2027 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 25-36

LAST UPDATED: 09/28/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Back

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
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...
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...
71	S Khalil Barnes	6-0 200lbs 4.50	S	200lbs	6-0	4.50	58	269.5	73.4 MORE>>	Barnes is a rangy safety with good timed speed and a leading man coverage, a defender who played box and deep alignments for Clemson and...
61	CB Boo Carter	5-11 200lbs 4.37	CB	200lbs	5-11	4.37	65	353	77.7 MORE>>	Carter is a fast, physical slot-and-box defensive back whose run defense is the strength of the profile, a downhill force who stoned UAB...
58	S TJ Metcalf	6-1 200lbs 4.55	S	200lbs	6-1	4.55	55	248	78.9 MORE>>	Metcalf is a versatile nickel safety who logged 718 snaps across slot and deep roles for Michigan, a willing run defender who reads route...
57	CB Donovan Jones	6-1 200lbs 4.46	CB	200lbs	6-1	4.46	54	247	79.0 MORE>>	Jones is a versatile, big-bodied defender who lined up at corner, nickel, and safety as a redshirt freshman, flashing the positional...
55	S Edrees Farooq	6-0 200lbs 4.40	S	200lbs	6-0	4.40	53	242	79.2 MORE>>	Farooq is a fast, ball-hawking safety whose rare timed speed and takeaway production stand out, a defender who forced four fumbles, snared...
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...
29	S Corey Myrick	6-3 200lbs 4.48	S	200lbs	6-3	4.48	28	105.3	83.6 MORE>>	Myrick is a rangy, productive safety whose high coverage and low yardage allowed jump off the tape, a 75-inch defender with good speed who...
17	CB Chris Peal	6-1 200lbs 4.35	CB	200lbs	6-1	4.35	19	76.3	85.7 MORE>>	Peal is a zone-coverage standout whose zone coverage ranked near the top of the position, a 200-pound corner with rare timed speed who...
9	CB Ashton Hampton	6-2 200lbs 4.43	CB	200lbs	6-2	4.43	6	30.7	86.2 MORE>>	Hampton is a long, willing outside corner with good timed speed and 74-inch length who started all thirteen games as a sophomore, picked...
70	CB Elliot Washington I...	5-11 199lbs 4.30	CB	199lbs	5-11	4.30	57	267	74.1 MORE>>	Washington is a burner, a corner with rare timed speed and quick-twitch movement who drives on throws and added a blocked-kick return for a...

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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.