AFC East entering 2022
59. . . . Byron Jones. 4. player
Entering the 2022 season, one of the top cornerback duos in the AFC East belongs to the Miami Dolphins. One half of that duo is Byron Jones, who signed as a free agent in 2020 after five seasons with the Dallas Cowboys.
During his time with the Cowboys, Jones looked like he was a cornerback on the rise. He didn’t have any interceptions in his final two seasons in Dallas but had 20 passes defended. When quarterbacks threw his direction he allowed a QB rating of under 90 each season and completed less than 55% of their passes.
That success hasn’t translated to Miami yet and in his two seasons with the Dolphins, quarterbacks have a completion percentage over 60%, thrown nine touchdowns with Jones in coverage and the QB rating has been above 100 each season.
The talent is certainly still there and he can have a bounce-back year this season but he hasn’t had enough success the past two years to warrant being higher than fourth in the AFC East.