2027 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 37-48

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
55	S Kamari Wilson	6-1 210lbs 4.61	S	210lbs	6-1	4.61	71	586.5	77.7 MORE>>	Wilson is a physical, experienced safety and former No. 1 recruit whose four-program path has stocked him with reps and produced two...
52	S TJ Metcalf	6-1 200lbs 4.55	S	200lbs	6-1	4.55	48	216	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...
51	CB Donovan Jones	6-1 200lbs 4.46	CB	200lbs	6-1	4.46	47	215	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...
44	CB Dezz Ricks	6-1 188lbs 4.38	CB	188lbs	6-1	4.38	51	269	81.0 MORE>>	Ricks is a five-star athlete with rare timed speed and 73-inch length, the kind of boundary cover tools NFL defenses chase, and he broke up...
43	S Tao Johnson	6-1 193lbs 4.44	S	193lbs	6-1	4.44	42	189.5	81.0 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...
34	CB A.J. Harris	6-1 191lbs 4.45	CB	191lbs	6-1	4.45	39	167.5	82.4 MORE>>	Harris arrived as a five-star and still flashes the size, length, and timed speed that earned the ranking, a physical boundary corner who...
30	S Koi Perich	6-1 200lbs 4.54	S	200lbs	6-1	4.54	17	65.4	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...
27	S Earl Little Jr.	6-1 193lbs 4.44	S	193lbs	6-1	4.44	32	127.5	83.8 MORE>>	Little is a rangy, physical safety with real ball production, snaring four interceptions and forcing two fumbles as Florida State's...
24	S Marcus Neal Jr.	6-1 215lbs 4.44	S	215lbs	6-1	4.44	24	96.3	84.2 MORE>>	Neal is a downhill box safety with rare speed, an aggressive 215-pounder whose a physical, reliable run defender and whose production near...
19	CB Jamari Sharpe	6-1 187lbs 4.38	CB	187lbs	6-1	4.38	18	67	85.4 MORE>>	Sharpe is a rangy zone corner who started all sixteen games on a national championship defense and sealed the title with a fourth-quarter...
17	S Terry Moore	6-1 195lbs 4.58	S	195lbs	6-1	4.58	65	535.5	85.7 MORE>>	Moore is a ball-hawking safety whose evaluation rests on his 2024 tape, an instinctive defender who posted four interceptions, two forced...
16	CB Chris Peal	6-1 200lbs 4.35	CB	200lbs	6-1	4.35	20	69.2	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...

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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.