2026 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 73-84

LAST UPDATED: 04/13/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Back

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
65

CB
Marcus
Allen

6-2 187lbs 4.50
CB
North Carolina   Mascot
North Carolina Mascot
187lbs 6-2 4.50 86 317.8
75.0
59

CB
Tony
Grimes

6-2 195lbs 4.52
CB
Purdue   Mascot
Purdue Mascot
195lbs 6-2 4.52 99 387
77.0
Tony Grimes brings a tantalizing blend of measurables and raw talent to the cornerback position. His rare combination of size, speed, and...
48

S
Xavier
Nwankpa

6-2 208lbs 4.48
S
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
208lbs 6-2 4.48 69 287.8
79.9
Nwankpa was a five-star recruit with the size, speed, and length you draw up for an NFL safety, and after four years of starting at Iowa,...
44

S
Robert
Spears-Jenni...

6-2 205lbs 4.32
S
PIT   Mascot
PIT Mascot
205lbs 6-2 4.32 50 188.4
79.9
Spears-Jennings brings a speed-and-physicality combination at safety that will get him looks at the next level. His combine confirmed...
42

CB
Latrell
McCutchin Sr...

6-2 191lbs 4.43
CB
Houston   Mascot
Houston Mascot
191lbs 6-2 4.43 61 258
80.1
McCutchin walks into the league with the length, speed and press tools to survive on the boundary, but his feel for the position has yet to...
29

CB
Will
Lee III

6-2 189lbs 4.52
CB
CAR   Mascot
CAR Mascot
189lbs 6-2 4.52 31 104.3
83.9
The Combine told two different stories about Lee. The forty confirmed what evaluators suspected: he does not have the long speed to run...
27

CB
Julian
Neal

6-2 203lbs 4.49
CB
SEA   Mascot
SEA Mascot
203lbs 6-2 4.49 32 104.6
84.5
Neal's best football is going to come in a defense that plays a lot of zone. His zone coverage marks are noticeably stronger than his man...
25

S
Genesis
Smith

6-2 202lbs 4.50
S
LAC   Mascot
LAC Mascot
202lbs 6-2 4.50 30 96.9
84.6
Smith's NFL value starts and ends with his coverage ability. His 2025 tape at free safety is the best version of him: sitting deep, reading...
17

CB
Davison
Igbinosun

6-2 189lbs 4.45
CB
BUF   Mascot
BUF Mascot
189lbs 6-2 4.45 18 79.1
84.8
Igbinosun fits cleanly as a boundary corner in a zone-heavy system that will let him keep his eyes on the quarterback and use his length...
63

S
DeShon
Singleton

6-3 205lbs 4.57
S
Nebraska   Mascot
Nebraska Mascot
205lbs 6-3 4.57 73 292
75.0
36

S
VJ
Payne

6-3 206lbs 4.40
S
NYJ   Mascot
NYJ Mascot
206lbs 6-3 4.40 40 136.6
81.1
Payne's calling card at the next level will be his coverage ability paired with that rare size-speed combination. At 6'3" and 208...
35

CB
Ephesians
Prysock

6-3 196lbs 4.45
CB
SF   Mascot
SF Mascot
196lbs 6-3 4.45 37 135
81.2
After spending a lot of time with Prysock's tape, the phrase that keeps coming back is "up side." There is no other way to describe a...

2026 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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2026 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.