which cornerback let the most completion in a season in nfl history

Harry Gilmer has made the most completions by a defensive back in a season, with 31 completions in 1951.

NAMECMPSEASONTMGPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Harry Gilmer
H. Gilmer
31
1951
WAS WAS
10
68
45.6
391
5.8
39.1
1
6
32.2
1.5
8.8
2John Roach
J. Roach
22
1959
CHC CHC
12
57
38.6
340
6.0
28.3
2
4
41.6
3.5
7.0
3Bobby Gage
B. Gage
21
1950
PIT PIT
10
58
36.2
294
5.1
29.4
1
5
23.2
1.7
8.6
4Jim Youel
J. Youel
20
1946
WAS WAS
9
48
41.7
352
7.3
39.1
2
3
55.2
4.2
6.3
5Irv Comp
I. Comp
16
1948
GB GB
11
49
32.7
335
6.8
30.5
1
7
25.0
2.0
14.3
6Jim Finks
J. Finks
14
1951
PIT PIT
12
24
58.3
201
8.4
16.8
1
1
82.1
4.2
4.2
7George Taliaferro
G. Taliaferro
13
1951
NYY NYY
12
33
39.4
251
7.6
20.9
1
3
38.8
3.0
9.1
8Frank Reagan
F. Reagan
12
1947
NYG NYG
10
25
48.0
191
7.6
19.1
1
2
53.9
4.0
8.0
9Tom Landry
T. Landry
11
1952
NYG NYG
12
47
23.4
172
3.7
14.3
1
7
9.8
2.1
14.9
10Ed Brown
E. Brown
10
1954
CHB CHB
12
17
58.8
283
16.6
23.6
3
1
118.3
17.6
5.9
11Jim Powers
J. Powers
9
1950
SF SF
10
20
45.0
108
5.4
10.8
0
2
22.5
0.0
10.0
12Tom Farris
T. Farris
8
1946
CHB CHB
11
21
38.1
108
5.1
9.8
1
2
31.5
4.8
9.5
13Jim Cason
J. Cason
7
1954
SF SF
9
13
53.8
40
3.1
4.4
0
1
27.7
0.0
7.7
14Jim Finks
J. Finks
5
1950
PIT PIT
9
9
55.6
35
3.9
3.9
0
1
25.0
0.0
11.1
15Shorty McWilliams
S. McWilliams
5
1950
PIT PIT
10
8
62.5
113
14.1
11.3
0
1
66.7
0.0
12.5
16Jack Jacobs
J. Jacobs
5
1946
WAS WAS
9
12
41.7
98
8.2
10.9
0
2
31.3
0.0
16.7
17Cliff Lewis
C. Lewis
4
1951
CLE CLE
12
6
66.7
68
11.3
5.7
1
1
104.9
16.7
16.7
18Tony Dungy
T. Dungy
3
1977
PIT PIT
14
8
37.5
43
5.4
3.1
0
2
16.1
0.0
25.0
0
0
19Frank Gifford
F. Gifford
3
1953
NYG NYG
12
6
50.0
47
7.8
3.9
1
0
116.0
16.7
0.0
20Bill Stits
B. Stits
2
1955
DET DET
12
2
100.0
62
31.0
5.2
1
0
158.3
50.0
0.0
21Harry Gilmer
H. Gilmer
2
1954
WAS WAS
12
7
28.6
18
2.6
1.5
0
1
0.0
0.0
14.3
22Bob Forte
B. Forte
2
1950
GB GB
12
2
100.0
24
12.0
2.0
0
0
116.7
0.0
0.0
23Spec Sanders
S. Sanders
2
1950
NYY NYY
12
3
66.7
58
19.3
4.8
0
0
109.7
0.0
0.0
24Chris Banjo
C. Banjo
1
2021
ARI ARI
16
1
100.0
23
23.0
1.4
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
25Matthias Farley
M. Farley
1
2021
TEN TEN
17
1
100.0
6
6.0
0.4
0
0
91.7
0.0
0.0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for completions going back to the 1932 season.

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