Safety Rankings 2026 NFL Draft

33 safeties ranked

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
30	S Kendal Daniels	6-5 242lbs 4.76	S	242lbs	6-5	4.76	68	284.8	73.4 MORE>>	Has a solid frame with a strong lower body and much improved bulk. Fluid and rangy with the coordination and loose hips to quickly change...
25	S Parker Hughes	6-1 225lbs 4.40	S	225lbs	6-1	4.40	89	330	76.0 MORE>>
18	S Cole Wisniewski	6-4 220lbs 4.63	S	220lbs	6-4	4.63	65	275.5	79.9 MORE>>
21	S Isaac Smith	6-0 220lbs 4.60	S	220lbs	6-0	4.60	51	197	78.0 MORE>>	Smith's film tells the story of a defender who belongs in the box but has just enough coverage skills to handle himself when...
4	S A.J. Haulcy	6-0 215lbs 4.52	S	215lbs	6-0	4.52	12	53.2	85.2 MORE>>	Haulcy's tape is the tape of a zone coverage safety who understands spacing. He sits between route concepts, processes the quarterback's...
11	S Jakobe Thomas	6-1 211lbs 4.57	S	211lbs	6-1	4.57	45	161.8	83.2 MORE>>	Thomas' combination of size, instincts, and ball skills checks boxes that defensive coordinators desperately need when constructing their...
23	S Miles Scott	5-11 210lbs 4.62	S	210lbs	5-11	4.62	84	314	77.0 MORE>>
19	S Xavier Nwankpa	6-2 208lbs 4.48	S	208lbs	6-2	4.48	69	287.8	79.9 MORE>>	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,...
1	S Caleb Downs	6-0 206lbs 4.45	S	206lbs	6-0	4.45	1	3.5	92.0 MORE>>	Downs plays the safety position the way it was designed to be played in the modern NFL: with versatility, intelligence, and an ability to...
13	S VJ Payne	6-3 206lbs 4.40	S	206lbs	6-3	4.40	40	136.6	81.1 MORE>>	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...
16	S Robert Spears-Jenni...	6-2 205lbs 4.32	S	205lbs	6-2	4.32	50	188.4	79.9 MORE>>	Spears-Jennings brings a speed-and-physicality combination at safety that will get him looks at the next level. His combine confirmed...
17	S Isaiah Nwokobia	6-1 205lbs 4.48	S	205lbs	6-1	4.48	62	261.3	79.9 MORE>>	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...

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We've compared players 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.