2025 NFL Draft - Top Safeties
Position/Conference Rankings
Rank | O/A | Chng | Player/School | Ht/Wt | Elig. | BIO |
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Position/Conference Rankings
Rank | O/A | Chng | Player/School | Ht/Wt | Elig. | BIO |
Round | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | Avg |
RD1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.9 |
RD2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3.1 |
RD3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.9 |
RD4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3.3 |
RD5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.7 |
RD6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3.5 |
RD7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 |
Total | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20.0 |
A safety that often plays closer to the line of scrimmage and is more often responsible for covering backs/tight ends and defending the run, though is often interchangeable with the Free Safety depending on offensive formation/motion.
A safety that often plays the deeper portion of the field, with more deep zone coverage responsibilities, though is often interchangeable with the strong safety depending on offensive formation/motion.
When a strong safety drops down into the box as an extra linebacker in a hybrid role.
Popularized by Deone Buchannon and the Arizona Cardinals, similar to a monster backer but often stays on the field with both safeties present, creating a 3-safety alignment.
A term used when safeties are interchangeable and will move up or down between the strong and free positions based on formations/offensive shifts
All defensive backs are either blitzing or in man coverage (no help over the top).
All defensive backs are in man coverage except for the free safety who is responsible for the deep middle of the field.
Each safety is in charge of half of the deep portion of the field, CBs can be in man or zone coverage.
Similar to cover 2, made famous by Tony Dungy in Tampa Bay, but with a twist; the middle linebacker drops into a deeper zone than usual, creating a hybrid cover 2/cover 3 look.
Zone coverage in which two CBs cover one third of the field (each on the outside) while the FS mans the middle third
Sometimes called cover 4, is similar to cover 3 except each CB has an outside quarter and each safety has an inside quarter.
A formation in which 5 defensive backs are in the field (one in the slot).
A formation in which 6 defensive backs are in the field (two in the slot).
Position Rank
1
Overall Rank
18
Malaki Starks
Georgia
JR
Height:
6'1"
Weight:
205
Position Rank
2
Overall Rank
29
Nick Emmanwori
South Carolina
JR
Height:
6'3"
Weight:
220
Position Rank
3
Overall Rank
76
Kevin Winston Jr.
Penn State
JR
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
204
Position Rank
4
Overall Rank
108
Sebastian Castro
+20
Iowa
RSR
Height:
5'11"
Weight:
202
Position Rank
5
Overall Rank
116
Andrew Mukuba
Texas
SR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
185
Position Rank
6
Overall Rank
118
Billy Bowman Jr.
Oklahoma
SR
Height:
5'10"
Weight:
198
Position Rank
7
Overall Rank
137
Malachi Moore
-25
Alabama
RSR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
198
Position Rank
8
Overall Rank
139
Lathan Ransom
Ohio State
RSR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
207
Position Rank
9
Overall Rank
154
Jonas Sanker
Virginia
SR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
206
Position Rank
10
Overall Rank
179
Xavier Watts
Notre Dame
RSR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
204
Position Rank
11
Overall Rank
202
Hunter Wohler
Wisconsin
JR
Height:
6'1"
Weight:
217
Position Rank
12
Overall Rank
209
Craig Woodson
Cal
SR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
210
Position Rank
13
Overall Rank
210
Maxen Hook
Toledo
SR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
193
Position Rank
14
Overall Rank
220
Aubrey Burks
West Virginia
SR
Height:
5'11"
Weight:
202
Position Rank
15
Overall Rank
239
Shilo Sanders
-70
Colorado
GR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
195
Position Rank
16
Overall Rank
293
De'Rickey Wright
Vanderbilt
GR
Height:
6'4"
Weight:
229
Position Rank
17
Overall Rank
310
DeShon Singleton
Nebraska
SR
Height:
6'3"
Weight:
210
Position Rank
18
Overall Rank
327
Akili Arnold
USC
RSR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
200
Position Rank
19
Overall Rank
332
Keondre Jackson
Illinois State
SR
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
211
Position Rank
20
Overall Rank
361
Dan Jackson
Georgia
RSR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
194
Position Rank
21
Overall Rank
369
Jaylen Reed
Penn State
SR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
212
Position Rank
22
Overall Rank
375
Rayuan Lane III
Navy
SR
Height:
5'11"
Weight:
198
Position Rank
23
Overall Rank
382
Zion Childress
Kentucky
SR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
190
Position Rank
24
Overall Rank
391
TaMuarian Wilson
Central Arkansas
RSR
Height:
6'1"
Weight:
215
Position Rank
25
Overall Rank
393
Malik Verdon
Iowa State
RJR
Height:
6'4"
Weight:
220
Position Rank
26
Overall Rank
396
Major Burns
LSU
RSR
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
193
Position Rank
27
Overall Rank
419
Dante Trader Jr.
Maryland
SR
Height:
5'11"
Weight:
196
Position Rank
28
Overall Rank
420
Cam'ron Silmon-Craig
Colorado
SR
Height:
5'10"
Weight:
185
Position Rank
29
Overall Rank
430
Glendon Miller
Maryland
SR
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
196
Position Rank
30
Overall Rank
435
Marques Sigle
Kansas State
RSR
Height:
5'11"
Weight:
196
Position Rank
31
Overall Rank
436
Quinn Schulte
Iowa
GR
Height:
6'1"
Weight:
209
Position Rank
32
Overall Rank
450
Donovan McMillon
Pittsburgh
SR
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
205
Position Rank
33
Overall Rank
455
R.J. Mickens
Clemson
GR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
207
Position Rank
34
Overall Rank
456
Mike Smith Jr.
Eastern Kentucky
SR
Height:
6'1"
Weight:
213
Position Rank
35
Overall Rank
459
John Saunders Jr.
Ole Miss
RSR
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
200
Position Rank
36
Overall Rank
463
Alijah Clark
Syracuse
SR
Height:
6'1"
Weight:
188
Position Rank
37
Overall Rank
467
Jack Henderson
Minnesota
SR
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
215
Position Rank
38
Overall Rank
478
Makari Paige
Michigan
RSR
Height:
6'3"
Weight:
208
Position Rank
39
Overall Rank
489
Beau Freyler
Iowa State
SR
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
220
Position Rank
40
Overall Rank
499
Yam Banks
Ole Miss
RSR
Height:
6'1"
Weight:
208
Position Rank
41
Overall Rank
510
Bryan Addison
UCLA
RSR
Height:
6'4"
Weight:
185
Position Rank
42
Overall Rank
523
Isheem Young
North Texas
RSR
Height:
5'10"
Weight:
215
Round | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | Avg |
RD1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 |
RD2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3.2 |
RD3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.8 |
RD4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3.2 |
RD5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.4 |
RD6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4.0 |
RD7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 |
Total | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19.6 |