2025 NFL Draft - Top Safeties
Position/Conference Rankings
Rank | O/A | Chng | Player/School | Ht/Wt | Elig. | BIO |
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
8
Malaki Starks
Georgia
JR
Height:
6'1"
Weight:
205
Position Rank
2
Overall Rank
58
Nick Emmanwori
South Carolina
JR
Height:
6'3"
Weight:
220
Position Rank
3
Overall Rank
63
Kevin Winston Jr.
Penn State
JR
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
204
Position Rank
4
Overall Rank
65
Rod Moore
Michigan
SR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
185
Position Rank
5
Overall Rank
78
Malachi Moore
Alabama
RSR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
198
Position Rank
6
Overall Rank
79
Shilo Sanders
Colorado
GR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
195
Position Rank
7
Overall Rank
100
Keon Sabb
Alabama
RSO
Height:
6'1"
Weight:
208
Position Rank
8
Overall Rank
102
Andrew Mukuba
Texas
SR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
185
Position Rank
9
Overall Rank
112
Billy Bowman Jr.
Oklahoma
SR
Height:
5'10"
Weight:
190
Position Rank
10
Overall Rank
129
Kamari Ramsey
USC
RSO
Height:
6'1"
Weight:
205
Position Rank
11
Overall Rank
137
Sebastian Castro
Iowa
RSR
Height:
5'11"
Weight:
205
Position Rank
12
Overall Rank
158
Lathan Ransom
Ohio State
RSR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
207
Position Rank
13
Overall Rank
161
Hunter Wohler
Wisconsin
JR
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
211
Position Rank
14
Overall Rank
172
Xavier Nwankpa
Iowa
JR
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
210
Position Rank
15
Overall Rank
190
Xavier Watts
Notre Dame
RSR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
204
Position Rank
16
Overall Rank
233
Aubrey Burks
West Virginia
SR
Height:
5'11"
Weight:
202
Position Rank
17
Overall Rank
265
Yam Banks
Ole Miss
RSR
Height:
6'1"
Weight:
208
Position Rank
18
Overall Rank
288
Jalen Catalon
UNLV
RSR
Height:
5'10"
Weight:
201
Position Rank
19
Overall Rank
325
Akili Arnold
USC
RSR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
200
Position Rank
20
Overall Rank
354
Jeremiah Cooper
Iowa State
JR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
185
Position Rank
21
Overall Rank
360
Zion Childress
Kentucky
SR
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
190
Position Rank
22
Overall Rank
368
Major Burns
LSU
RSR
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
193
Position Rank
23
Overall Rank
396
Miles Scott
Illinois
JR
Height:
5'11"
Weight:
210
Position Rank
24
Overall Rank
411
Quinn Schulte
Iowa
GR
Height:
6'1"
Weight:
209
Position Rank
25
Overall Rank
428
Bud Clark
TCU
RSR
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
190
Position Rank
26
Overall Rank
442
Makari Paige
Michigan
RSR
Height:
6'3"
Weight:
208
Position Rank
27
Overall Rank
448
Beau Freyler
Iowa State
SR
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
220
Position Rank
28
Overall Rank
470
John Saunders Jr.
Ole Miss
RSR
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
200
Position Rank
29
Overall Rank
475
Xavier Scott
Illinois
JR
Height:
5'11"
Weight:
190
Position Rank
30
Overall Rank
476
Key Lawrence
Ole Miss
RSR
Height:
6'1"
Weight:
203
Position Rank
31
Overall Rank
479
Bryce Anderson
Texas A&M
JR
Height:
5'11"
Weight:
195
Position Rank
32
Overall Rank
484
Isheem Young
North Texas
RSR
Height:
5'10"
Weight:
215
Position Rank
33
Overall Rank
486
Jack Henderson
Minnesota
SR
Height:
6'2"
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 |