2027 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 13-24

LAST UPDATED: 11/03/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Back

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
125	S Kamari Wilson	6-0 211lbs 4.61	S	211lbs	6-0	4.61	163	792	59.1 MORE>>	Wilson is a physical, experienced safety and former No. 1 recruit whose four-program path has stocked him with reps and produced two...
61	S Jordan Castell	6-2 211lbs 4.45	S	211lbs	6-2	4.45	72	333	78.0 MORE>>	Castell is a big, fast safety whose size and reliable tackling are the strengths, a 213-pounder with rare timed speed who finishes with...
43	S Bryce Thornton	5-10 211lbs 4.55	S	211lbs	5-10	4.55	52	230.7	81.1 MORE>>	Thornton has been a fixture in Florida's secondary for three seasons, a durable, versatile safety who has started 21 straight games and...
118	CB Jacobe Johnson	6-2 210lbs 4.52	CB	210lbs	6-2	4.52	142	681.5	60.9 MORE>>	Johnson is a big, versatile defensive back who was Oklahoma's top recruit and had two interceptions in 2025. His coach believes his best...
74	S Zion Branch	6-2 210lbs 4.48	S	210lbs	6-2	4.48	77	356.5	74.0 MORE>>	Branch has the speed, length and pedigree that get a safety noticed. He covers ground well from the deep middle and showed he could hold up...
45	S Robert Fitzgerald	6-0 210lbs 4.54	S	210lbs	6-0	4.54	121	582	81.0 MORE>>	A downhill, box-first safety at Northwestern, Fitzgerald built his tape on physical, reliable run defense, filling fast and racking up...
26	CB John Nestor	6-1 210lbs 4.55	CB	210lbs	6-1	4.55	33	121	84.5 MORE>>	Nestor is a big, physical defensive back whose ball skills made him one of the Big Ten's top playmakers in 2025. He tied for the conference...
15	S Kingston Lopa	6-5 210lbs 4.65	S	210lbs	6-5	4.65	14	63.8	84.7 MORE>>	Lopa has gone from a reserve at Oregon to one of the most productive defensive backs in the country in his first season at Cal. He has five...
25	CB Dashawn Spears	6-3 209lbs 4.43	CB	209lbs	6-3	4.43	38	128.3	84.6 MORE>>	Spears is a fast, instinctive defensive back with the ball skills to change a game. He has rare speed, and he showed it against Florida in...
69	S Aaron Flowers	6-0 208lbs 4.46	S	208lbs	6-0	4.46	81	390.5	75.0 MORE>>	Flowers started all fifteen games as a redshirt freshman for Oregon, including both playoff games, an impressive workload for a young...
68	CB Quay'sheed Scott	5-11 208lbs 4.40	CB	208lbs	5-11	4.40	69	321	76.0 MORE>>	Scott is a fast, versatile slot defender whose holds up in man and zone alike and rare timed speed let him cover inside and drive on throws...
9	S Ty Benefield	6-3 208lbs 4.48	S	208lbs	6-3	4.48	9	54.4	84.9 MORE>>	Benefield is a rangy, productive safety who plays fast and takes the ball away. He made more than 100 tackles at Boise State in 2025, has...

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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.