Budda Baker is a heat-seeking missile in the Arizona defense, amassing 160 defensive stops in just five seasons of play. 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. Smith may be declining from his elite best (his past two seasons have earned PFF grades of 74.3 and 77.9, down from 90.0-plus), but he still ranked 12th at the position in 2021 for a defense that lost a lot of talent. 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. Please check your email for a confirmation. At almost 34 years old, McCourty is coming off his lowest-graded season since 2011, when he was still playing cornerback for the Patriots. Which prospects should boost their draft stock at the NFL Scouting Combine? Thats because, at 205 pounds, hes more than willing to mix it up. Between being a former first-round pick, used in a debatable way early in his career and then used as a makeweight in the trade for Odell Beckham Jr., it would be easy to dismiss Jabrill Peppers as a bust, but he is far from a bad player. The 2021 NFL draft is just a couple of months away, so its time to update our prospect rankings for every position Mandatory Credit: Andrew Wevers-USA TODAY Sports. All Rights Reserved. 1. See his 2022 and 2023 Rankings as well! 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. Antonio Johnson's season was not as inspiring as the 2021 campaign, but he has a versatile skill set. It offers one of the best groups of slot cornerbacks in recent memory Welcome to College Football News's European Union Experience. 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. Here are the top 10 safeties in this year's draft class, per PFF's NFL Draft Guide. 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. Coverage is king in todays NFL, and the safety position is pivoting toward players who excel deep downfield. Bench: 16. 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. 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. Luke Easterling. Find out where your favorite Position stacks up against the 2023 class and view expert mock drafts. 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. This site is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these schools or teams. All Scouts Average Position Rank 11. Four! 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. Christian Gonzalez will certainly check the height, weight and speed boxes, and the same is true of Kelee Ringo. Its exactly the role he handled for the Aggies the past two seasons. The 2022 NFL Scouting Combine is in the books, and the pro day circuit is in full swing, which means its time to take an updated look at our prospect rankings for the 2022 NFL draft. Joseph rarely pops off the tape as a high-end athlete. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. 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. Find out where your favorite Position stacks up against the 2023 class and view expert mock drafts. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds. Notre Dame s Hamilton has long been hyped as the top safety in the draft, and he tops Brooks latest top five at the safety position. Nolan Smith missed time with injury this year, but he is slippery around the corner. Curl could be primed for a big sophomore campaign. Similarly, Justin Simmons 90.7 PFF grade from 2019 represents his career-high by more than 10 grading points. Although Justin Reid is coming off some ugly grading, we saw earlier in his career what he is capable of in a defense that doesnt shed all of its talent around him. 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. Hes very solidly built for the position and loves to lay the boom. As part of Athlon Sports' 2020 NFL Draft Guide, we have ranked each position, including 45 total safeties. Tyrann Mathieu is a complete and versatile player who has been a difference-maker within the Chiefs defense since he arrived there. Keilahn Harris, Oklahoma Baptist, rJr, 5096, 179, 4.45e, No.33 ranked WR. Marcus Maye was the deep-lying free safety who allowed Jamal Adams to be the do-it-all star in the Jets secondary. Henry To'o'To'o had a higher grade last year than his teammate, Christian Harris, who went No. That season brought forth his best career PFF grade by more than 10 grading points, although the campaigns on either side of it might be why the Bengals have seemed reluctant to hand him a monster new contract. Andre Cisco, Syracuse (second round) 4. Theres nobody better at this than Derwin James. His ability to adjust on the fly and break laterally is arguably the best in the draft class. Over the past two seasons, he has 10 picks and four pass breakups. Jaquan Brisker is a SS prospect in the 2022 draft class. 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 Fighting Illini secondary was no joke in 2022, and Martin was a big reason why. This has been true for a long time, but it seems to be getting more extreme. Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame, Sr, 6-1, 192 4. Hes one of the best tackling defensive backs PFF has charted in college. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Its a big part of the reason hes such a good tackler. Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama: Round 1, 4. 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. Updated safety rankings for the 2021 NFL draft. 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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. 1, 2023 NFL mock draft: New 2-round projections for Senior Bowl week, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Now, those players. Sanders, an Alabama transfer, has spot edge rusher potential in addition to having the size necessary to hold up at the point of attack. 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. 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. He can get past a block or knife into the backfield in the blink of an eye. The 2023 NFL Draft safety class should provide a deep talent pool throughout Day 2 of the draft. Brown has been making plays ever since he took over as a starter for the Nittany Lions in 2021. You'll now receive the top The Draft Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. 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. 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. 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. 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. James Wiggins, Cincinnati (fourth round) 7. Kyzir White, S, West Virginia: Round 2, 6. Projected Round (2019): 1-2. Since moving to Pittsburgh and being allowed to play his natural position, Fitzpatrick has blossomed into one of the best safeties in the NFL. Hand: 9.50. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/draft/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. His range is average at best, and his change-of-direction ability doesn't come close to that of others on this list. Experienced Jammie Robinson comes in at No. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) 2. Armani Watts, S, Texas A&M: Round * No. Thornhills second season was something of a letdown, given how good he was in his first, but a torn ACL in Week 17 of that debut season probably impacted his play in Year 2. 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). Most importantly, though, Branch finishes plays. Athlon Sports. Justin Reid, S, Stanford: Round 2, 5. 75 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft. Alabama head coach Nick Saban entrusted Branch with a significant share of the responsibility in that scheme. 2021 NFL draft rankings: Safety. Its why I think he can be so skilled in a coverage-first role in a two-high scheme. Here are the top safety prospects. Tier 2 are the players projected to be taken Day 2. Find out where your favorite Safeties stacks up against the 2023 class and view expert mock drafts. Despite his size, Gillespie Player 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. He has a thinner build that brings questions about his sustainability in the run game, but there is no doubt about his immediate upside as a pass rusher. 250+ three-page scouting profiles - advanced stats, 3-year grades, player comps, combine data and Senior Bowl grades - for the 2023 draft class. 9 of 11. 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. After ranking the best players at every position as a part of PFF's 2021 NFL season preview, we Send feedback and thoughts to @ShanePHallam. Adams was often deployed in favorable coverage matchups with the Jets, but he was on the receiving end of that too often in 2020. 3: With 2,909 career snaps to his name, Robinson has been an excellent tackler. 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. 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. Rankings the 2023 NFL Draft safety prospects with all of their scouting reports linked to their draft profile. 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 | Justin Reid, S, Stanford: Round 2, 5. 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. McCourty wasnt the only player who struggled for the Patriots in 2020, so maybe he can bounce back with the reinforcements they have assembled this year. The safety Ward is coming off a season in which he earned better-than-average PFF grades across every facet of play. Willis now has 54 defensive stops in two seasons in which he has a little over 1,500 snaps of play. Subscribe to SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL. The 2023 NFL Draft safety class should provide a deep talent pool throughout Day 2 of the draft. Derwin James, S, Florida State: Round 1, 2. 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. 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. Weight: 205. Trevon Moehrig, TCU (second round) 3. After ranking the best players at every position as a part of PFF's 2021 NFL season preview, we have finally come to safeties. For the purpose of the NFL Draft Bible big board, we have done our best to separate prospects into free safety and strong safety designations. 2023 NFL Draft S Rankings (Shane) by Shane Hallam August 17, 2022 0 1430. 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. 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. John Johnson III backed up his fine play in Los Angeles with a solid year in Cleveland. Trenton Simpson and Drew Sanders will almost certainly be the first two linebackers off the board. Even with that tremendous speed, though, it may surprise you to know that Brown was almost entirely a. safety this past fall (only 60 of his 742 snaps came deep). 2023 NFL Draft Safety Rankings are updated weekly. 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. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. 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. Willis has back-to-back impressive seasons for the Colts since coming into the league as a fourth-round pick. 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. 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. He has converted three of his five interceptions into touchdowns over the past three seasons. Tyree Gillespie, Missouri. 1 overall PFF grade at the position and is the only safety who has put up a 90.0-plus grade over that time. 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. Weight Lbs 199lbs. 2023 NFL Draft Strong Safety Rankings John Vogel October 27, 2022 in 2023 Rankings - 9 Minutes 1. 2018 NFL Draft Safety Rankings - DraftUtopia.com S Rankings 2017 NFL Safety Rankings Projected Rounds: 1. In a four-year career, he has played just over 2,000 snaps, which is essentially half of the available playing time. Production often translates and Anderson has the height, weight and speed to be a top-10 edge rusher in the NFL. Fast forward a year and Carter is on the doorstep of making good on that claim. As part of our ranking of the position groups in the 2023 NFL Draft class, we have the safeties ranked No. Kevin Byard has been a prototypical free safety since he was a draft prospect. You'll now receive the top The Draft Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. His 2022 tape is littered with such splash plays, as he attacks with no fear despite being on the smaller end for the position. 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. That size does show up at points as a tackler, though. Hes elite when on the field, but he needs to stay healthy. Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports. Alabama's Brian Branch takes top spot: The slot position has evolved into an integral part of an NFL defense a role Branch can handle with ease. 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. 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. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. JL Skinner will be one of the more impressive prospects in Indianapolis this week. Tier 1 consists of the players expected to be taken in the first round. Get ready for the 2023 NFL Draft with positional and Derwin James, S, Florida State: Round 1, 2. He h Nick Cross is an intriguing prospect who is an elite athlete with outstanding speed and explosiveness. 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. Teams looking to add some size, speed, physicality, and athleticism to their secondary will have their share of options at the safety Some of that play is built off the back of a couple of exceptional games, but he now has nine picks and 11 pass breakups over the last two seasons, including the playoffs. A former cornerback, Jackson has transitioned to safety and enjoyed a second career once he moved past the age of 30. 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. 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. Sign Up. Your inbox approves See the data Golfweek's top news 's best, via 2024 Rankings 2023 NFL Scouting Combine: See the prospects invited, by position, NBC Sports EDGE's 2023 NFL Draft Content Hub, 2023 NFL scouting combine: List of draft prospects, workout schedule, TV and streaming info. 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. Bryan Bresee is a player who has the coveted athletic qualities, but plays a bit stiff and lacking urgency. Jack Campbell has great size and production for the linebacker position. Hamsah Nasirildeen, Florida State (third round) 6. If Porter tests to his potential in Indianapolis this week, he is going to go early. Forty Time Secs 4.49. He is coming off a season with a career-high 90.4 overall PFF grade and a 90.9 coverage grade. He made a lot of spectacular plays as a rookie yet was also on the wrong end of some big gains for the offense. Had it not been for injury, James might be the best safety in the league, and football fans everywhere have their fingers crossed that the injury bug is finally behind him so we can see the kind of special player he can be. Adrian Amos has become one of the most underrated safeties in the league. Jordan Battle, Alabama, Sr, 6-2, 210 2. 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. Dax Hill | Michigan. Another strong candidate to hear his name called on Day Three of the draft, Harris was one Myles Murphy is a powerful edge rusher with the quick twitch qualities to develop, but he lacks a refined pass rush plan. 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 One could not find a pass rusher more productive than Will Anderson Jr. over the past two seasons. 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. 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. Its the 2022 NFL Drafts most underappreciated group at maybe the most 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. Hes been instinctual ever since he stepped on the field at Alabama for 290 snaps as a true freshman. Visit CBSSports.com for an aggregate look at the2023 NFL Draft prospect rankings! 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. Joseph is able to read route combinations and anticipate breaks in his sleep. He carries one of the highest floors in the class. Maye earned a career-high PFF grade of 82.9 last season, also notching career highs in snaps from the slot and in the box. Collins hasnt been the same player in Washington as he was at his best with the Giants, but he has never had a better defense around him than he will have in 2021. His acceleration for a 6-foot-3 safety is what really makes him unique. Please check your email for a confirmation. Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Titans free safety Kevin Byard (31) takes the field before the game against the New Orleans Saints at Nissan Stadium. 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. Those are great strengths to have on the back end. He has amassed 10 interceptions, 4.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one touchdown. A few years ago, this meant Earl Thomas-type players who occupied the single-high zone in defenses playing almost exclusively Cover 3 or Cover 1. Mar 18, 2021. Thats a tremendous rate for a player often working out in space. Branch missed only four of his 173 career tackle attempts. 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. Jessie Bates III is only a year removed from a 90.1 PFF grade and a truly elite season for the Bengals. Safety Rankings: The 32 best safeties entering the 2021 NFL season. Smith can really cover some ground. 2022 NFL Draft Safety Rankings Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak. Here are the 10 most physical safety prospects in this class. 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. Often forgotten men of the team, safeties can make a major difference to the quality of a defense and a secondary. 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. In-depth prospect rankings with linked reports and all updated player information. 8:58 am ET. We've compared players post combine 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. 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. Those players still exist, but the defense most in vogue right now is the Vic Fangio tree of two-high safety looks, where free safeties are occupying either one half of the field or even just a quarter with various pattern-match responsibilities. 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. Poyer allowed just 8.7 yards per reception from 55 targets last season. Dugger faced 84 targets in coverage over his first two seasons in the league, allowing 58 catches for 9.3 yards per reception. This site is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these schools or teams. 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. The now fifth-year safety missed just two tackles from 67 attempts in 2020. The obvious name missing is Penn State's Joey Porter Jr. Safety in the NFL Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M, Jr, 6-3, 190 3. Moehrig has some of the best ball production youll see from a safety prospect, as he led all FBS safeties in pass breakups in each of the past two seasons. At 6-foot-2, 202 pounds, Moehrig has ideal size and physicality for the position, as well. 2. Elijah Molden, Washington Molden is the gold standard in the slot for this class. You wont find a more experienced safety in the draft class than Robinson. 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That recklessness shows up a bit too often in coverage, but if that can be coached out of him, a drafting team is getting a heck of a player. 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. 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. Thats the kind of defender you want around the 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 No player has the production of Ji'Ayir Brown over the past two seasons. DeShon Elliott, S, Texas: Round 1, 3. 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. Brown may very well have the best movement skills of any safety in the draft class. Get ready for the 2023 NFL Draft with positional and big board rankings from the team at The NFL Draft Bible. Now that he has an opportunity to play within a better defense again, we should see a rebound performance in 2022. That snap breakdown is precisely what most safeties at the next level will be asked to do. His biggest issue was with missed tackles, with 16 total on the year. 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. High-Level play in Los Angeles with a career-high PFF grade and a coverage. 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