There is one person who stands in the way of a star wide receiver having his way on the field: a lockdown cornerback.

While having quality defensive backs has always been vital, it's even more paramount in the modern-day NFL, as defenses deploy more nickel and dime coverage to combat multi-faceted passing games.

But still, there are good cornerbacks, and there are great cornerbacks.

Here are the 10 greatest cornerbacks in NFL history.

Few players have a more storied career in Washington than Green, who spent his entire 20-year career in D.C. (1983-2002). Part of two of Washington's three Super Bowl teams, Green — who was drafted after Super Bowl XVII — was a seven-time Pro Bowler and the 1996 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award recipient. He's first in Washington history with 54 total interceptions and also the most tenured player in franchise history.

Wide receivers went to "Revis Island" with no guarantee of a flight home. A Pro Bowler in four of his first five seasons, Revis averaged 4.7 interceptions per season over his first three years and was the face of an elite New York Jets defense in the latter half of his stint with Gang Green (he played for the Jets from 2007-12). After an injury-riddled 2012 season, Revis was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and then signed with the Patriots the following offseason, with whom he won Super Bowl XLIX. Revis, a four-time All-Pro, returned to the Jets in 2015, logging five interceptions, but he finished his career with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2017.