2027 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 37-48

LAST UPDATED: 09/16/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Back

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
71	S Javien Toviano	6-1 197lbs 4.60	S	197lbs	6-1	4.60	69	556	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...
72	S Rod Moore	6-0 198lbs 4.40	S	198lbs	6-0	4.40	50	267.5	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...
37	CB Xavier Lucas	6-2 198lbs 4.40	CB	198lbs	6-2	4.40	61	414.5	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...
64	CB Elliot Washington I...	5-11 199lbs 4.30	CB	199lbs	5-11	4.30	67	549	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...
7	S Jelani McDonald	6-2 199lbs 4.45	S	199lbs	6-2	4.45	10	51.3	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...
73	CB Dante Lovett	6-0 200lbs 4.53	CB	200lbs	6-0	4.53	58	343	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...
68	S Malik Hartford	6-3 200lbs 4.50	S	200lbs	6-3	4.50	68	554	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...
65	S Khalil Barnes	6-0 200lbs 4.50	S	200lbs	6-0	4.50	55	305	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...
54	CB Boo Carter	5-11 200lbs 4.37	CB	200lbs	5-11	4.37	59	376	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...
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...
49	S Edrees Farooq	6-0 200lbs 4.40	S	200lbs	6-0	4.40	46	210	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...

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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.