2027 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 61-72

LAST UPDATED: 10/07/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Back

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
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...
35	S Robert Fitzgerald	6-0 210lbs 4.54	S	210lbs	6-0	4.54	36	153	82.5 MORE>>	A downhill, box-first safety at Northwestern, Fitzgerald built his tape on physical, reliable run defense, filling fast and racking up...
31	S Koi Perich	6-1 200lbs 4.54	S	200lbs	6-1	4.54	13	64	83.4 MORE>>	Perich is a dynamic athlete and college playmaker, a two-way contributor and returner whose sticks in the hip pocket in man coverage and...
77	CB Cam Calhoun	6-0 180lbs 4.55	CB	180lbs	6-0	4.55	76	571	67.1 MORE>>	Calhoun is a developmental depth corner whose 2025 was almost entirely lost to a backup role, a much-traveled defender who flashed sticky...
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...
58	S TJ Metcalf	6-1 200lbs 4.55	S	200lbs	6-1	4.55	55	248	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...
54	CB Emmanuel Karnley	6-3 184lbs 4.55	CB	184lbs	6-3	4.55	52	235	79.7 MORE>>	Karnley is a long, physical boundary corner whose 75-inch frame lets him press, reroute receivers, and contest throws downfield, and he...
52	S Bryce Thornton	5-10 211lbs 4.55	S	211lbs	5-10	4.55	48	209.7	80.0 MORE>>	Thornton has been a fixture in Florida's secondary for three seasons, a durable, versatile safety who has started 21 straight games and...
45	S Braden Awls	6-1 190lbs 4.55	S	190lbs	6-1	4.55	37	156.5	81.1 MORE>>	Awls was poised to be one of the breakout defenders of 2026 after following his former Toledo coaches to Iowa State, but a torn ACL in...
43	CB John Nestor	6-1 210lbs 4.55	CB	210lbs	6-1	4.55	42	178.7	81.2 MORE>>	Nestor spent two seasons at Iowa as a special teams standout before a transfer to Minnesota unlocked his potential, and he has been among...
11	S Keon Sabb	6-1 204lbs 4.55	S	204lbs	6-1	4.55	25	101	86.2 MORE>>	Sabb is a versatile, experienced safety with a high coverage, a do-everything defender who logged 821 snaps across free safety, the box,...
18	S Terry Moore	6-1 195lbs 4.58	S	195lbs	6-1	4.58	72	515	85.7 MORE>>	Moore is a ball-hawking safety whose evaluation rests on his 2024 tape, an instinctive defender who posted four interceptions, two forced...

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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.