BEST RATED TACKLING DEFENSIVE BACKS 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Defensive Backs ranked by TACKLING

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING RUN DEFENSE ZONE MAN/PRESS Rating
81

Dezz
Ricks

CB
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
55 52 52 53
76.2
82

Tony
Grimes

CB
Purdue   Mascot
Purdue Mascot
55 56 72 75
78.6
83

Emmanuel
Karnley

CB
Arizona   Mascot
Arizona Mascot
55 39 52 54
62.3
84

Lorenzo
Styles Jr.

CB
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
54 79 45 51
66.0
85

Rodrick
Pleasant

CB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
53 56 77 73
67.0
86

Duce
Chestnut

S
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
52 67 73 69
77.0
87

Preston
Hodge

CB
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
52 58 72 78
77.3
88

Dante
Lovett

CB
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
51 42 67 68
72.6
89

Smith
Snowden

CB
Utah   Mascot
Utah Mascot
50 73 77 68
80.1
90

Denver
Harris

CB
UTSA   Mascot
UTSA Mascot
47 58 61 60
77.4
91

Tyreek
Chappell

CB
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
43 68 64 63
74.0
92

Ricardo
Hallman

CB
Wisconsin   Mascot
Wisconsin Mascot
42 55 75 79
80.5
93

Josh
Thompson

CB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
41 70 62 73
75.0
94

Damari
Brown

CB
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
39 59 63 59
77.0
95

Gentry
Williams

CB
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
37 54 67 66
78.0
96

Nyland
Green

CB
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
26 36 47 33
74.0
97

Demorie
Tate

CB
Florida A&M   Mascot
Florida A&M Mascot
0 63 66 64
67.1