1st Round Cornerbacks: All NFL Draft Picks
32 cornerbacks drafted in round 1 · sorted by career ints
| # | Player | Year | Pick | Team | College | Career INTs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrell Green | 1983 | #28 | Washington Commanders | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 54 |
| 2 | Deion Sanders | 1989 | #5 | Atlanta Falcons | Florida State | 53 |
| 3 | Terence Newman | 2003 | #5 | Dallas Cowboys | Kansas State | 42 |
| 4 | Todd Lyght | 1991 | #5 | Los Angeles Rams | Notre Dame | 37 |
| 5 | Patrick Peterson | 2011 | #5 | Arizona Cardinals | LSU | 36 |
| 6 | Walt Harris | 1996 | #13 | Chicago Bears | Mississippi State | 35 |
| 7 | Deltha O'Neal | 2000 | #15 | Denver Broncos | California | 34 |
| 8 | Antonio Cromartie | 2006 | #19 | Los Angeles Chargers | Florida State | 31 |
| 9 | Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 2008 | #16 | Arizona Cardinals | Tennessee State | 30 |
| 10 | Hanford Dixon | 1981 | #22 | Cleveland Browns | Southern Mississippi | 26 |
| 11 | Terry Taylor | 1984 | #22 | Seattle Seahawks | Southern Illinois | 25 |
| 12 | Jalen Ramsey | 2016 | #5 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Florida State | 25 |
| 13 | Chad Scott | 1997 | #24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Maryland, Towson State | 21 |
| 14 | Jeff Burris | 1994 | #27 | Buffalo Bills | Notre Dame | 19 |
| 15 | Kyle Fuller | 2014 | #14 | Chicago Bears | Virginia Tech | 19 |
| 16 | Dunta Robinson | 2004 | #10 | Houston Texans | South Carolina | 17 |
| 17 | Antoine Cason | 2008 | #27 | Los Angeles Chargers | Arizona | 16 |
| 18 | Nnamdi Asomugha | 2003 | #31 | Las Vegas Raiders | California | 15 |
| 19 | Jimmy Smith | 2011 | #27 | Baltimore Ravens | Colorado | 14 |
| 20 | Desmond Trufant | 2013 | #22 | Atlanta Falcons | Washington | 14 |
| 21 | R.W. McQuarters | 1998 | #28 | San Francisco 49ers | Oklahoma State | 14 |
| 22 | Dre Kirkpatrick | 2012 | #17 | Cincinnati Bengals | Alabama | 13 |
| 23 | Jaire Alexander | 2018 | #18 | Green Bay Packers | Louisville | 12 |
| 24 | Pat Surtain II | 2021 | #9 | Denver Broncos | Alabama | 12 |
| 25 | Ahmed Plummer | 2000 | #24 | San Francisco 49ers | Ohio State | 12 |
| 26 | Bradley Roby | 2014 | #31 | Denver Broncos | Ohio State | 11 |
| 27 | Greg Newsome II | 2021 | #26 | Cleveland Browns | Northwestern | 4 |
| 28 | Byron Jones | 2015 | #27 | Dallas Cowboys | Connecticut | 4 |
| 29 | Chris Canty | 1997 | #29 | New England Patriots | Kansas State | 4 |
| 30 | Terrion Arnold | 2024 | #24 | Detroit Lions | Alabama | 1 |
| 31 | Damon Arnette | 2020 | #19 | Las Vegas Raiders | Ohio State | — |
| 32 | Mario Clark | 1976 | #18 | Buffalo Bills | Oregon | — |