2027 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 49-60

LAST UPDATED: 10/14/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Back

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
47	S Tao Johnson	6-1 193lbs 4.44	S	193lbs	6-1	4.44	47	206	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...
28	S Earl Little Jr.	6-1 193lbs 4.44	S	193lbs	6-1	4.44	49	211.5	83.8 MORE>>	Little is a rangy, physical safety with real ball production, snaring four interceptions and forcing two fumbles as Florida State's...
25	S Marcus Neal Jr.	6-1 215lbs 4.44	S	215lbs	6-1	4.44	26	101.3	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...
14	CB Zach Lutmer	6-0 205lbs 4.44	CB	205lbs	6-0	4.44	10	56.7	85.9 MORE>>	Lutmer is a versatile, productive nickel whose man and zone both held up and whose value extends well beyond coverage: thirty-two run...
12	CB Brice Pollock	6-0 195lbs 4.44	CB	195lbs	6-0	4.44	14	68	86.1 MORE>>	Pollock is a ball-hawking zone corner who picked off five passes without surrendering a touchdown, pairing the takeaways with an excellent...
9	CB Ashton Hampton	6-2 200lbs 4.43	CB	200lbs	6-2	4.43	6	30.7	86.2 MORE>>	Hampton is a long, willing outside corner with good timed speed and 74-inch length who started all thirteen games as a sophomore, picked...
8	S Dashawn Spears	6-3 208lbs 4.43	S	208lbs	6-3	4.43	24	91.5	86.4 MORE>>	Spears is a big, fast safety who covered and defended the run as well as anyone at the position, a 208-pounder with rare speed who carries...
67	CB OJ Frederique J...	6-0 180lbs 4.42	CB	180lbs	6-0	4.42	30	110	76.2 MORE>>	Frederique is a lean, fast boundary corner who earned freshman All-America honors with a low catch rate in 2024 before a quieter sophomore...
60	CB Jay'Vion Cole	5-11 191lbs 4.42	CB	191lbs	5-11	4.42	44	182.3	77.7 MORE>>	Cole is a zone-coverage ball-hawk whose zone coverage ranked near the top of the position, a well-traveled veteran who read and drove on...
10	CB Vicari Swain	6-0 193lbs 4.42	CB	193lbs	6-0	4.42	11	59	86.2 MORE>>	Swain is a quick-twitch nickel with plus speed and drive who closes on throws in a hurry, is comfortable in man and zone, and backed his...
7	CB Kelley Jones	6-4 195lbs 4.42	CB	195lbs	6-4	4.42	7	36.7	86.4 MORE>>	Jones is a long, sticky press-man corner whose 76-inch frame lets him smother routes at the line and contest at the catch point, rarely...
66	CB Smith Snowden	5-10 180lbs 4.41	CB	180lbs	5-10	4.41	45	182.7	76.9 MORE>>	Snowden is a fast, quick-twitch slot defender whose elite timed speed lets him drive on throws underneath, and he flashed ball skills with...

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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.