Defensive Back Rankings 2021 NFL Draft

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LAST UPDATED: 04/01/2023

Player Rankings - Defensive Back

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
43

S
Devin
Taylor

6-1 200lbs 4.62
S
Bowling Green   Mascot
Bowling Green Mascot
200lbs 6-1 4.62 140 352.8
66.0
Savvy cover skills to recognize and anticipate routes. Understands what's coming and has good ball skills. Extremely aggressive to come...
34

CB
Camryn
Bynum

6-0 200lbs 4.58
CB
MIN    Mascot
MIN  Mascot
200lbs 6-0 4.58 37 165.8
67.0
Aware zone cornerback who is also adept in man coverage, flashing physical hand punch at the line and straight-line speed to stay with...
127

CB
Mark
Webb

6-1 200lbs 4.56
CB
LAC    Mascot
LAC  Mascot
200lbs 6-1 4.56 62 238.3
37.0
Strong hands to make plays on the ball, effective blitzer who shows well-coached technique and awareness. Good instincts and anticipation...
96

CB
TD
Marshall

6-0 200lbs 4.56
CB
UAB   Mascot
UAB Mascot
200lbs 6-0 4.56
54.0
Physical downfield and matches up well with bigger receivers. Tough and fiery with very good competitiveness. High-effort player. Strong...
37

S
Joshuah
Bledsoe

6-0 200lbs 4.52
S
NE    Mascot
NE  Mascot
200lbs 6-0 4.52 110 391.3
67.0
While built more like a cornerback than a safety, he has the vision, range, hitting ability, and ball skills teams want at free safety in...
61

S
Patrick
Peek

5-11 200lbs 4.52
S
New Mexico   Mascot
New Mexico Mascot
200lbs 5-11 4.52 174 752
62.0
Flashes some physicality as a hitter. Quicker than he is fast but has a burst to close in zone coverage and plays physical at the line in...
41

CB
Jason
Pinnock

6-0 200lbs 4.51
CB
NYJ   Mascot
NYJ Mascot
200lbs 6-0 4.51 77 292
66.0
Stout and feisty. Will engage, shed and securely wrap the ballcarrier. Very fluid hips, backpedal and change-of-direction agility. Has...
80

S
B.J.
Foster

6-2 200lbs 4.48
S
Sam Houston   Mascot
Sam Houston Mascot
200lbs 6-2 4.48 90 373
73.0
In the run game, he’s aggressive coming downhill and a sure tackler. Tracks the ball well and has the natural ball skills for forcing...
89

S
Jordyn
Peters

6-1 200lbs 4.48
S
NYJ   Mascot
NYJ Mascot
200lbs 6-1 4.48 243
56.0
Good instincts and anticipation reads and reacts with discipline. Dangerous with the ball in his hands. Transitions well from coverage to...
62

S
Darrick
Forrest

6-0 200lbs 4.42
S
WSH   Mascot
WSH Mascot
200lbs 6-0 4.42 114 423
61.0
Has smooth body control with the fluid ability to plant and redirect in any direction. Plays fast and decisive, arriving to the play with...
7

S
Jevon
Holland

6-1 200lbs 4.42
S
MIA   Mascot
MIA Mascot
200lbs 6-1 4.42 5 40.9
85.0
Safety who can also play at corner - a versatile prospect that can play a number of roles and may be attractive to a team looking for that...
111

S
Marcus
Murphy

6-1 200lbs
S
ATL   Mascot
ATL Mascot
200lbs 6-1 231
53.0

2021 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Defensive Back

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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2021 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Defensive Back

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.