BEST RUN DEFENDING DEFENSIVE BACKS 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Defensive Backs ranked by RUN DEFENSE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING RUN DEFENSE ZONE MAN/PRESS Rating
41

Jalen
Catalon

S
UNLV   Mascot
UNLV Mascot
67 70 75 78
83.0
42

Josh
Thompson

CB
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
40 70 62 72
73.7
43

Daylen
Everette

CB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
62 68 75 72
83.2
44

Jaylon
Braxton

CB
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
68 68 78 73
80.2
45

Josh
Moten

CB
Marshall   Mascot
Marshall Mascot
65 67 82 80
83.8
46

Kamari
Ramsey

S
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
63 65 86 91
86.9
47

Cormani
McClain

CB
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
37 64 57 52
71.0
48

King
Mack

CB
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
67 62 65 54
85.9
49

David
Daniel-Sisav...

S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
68 62 50 56
43.7
50

Damari
Brown

CB
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
41 61 65 62
85.0
51

Tacario
Davis

CB
Arizona   Mascot
Arizona Mascot
82 61 67 75
84.7
52

Khalil
Barnes

S
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
65 61 61 66
76.0
53

Key
Lawrence

S
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
52 61 57 55
54.4
54

JK
Johnson

CB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
60 59 53 42
42.5
55

Kendal
Daniels

S
Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
52 59 61 63
70.2
56

Cameron
Calhoun

CB
Utah   Mascot
Utah Mascot
56 59 68 64
37.3
57

Denver
Harris

CB
UTSA   Mascot
UTSA Mascot
47 58 61 60
79.4
58

Ja'Keem
Jackson

CB
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
64 57 66 57
81.0
59

Sage
Ryan

S
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
66 56 78 71
74.4
60

Ricardo
Hallman

CB
Wisconsin   Mascot
Wisconsin Mascot
42 55 75 79
81.9