Defensive Back Rankings 2026 NFL Draft

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
37	S Jalen Stroman	6-0 199lbs 4.70	S	199lbs	6-0	4.70	59	247.7	81.1 MORE>>	Stroman is a safety who makes his money within 20 yards of the line of scrimmage. He thrives when he can read, react, and attack...
38	S Dalton Johnson	5-11 192lbs 4.41	S	192lbs	5-11	4.41	60	248.6	81.1 MORE>>	The way I see it, Johnson's tape from 2025 tells the story of a player whose coverage instincts finally caught up to his run-support...
39	CB Toriano Pride Jr.	5-10 185lbs 4.32	CB	185lbs	5-10	4.32	63	270.8	81.0 MORE>>	Pride's best football came in his final season at Missouri, and the Combine backed up a lot of what the tape showed. The speed is real, the...
40	CB Jadon Canady	5-10 181lbs 4.47	CB	181lbs	5-10	4.47	41	143.7	80.8 MORE>>	Canady's best football is going to be played in the slot. That much is clear after watching him at Oregon, where he thrived working...
41	CB Thaddeus Dixon	6-1 195lbs 4.46	CB	195lbs	6-1	4.46	54	207	80.2 MORE>>	Watch Dixon play and you'll see a corner who has earned everything he's gotten. His journey from overlooked recruit to All-Big Ten...
42	CB Latrell McCutchin Sr...	6-2 191lbs 4.43	CB	191lbs	6-2	4.43	61	258	80.1 MORE>>	McCutchin walks into the league with the length, speed and press tools to survive on the boundary, but his feel for the position has yet to...
43	CB TJ Hall	6-1 189lbs 4.59	CB	189lbs	6-1	4.59	48	180.6	80.0 MORE>>	Hall is a boundary corner who will earn his paycheck in the run game and within zone-heavy schemes. That run defense grading is not a...
44	S Robert Spears-Jenni...	6-2 205lbs 4.32	S	205lbs	6-2	4.32	50	188.4	79.9 MORE>>	Spears-Jennings brings a speed-and-physicality combination at safety that will get him looks at the next level. His combine confirmed...
45	CB Andre Fuller	6-1 200lbs 4.49	CB	200lbs	6-1	4.49	58	245.8	79.9 MORE>>	Fuller has prototypical size for a boundary corner, legitimate speed, and a brand of press-man physicality that NFL coaches drool over on...
46	S Isaiah Nwokobia	6-1 205lbs 4.48	S	205lbs	6-1	4.48	62	261.3	79.9 MORE>>	Nwokobia is going to have to make a roster as a special teams contributor first, because the defensive tape alone is not going to get him...
47	S Cole Wisniewski	6-4 220lbs 4.63	S	220lbs	6-4	4.63	65	275.5	79.9 MORE>>
48	S Xavier Nwankpa	6-2 208lbs 4.48	S	208lbs	6-2	4.48	69	287.8	79.9 MORE>>	Nwankpa was a five-star recruit with the size, speed, and length you draw up for an NFL safety, and after four years of starting at Iowa,...

We've compared players post combine 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.

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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.