In a four-year career, he has played just over 2,000 snaps, which is essentially half of the available playing time. 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. Another rookie who was far from overawed by the step up to the NFL, Antoine Winfield Jr. was a significant role player in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl campaign. Keilahn Harris, Oklahoma Baptist, rJr, 5096, 179, 4.45e, No.33 ranked WR. Thats a tremendous rate for a player often working out in space. John Johnson III backed up his fine play in Los Angeles with a solid year in Cleveland. Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame, Sr, 6-1, 192 4. 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. 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 Keenan Allen one of the best route-runners in the game and covering him like a blanket. You wont find many true freshman starters on defense at Alabama for head coach Nick Saban. 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. 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. 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. Now, those players are linebackers, particularly in sub packages, and the league has come to covet other skills for strong safeties. April 14, 2021 10:50 am ET. In 2021, Harrison should be surrounded by a dramatically improved supporting cast and able to build on the overall PFF grade of 76.6 he posted in limited snaps last year. Visit CBSSports.com for an aggregate look at the2023 NFL Draft prospect rankings! Send feedback and thoughts to @ShanePHallam. Since moving to Pittsburgh and being allowed to play his natural position, Fitzpatrick has blossomed into one of the best safeties in the NFL. Theres nobody better at this than Derwin James. 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. at Poyer allowed just 8.7 yards per reception from 55 targets last season. The Florida State product posted an overall PFF grade of 87.8 as a rookie, but he has played just 299 total snaps in the two seasons since. Here are the top safety prospects. In many schemes, a switch to linebacker may even be in the cards. linebackers, particularly in sub packages, and the league has come to covet other skills for strong safeties. Kyzir White, S, West Virginia: Round 2, 6. 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. He has lined up in the slot on more than 200 snaps in a season for the past seven years and should get the chance to replace. While lacking splash plays, he is consistently in the right place at the right time and grades very well in all facets of the game. 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. 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. SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL. Production often translates and Anderson has the height, weight and speed to be a top-10 edge rusher in the NFL. Smith can really cover some ground. As part of our ranking of the position groups in the 2023 NFL Draft class, we have the safeties ranked No. 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. Over the last two seasons, Simmons has the No. 1. His biggest issue was with missed tackles, with 16 total on the year. Justin Reid, S, Stanford: Round 2, 5. Something of a journeyman at the position, Tashaun Gipson Sr. is with his fourth team in the NFL, but his first year in Chicago was one of the best of his career and saw him post grades of at least 69.9 in every facet of play PFF measures. Fast forward a year and Carter is on the doorstep of making good on that claim. Its a rough NFL Draft year for several positions, but safety is sneaky-good. All Rights Reserved. Felix Anudike-Uzomah has 19.5 sacks over the past two years, but more impressive is the ball production. All the while, hes been an outstanding tackler (7.3% career missed tackle rate) and developed into a difference-maker in coverage. Andre Cisco, Syracuse (second round) 4. 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. Its a big part of the reason hes such a good tackler. 2018 NFL Draft Safety Rankings - DraftUtopia.com S Rankings 2017 NFL Safety Rankings Projected Rounds: 1. Metcalf to prevent a defensive touchdown, but Baker is a big-hitting safety who has always excelled against the run but has improved in coverage throughout his NFL career. Updated safety rankings for the 2021 NFL draft. Willis has back-to-back impressive seasons for the Colts since coming into the league as a fourth-round pick. 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. Jackson is still just 26 and has too much talent to never find elite play again, but he needs to find a solution this offseason. What was even more impressive was the development he showed over the season, with his overall PFF grade jumping from 53.1 to 74.4 from the first half of his season to the second. On average, the league has been very consistent, drafting approximately 20 safeties per year over the past decade. Even the players on this list need to have more strings to their bow than simply stuffing the run from heavy formations. 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. But when the team traded Adams to Seattle, Maye was able to step into that role and show that he can also do a bit of everything well. Jessie Bates III is only a year removed from a 90.1 PFF grade and a truly elite season for the Bengals. The 2023 NFL draft is getting closer, and our analysts are building their draft boards. 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. Over the past two seasons, he has 10 picks and four pass breakups. Weight Lbs 199lbs. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Athlon Sports. Adams was often deployed in favorable coverage matchups with the Jets, but he was on the receiving end of that too often in 2020. You wont find a more experienced safety in the draft class than Robinson. Find out where your favorite Safeties stacks up against the 2023 class and view expert mock drafts. The results are (sometimes) interesting but what it really does show, is that on the whole - NFL teams would have done better by putting their feet up and just switching on autodraft. Take a look, we have every team's draft since 2011 rated. Myles Murphy is a powerful edge rusher with the quick twitch qualities to develop, but he lacks a refined pass rush plan. 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). 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. If youve watched Kyle Hamilton in his role this season with the Ravens, thats a good idea of what we can expect from Johnson at the next level. Often forgotten men of the team, safeties can make a major difference to the quality of a defense and a secondary. Subscribe to 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. Here is a look at my personal positional rankings on the defensive side of the ball leading in to this week: During the build up to the 2022 NFL Draft, amid conversations surrounding Jordan Davis and Devonte Wyatt was the narrative that Jalen Carter was the best prospect along that Georgia defensive front. Hes elite when on the field, but he needs to stay healthy. See his 2022 and 2023 Rankings as well! 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. Lets take a look at the future enforcers in the NFL that have entered their name into the 2021 draft. Dugger faced 84 targets in coverage over his first two seasons in the league, allowing 58 catches for 9.3 yards per reception. Derwin James, S, Florida State: Round 1, 2. He is a tall, high-waisted player capable of flashing downhill or impacting pass lanes. Find out where your favorite Position stacks up against the 2023 class and view expert mock drafts. 2021 NFL draft: Safety rankings led by TCU's Trevon Moehrig USA TODAY Sports Network Prospect rankings by position: QB | RB | WR | TE | OL | Edge | DT | ILB | CB 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. Tier 2 are the players projected to be taken Day 2. Forty Time Secs 4.49. The Fighting Illini secondary was no joke in 2022, and Martin was a big reason why. In-depth prospect rankings with linked reports and all updated player information. Web90.6. 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. Super informed fan? Send feedback and thoughts to @ShanePHallam. You'll now receive the top The Draft Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. Most importantly, though, Branch finishes plays. Johnson has earned overall PFF and coverage grades of at least 80.0 in every healthy season he has played in the NFL, and now he gets the opportunity to show he can stay at that incredible level with a new team after his offseason move to Cleveland. He finished the year with 34 total pressures, 15 more than any other safety. 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. 2024 Rankings 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. Kevin Byard has been a prototypical free safety since he was a draft prospect. https://draftwire.usatoday.com/lists/2022-nfl-draft-rankings-safety-kyle-hamilton-dax-hill-jaquan-brisker-lewis-cine/, 12. Luke Easterling. 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. WebGet the latest NFL Draft prospect rankings from CBS Sports. 2021 NFL Draft Safety Rankings 1. Catch up with our positional rankings here. 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Maintaining high-level play in the secondary over time is an extremely difficult task, yet Simmons has had back-to-back excellent years for the Broncos. Jaquan Brisker is a SS prospect in the 2022 draft class. NFL Draft Buzz is on the lookout for new contributors who would like a chance showcase their perspectives on the NFL draft. Will each look comfortable flipping their hips and running in coverage? Thats all well and good, but it's fairly meaningless if you cant cover. He carries one of the highest floors in the class. 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. 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. Thats Branchs game. Broad: 9-8. Arm: 31.13. Four! Techie with an interesting slant on player evaluation? Similar to his twin brother Chase, Sydney can flat-out fly. Thankfully, that couldnt be further from the truth with Branch. Since entering the league, Jeremy Chinn may have had the most unique deployment of any safety, to the point that he breaks a lot of position designations and really is operating in a one-man role. 1 overall PFF grade at the position and is the only safety who has put up a 90.0-plus grade over that time. 3: With 2,909 career snaps to his name, Robinson has been an excellent tackler. 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. Thats because, at 205 pounds, hes more than willing to mix it up. Here are the top 10 safeties in this year's draft class, per PFF's NFL Draft Guide. Please check your email for a confirmation. The 2023 NFL Draft safety class should provide a deep talent pool throughout Day 2 of the draft. Safety in the NFL is, in truth, several different positions with wildly different responsibilities, and comparing them directly is tricky. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Thats the kind of defender you want around the football. 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. His ability to line up in any safety position within any coverage shell allowed the rest of the pieces to fall into place around him. 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. See his 2024 Rankings as well! Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama: Round 1, 4. Adams is a better player than he showed last season in Seattle, albeit likely not one good enough to justify the two first-round picks in the trade that took him there. But. Alabama head coach Nick Saban entrusted Branch with a significant share of the responsibility in that scheme. 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 | 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. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. We've compared players 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. Weight: 205. Simpson will be one of the top performers at the NFL combine this week. He carries one of the highest floors in the class. A seventh-round rookie, Kamren Curl was one of the steals of the draft a year ago, one of the standout rookies of the season. 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. That size does show up at points as a tackler, though. His ability to get sideline to sideline, as well as downhill in the run game from a deep alignment, will serve him well at the next level. 9 of 11. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Wevers-USA TODAY Sports. 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. The safety Reed Blankenship | Middle Tennessee State, https://draftwire.usatoday.com/gallery/2021-nfl-draft-rankings-safety-trevon-moehrig-jevon-holland-richie-grant/, 2023 NFL mock draft: New 1st-round projections with trades, 2023 NFL mock draft: Pre-combine 3-round forecast with trades, comp picks, 2023 NFL mock draft: New 3-round projections with trades, comp picks, 2023 NFL mock draft: 3-round projections after Senior Bowl week, 2023 NFL mock draft: 2-round projections with big trades, and a new No. Antonio Johnson's season was not as inspiring as the 2021 campaign, but he has a versatile skill set. 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. The best days of Devin McCourty may be in the past. College Senior Penn State. 2023 NFL Draft Strong Safety Rankings John Vogel October 27, 2022 in 2023 Rankings - 9 Minutes 1. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds. By: CollegeFootballNews.com, College Basketball Predictions. Adrian Amos has become one of the most underrated safeties in the league. 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. 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 still has a knack for making big plays at the most critical times, as he came down with a pick in both the AFC championship and the Super Bowl, two of seven he had in total last season. 2023 NFL Draft Free Safety Rankings John Vogel October 31, 2022 in 2023 Rankings - 6 Minutes 1. Marcus Williams signed a big free agent deal this offseason and has been incredibly consistent in the NFL at a position where consistently high-end play is hard to come by. The only worry is thats just about the only role weve ever seen him play. That marked his third career 80.0-plus coverage grade, and it was also the third time he was aligned at free safety for more than 600 snaps over a season. Jordan Battle is another Saban safety with extensive playing experience. Which prospects should boost their draft stock at the NFL Scouting Combine? Harrison Smith has long been the prototype for this group of safeties. 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He has three 80.0-plus PFF run-defense grades in his first five seasons, and his versatility allows him to move around the defense, playing plenty as a free safety and in the slot. WebGet the latest NFL Draft prospect rankings from CBS Sports. Heres our updated list of this years top safety prospects: Sign up for the The Draft Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Just behind his teammate is Poyer, a similarly versatile safety who allows the Bills to run any kind of coverage shell they want to. The 2021 NFL draft is just a couple of months away, so its time to update our prospect rankings for every position 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. Christian Gonzalez will certainly check the height, weight and speed boxes, and the same is true of Kelee Ringo. Athletic testing and measurements at the NFL combine this week will either confirm what was seen on tape or inspire a second look. It is difficult to find quality interior pass rushers so that makes a player with Carter's skill set even more valuable. 2018 NFL Draft Safety Rankings - DraftUtopia.com S Rankings 2017 NFL Safety Rankings Projected Rounds: 1. Tier 3 are the Round 4-5 caliber players. Hes very solidly built for the position and loves to lay the boom. Noah Sewell is the younger brother of Lions offensive tackle Penei Sewell. Armani Watts, S, Texas A&M: Round Savage recorded four picks and seven pass breakups and made several critical hits last year. His overall PFF grade dropped, but he was still above average in every facet of play that PFF measures. The worry is what happens when he cant play around the line of scrimmage. 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. They feel he is not strong or physical enough for the NFL because he missed a Bench: 16. 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: Sign up for the The Draft Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. By: CollegeFootballNews.com. Byards play has dropped off recently after two seasons of spectacular PFF grades above 85.0. The biggest thing preventing him from being the consensus best safety in the NFL is health. 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. 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. He has eight forced fumbles over the past two seasons; a few pass rushers to have equally impressive forced fumble rates were Josh Allen and Brian Burns. Marcus Maye was the deep-lying free safety who allowed Jamal Adams to be the do-it-all star in the Jets secondary. He can get a little wild as a tackler, although when he does catch a ball carrier cleanly, they stop in their tracks. 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. Coverage is king in todays NFL, and the safety position is pivoting toward players who excel deep downfield. Jevon Holland, Oregon (third round) 5. Dax Hill | Michigan. Still, at his age, it feels wise to err on the side of caution. Rankings the 2023 NFL Draft safety prospects with all of their scouting reports linked to their draft profile. Kyzir White, S, West Virginia: Round 2, 6. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. Henry To'o'To'o had a higher grade last year than his teammate, Christian Harris, who went No. This site is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these schools or teams. 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. https://draftwire.usatoday.com/lists/2023-nfl-draft-rankings-safety-brian-branch-antonio-johnson-jordan-battle/, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. PFF BIG BOARD RANK: 112. Joseph is able to read route combinations and anticipate breaks in his sleep. If he cant show that play again this year, then it really may never happen again. 8:58 am ET. From a testing perspective, theres a chance he puts up the most lackluster numbers at the combine of any player on this list. He has amassed 10 interceptions, 4.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one touchdown. Will Cam Smith and Devon Witherspoon pass the speed test? Ranking safeties in todays NFL is becoming increasingly complex because of defensive evolutions and the various roles the position encompasses. A few years ago, this meant, 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. 2,909 career snaps to his name, Robinson has been an excellent tackler. The fact that Martin also has 851 snaps at outside cornerback in his career most coming as a freshman and sophomore is icing on the cake for his pro projection. Hyde is often put in a good position by the defensive scheme in Buffalo, but he responds by making the plays he is given the opportunity to make. 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