2027 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 49-60

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
2	CB Ellis Robinson IV	6-0 180lbs 4.48	CB	180lbs	6-0	4.48	3	20.2	87.9 MORE>>	Robinson is a ball-hawking corner who turned his first year as a starter into four interceptions, including a pick-six against Tennessee on...
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...
66	S Derek Williams Jr....	6-2 201lbs 4.50	S	201lbs	6-2	4.50	64	518	72.5 MORE>>	Williams is a long, fast safety whose 2025 was a reduced post-injury return, a defender with 74-inch length and good timed speed who snared...
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...
59	CB Randon Fontenette	6-2 220lbs 4.50	CB	220lbs	6-2	4.50	54	284.5	77.0 MORE>>	Fontenette is a 220-pound STAR defender listed at corner who plays more like a box safety or nickel linebacker, and his calling cards are...
29	S Adon Shuler	6-0 207lbs 4.50	S	207lbs	6-0	4.50	28	108.2	83.5 MORE>>	Shuler is an instinctive, versatile coverage safety and defensive captain, a defender who reads and drives on throws, took two...
4	S Tae Johnson	6-2 193lbs 4.50	S	193lbs	6-2	4.50	5	25.3	86.9 MORE>>	Johnson burst onto the scene as a true freshman, pairing ball-hawking instincts that produced four interceptions with the cleanest tackle...
63	CB Xavier Scott	5-11 190lbs 4.52	CB	190lbs	5-11	4.52	37	157	74.1 MORE>>	Scott is a versatile slot defender whose 2024 tape is the real evidence, an instinctive cover man who recorded four interceptions and...
47	S Mason Curtis	6-5 211lbs 4.52	S	211lbs	6-5	4.52	60	392.5	80.4 MORE>>	Curtis is a tall, physical safety whose 77-inch frame and comfortable in both man and zone give him an unusual coverage profile, a young...
26	S Jackson Bennee	6-2 189lbs 4.52	S	189lbs	6-2	4.52	21	74.3	83.8 MORE>>	Bennee is a ball-hawking slot safety whose four interceptions, including a pick-six, headline a profile built on leading man coverage 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...
33	S Robert Fitzgerald	6-0 210lbs 4.54	S	210lbs	6-0	4.54	34	143	82.5 MORE>>	A downhill, box-first safety at Northwestern, Fitzgerald built his tape on physical, reliable run defense, filling fast and racking up...

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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.