9 of 11. In a four-year career, he has played just over 2,000 snaps, which is essentially half of the available playing time. Christopher Smith, Georgia HT: 5111 WT: 190 Year: Super Senior High School: Hapeville Charter (Atlanta, GA) Rating: 4-star (0.8991) Hes very solidly built for the position and loves to lay the boom. Get ready for the 2023 NFL Draft with positional and Which prospects should boost their draft stock at the NFL Scouting Combine? 2023 NFL Draft Eligible Safety Prospects 1. The biggest thing preventing him from being the consensus best safety in the NFL is health. You wont find a more experienced safety in the draft class than Robinson. Hamsah Nasirildeen, Florida State (third round) 6. Heres how we stack this years safety class: Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via USA TODAY Sports, Sign up for the The Draft Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. 2023 NFL Draft Safety Rankings are updated weekly. Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. As we look ahead to the next big mile marker in the predraft process, the NFL Scouting Combine, heres an updated look at how we rank the top safety prospects in this years draft: Chicago Mayor Lightfoot ousted; Vallas, Johnson in runoff, King asks Duke and Duchess of Sussex to move out of Frogmore so Prince Andrew can move in, Biden Mocks Marjorie Taylor Greene With 1 Simple Hand Gesture, A Nebraska high-school cheerleader competed on her own after the rest of her squad quit. There's Bryan Cook was a distinctly unremarkable playing heading into 2021 and looked like a probable UDFA prospect, however, following an Cam Taylor Britt is a good NFL prospect who really elevated his stock with an impressive combine and senior bowl performance. Hes been instinctual ever since he stepped on the field at Alabama for 290 snaps as a true freshman. Your inbox approves See the data Golfweek's top news 's best, via CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nfl | pageType: stories | He also forced two fumbles, making five in total over the last two seasons. Updated safety rankings for the 2021 NFL draft. Weight Lbs 199lbs. This site is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these schools or teams. The 2023 Senior Bowl is officially in the books, and after another revelatory week of action in Mobile, its time to update our prospect rankings for each position group in the 2023 NFL draft class. 75 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft. We've compared players 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. Welcome to College Football News's European Union Experience. He h Nick Cross is an intriguing prospect who is an elite athlete with outstanding speed and explosiveness. New Orleans, LA, USA; Kansas State Wildcats wide receiver Phillip Brooks (8) runs the ball against Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Brian Branch (14) during the first half in the 2022 Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome. Before that, Harris generated 10 picks and an overall PFF grade of 90.6 over the previous two seasons combined. 2021 NFL Draft: Safety Rankings. Just behind his teammate is Poyer, a similarly versatile safety who allows the Bills to run any kind of coverage shell they want to. Willis has back-to-back impressive seasons for the Colts since coming into the league as a fourth-round pick. Kyzir White, S, West Virginia: Round 2, 6. Visit CBSSports.com for an aggregate look at the2023 NFL Draft prospect rankings! Noah Sewell is the younger brother of Lions offensive tackle Penei Sewell. Watching him, you get the real sense that he is on the precipice of being a genuinely great player rather than the very good one that he is right now. Armani Watts, S, Texas A&M: Round Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. Tier 3 are the Round 4-5 caliber players. Another player coming off a down season, this was the first play we had seen from Harris dating back to college that had been anything but good. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. S. All Scouts Average Overall Rank 42.9. Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. The worry is what happens when he cant play around the line of scrimmage. section: | slug: nfl-draft-2023-jalen-carter-will-anderson-jr-atop-pre-combine-list-of-best-defensive-prospects-by-position | sport: football | route: article_single_special | Ward struggled early in his NFL career despite entering the league with the prestige of a first-round pick, but the last two seasons have seen him at his best. Most importantly, though, Branch finishes plays. Hes missed 14.9% of his tackle attempts in his career and will have some ugly ones when asked to wrap up from a standstill. Bench: 16. This has been true for a long time, but it seems to be getting more extreme. Rankings the 2023 NFL Draft safety prospects with all of their scouting reports linked to their draft profile. The strong safeties of old continue to be replaced by hybrid matchup defenders, players who can line up in the box but also cover tight ends and running backs in single coverage from the slot or in other alignments as if they were cornerbacks. The 2021 NFL draft is just a couple of months away, so its time to update our prospect rankings for every position group in this years class. PFF's Big Board for the 2023 NFL Draft offers three-year player grades, combine measurables, position rankings, and in-depth player analysis for all of the top draft prospects. Theres nobody better at this than Derwin James. Christian Gonzalez will certainly check the height, weight and speed boxes, and the same is true of Kelee Ringo. Lets dive into PFF's top 32 safeties entering the 2021 NFL season. Projected Round (2019): 1-2. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. His 90.7 run-defense grade led all safeties in college football, while his 24 run stops ranked fifth most in the FBS. And while some positions in the league are extremely thin, highlighted by just a few stars but lacking any real quality beyond that, the safety position seems to be in excellent health. He also has ideal size, loo Verone McKinley III was an elite high school player, a good college player but may only ever be an average pro. DeShon Elliott, S, Texas: Round 1, 3. Luke Easterling. Chinn lined up all over the formation and was more of a matchup weapon than just a safety he played at least 20 snaps at free safety, in the box, covering the slot, lined up as a wide cornerback covering tight ends or backs and even stacked up at the line of scrimmage looking to threaten as part of the pressure package. The 2023 NFL draft is getting closer, and our analysts are building their draft boards. Over the past two seasons, he has 10 picks and four pass breakups. Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer each fit into this category for the Buffalo Bills and together may form the best safety duo in the league. They feel he is not strong or physical enough for the NFL because he missed a From the college perspective, here are the best safety prospects in the 2022 NFL Draft. Strong safety used to be a coveted specialty role in the NFL, encompassing those who played more like auxiliary linebackers and patrolled the box, defending the run and covering short zones underneath. At 6-foot-2 and 220-pounds, New Englands Kyle Dugger has the kind of size to match up with tight ends in the slot, and the Patriots use him in that role a lot. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. The safety Jordan Battle is another Saban safety with extensive playing experience. With the rise of two-high safety looks in the NFL, the slot position has evolved into an integral part of so many defenses around the league. He can get past a block or knife into the backfield in the blink of an eye. Each can line up anywhere they are needed within the scheme and playing next to one another is clearly a force multiplier for their success. WebGet the latest NFL Draft prospect rankings from CBS Sports. It would be easy to look at Houston last season and conclude they have no defenders of any quality, but Justin Reid has been an impressive safety for most of his career. Nolan Smith missed time with injury this year, but he is slippery around the corner. Tyrann Mathieu is such a matchup weapon that for several years of his career he was a pure slot cornerback more than he was a safety. The 2023 Senior Bowl is officially in the books, and after another revelatory week of action in Mobile, its time to update our prospect rankings for each position group in the 2023 NFL draft class. Its exactly the role he handled for the Aggies the past two seasons. Even with that tremendous speed, though, it may surprise you to know that Brown was almost entirely a box safety this past fall (only 60 of his 742 snaps came deep). 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. Clark is a player the Baltimore Ravens love to deploy all over the formation and can use him in pretty much every way, including rushing the passer. Hes proven to be exceedingly versatile, playing 510 snaps in the box, 682 deep and 259 from the slot for his career. In-depth prospect rankings with linked reports and all updated player information. Having a slot player who can fill in in run support with authority makes defensive coordinators far more comfortable taking their safeties out of the box. Brown may very well have the best movement skills of any safety in the draft class. After ranking the best players at every position as a part of PFF's 2021 NFL season preview, we Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama: Round 1, 4. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. The 2023 Senior Bowl is officially in the books, and after another revelatory week of action in Mobile, its time to update our prospect rankings for each position group in the 2023 NFL draft class. He carries one of the highest floors in the class. 2021 NFL draft rankings: Safety. Collins isnt that far removed from a genuine Defensive Player of the Year kind of season, but he has declined sharply since that spectacular 2016 season. Bryan Bresee is a player who has the coveted athletic qualities, but plays a bit stiff and lacking urgency. Winfield is a playmaker and exceptionally good in coverage, where his ability to read the play quickly really comes to the fore. WebOUR RATING 95.0 OG All Scouts Average Overall Rank 3.9 All Scouts Average Position Rank 1 Height Feet 6-7 Weight Lbs 350lbs College Junior Alabama Forty Time Secs 5.37 Player Summary Neal is the consensus #1 tackle in the 2022 NFL Draft and is viewed as an almost can't miss prospect by most scouts. 2024 Rankings It is difficult to find quality interior pass rushers so that makes a player with Carter's skill set even more valuable. Sign up for our newsletter and get every update delivered to your inbox! He is still a talented player, but perhaps his role is more limited than originally thought. Jackson has earned three of the best five overall PFF grades of his career since turning 30 and is coming off back-to-back years with a mark north of 80.0 overall. Battle is going to put that theory to the test, as he made four starts as a freshman back in 2019 before playing full-time the past three seasons. Much of that is because of the Vikings' Mike Zimmer-led defense, but Smith was the player who made all of those coverage shells work. Brown has been making plays ever since he took over as a starter for the Nittany Lions in 2021. Brown may very well have the best movement skills of any safety in the draft class. Similar to his twin brother Chase, Sydney can flat-out fly. Hes reportedly reached over 22 mph on the GPS readings, and if you watch his tape from any point this past season, its very believable. Unfortunately for Baker, the most memorable play of his season and arguably his career is getting chased down from behind by a flying D.K. Richie Grant, UCF (first round) 2. The former Notre Dame star had a relative down year in 2020, but he still recorded five picks, five pass breakups and better-than-average grades in every facet of play. Here are the 10 most physical safety prospects in this class. Over the past two seasons, he has 177 pass-rushing snaps on the blitz and has racked up 27 total pressures on those rushes. Thats Branchs game. Derwin James, S, Florida State: Round 1, 2. All the while, hes been an outstanding tackler (7.3% career missed tackle rate) and developed into a difference-maker in coverage. Byards play has dropped off recently after two seasons of spectacular PFF grades above 85.0. Now he is a year removed from that injury, and a return to that PFF coverage grade of 78.0 or better this season would see Thornhill likely even climb higher on this list. 2,909 career snaps to his name, Robinson has been an excellent tackler. WebSafety Rankings 2022 NFL Draft Home Positions S ALL QUARTERBACK RUNNING BACK WIDE RECEIVER TIGHT END OFFENSIVE LINE DEFENSIVE LINE EDGE LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE BACK #1 RANKED - SCOUTING REPORT 14 Kyle Hamilton POSITION RANK #1 OUR RATING 91.6 S All Scouts Average Overall Rank 4.8 All Scouts Average Position Rank 1 Height Feet 1. 2021 NFL Draft Safety Rankings Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak. Joseph rarely pops off the tape as a high-end athlete. Last year, his coverage and run-defense grades came in at 74.0 or better. Hes extremely fluid for a 220-pounder and can easily be a tight end eraser at the next level. Lets take a look at the future enforcers in the NFL that have entered their name into the 2021 draft. Send feedback and thoughts to @ShanePHallam. NFL Draft Buzz is on the lookout for new contributors who would like a chance showcase their perspectives on the NFL draft. Jackson had one of the best seasons we have ever seen at the safety position back in 2018, earning an overall PFF grade of 93.2 and a coverage grade of 94.7, but since Vic Fangio left town to coach the Broncos, Jacksons elite play has evaporated and he has posted seasons of 67.0 and 59.5 in terms of PFF grade. DeShon Elliott, S, Texas: Round 1, 3. But the ones that do often turn into quality starters in the NFL. Harris hit free agency coming off a season in which he graded at just 63.6 in coverage, and it meant he could only manage a cheap, one-year contract with Philadelphia. Another strong candidate to hear his name called on Day Three of the draft, Harris was one Clark is good enough at everything to be the kind of versatility player the Ravens covet in their secondary. Please check your email for a confirmation. His range is average at best, and his change-of-direction ability doesn't come close to that of others on this list. Buffalo runs a scheme that puts them in position to succeed, but they take advantage of it extremely well on their own. Send feedback and thoughts to @ShanePHallam. Experienced Jammie Robinson comes in at No. The only worry is thats just about the only role weve ever seen him play. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) 2. Bates tallied a ridiculous 12 pass breakups to go along with three interceptions on the season despite playing the bulk of his snaps in the middle of the field, where those plays are hard to come by. Some of these players could fit more than one of these buckets, and in fact have throughout their careers, but this is where they sit right now based on the past couple of seasons. Joseph is able to read route combinations and anticipate breaks in his sleep. Harrison Smith has long been the prototype for this group of safeties. No player has the production of Ji'Ayir Brown over the past two seasons. 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Last season saw him earn a career-high PFF coverage grade (68.9). From a testing perspective, theres a chance he puts up the most lackluster numbers at the combine of any player on this list. All Scouts Average Position Rank 11. Branch missed only four of his 173 career tackle attempts. Harrisons career wasnt stellar in Jacksonville, but the second he was traded to Cleveland, he began to look like a different player, and that was within a secondary that wasnt loaded with quality. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports. Peppers has made 27 defensive stops in each of the past two seasons and has at least 10 total pressures in each of the last three. He possesses the skill set that suggests he can be a productive pass rusher, but is likely to be unrefined as a run defender early in his career. Dax Hill | Michigan. The 2023 Senior Bowl is officially in the books, and after another revelatory week of action in Mobile, its time to update our prospect rankings for each position group in the 2023 NFL draft class. His man coverage skills are very good for a safety of his size, and hes a quality run defender as well. Cincinnati S James Wiggins is an under the radar G5 defensive prospect for the 2020 NFL Draft. Great read and closing speed here for the INT. pic.twitter.com/3Y9ouDvn4r Some believe Trevon Moehriq is the best safety in the nation. 2024 NFL Draft Position Rankings: QB | RB | FB | WR | TE | OT | G | C | DE | DT | NT | 3-4 OLB | 3-4 DE | OLB | ILB | CB | S | K | P Johnathan Abram, S, Mississippi State Height: 5-11. Thats a tremendous rate for a player often working out in space. At almost 34 years old, McCourty is coming off his lowest-graded season since 2011, when he was still playing cornerback for the Patriots. Sign Up. Some team sources said they graded Davis in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Amos has been the leagues best-graded safety over the past two seasons. linebackers, particularly in sub packages, and the league has come to covet other skills for strong safeties. Player Kelee Ringo, Georgia HT: 6105 WT: 205 Year: Super Sophomore High School: Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ) Rating: 5-star (0.9976) Kelee Ringo has all of the makings of an elite safety prospect, perhaps even generational. Safety Rankings: The 32 best safeties entering the 2021 NFL season. By: CollegeFootballNews.com, College Basketball Predictions. Thats obviously not as big a deal in a deep role, but the team drafting him may have to accept some role limitations. Jamal Adams was thought to be this matchup weapon on defense, a player capable of lining up anywhere and doing his job well, But in Seattle, he has been struggling badly in any role other than one close to the line of scrimmage as more of a classic strong safety. His overall PFF grade dropped, but he was still above average in every facet of play that PFF measures. Web90.6. Tier 1 consists of the players expected to be taken in the first round. Ranking safeties in todays NFL is becoming increasingly complex because of defensive evolutions and the various roles the position encompasses. Its the 2022 NFL Drafts most underappreciated group at maybe the most That snap breakdown is precisely what most safeties at the next level will be asked to do. Reid was dragged down by the unit as a whole in 2020, and his coverage grade of 67.2 was the lowest of his career, but his previous two seasons had been flirting with an 80.0 grade, and he has increased the number of defensive stops he has made each season. SUBSCRIBE TODAY TO DOWNLOAD THE 2023 NFL DRAFT GUIDE FOR AS LOW AS He is a tall, high-waisted player capable of flashing downhill or impacting pass lanes. Athletic testing and measurements at the NFL combine this week will either confirm what was seen on tape or inspire a second look. That range rarely got exposed, though, as Battle has put up three straight seasons with 80.0-plus coverage grades. Armani Watts, S, Texas A&M: Round We've compared players post combine 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. Kyle Hamilton can do it all -- he has the perfect size and agility for the position combined with nice coverage skills, hard tackling, and Jaquan Brisker is a great athlete with an elite combination of speed, size, tackling, and natural coverage ability to be a pro-bowl level sa Hill has played all over the secondary for the Wolverines, and this versatility is always in demand in the NFL especially when paired with Aspiring college or profootball journalist? You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds. Hes extremely steady and rarely caught out of control. Hes reportedly reached over 22 mph on the GPS readings, and if you watch his tape from any point this past season, its very believable. He racked up 10 picks over the course of his career and allowed only 80 yards on 17 targets with Notre Dame this past season. Tyree Wilson is a long, explosive athlete who has shown growth over the past year, but still has a ways to go before he repays the top-five draft capital likely to be used on him in April. Will each look comfortable flipping their hips and running in coverage? His biggest weakness has been a lack of plays on the football, with just two picks and 25 pass breakups across seven years of play. He collected 16 stops in the run game this past fall and proved to have one of the more versatile skill sets in the draft class. Felix Anudike-Uzomah has 19.5 sacks over the past two years, but more impressive is the ball production. Draft Wire editor Luke Easterling updates his safety rankings for the 2023 NFL draft following Senior Bowl week 2023 NFL draft: Post-Senior Bowl safety rankings Teams Jessie Bates III is only a year removed from a 90.1 PFF grade and a truly elite season for the Bengals. It would have been easy for Marcus Williams to allow his career to be haunted by the Minneapolis Miracle, when he showed up with the worst single play of his career at the biggest moment. He earned PFF grades in 2020 that were impressive in all facets of play we measure and even had eight total pressures from 31 snaps on the blitz as a rusher. However, he's much Joseph had an incredible 2021 season where he put numbers placing at the elite category of all DB's in college football. 2023 NFL Draft Safety Rankings includes a prospect ranking, a breakdown of scouting for the position, key questions about the position, and a link to learn more.. 2023 NFL Mock Draft Safety Rankings: Brian Branch, Alabama; Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M; Jordan Battle, Alabama; Jammie Robinson, Florida State Kyzir White, S, West Virginia: Round 2, 6. 8:58 am ET. He has converted three of his five interceptions into touchdowns over the past three seasons. You'll now receive the top The Draft Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. April 14, 2021 10:50 am ET. Adams was often deployed in favorable coverage matchups with the Jets, but he was on the receiving end of that too often in 2020. In many schemes, a switch to linebacker may even be in the cards. Coverage is king in todays NFL, and the safety position is pivoting toward players who excel deep downfield. The Buffalo Bills have an incredibly reliable pair of safeties, and the first on the list is Micah Hyde, who now has four straight seasons with an overall PFF grade of at least 70.0 and three of the four are significantly better than 70.0. He finished the year with 34 total pressures, 15 more than any other safety. Four! Similar to his twin brother Chase, Sydney can flat-out fly. Jack Campbell has great size and production for the linebacker position. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. One could not find a pass rusher more productive than Will Anderson Jr. over the past two seasons. Teams looking to add some size, speed, physicality, and athleticism to their secondary will have their share of options at the safety Brown racked up six picks and six pass breakups in large part due to that make-up speed, but also because hes an all-around fluid athlete in space. Myles Murphy is a powerful edge rusher with the quick twitch qualities to develop, but he lacks a refined pass rush plan. This most recent season saw him post career-low marks in overall grade (65.8) and coverage grade (61.5), which drags him outside of the top 10, such is the strength of competition. Curl could be primed for a big sophomore campaign. Directly comparing a true coverage free safety to a box defender or a tight-end matchup weapon on defense is a fairly arbitrary construct, so in this article we have split out the top safeties in the league into their differing roles. Bates recorded the highest overall PFF grade among safeties last season at 90.1 he was one of two players with a PFF coverage grade north of 90.0. His in-season tape is clear evidence, but you can also watch the practice/training camp footage that emerges every year of James going one on one with, Tyrann Mathieu is such a matchup weapon that for several years of his career he was a pure slot cornerback more than he was a safety. 2022 NFL Draft Safety Rankings Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak. Jamar Johnson, Indiana (fourth round) 8. Justin Reid, S, Stanford: Round 2, 5. This site is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these schools or teams. 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