2027 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 73-84

LAST UPDATED: 11/02/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Back

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
54	CB Dezz Ricks	6-1 193lbs 4.38	CB	193lbs	6-1	4.38	56	267	79.0 MORE>>	Ricks is a five-star athlete with rare timed speed and 73-inch length, the kind of boundary cover tools NFL defenses chase, and he broke up...
53	S Rod Moore	5-11 190lbs 4.40	S	190lbs	5-11	4.40	53	234	79.0 MORE>>	Moore is a rare athlete and veteran presence whose evaluation rests on prior all-conference production and a brief 2025 return, a fast deep...
52	CB Elliot Washington I...	5-11 200lbs 4.30	CB	200lbs	5-11	4.30	50	216	79.0 MORE>>	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...
51	S Dejuan Lane	6-2 215lbs 4.48	S	215lbs	6-2	4.48	46	191.5	79.9 MORE>>	Lane has given Tennessee exactly what it needed from the transfer portal, a rangy safety who takes the ball away. He covers ground from the...
50	CB Evan Johnson	6-0 185lbs 4.37	CB	185lbs	6-0	4.37	44	185.5	79.9 MORE>>	Johnson is a fast, ball-hawking corner who has turned himself from an unheralded recruit into one of BYU's most important defenders. His...
49	CB Khalil Barnes	6-0 200lbs 4.50	CB	200lbs	6-0	4.50	41	173.7	79.9 MORE>>	Barnes is a rangy safety with good timed speed and a leading man coverage, a defender who played box and deep alignments for Clemson and...
48	CB Jayden Bellamy	6-1 190lbs 4.45	CB	190lbs	6-1	4.45	51	218.3	80.0 MORE>>	Bellamy is a zone-coverage corner with strong eyes and instincts, a well-traveled veteran who started a full season at UCF as his team's...
47	CB Smith Snowden	5-10 188lbs 4.41	CB	188lbs	5-10	4.41	47	197.7	80.0 MORE>>	Snowden is a fast, quick-twitch slot defender whose elite timed speed lets him drive on throws underneath, and he flashed ball skills with...
46	S Tao Johnson	6-0 194lbs 4.44	S	194lbs	6-0	4.44	55	241.5	80.9 MORE>>	Johnson is a fast, durable safety who logged 802 snaps as a full-season starter for Utah, pairing rare timed speed with holds up in man and...
45	S Robert Fitzgerald	6-0 210lbs 4.54	S	210lbs	6-0	4.54	121	582	81.0 MORE>>	A downhill, box-first safety at Northwestern, Fitzgerald built his tape on physical, reliable run defense, filling fast and racking up...
44	CB John Curry	6-2 235lbs 4.75	CB	235lbs	6-2	4.75	59	277.5	81.1 MORE>>	Curry is a box-and-slot defender listed at corner who plays more like a hybrid safety or nickel, and his calling cards are excellent...
43	S Bryce Thornton	5-10 211lbs 4.55	S	211lbs	5-10	4.55	52	230.7	81.1 MORE>>	Thornton has been a fixture in Florida's secondary for three seasons, a durable, versatile safety who has started 21 straight games and...

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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.