BEST MAN/PRESS COVERAGE DEFENSIVE BACKS 2027 NFL Draft

2027 BEST MAN/PRESS COVERAGE DEFENSIVE BACKS

Man and press coverage grade scores snaps where the defender is responsible for one receiver: press at the line, staying in phase down the field, and what happened at the catch point. It is the grade NFL teams weight most heavily for outside corners. Darrelle Revis (Pittsburgh) and Patrick Peterson (LSU) were both elite here in college.

Below, draft-eligible defensive backs are ranked by man and press coverage grade, with zone coverage, tackling, run defense and overall rating alongside.

2027 Defensive Backs ranked by MAN/PRESS

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING RUN DEFENSE ZONE MAN/PRESS Rating
1

Leonard
Moore

CB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
61 78 84 92
89.5
2

John
Nestor

CB
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
69 94 89 90
84.5
3

Kingston
Lopa

S
California   Mascot
California Mascot
64 59 88 89
84.7
4

Ashton
Hampton

CB
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
70 62 87 86
86.4
5

Ify
Obidegwu

CB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
94 68 91 86
78.5
6

Peyton
Bowen

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
73 86 85 85
84.6
7

Tao
Johnson

S
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
50 66 79 85
80.9
8

Audavion
Collins

CB
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
59 70 82 85
81.5
9

Zeke
Berry

CB
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
69 66 74 84
84.2
10

Jelani
McDonald

S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
79 81 83 83
85.1
11

Tae
Johnson

S
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
88 83 87 83
86.3
12

Matthew
Bailey

S
Illinois   Mascot
Illinois Mascot
80 75 68 82
77.0
13

Kelley
Jones

CB
Mississippi State   Mascot
Mississippi State Mascot
88 74 86 82
86.7
14

Amare
Ferrell

S
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
75 75 83 82
84.5
15

Michael
Turner Jr.

CB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
39 65 73 82
72.0
16

KJ
Bolden

S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
73 81 80 80
87.8
17

Rod
Moore

S
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
59 68 71 80
79.0
18

Jaylen
McClain

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
97 90 72 80
84.8
19

Marcus
Neal Jr.

S
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
83 92 82 79
83.4
20

Terry
Moore

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
71 81 78 79
83.3