2027 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 13-24

LAST UPDATED: 10/14/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Back

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
50	S Aaron Flowers	6-0 208lbs 4.46	S	208lbs	6-0	4.46	64	339	80.7 MORE>>	Flowers started all fifteen games as a redshirt freshman for Oregon, including both playoff games, an impressive workload for a young...
8	S Dashawn Spears	6-3 208lbs 4.43	S	208lbs	6-3	4.43	24	91.5	86.4 MORE>>	Spears is a big, fast safety who covered and defended the run as well as anyone at the position, a 208-pounder with rare speed who carries...
30	S Adon Shuler	6-0 207lbs 4.50	S	207lbs	6-0	4.50	32	125.6	83.5 MORE>>	Shuler is an instinctive, versatile coverage safety and defensive captain, a defender who reads and drives on throws, took two...
56	S Joenel Aguero	5-11 205lbs 4.44	S	205lbs	5-11	4.44	70	476	79.1 MORE>>	Aguero is a physical, downhill safety with length and corner-caliber athleticism who started at nickel for Georgia before transferring to...
48	S Zavier Mincey	6-3 205lbs 4.45	S	205lbs	6-3	4.45	59	283	81.0 MORE>>	Mincey is a big, fast safety with length and a strong run defense, a former blue-chip recruit who flashed downhill in a backup role for...
26	S Amare Ferrell	6-2 205lbs 4.60	S	205lbs	6-2	4.60	35	150.5	84.0 MORE>>	A rangy, ball-hawking coverage safety at Indiana, Ferrell wins with instincts, length and anticipation, reading the quarterback's eyes to...
14	CB Zach Lutmer	6-0 205lbs 4.44	CB	205lbs	6-0	4.44	10	56.7	85.9 MORE>>	Lutmer is a versatile, productive nickel whose man and zone both held up and whose value extends well beyond coverage: thirty-two run...
19	S Ty Benefield	6-2 204lbs 4.48	S	204lbs	6-2	4.48	9	52	85.6 MORE>>	Benefield is a high-volume, ball-hawking box safety who led Boise State with 103 tackles, picked off two passes, forced a fumble and...
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,...
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...
22	S Jaylen McClain	6-0 201lbs 4.35	S	201lbs	6-0	4.35	15	68.7	84.9 MORE>>	McClain is a rangy, fast safety who won a starting job alongside an All-American, pairing sticky coverage with the best tackling mark in...
16	S Peyton Bowen	6-0 201lbs 4.45	S	201lbs	6-0	4.45	21	86.3	85.8 MORE>>	Bowen is a fast, twitchy safety whose mirrors routes step for step in man, a versatile defender who covers the slot, plays single-high, and...

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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.