The Cam Taylor-Britt Stats Are So Much Worse Than You Think
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As the 2024 NFL preseason began, the Cincinnati Bengals were beaming with promise. Despite contract struggles with their top two receivers and a Trey Hendrickson trade request, there was reason to buy in. Joe Burrow had finally had a healthy off-season and the decision to not trade Tee Higgins seemed to be an indicator that the team was all in.
Amongst the reasons to be positive was 3rd year corner Cam Taylor-Britt. In 2023, among cornerbacks with at least 361 coverage snaps, CTB’s 53.4% completion percentage against ranked ninth among all cornerbacks, his 67.6 passer rating against ranked 8th in the league, and he was tied for fifth with four interceptions while only allowing two touchdowns. Many experts believed the young defensive back was about to make the leap to shutdown corner.
What has followed has been anything but.
His most recent outing against the Ravens was a disaster. Per Pro Football Focus, Lamar Jackson targeted players covered by Cam Taylor Britt eight times. He allowed seven receptions for 116 yards, four first downs and THREE touchdowns.
Unfortunately those numbers are just the tip of the iceberg.
On the season CTB has allowed 37 completions on 56 attempts for a 63% completion against, 565 yards, and seven touchdowns. He’s allowed at least one touchdown in five different games and in three contests this year the opposing quarterback has had a perfect QB rating when targeting him.
Against man coverage he has allowed the second most yards in the league (242), the most YAC (132), the longest TD (84 yard TD to Tylan Wallace), and his three TDs allowed in man are second only to Deonte Banks of the Giants.
It’s true that the secondary has gotten no help from the defensive line. When quarterbacks have all day to sit back and pick a part a defense, they generally will. The rules are completely tilted towards that side of the ball. But still, the line’s porous play isn’t enough to excuse Britt’s disastrous performance.
For a team in desperate need of a spark, a turnaround from their formerly most promising cornerback would be crucial to any delusions they have of going on a playoff run.
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