Chicago Bears: PFF snubs Jaylon Johnson in latest DB rankingson June 12, 2021 at 11:00 am

However, either PFF just never watched Jaylon Johnson play or they need to seriously reevaluate how they rank corners. He was tied for ninth in the NFL in pass breakups and he allowed a 56.4 percent completion percentage for quarterbacks when targeted which ranked 20th in the NFL among cornerbacks.

I ranked the corners PFF listed in their ranking (three did not have data available) and among those corners, Jaylon Johnson ranked 13th in completion percentage when targeted and 19th in touchdowns allowed. There are a number of other categories where Johnson ranked in the mid-20s range but I believe this speaks to where he should actually be ranked.

Jaylon Johnson is an up-and-coming corner in the league with a lot of room to grow. However, he has exhibited the traits that all coaches say are necessary for defensive backs to succeed, especially having a short memory after bad plays. He exudes confidence and based on his play last year alone he should have definitely been included on PFF’s ranking of the top 32 corners.

Where should Jaylon Johnson be ranked?

Realistically, Jaylon Johnson should be ranked around 25 but I could see him jumping into the top 15 and borderline top 10 if he continues to build on what he did well in 2020. Even Johnson’s counterpart, Kyle Fuller was arguably disrespected in these rankings as PFF has him ranked 21st on their list of corners.

It is important to note that Johnson’s rookie season was also impacted by COVID-19 taking out a lot of offseason activities and the preseason. With a full offseason this year and a return to a Fangio-like system under new defensive coordinator Sean Desai, Jaylon Johnson should have everything at his disposal to take a leap forward in his sophomore campaign atop the Chicago Bears defensive back depth chart.