Akeem King or Breon Borders? The NFL Stat Breakdown

This is as close as it gets. Akeem King and Breon Borders split the statistical categories evenly — 2 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested CB comparisons in NFL history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Breon Borders's Pass Deflections of 7 compared to Akeem King's 3 represents a 133.3% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Akeem King falls 95% below the career average of 60 in this category while Breon Borders exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Breon Borders's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Tackles, where Akeem King posts 39 against Breon Borders's 42 — a gap of just 7.7%. Breon Borders can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 2-2 tally suggests. In any debate, Tackles is the statistical ammunition for the Breon Borders side.

Defensive impact in the NFL is notoriously difficult to quantify. Sacks and tackles capture individual production, but disruption, coverage grades and run-stopping ability paint the complete picture of defensive excellence.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Breon Borders claims the tiebreaker through Pass Deflections advantage — a 133.3% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NFL debate.