2026 NFL Draft Safety Rankings - 25-33

LAST UPDATED: 04/27/2026

Player Rankings - Safety

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
16

S
Robert
Spears-Jenni...

6-2 205lbs 4.32
S
PIT   Mascot
PIT Mascot
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...
19

S
Xavier
Nwankpa

6-2 208lbs 4.48
S
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
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,...
32

S
David
Daniel-Sisav...

6-2 190lbs 4.68
S
Troy   Mascot
Troy Mascot
190lbs 6-2 4.68 122 555.5
60.9
Tracks the ball well and has the natural ball skills for forcing turnovers. His ball skills are very good. Daniel-Sisavanh tracks the...
7

S
Zakee
Wheatley

6-3 203lbs 4.62
S
CAR   Mascot
CAR Mascot
203lbs 6-3 4.62 20 82.4
84.7
Wheatley's best fit at the next level is as a free safety in a defense that values range and coverage ability over box physicality. His...
13

S
VJ
Payne

6-3 206lbs 4.40
S
NYJ   Mascot
NYJ Mascot
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...
26

S
DeShon
Singleton

6-3 205lbs 4.57
S
Nebraska   Mascot
Nebraska Mascot
205lbs 6-3 4.57 73 292
75.0
3

S
Emmanuel
McNeil-Warre...

6-4 201lbs 4.52
S
CLE   Mascot
CLE Mascot
201lbs 6-4 4.52 8 41.2
85.8
The combine both helped and complicated things for McNeil-Warren. Measuring in at 6-4 rather than the previously listed 6-2 confirmed what...
18

S
Cole
Wisniewski

6-4 220lbs 4.63
S
PHI   Mascot
PHI Mascot
220lbs 6-4 4.63 65 275.5
79.9
30

S
Kendal
Daniels

6-5 242lbs 4.76
S
ATL   Mascot
ATL Mascot
242lbs 6-5 4.76 68 284.8
73.4
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...

2026 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Safety

We've compared players post combine 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.

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2026 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Safety

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.