2027 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 37-48

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...
5	CB Ashton Hampton	6-2 205lbs 4.43	CB	205lbs	6-2	4.43	5	23.7	86.4 MORE>>	Hampton is a long, willing outside corner with good speed who has become one of the most productive cover men in the country this season....
116	S Joenel Aguero	5-11 200lbs 4.44	S	200lbs	5-11	4.44	135	669	61.1 MORE>>	Aguero is a physical, downhill safety with length and corner-caliber athleticism who started at nickel for Georgia before transferring to...
46	S Tao Johnson	6-0 194lbs 4.44	S	194lbs	6-0	4.44	55	241.5	80.9 MORE>>	Johnson is a fast, durable safety who logged 802 snaps as a full-season starter for Utah, pairing rare timed speed with holds up in man and...
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...
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...
18	CB Brice Pollock	6-0 195lbs 4.44	CB	195lbs	6-0	4.44	17	75.3	84.7 MORE>>	Pollock is an instinctive, ball-hawking corner who reads route concepts and drives on throws with anticipation. He intercepted five passes...
11	S Zach Lutmer	6-1 203lbs 4.44	S	203lbs	6-1	4.44	11	58.2	84.8 MORE>>	Lutmer is a versatile, physical defensive back who has played nickel, safety and in the box for Iowa. He started all 13 games at the cash...
120	CB Ja'Keem Jackson	6-0 188lbs 4.45	CB	188lbs	6-0	4.45	154	728.5	60.7 MORE>>	Jackson is a former top-40 national recruit who has produced when given snaps. He has an interception at Ole Miss and two pass breakups...
119	CB JK Johnson	6-0 185lbs 4.45	CB	185lbs	6-0	4.45	168	825	60.8 MORE>>	Johnson is a long, twitchy corner with change-of-direction and flashes of ball skills who has logged experience at Ohio State, LSU and...
111	CB Aaron Scott Jr.	6-0 196lbs 4.45	CB	196lbs	6-0	4.45	125	604	62.9 MORE>>	Scott is a five-star developmental bet whose cover tools still outpace his tape, a long, fast boundary corner who flashed in limited duty...
102	DB Ondre Evans	6-0 201lbs 4.45	DB	201lbs	6-0	4.45	101	466.5	66.2 MORE>>	Evans was one of the best recruits in Tennessee, a two-way player with speed and length. He won a state championship in high school and was...

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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.