2027 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 13-24

LAST UPDATED: 10/07/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Back

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
52	S Bryce Thornton	5-10 211lbs 4.55	S	211lbs	5-10	4.55	48	209.7	80.0 MORE>>	Thornton has been a fixture in Florida's secondary for three seasons, a durable, versatile safety who has started 21 straight games and...
45	S Braden Awls	6-1 190lbs 4.55	S	190lbs	6-1	4.55	37	156.5	81.1 MORE>>	Awls was poised to be one of the breakout defenders of 2026 after following his former Toledo coaches to Iowa State, but a torn ACL in...
43	CB John Nestor	6-1 210lbs 4.55	CB	210lbs	6-1	4.55	42	178.7	81.2 MORE>>	Nestor spent two seasons at Iowa as a special teams standout before a transfer to Minnesota unlocked his potential, and he has been among...
11	S Keon Sabb	6-1 204lbs 4.55	S	204lbs	6-1	4.55	25	101	86.2 MORE>>	Sabb is a versatile, experienced safety with a high coverage, a do-everything defender who logged 821 snaps across free safety, the box,...
35	S Robert Fitzgerald	6-0 210lbs 4.54	S	210lbs	6-0	4.54	36	153	82.5 MORE>>	A downhill, box-first safety at Northwestern, Fitzgerald built his tape on physical, reliable run defense, filling fast and racking up...
31	S Koi Perich	6-1 200lbs 4.54	S	200lbs	6-1	4.54	13	64	83.4 MORE>>	Perich is a dynamic athlete and college playmaker, a two-way contributor and returner whose sticks in the hip pocket in man coverage and...
79	CB Dante Lovett	6-0 200lbs 4.53	CB	200lbs	6-0	4.53	67	373	61.9 MORE>>	Lovett is a developmental press corner with the size and frame to play on the boundary, a defender who flashed earlier in his career with...
69	CB Xavier Scott	5-11 190lbs 4.52	CB	190lbs	5-11	4.52	41	177.3	74.1 MORE>>	Scott is a versatile slot defender whose 2024 tape is the real evidence, an instinctive cover man who recorded four interceptions and...
51	S Mason Curtis	6-5 211lbs 4.52	S	211lbs	6-5	4.52	66	368	80.4 MORE>>	Curtis is a tall, physical safety whose 77-inch frame and comfortable in both man and zone give him an unusual coverage profile, a young...
27	S Jackson Bennee	6-2 189lbs 4.52	S	189lbs	6-2	4.52	23	88.7	83.8 MORE>>	Bennee is a ball-hawking slot safety whose four interceptions, including a pick-six, headline a profile built on leading man coverage and...
74	S Malik Hartford	6-3 200lbs 4.50	S	200lbs	6-3	4.50	73	552.5	71.3 MORE>>	Hartford is a long, developmental safety whose 2025 was almost entirely lost to injury, a top-70 recruit with 75-inch length and good timed...
72	S Derek Williams Jr....	6-2 201lbs 4.50	S	201lbs	6-2	4.50	74	555.5	72.5 MORE>>	Williams is a long, fast safety whose 2025 was a reduced post-injury return, a defender with 74-inch length and good timed speed who snared...

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We've compared players 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.