2027 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 73-79

LAST UPDATED: 09/28/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Back

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
22

S
Jaylen
McClain

6-0 201lbs 4.35
S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
201lbs 6-0 4.35 15 68.7
84.9
McClain is a rangy, fast safety who won a starting job alongside an All-American, pairing sticky coverage with the best tackling mark in...
17

CB
Chris
Peal

6-1 200lbs 4.35
CB
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
200lbs 6-1 4.35 19 76.3
85.7
Peal is a zone-coverage standout whose zone coverage ranked near the top of the position, a 200-pound corner with rare timed speed who...
5

CB
Zabien
Brown

6-0 192lbs 4.34
CB
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
192lbs 6-0 4.34 8 38.9
86.7
Brown pairs rare timed speed with the kind of run defense corners rarely post, a sticky man-cover corner and willing force in support whose...
2

S
KJ
Bolden

6-0 185lbs 4.33
S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
185lbs 6-0 4.33 4 20.5
87.4
Bolden stepped into Georgia's deep middle for a departed first-rounder and looked the part, a rare athlete whose run defense and tackling...
70

CB
Elliot
Washington I...

5-11 199lbs 4.30
CB
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
199lbs 5-11 4.30 57 267
74.1
Washington is a burner, a corner with rare timed speed and quick-twitch movement who drives on throws and added a blocked-kick return for a...
46

CB
Kayin
Lee

5-11 180lbs 4.30
CB
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
180lbs 5-11 4.30 31 121.6
81.0
Lee is a burner, a corner with rare timed speed whose mirrors routes step for step in man thanks to the burst to match releases off the...
73

CB
Gentry
Williams

5-11 187lbs 4.29
CB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
187lbs 5-11 4.29 79 638.5
71.8
Williams is an instinctive, technically sound corner with ball skills and leadership who was among Oklahoma's best when healthy and...

2027 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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2027 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.