Safety Rankings 2026 NFL Draft
33 safeties ranked
| # | Player | Pos | H/W/S | Team | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 |
|
6-0
194lbs
4.27
|
S |
|
194lbs | 6-0 | 4.27 | 72 | 290.2 |
60.8
|
He’s a fluid athlete with excellent short-area quickness; Styles should be able to create separation, and he has the straight-line speed to... |
16 |
|
6-2
205lbs
4.32
|
S |
|
205lbs | 6-2 | 4.32 | 50 | 188.4 |
79.9
|
Spears-Jennings brings a speed-and-physicality combination at safety that will get him looks at the next level. His combine confirmed... |
2 |
|
6-0
201lbs
4.35
|
S |
|
201lbs | 6-0 | 4.35 | 4 | 26.3 |
86.7
|
Thieneman is the kind of safety who walks into a defensive meeting room on Day One and immediately earns his keep. The coverage grades... |
13 |
|
6-3
206lbs
4.40
|
S |
|
206lbs | 6-3 | 4.40 | 40 | 136.6 |
81.1
|
Payne's calling card at the next level will be his coverage ability paired with that rare size-speed combination. At 6'3" and 208... |
25 |
|
6-1
225lbs
4.40
|
S |
|
225lbs | 6-1 | 4.40 | 89 | 330 |
76.0
|
|
8 |
|
6-1
188lbs
4.41
|
S |
|
188lbs | 6-1 | 4.41 | 26 | 86.5 |
84.6
|
Clark's value at the next level ties directly to his coverage versatility and ball production. Fifteen interceptions in four seasons is... |
15 |
|
5-11
192lbs
4.41
|
S |
|
192lbs | 5-11 | 4.41 | 60 | 248.6 |
81.1
|
The way I see it, Johnson's tape from 2025 tells the story of a player whose coverage instincts finally caught up to his run-support... |
1 |
|
6-0
206lbs
4.45
|
S |
|
206lbs | 6-0 | 4.45 | 1 | 3.5 |
92.0
|
Downs plays the safety position the way it was designed to be played in the modern NFL: with versatility, intelligence, and an ability to... |
6 |
|
6-0
202lbs
4.47
|
S |
|
202lbs | 6-0 | 4.47 | 17 | 71.3 |
84.8
|
Ramsey's 2025 tape requires careful context. Injuries across USC's secondary pushed him into the nickel for about half his starts, moving... |
17 |
|
6-1
205lbs
4.48
|
S |
|
205lbs | 6-1 | 4.48 | 62 | 261.3 |
79.9
|
Nwokobia is going to have to make a roster as a special teams contributor first, because the defensive tape alone is not going to get him... |
19 |
|
6-2
208lbs
4.48
|
S |
|
208lbs | 6-2 | 4.48 | 69 | 287.8 |
79.9
|
Nwankpa was a five-star recruit with the size, speed, and length you draw up for an NFL safety, and after four years of starting at Iowa,... |
5 |
|
6-0
190lbs
4.50
|
S |
|
190lbs | 6-0 | 4.50 | 42 | 144.3 |
84.9
|
Taaffe is a coverage safety whose processing speed and instincts in zone are well ahead of where most college defensive backs operate.... |