2027 NFL Draft Defensive Back Rankings - 85-96

LAST UPDATED: 11/03/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Back

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
31	S Marcus Neal Jr.	6-1 216lbs 4.44	S	216lbs	6-1	4.44	32	120	83.4 MORE>>	Neal is a fast, physical safety who broke out as a run defender at Iowa State. He has rare speed for the position, and in 2025 he made 33...
28	S Earl Little Jr.	6-0 203lbs 4.44	S	203lbs	6-0	4.44	30	115	84.4 MORE>>	Little is a fast, versatile defensive back who broke out at Florida State and has become a starter at Ohio State. He has rare speed, and in...
18	CB Brice Pollock	6-0 195lbs 4.44	CB	195lbs	6-0	4.44	17	75.3	84.7 MORE>>	Pollock is an instinctive, ball-hawking corner who reads route concepts and drives on throws with anticipation. He intercepted five passes...
11	S Zach Lutmer	6-1 203lbs 4.44	S	203lbs	6-1	4.44	11	58.2	84.8 MORE>>	Lutmer is a versatile, physical defensive back who has played nickel, safety and in the box for Iowa. He started all 13 games at the cash...
63	CB Bo Mascoe	5-11 199lbs 4.43	CB	199lbs	5-11	4.43	70	328.5	77.5 MORE>>	Mascoe has settled in as a reliable outside corner for Texas. He has the size and speed for the boundary, battles receivers for the ball...
25	CB Dashawn Spears	6-3 209lbs 4.43	CB	209lbs	6-3	4.43	38	128.3	84.6 MORE>>	Spears is a fast, instinctive defensive back with the ball skills to change a game. He has rare speed, and he showed it against Florida in...
5	CB Ashton Hampton	6-2 205lbs 4.43	CB	205lbs	6-2	4.43	5	23.7	86.4 MORE>>	Hampton is a long, willing outside corner with good speed who has become one of the most productive cover men in the country this season....
42	CB Jay'Vion Cole	5-10 190lbs 4.42	CB	190lbs	5-10	4.42	42	175.3	81.1 MORE>>	Cole is a zone-coverage ball-hawk whose zone coverage ranked near the top of the position, a well-traveled veteran who read and drove on...
35	CB OJ Frederique J...	6-0 185lbs 4.42	CB	185lbs	6-0	4.42	20	89.3	83.1 MORE>>	Frederique is a lean, fast boundary corner who earned freshman All-America honors with a low catch rate in 2024 before a quieter sophomore...
10	CB Vicari Swain	6-0 193lbs 4.42	CB	193lbs	6-0	4.42	10	55.1	84.8 MORE>>	Swain is a twitchy, aggressive defensive back and one of the most dangerous punt returners in the country. He has scored five times on...
4	CB Kelley Jones	6-4 205lbs 4.42	CB	205lbs	6-4	4.42	7	31.5	86.7 MORE>>	Jones is a long, sticky press-man corner whose frame lets him smother routes at the line and contest at the catch point. He rarely lets...
109	CB Jamari Howard	6-2 190lbs 4.41	CB	190lbs	6-2	4.41	109	506	63.7 MORE>>	Howard is a fast cornerback with a track background who was a top-120 national recruit. He made a play on the ball against Kent State in...

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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.