Defensive Back Rankings 2023 NFL Draft

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LAST UPDATED: 04/21/2023

Player Rankings - Defensive Back

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
114

DB
Jordan
Jones

6-1 174lbs 4.52
DB
Rhode Island   Mascot
Rhode Island Mascot
174lbs 6-1 4.52 149 523
50.0
Good instincts and anticipation reads and reacts with discipline. Dangerous with the ball in his hands. Explodes out of his backpedal and...
42

CB
Myles
Brooks

6-1 201lbs 4.51
CB
Louisiana Tech   Mascot
Louisiana Tech Mascot
201lbs 6-1 4.51 72 243.4
78.0
Physical downfield and matches up well with bigger receivers. Tough and fiery with very good competitiveness. High-effort...
45

S
Daniel
Scott

6-1 208lbs 4.45
S
IND   Mascot
IND Mascot
208lbs 6-1 4.45 52 164.5
77.3
Does a very good job of reading the eyes of the quarterback and reacting with good field awareness and ball skills. Flashes intimidating...
33

CB
Riley
Moss

6-1 193lbs 4.45
CB
DEN   Mascot
DEN Mascot
193lbs 6-1 4.45 41 104
81.1
Has the fluidity, speed and quick feet to come down and defend slot receivers in man coverage. Moss also does a nice job breaking down in...
9

CB
Cam
Smith

6-1 180lbs 4.43
CB
MIA   Mascot
MIA Mascot
180lbs 6-1 4.43 15 41.6
87.0
Cam Smith is an excellent pro prospect who has played at an elite level over the past two years - allowing a class-leading QB rating when...
81

CB
Jarrick
Bernard-Conv...

6-1 198lbs 4.40
CB
NYJ   Mascot
NYJ Mascot
198lbs 6-1 4.40 78 253.3
69.0
Can get up under a receiver’s chin and has the speed to flip his hips and run downfield. Bernard-Converse has the quick and surprisingly...
2

CB
Christian
Gonzalez

6-1 197lbs 4.38
CB
NE   Mascot
NE Mascot
197lbs 6-1 4.38 1 8.6
89.0
Christian Gonzalez has elite speed and quickness showcased by his almost Olympic track time. He's got ideal size at 6-1 and 200 lbs and was...
5

CB
Emmanuel
Forbes

6-1 166lbs 4.35
CB
WSH   Mascot
WSH Mascot
166lbs 6-1 4.35 14 41.2
87.8
Emmanuel Forbes is an athletic prospect with excellent tight-man coverage skills, the elite speed required to run with the fastest...
101

S
Gleson
Sprewell

6-2 195lbs 4.88
S
Tennessee State   Mascot
Tennessee State Mascot
195lbs 6-2 4.88 144 515.3
59.2
Sprewell tracks the ball well and does a nice job of getting his head around in plenty of time to avoid flags. Has excellent ball skills,...
70

CB
Nehemiah
Shelton

6-2 186lbs 4.77
CB
San Jose State   Mascot
San Jose State Mascot
186lbs 6-2 4.77 97 339.5
74.0
Tracks the ball well downfield and shows good ball skills, including the ability to go up and high-point it in contested-catch...
35

S
Trey
Dean III

6-2 200lbs 4.75
S
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
200lbs 6-2 4.75 65 211.8
80.9
Has the fluidity, speed and quick feet to come down and defend slot receivers in man coverage. Dean also does a nice job breaking down in...
54

CB
Lance
Boykin

6-2 200lbs 4.72
CB
Coastal Carolina   Mascot
Coastal Carolina Mascot
200lbs 6-2 4.72 86 282.8
76.0
Savvy using his hands to get to the ball without drawing flags. Willing tackler and high-effort leader. Can deliver the big hit and isn't...

2023 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.
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2023 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.