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
61

Parker
Hughes

S
Middle Tennessee   Mascot
Middle Tennessee Mascot
75 70 62 63
76.0
62

Toriano
Pride Jr.

CB
Missouri   Mascot
Missouri Mascot
73 70 72 69
81.0
63

Ahmari
Harvey

CB
Georgia Tech   Mascot
Georgia Tech Mascot
72 69 73 65
77.5
64

Genesis
Smith

S
Arizona   Mascot
Arizona Mascot
56 69 82 85
84.6
65

Karon
Prunty

CB
Wake Forest   Mascot
Wake Forest Mascot
52 69 79 76
70.6
66

Thaddeus
Dixon

CB
North Carolina   Mascot
North Carolina Mascot
57 69 73 69
80.2
67

Lorenzo
Styles Jr.

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
54 68 58 59
60.8
68

Colton
Hood

CB
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
81 68 79 81
87.0
69

Brent
Austin

CB
California   Mascot
California Mascot
73 67 88 75
79.9
70

Hezekiah
Masses

CB
California   Mascot
California Mascot
66 66 86 73
83.2
71

Makari
Vickers

CB
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
61 66 58 49
72.6
72

Kamari
Ramsey

S
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
82 66 82 85
84.8
73

Jaylin
Davies

CB
Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
63 66 60 56
66.8
74

Malik
Spencer

S
Michigan State   Mascot
Michigan State Mascot
73 65 63 66
74.0
75

Jeremiah
Walker

CB
Stephen F. Austin   Mascot
Stephen F. Austin Mascot
64 63 55 58
63.0
76

Avante
Dickerson

CB
Arkansas State   Mascot
Arkansas State Mascot
65 63 71 62
73.7
77

Tyreek
Chappell

CB
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
61 62 60 65
73.0
78

Jerry
Wilson

CB
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
45 62 76 79
78.7
79

Charles
Demmings

CB
Stephen F. Austin   Mascot
Stephen F. Austin Mascot
65 61 62 69
82.7
80

DJ
Graham II

CB
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
49 59 68 58
65.0