2027 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 25-36

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
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...
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...
27	S Amare Ferrell	6-2 205lbs 4.60	S	205lbs	6-2	4.60	36	125.7	84.5 MORE>>	Ferrell is an instinctive, ball-hawking safety who has been a starter on one of the best defenses in the country for three seasons. He has...
28	S Earl Little Jr.	6-0 203lbs 4.44	S	203lbs	6-0	4.44	30	115	84.4 MORE>>	Little is a fast, versatile defensive back who broke out at Florida State and has become a starter at Ohio State. He has rare speed, and in...
29	S Faletau Satuala	6-4 215lbs 4.60	S	215lbs	6-4	4.60	39	131.8	84.3 MORE>>	Satuala is a big, physical safety who ranks among the Big 12's most productive defenders. He led BYU in tackles in 2025, intercepted three...
30	CB Zeke Berry	5-11 188lbs 4.48	CB	188lbs	5-11	4.48	23	98	84.2 MORE>>	Berry is a versatile, experienced defensive back who has played nickel and outside corner for one of the Big Ten's top defenses. He started...
31	S Marcus Neal Jr.	6-1 216lbs 4.44	S	216lbs	6-1	4.44	32	120	83.4 MORE>>	Neal is a fast, physical safety who broke out as a run defender at Iowa State. He has rare speed for the position, and in 2025 he made 33...
32	CB DJ McKinney	6-1 190lbs 4.41	CB	190lbs	6-1	4.41	25	98.8	83.3 MORE>>	McKinney is a fast, experienced corner who has made plays at three programs. He has good speed, and Aaron Henry has said he has feet like a...
33	S Terry Moore	6-0 200lbs 4.58	S	200lbs	6-0	4.58	48	198	83.3 MORE>>	Moore is an instinctive, ball-hawking safety whose 2024 season at Duke was one of the best in the ACC. He made 71 tackles, seven tackles...
34	S Adon Shuler	6-0 205lbs 4.50	S	205lbs	6-0	4.50	31	119.8	83.2 MORE>>	Shuler is an experienced, instinctive safety who has been a leader in Notre Dame's secondary for three seasons. He started all 16 games in...
35	CB OJ Frederique J...	6-0 185lbs 4.42	CB	185lbs	6-0	4.42	20	89.3	83.1 MORE>>	Frederique is a lean, fast boundary corner who earned freshman All-America honors with a low catch rate in 2024 before a quieter sophomore...
36	CB Kayin Lee	5-11 190lbs 4.30	CB	190lbs	5-11	4.30	28	106.4	82.9 MORE>>	Lee is a burner, a corner with rare timed speed whose mirrors routes step for step in man thanks to the burst to match releases off the...

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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.