Madden NFL 22 Cornerbacks Tier List (December 2024)

People often associate cornerbacks with interceptions and pass breakups. However, their roles go so much deeper than that in Madden NFL 22.

Regardless of technique, a quality cornerback needs to understand the passing game and the timing of receivers. Meaning that they not only need the requisite physical skill set to compete, including top tier footwork, quickness, and speed. But they also need to have the awareness and natural football instincts to know how and when to make a play on the ball.

As a result of their immense amount of responsibility, who you choose to lineup in this position could be the difference between having a winning and losing season. Which is why we’ve created a Madden NFL 22 tier list ranking all of the best cornerbacks in the game.

Madden NFL 22 Cornerbacks Tier List (December 2024)

Since player ratings fluctuate throughout the NFL season, the following tier list is based on each player’s abilities by the end of the year (including the playoffs). 

Here is our official Madden NFL 22 cornerback tier list:

S Tier Players

• Jalen Ramsey (99), Los Angeles Rams
• Jaire Alexander (95), Green Bay Packers
• Stephon Gilmore (94), Carolina Panthers
• Tre’Davious White (94), Buffalo Bills
• Marlon Humphrey (91), Baltimore Ravens
• Casey Hayward Jr. (90), Las Vegas Raiders
• Darius Slay Jr. (90), Philadelphia Eagles
• Denzel Ward (90), Cleveland Browns

A Tier Players

• J.C. Jackson (89), New England Patriots
• Xavien Howard (89), Miami Dolphins
• Kendall Fuller (88), Washington Football Team
• Marcus Peters (88), Baltimore Ravens
• Marshon Lattimore (88), New Orleans Saints
• A.J. Terrell Jr. (87), Atlanta Falcons
• Byron Jones (87), Miami Dolphins
• Bryce Callahan (86), Denver Broncos
• Kenny Moore II (86), Indianapolis Colts
• Chris Harris Jr. (85), Los Angeles Clippers
• James Bradberry IV (85), New York Giants
• Shaquill Griffin (85), Jacksonville Jaguars

B Tier Players

• Chidobe Awuzie (84), Cincinnati Bengals
• William Jackson III (84), Washington Football Team
• A.J. Bouye (84), Carolina Panthers
• Carlton Davis III (83), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Darious Williams (83), Los Angeles Rams
• Donte Jackson (83), Carolina Panthers
• Jason Verrett (83), San Francisco 49ers
• Trevon Diggs (83), Dallas Cowboys
• Jamel Dean (82), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Jaylon Johnson (82), Chicago Bears
• Jonathan Jones (82), New England Patriots
• Mike Hilton (82), Cincinnati Bengals

Related: Madden NFL 22 Quarterback Tier List (July 2022)

C Tier Players

• Adoree’ Jackson (81), New York Giants
• Byron Murphy Jr. (81), Arizona Cardinals
• Desmond King II (81), Houston Texans
• L’Jarius Sneed (81), Kansas City Chiefs
• Patrick Surtain II (81), Denver Broncos
• Taron Johnson (81), Buffalo Bills
• Trayvon Mullen Jr. (81), Las Vegas Raiders
• Bradley Roby (80), New Orleans Saints
• Greg Newsome II (80), Cleveland Browns
• Jimmy Smith (80), Baltimore Ravens
• Kyle Fuller (80), Denver Broncos
• Xavier Rhodes (80), Indianapolis Colts
• Charvarius Ward (79), Kansas City Chiefs
• Joe Haden (79), Pittsburgh Steelers
• Rock Ya-Sin (79), Indianapolis Colts
• Sean Murphy-Bunting (79), Tampa Bay Buccaneers

D Tier Players

• Steven Nelson (79), Philadelphia Eagles
• Avonte Maddox (78), Philadelphia Eagles
• Bryce Hall (78), New York Jets
• D.J. Reed Jr. (78), Seattle Seahawks
• Desmond Trufant (78), Las Vegas Raiders
• K’Waun Williams (78), San Francisco 49ers
• Mike Hughes (78), Kansas City Chiefs
• Patrick Peterson (78), Minnesota Vikings
• Rasul Douglas (78), Green Bay Packers
• Ronald Darby (78), Denver Broncos
• Trae Waynes (78), Cincinnati Bengals
• Troy Hill (78), Cleveland Browns
• Ahkello Witherspoon (77), Pittsburgh Steelers
• Amani Oruwariye (77), Detroit Lions
• Levi Wallace (77), Buffalo Bills
• Sidney Jones IV (77), Seattle Seahawks

Tier E Players

• Anthony Averett (76), Baltimore Ravens
• Anthony Brown (76), Dallas Cowboys
• C.J. Henderson (76), Carolina Panthers
• Cameron Sutton (76), Pittsburgh Steelers
• Emmanuel Moseley (76), San Francisco 49ers
• Greedy Williams (76), Cleveland Browns
• Jourdan Lewis (76), Dallas Cowboys
• Justin Coleman (76), Miami Dolphins
• Kristian Fulton (76), Tennessee Titans
• Rashad Fenton (76), Kansas City Chiefs
• Robert Alford (76), Arizona Cardinals

Tier F Players

• Caleb Farley (75), Tennessee Titans
• Darius Phillips (75), Cincinnati Bengals
• Eli Apple (75), Cincinnati Bengals
• Eric Stokes (75), Green Bay Packers
• Fabian Moreau (75), Atlanta Falcons
• Jalen Mills (75), New England Patriots
• Kevin King (75), Green Bay Packers
• Pierre Desir (75), Tampa Bay Buccaneers

That concludes our Madden NFL 22-tier list ranking all of the best cornerbacks in the game. In the meantime, be sure to check out some of our other Madden content here at Gamer Journalist. Like how to use FieldSENSE in Madden 23 or everything that’s included with each edition of Madden 23.