BEST ZONE COVERAGE DEFENSIVE BACKS 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Defensive Backs ranked by ZONE

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

D.J.
Graham II

CB
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
64 55 80 65
70.3
22

DJ
McKinney

CB
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
86 78 79 79
82.1
23

Ethan
O'Connor

CB
Washington State   Mascot
Washington State Mascot
58 78 79 76
78.5
24

Xavier
Nwankpa

S
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
74 74 79 72
81.3
25

Rod
Moore

S
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
82 82 79 67
83.4
26

Malik
Hartford

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
66 73 78 72
81.2
27

Terry
Moore

S
Duke   Mascot
Duke Mascot
59 76 78 81
83.7
28

Fred
Davis

CB
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
78 78 78 78
74.2
29

Mansoor
Delane

CB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
85 84 78 75
85.0
30

Smith
Snowden

CB
Utah   Mascot
Utah Mascot
50 73 77 68
80.1
31

Jyaire
Hill

CB
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
77 70 77 83
83.5
32

Rodrick
Pleasant

CB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
53 56 77 73
67.0
33

Samuel
Omosigho

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
75 86 76 74
83.3
34

Christian
Gray

CB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
76 76 76 76
75.0
35

Kendal
Daniels

S
Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
76 76 76 76
74.3
36

Ceyair
Wright

CB
Nebraska   Mascot
Nebraska Mascot
75 75 75 75
75.0
37

Jalon
Kilgore

CB
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
77 84 75 75
85.1
38

Daylen
Everette

CB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
62 69 75 72
83.6
39

Ricardo
Hallman

CB
Wisconsin   Mascot
Wisconsin Mascot
42 55 75 79
80.5
40

Elliot
Washington I...

CB
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
86 86 75 69
79.9