2026 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 73-84

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
18	CB Daylen Everette	6-1 196lbs 4.38	CB	196lbs	6-1	4.38	29	95.6	84.8 MORE>>	Everette's best football at the next level will come in a zone-heavy scheme. Cover 3 and quarters concepts let him use that press...
17	CB Davison Igbinosun	6-2 189lbs 4.45	CB	189lbs	6-2	4.45	18	79.1	84.8 MORE>>	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...
16	S Kamari Ramsey	6-0 202lbs 4.47	S	202lbs	6-0	4.47	17	71.3	84.8 MORE>>	Ramsey's 2025 tape requires careful context. Injuries across USC's secondary pushed him into the nickel for about half his starts, moving...
15	CB Treydan Stukes	6-1 190lbs 4.33	CB	190lbs	6-1	4.33	16	62.1	84.8 MORE>>	Stukes is not going to be the guy you line up on the boundary in press-man and ask to mirror Amon-Ra St. Brown on a five-yard option...
14	S Michael Taaffe	6-0 190lbs 4.50	S	190lbs	6-0	4.50	42	144.3	84.9 MORE>>	Taaffe is a coverage safety whose processing speed and instincts in zone are well ahead of where most college defensive backs operate....
13	CB Keionte Scott	5-11 193lbs 4.33	CB	193lbs	5-11	4.33	14	56.2	84.9 MORE>>	Scott's NFL path is clear: he is a nickel corner in a defense that wants its slot player to do more than just cover. The blitzing...
12	S A.J. Haulcy	6-0 215lbs 4.52	S	215lbs	6-0	4.52	12	53.2	85.2 MORE>>	Haulcy's tape is the tape of a zone coverage safety who understands spacing. He sits between route concepts, processes the quarterback's...
11	CB D'Angelo Ponds	5-9 182lbs 4.36	CB	182lbs	5-9	4.36	10	48.4	85.3 MORE>>	The Combine changed the calculus on Ponds. Before Indianapolis, the conversation centered on whether his tape could outweigh his tape...
10	CB Keith Abney II	5-10 187lbs 4.45	CB	187lbs	5-10	4.45	15	58.8	85.5 MORE>>	After watching Abney work through his junior tape, I came away convinced this is a player who will carve out a real career in the NFL,...
9	S Emmanuel McNeil-Warre...	6-4 201lbs 4.52	S	201lbs	6-4	4.52	8	41.2	85.8 MORE>>	The combine both helped and complicated things for McNeil-Warren. Measuring in at 6-4 rather than the previously listed 6-2 confirmed what...
8	CB Brandon Cisse	6-0 189lbs 4.40	CB	189lbs	6-0	4.40	9	42.9	86.0 MORE>>	When you watch his tape you quickly notice first-round talent especially when you watch Cisse operate in man coverage situations. He's got...
7	CB Chris Johnson	6-0 193lbs 4.40	CB	193lbs	6-0	4.40	7	40.5	86.3 MORE>>	The combine changed the conversation around Chris Johnson in a meaningful way. Before Indianapolis, you were looking at a corner with elite...

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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.