BEST RATED SAFETIES IN RUN DEFENSE 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Safeties ranked by RUN DEFENSE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING RUN DEFENSE ZONE MAN/PRESS Rating
21

VJ
Payne

S
Kansas State   Mascot
Kansas State Mascot
77 73 72 71
81.1
22

Kendal
Daniels

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
59 72 73 69
73.4
23

Duce
Chestnut

S
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
57 71 67 63
74.5
24

Jalen
Catalon

S
UNLV   Mascot
UNLV Mascot
71 71 73 71
77.0
25

Parker
Hughes

S
Middle Tennessee   Mascot
Middle Tennessee Mascot
75 70 62 63
76.0
26

Genesis
Smith

S
Arizona   Mascot
Arizona Mascot
56 69 82 85
84.6
27

Lorenzo
Styles Jr.

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
54 68 58 59
60.8
28

Kamari
Ramsey

S
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
82 66 82 85
84.8
29

Malik
Spencer

S
Michigan State   Mascot
Michigan State Mascot
73 65 63 66
74.0
30

Key
Lawrence

S
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
50 58 55 69
65.0
31

David
Daniel-Sisav...

S
Troy   Mascot
Troy Mascot
33 57 51 41
60.9
32

Sage
Ryan

S
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
54 56 64 64
74.0