2027 NFL Draft Safety Rankings - 13-24

LAST UPDATED: 09/28/2026

Player Rankings - Safety

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
20	S Robert Fitzgerald	6-0 210lbs 4.54	S	210lbs	6-0	4.54	36	153	82.5 MORE>>	A downhill, box-first safety at Northwestern, Fitzgerald built his tape on physical, reliable run defense, filling fast and racking up...
15	S Jackson Bennee	6-2 189lbs 4.52	S	189lbs	6-2	4.52	23	88.7	83.8 MORE>>	Bennee is a ball-hawking slot safety whose four interceptions, including a pick-six, headline a profile built on leading man coverage and...
26	S Mason Curtis	6-5 211lbs 4.52	S	211lbs	6-5	4.52	66	368	80.4 MORE>>	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...
2	S Tae Johnson	6-2 193lbs 4.50	S	193lbs	6-2	4.50	5	24.9	86.9 MORE>>	Johnson burst onto the scene as a true freshman, pairing ball-hawking instincts that produced four interceptions with the cleanest tackle...
18	S Adon Shuler	6-0 207lbs 4.50	S	207lbs	6-0	4.50	32	125.6	83.5 MORE>>	Shuler is an instinctive, versatile coverage safety and defensive captain, a defender who reads and drives on throws, took two...
33	S Khalil Barnes	6-0 200lbs 4.50	S	200lbs	6-0	4.50	58	269.5	73.4 MORE>>	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...
34	S Derek Williams Jr....	6-2 201lbs 4.50	S	201lbs	6-2	4.50	74	555.5	72.5 MORE>>	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...
35	S Malik Hartford	6-3 200lbs 4.50	S	200lbs	6-3	4.50	73	552.5	71.3 MORE>>	Hartford is a long, developmental safety whose 2025 was almost entirely lost to injury, a top-70 recruit with 75-inch length and good timed...
9	S Ty Benefield	6-2 204lbs 4.48	S	204lbs	6-2	4.48	9	52	85.6 MORE>>	Benefield is a high-volume, ball-hawking box safety who led Boise State with 103 tackles, picked off two passes, forced a fumble and...
17	S Corey Myrick	6-3 200lbs 4.48	S	200lbs	6-3	4.48	28	105.3	83.6 MORE>>	Myrick is a rangy, productive safety whose high coverage and low yardage allowed jump off the tape, a 75-inch defender with good speed who...
25	S Aaron Flowers	6-0 208lbs 4.46	S	208lbs	6-0	4.46	64	339	80.7 MORE>>	Flowers started all fifteen games as a redshirt freshman for Oregon, including both playoff games, an impressive workload for a young...
3	S Jelani McDonald	6-2 199lbs 4.45	S	199lbs	6-2	4.45	12	61.7	86.5 MORE>>	McDonald is a downhill thumper with rare speed, a safety whose tackling was among the best in the class and whose sets a firm edge and...

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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.