Virginia Tech is one of a few schools around the country that promotes itself as “DBU”. Today we’ll continue our Pro Football Focus ratings series by focusing on the Hokies’ cornerbacks during the PFF era (2014-20).

I’m in disagreement with PFF over who they consider to be cornerbacks in some cases. For example, PFF considers Chamarri Conner to be a nickel corner, and to them that’s the same as a regular outside corner. I disagree with that, and thus Conner (and other nickels/whips) won’t be included in this article. I consider them to be closer to Tech’s free safety position than a true corner, so they’ll be included in next week’s article on the safeties in the PFF era.

I used a 100-snap minimum for this article, and I included the top 20 players. Note that Brion Murray played over 100 snaps for the Hokies in 2019, but only 78 of those snaps came at a true cornerback position, so his 2019 season is not included in the rankings. Also note that while Terrell Edmunds is most remembered for his play at rover and free safety for the Hokies, he spent his redshirt freshman season as a full-time outside corner, thus his 2015 season is included in the cornerback rankings.

Year	Player	Grade
2019	Caleb Farley	86.9
2017	Greg Stroman	83.2
2019	Jermaine Waller	81.8
2016	Greg Stroman	78.7
2014	Kendall Fuller	78.7
2016	Adonis Alexander	74.7
2020	Dorian Strong	73.0
2016	Brandon Facyson	72.9
2019	Armani Chatman	72.5
2015	Terrell Edmunds	68.7
2017	Brandon Facyson	68.2
2017	Adonis Alexander	66.9
2014	Donovan Riley	63.6
2015	Greg Stroman	62.6
2015	Brandon Facyson	62.5
2018	Bryce Watts	60.9
2020	Armani Chatman	60.7
2020	Jermaine Waller	58.7
2018	Jovonn Quillen	58.7
2020	Nadir Thompson	58.4

Putting Dorian Strong’s Freshman Season Into Perspective

Dorian Strong’s true freshman season in 2020 ranks a very solid seventh on the list above. He trails only the following players…

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