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
61

Avery
Smith

CB
Toledo   Mascot
Toledo Mascot
71 71 71 71
75.0
62

DeVonta
Smith

CB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
72 72 71 73
74.0
63

Isaiah
Nwokobia

S
SMU   Mascot
SMU Mascot
73 83 70 69
79.9
64

Fred
Davis II

CB
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
77 73 69 67
74.2
65

Ceyair
Wright

CB
Nebraska   Mascot
Nebraska Mascot
57 73 68 62
74.0
66

DJ
Graham II

CB
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
49 59 68 58
65.0
67

Jaylon
Braxton

CB
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
70 71 68 63
76.2
68

Will
Lee III

CB
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
68 54 68 77
83.9
69

Tacario
Davis

CB
Washington   Mascot
Washington Mascot
85 75 67 66
84.6
70

Duce
Chestnut

S
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
57 71 67 63
74.5
71

Jalon
Kilgore

CB
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
75 82 66 68
84.6
72

Tony
Grimes

CB
Purdue   Mascot
Purdue Mascot
51 48 65 64
77.0
73

Ahmaad
Moses

S
SMU   Mascot
SMU Mascot
71 77 64 66
77.5
74

Sage
Ryan

S
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
54 56 64 64
74.0
75

Xavier
Nwankpa

S
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
78 83 64 64
79.9
76

Damarius
McGhee

CB
Florida Atlantic   Mascot
Florida Atlantic Mascot
46 44 63 58
60.6
77

Malik
Spencer

S
Michigan State   Mascot
Michigan State Mascot
73 65 63 66
74.0
78

Charles
Demmings

CB
Stephen F. Austin   Mascot
Stephen F. Austin Mascot
65 61 62 69
82.7
79

Parker
Hughes

S
Middle Tennessee   Mascot
Middle Tennessee Mascot
75 70 62 63
76.0
80

Nyland
Green

CB
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
35 44 61 52
71.0