BEST ZONE COVERAGE SAFETIES 2023 NFL Draft

2023 BEST ZONE COVERAGE SAFETIES

Executing stellar man-to-man coverage as a safety entails a blend of agility, awareness, and often, a secondary sense of receivers' intentions. Recall players like Eric Berry (Tennessee) and Earl Thomas (Texas) who, during their respective collegiate tenures, demonstrated an adept ability to shadow receivers and disrupt passing lanes effectively in man-to-man schemes.

Immerse yourself in the data of current college safeties making their mark through exceptional man-to-man coverage. Through meticulous exploration of key stats, such as interceptions, pass deflections, and completion percentage allowed, gain insight into the defensive prowess of these players in isolating and negating opponents' receiving threats.

2023 Safeties ranked by ZONE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING RUN DEFENSE ZONE MAN/PRESS Rating
1

Kaevon
Merriweather...

S
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
74 76 88 85
76.0
2

Jordan
Battle

S
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
85 78 87 82
85.7
3

Antonio
Johnson

S
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
78 91 87 81
87.1
4

Brian
Branch

S
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
100 95 86 86
88.8
5

Ronnie
Hickman

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
72 79 85 89
83.5
6

Gervarrius
Owens

S
Houston   Mascot
Houston Mascot
63 67 84 73
77.4
7

Jammie
Robinson

S
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
94 82 82 76
85.0
8

Rashad
Torrence II

S
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
79 71 81 74
78.5
9

Christopher
Smith

S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
70 84 81 77
83.7
10

Charlie
Thomas

LB
/ED
Georgia Tech   Mascot
Georgia Tech Mascot
80 80 80 80
75.0
11

Brandon
Joseph

S
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
68 56 78 78
84.6
12

Anthony
Johnson Jr.

S
Iowa State   Mascot
Iowa State Mascot
77 77 77 77
75.0
13

John
Torchio

S
Wisconsin   Mascot
Wisconsin Mascot
31 62 77 66
54.0
14

Jordan
Howden

S
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
85 70 76 69
74.0
15

Jason
Taylor II

S
Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
65 59 75 70
65.0
16

Quindell
Johnson

S
Memphis   Mascot
Memphis Mascot
60 82 75 77
76.5
17

Keenan
Isaac

S
Alabama State   Mascot
Alabama State Mascot
77 75 73 76
74.6
18

Sydney
Brown

S
Illinois   Mascot
Illinois Mascot
59 69 73 84
85.1
19

JL
Skinner

S
Boise State   Mascot
Boise State Mascot
73 64 73 73
83.6
20

Ji'Ayir
Brown

S
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
70 67 72 77
83.5