2027 NFL Draft Safety Rankings - 25-36

LAST UPDATED: 10/07/2026

Player Rankings - Safety

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
33

S
Khalil
Barnes

6-0 200lbs 4.50
S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
200lbs 6-0 4.50 58 269.5
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...
35

S
Malik
Hartford

6-3 200lbs 4.50
S
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
200lbs 6-3 4.50 73 552.5
71.3
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...
3

S
Jelani
McDonald

6-2 199lbs 4.45
S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
199lbs 6-2 4.45 12 61.7
86.5
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...
37

S
Rod
Moore

6-0 198lbs 4.40
S
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
198lbs 6-0 4.40 60 286.5
65.2
Moore is a rare athlete and veteran presence whose evaluation rests on prior all-conference production and a brief 2025 return, a fast deep...
36

S
Javien
Toviano

6-1 197lbs 4.60
S
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
197lbs 6-1 4.60 75 567
67.1
Toviano is a developmental safety and former blue-chip recruit whose 2025 amounted to a fractured sixty-five snaps, a defender with the...
8

S
Terry
Moore

6-1 195lbs 4.58
S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
195lbs 6-1 4.58 72 515
85.7
Moore is a ball-hawking safety whose evaluation rests on his 2024 tape, an instinctive defender who posted four interceptions, two forced...
2

S
Tae
Johnson

6-2 193lbs 4.50
S
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
193lbs 6-2 4.50 5 24.9
86.9
Johnson burst onto the scene as a true freshman, pairing ball-hawking instincts that produced four interceptions with the cleanest tackle...
16

S
Earl
Little Jr.

6-1 193lbs 4.44
S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
193lbs 6-1 4.44 49 211.5
83.8
Little is a rangy, physical safety with real ball production, snaring four interceptions and forcing two fumbles as Florida State's...
23

S
Tao
Johnson

6-1 193lbs 4.44
S
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
193lbs 6-1 4.44 47 206
81.0
Johnson is a fast, durable safety who logged 802 snaps as a full-season starter for Utah, pairing rare timed speed with holds up in man and...
22

S
Braden
Awls

6-1 190lbs 4.55
S
Iowa State   Mascot
Iowa State Mascot
190lbs 6-1 4.55 37 156.5
81.1
Awls was poised to be one of the breakout defenders of 2026 after following his former Toledo coaches to Iowa State, but a torn ACL in...
15

S
Jackson
Bennee

6-2 189lbs 4.52
S
Utah   Mascot
Utah Mascot
189lbs 6-2 4.52 23 88.7
83.8
Bennee is a ball-hawking slot safety whose four interceptions, including a pick-six, headline a profile built on leading man coverage and...
21

S
King
Mack

5-10 187lbs 4.35
S
NC State   Mascot
NC State Mascot
187lbs 5-10 4.35 71 492.5
81.3
Mack is a rangy free safety with rare timed speed, a defender who patrols the deep middle on a high zone coverage and reads and drives on...

2027 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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2027 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.