2027 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 37-48

LAST UPDATED: 10/09/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Back

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
3	CB Leonard Moore	6-2 195lbs 4.45	CB	195lbs	6-2	4.45	1	4.2	87.3 MORE>>	Moore is the best cover corner in this class, a true sophomore whose man coverage sat at the very top of the position and whose ball...
59	CB La'khi Roland	6-2 196lbs 4.55	CB	196lbs	6-2	4.55	56	260	78.3 MORE>>	Roland is a ball-hawking boundary corner who turned a part-time role into three interceptions, including a 100-yard pick-six against...
44	CB Quay'sheed Scott	6-0 196lbs 4.40	CB	196lbs	6-0	4.40	46	188	81.2 MORE>>	Scott is a fast, versatile slot defender whose holds up in man and zone alike and rare timed speed let him cover inside and drive on throws...
76	S Javien Toviano	6-1 197lbs 4.60	S	197lbs	6-1	4.60	75	567	67.1 MORE>>	Toviano is a developmental safety and former blue-chip recruit whose 2025 amounted to a fractured sixty-five snaps, a defender with the...
78	S Rod Moore	6-0 198lbs 4.40	S	198lbs	6-0	4.40	60	286.5	65.2 MORE>>	Moore is a rare athlete and veteran presence whose evaluation rests on prior all-conference production and a brief 2025 return, a fast deep...
39	CB Xavier Lucas	6-2 198lbs 4.40	CB	198lbs	6-2	4.40	68	427.5	82.0 MORE>>	Lucas is a long, fast outside corner who started a full season after transferring in from Wisconsin, pairing 74-inch length with the timed...
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...
6	S Jelani McDonald	6-2 199lbs 4.45	S	199lbs	6-2	4.45	12	61.7	86.5 MORE>>	McDonald is a downhill thumper with rare speed, a safety whose tackling was among the best in the class and whose sets a firm edge and...
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...

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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.