2027 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 49-60
| # | Player | Pos | H/W/S | Team | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 |
6-2
201lbs
4.50
|
S |
|
201lbs | 6-2 | 4.50 | 65 | 297 |
72.5
|
Williams is a long, fast safety whose 2025 was a reduced post-injury return, a defender with 74-inch length and good timed speed who snared... | |
62 |
6-0
200lbs
4.50
|
S |
|
200lbs | 6-0 | 4.50 | 64 | 294 |
73.4
|
Barnes is a rangy safety with good timed speed and a leading man coverage, a defender who played box and deep alignments for Clemson and... | |
55 |
6-2
220lbs
4.50
|
CB |
|
220lbs | 6-2 | 4.50 | 60 | 240 |
77.0
|
Fontenette is a 220-pound STAR defender listed at corner who plays more like a box safety or nickel linebacker, and his calling cards are... | |
22 |
6-0
207lbs
4.50
|
S |
|
207lbs | 6-0 | 4.50 | 26 | 91.7 |
83.5
|
Shuler is an instinctive, versatile coverage safety and defensive captain, a defender who reads and drives on throws, took two... | |
5 |
6-2
193lbs
4.50
|
S |
|
193lbs | 6-2 | 4.50 | 5 | 27 |
86.9
|
Johnson burst onto the scene as a true freshman, pairing ball-hawking instincts that produced four interceptions with the cleanest tackle... | |
59 |
5-11
190lbs
4.52
|
CB |
|
190lbs | 5-11 | 4.52 | 43 | 169 |
74.2
|
Scott is a versatile slot defender whose 2024 tape is the real evidence, an instinctive cover man who recorded four interceptions and... | |
43 |
6-2
189lbs
4.52
|
S |
|
189lbs | 6-2 | 4.52 | 29 | 105.5 |
80.3
|
Bennee is a ball-hawking slot safety whose four interceptions, including a pick-six, headline a profile built on a leading man coverage and... | |
42 |
6-5
211lbs
4.52
|
S |
|
211lbs | 6-5 | 4.52 | 48 | 186 |
80.4
|
Curtis is a tall, physical safety whose 77-inch frame and comfortable in both man and zone give him an unusual coverage profile, a young... | |
71 |
6-0
200lbs
4.53
|
CB |
|
200lbs | 6-0 | 4.53 | 72 | 341 |
61.9
|
Lovett is a developmental press corner with the size and frame to play on the boundary, a defender who flashed earlier in his career with... | |
28 |
6-0
210lbs
4.54
|
S |
|
210lbs | 6-0 | 4.54 | 33 | 136 |
82.5
|
A downhill, box-first safety at Northwestern, Fitzgerald built his tape on physical, reliable run defense, filling fast and racking up... | |
26 |
6-1
200lbs
4.54
|
S |
|
200lbs | 6-1 | 4.54 | 14 | 60.4 |
82.9
|
Perich is a dynamic athlete and college playmaker, a two-way contributor and returner whose sticks in the hip pocket in man coverage and... | |
68 |
6-0
180lbs
4.55
|
CB |
|
180lbs | 6-0 | 4.55 | 70 | 332 |
67.1
|
Calhoun is a developmental depth corner whose 2025 was almost entirely lost to a backup role, a much-traveled defender who flashed sticky... |












