You never can have too many cornerbacks in the NFL.

The old saying has never been truer than it is today as 11 personnel has taken over the league while defenses' response has been shifting toward nickel packages becoming the new base.

So yes, to answer one of Cowboys Nation's biggest questions heading into the NFL Draft, the team might very well pick a cornerback if there's value there on the board during Day 2 or even Day 1.*

*Note:Of course, in order to pick one with the 24th overall pick, you'd have to assume a Top 15 prospect like Derek Stingley or Trenton McDuffie fell into their laps. 

This, however, doesn't mean that cornerback sits as one of the team's top needs. With Kelvin Joseph's future up in the air, many fans have questioned whether or not cornerback would shoot up to the top needs of the Cowboys. That doesn't seem fair to a group that led the league in plenty of relevant categories.

Take Anthony Brown for example. In last year's preseason, some even suggested the veteran cornerback as a potential roster cut before the start of the regular season. After being persistently attacked by Tom Brady in Week 1, the fans' belief in Brown only lowered.

After that, except for a game spoiled by defensive pass interference calls against the LV Raiders, Brown was a sound starting cornerback on the outside in Dan Quinn's defense. Yet one year later, Brown is still pointed out as a weakness.

One thing is to question if Brown's best career year can be replicated. Another is to ignore his starting caliber play from 2021.

The rest of the Cowboys cornerback room also receives criticism. Even Trevon Diggs, whose yards allowed always seem to come up despite the stat being proven an overblown argument.

Since even Diggs' 11 interceptions don't seem to impress some anymore, let's dive deeper into the stats this cornerback group was able to produce last year. The following are from RBSDMand Sports Info Solutions.

2021 Cowboys pass defense:

• 2nd dropback EPA/play
• 1st dropback Success Rate
• 3rd lowest QBR against
• 7th big plays allowed (% of "Boom" plays by SIS)

Some have argued the Cowboys' pass defense suffered against deep threats. The numbers don't seem to back that up, however. The Cowboys were 5th in success rate against passes of 20+ air yards. They also allowed the 7th lowest completion percentage and the 4th lowest QBR against.

This is where detractors could reach deep into the bag of arguments. "Well yeah! That's because Micah Parsons was getting after quarterbacks. That's not because of the cornerbacks." If you narrow down the plays to those in which the QB was not pressured, the Cowboys pass defense was still Top 5 in success rate, QBR, and big plays allowed.

Forget about the fact that the Cowboys' defense finished the year tied for the most takeaways in the NFL.

In the modern NFL, you must have depth at cornerback. But if Dallas addresses the position next week, it will be because there's value there. Not because of need.

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