Who is the best defensive back in Cowboys history? Here are the top 12, ranked by their rating in 17-0 — the free game where you draft an all-time roster and simulate whether it can go a perfect 17-0 season. Deion Sanders (1990s) tops the list at 97.
The ranking
Best Cowboys defensive backs ever · rating out of 100
- 1Deion Sanders
Cowboys · 1990s97 - 2Mel Renfro
Cowboys · 1960s88 - 3Cliff Harris
Cowboys · 1970s86 - 4Everson Walls
Cowboys · 1980s84 - 5Trevon Diggs
Cowboys · 2020s84 - 6Darren Woodson
Cowboys · 1990s84 - 7Byron Jones
Cowboys · 2010s83 - 8DaRon Bland
Cowboys · 2020s82 - 9Stephon Gilmore
Cowboys · 2020s82 - 10Roy Williams
Cowboys · 2000s80 - 11Cornell Green
Cowboys · 1970s80 - 12Kevin Smith
Cowboys · 1990s79
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