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Chris Harris, Denver Broncos

Among NFL cornerbacks, Chris Harris of the Denver Broncos isn't one of the bigger names.

He isn't even the highest-profile cornerback on his own team.

However, when Bleacher Report's Doug Farrar ranked the NFL's best cornerbacks as part of his NFL1000 series, Harris topped the list.

It isn't just Farrar who feels that way, either. Pro Football Focus ranked Harris as the highest-graded cornerback in all of the NFL last year, both overall and in pass coverage.

Harris has been playing at an elite level for several years now. As a matter of fact, according to PFF, no cornerback in the NFL has allowed fewer yards per coverage snap than Harris over the last five years.

Harris has made the Pro Bowl in each of the past three years, and he was named an All-Pro in each of those years as well—including a first-team nod in 2016.

Denver's "No Fly Zone" is the best pass defense in the National Football League, largely because it has the best one-two punch at corner in Harris and Aqib Talib.

But with all due respect to Talib, Harris is the top dog in the Mile High City due to his versatility. There are quite a few excellent boundary corners in the NFL, but the list of cornerbacks who are as good in the slot as they are on the outside isn't long.

Harris tops it.

Best of the Rest

Marcus Peters, Kansas City Chiefs: Peters' aggressiveness still gets him in trouble from time to time, but since he entered the NFL in 2015, no player in the league has more interceptions than Peters' 14. He's the new king of the ball hawks.

Richard Sherman, Seattle Seahawks: Sherman's grade of 13th at the position last year may be a sign that he isn't the player he once was. The trade rumors that swirled around him this offseason might be as well. But he's been one of the NFL's very best for the past six seasons.

Aqib Talib, Denver Broncos: Per PFF, there wasn't a better player in pass coverage last year than Talib. He didn't give up a single touchdown in 2016 and allowed a passer rating against of just 49.5. Talib yielded just 351 receiving yards for the season.