Cor'dale Flott

Career StatsC-

Year	Team	GP	INT	PD	Tkl
Career		53	3	25	153
2025		14	1	11	38
2024		14	1	7	53
2023		14

Season	Team	GP	Tkl	Sacks	INT	PD	Grade
2025		14	38	0.0	1	—	C C Around average
2024		14	53	0.0	1	—	C- C- Below average
2023		14	36	0.0	1	—	D- D- Bottom 12%
2022		11	26	0.0	0	—	F F Bottom 5%

Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

The Titans took a calculated gamble on upside with Cor'dale Flott's three-year, $45M extension, and while it earns a B- CVI, this deal walks the line between shrewd investment and modest overpay. At $15M annually, Tennessee is paying above-average cornerback money for what has been rotational-level production to this point in Flott's career, banking heavily on his developmental trajectory and physical tools translating into consistent starter-level play. The 25-year-old former Giants draft pick is entering his prime years, giving the Titans a reasonable window to see that projection materialize, but the $32M guaranteed represents significant commitment for a player who hasn't yet proven he can handle a full-time role in today's pass-heavy NFL. The three-year structure provides some flexibility while avoiding the pitfalls of a longer-term deal, though Tennessee is essentially betting that Flott's ceiling is higher than his current floor suggests. This feels like the type of move that could age well if Flott takes the expected leap, but the guaranteed money makes it a riskier proposition than typical "prove-it" contracts for ascending players.

Performance Analysis

Cor'dale Flott grades as a serviceable starter among NFL cornerbacks — a middle-of-the-pack player at the position. His strongest area is passes defended at 0.79 (well above the NFL average of 0.49), ranking as well above average for the position. Interceptions, at 0.07 compared to an NFL average of 0.13, is where he falls short relative to the position.

Fan Sentiment

The public reception of Cor'dale Flott's move to Tennessee sits in genuinely contested territory — skeptical enough to draw real pushback, but not so negative that the optimists have been drowned out, which is exactly what a B- sentiment reads like in a high-stakes offseason transaction. The dominant narrative centers on a classic projection-versus-production tension: at $15M AAV on a three-year, $45M deal, the Titans are paying starter money for a player who never locked down a consistent starting role with the Giants, and multiple national reporters — including confirmation from Garafolo on the contract structure — have flagged that disconnect loudly. That skepticism is compounded by a C- performance grade from the 2025 season, where Flott logged 38 tackles and one interception across 14 games — solid depth-piece numbers, but not the kind of line that quiets doubts about whether a $15M corner is actually a $15M corner. The recent headlines do offer a counterweight: a Giants insider suggesting Tennessee may have landed a hidden gem, Flott himself promising a feisty, physical fit in Robert Saleh's defense, and the Titans pairing him with Alontae Taylor in what the organization is framing as a cornerstone CB rebuild rather than a stopgap move. The broader Tennessee offseason — featuring a wave of signings across multiple positions — signals a front office actively trying to reshape its roster, which gives Flott's arrival a degree of organizational backing that could shift perception if the results follow. Right now the narrative leans on potential rather than proof, and the B- sentiment grade reflects exactly that: enough belief in the upside to keep the room divided, but not enough track record to silence the doubters heading into 2026.