Xavien Howard took the #1 spot in this list for coverage defenders in 2020, see the X thread for that discussion - https://www.thephins.com/threads/x-extension-new-contract.96315/ However, another Jerome Baker is one of the players getting an honourable mention for the best coverage defenders who just missed the top ten list. Shout out to Kyle Crabbs on the Locked on Phins podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/1h5AvikBOVYhqtI7zuuUU7 - who has a deeper breakdown of all this and highlighted this article/list in the first place. Here's what the list is looking at: "We set a minimum of 300 coverage snaps and 40 targets to achieve legitimate volume among qualifiers. Players also had to finish with a catch rate allowed that was below expectation, a negative targeted expected points added (a metric used to quantify how much an individual player impacted an opponents' scoring potential), a tight window percentage of at least 20 percent (15 percent for linebackers -- more on that later) -- and a maximum passer rating allowed of 80. These requirements pared down the candidates to only those with the most well-rounded production. Using a combination of those metrics -- along with target rate, average separation and ballhawk rate as supplementary metrics (but most importantly, targeted EPA) -- we dove into the Next Gen Stats to identify the players who were the best in coverage in 2020." And here's the quick review of Jerome Baker: "Miami Dolphins ยท OLB Baker was excellent in almost every category, posting a catch rate allowed below expectation of -11.1 percent and a targeted EPA of -19.3. One requirement eliminated him, though: tight window percentage. Baker missed the minimum by 2.5 percentage points with a 12.5 percent rate." Article here: https://www.nfl.com/news/next-gen-s...ers-in-2020-49ers-lb-fred-warner-crashes-db-h
