Defensive Back Rankings 2021 NFL Draft

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LAST UPDATED: 12/30/2021

Player Rankings - Defensive Back

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
92

S
Richard
Dames

5-11 185lbs 4.60
S
Florida International   Mascot
Florida International Mascot
185lbs 5-11 4.60 244
56.0
Extremely aggressive to come up and put his body in traffic to make tackles. Savvy cover skills to recognize and anticipate routes....
60

S
Chris
Brown

5-11 187lbs 4.58
S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
187lbs 5-11 4.58 167 720
62.0
Has at least adequate straight-line speed and good balance, fluidity to change direction. Aware zone cornerback who is also adept in man...
131

CB
Thomas
Graham Jr.

5-11 193lbs 4.57
CB
CHI   Mascot
CHI Mascot
193lbs 5-11 4.57 35 163.1
33.0
Extremely aggressive to come up and put his body in traffic to make tackles. Tough in run support and works hard to get off blocks....
91

CB
Rachuan
Mitchell

5-11 179lbs 4.56
CB
Southern Miss   Mascot
Southern Miss Mascot
179lbs 5-11 4.56 232
56.0
Aware zone cornerback who is also adept in man coverage, flashing physical hand punch at the line and straight-line speed to stay with...
85

CB
KJ
Sails

5-11 180lbs 4.55
CB
South Florida   Mascot
South Florida Mascot
180lbs 5-11 4.55 227
57.0
Alert defender for zone coverage, showing good understanding of route progressions occurring behind him and a quick burst downhill to...
115

CB
Brenton
Nelson

5-11 180lbs 4.55
CB
Virginia   Mascot
Virginia Mascot
180lbs 5-11 4.55 241
53.0
Good instincts and anticipation reads and reacts with discipline. Dangerous with the ball in his hands.
113

S
Khalil
Ladler

5-11 192lbs 4.55
S
Louisiana Tech   Mascot
Louisiana Tech Mascot
192lbs 5-11 4.55 261
53.0
Alert defender for zone coverage, showing good understanding of route progressions occurring behind him and a quick burst downhill to...
126

S
Richard
LeCounte

5-11 190lbs 4.55
S
CLE   Mascot
CLE Mascot
190lbs 5-11 4.55 30 140.5
38.0
Quicker than he is fast but has a burst to close in zone coverage and plays physical at the line in man. Good instincts and anticipation...
51

CB
AJ
Parker

5-11 178lbs 4.54
CB
DET   Mascot
DET Mascot
178lbs 5-11 4.54 134 515
64.0
Trusts his eyes with very good awareness. Has very good reaction skills to break quickly on the ball. Closes to the ball quite well and...
117

S
Shawn
Shamburger

5-11 190lbs 4.54
S
UT Martin   Mascot
UT Martin Mascot
190lbs 5-11 4.54 229
53.0
Alert defender for zone coverage, showing good understanding of route progressions occurring behind him and a quick burst downhill to...
54

CB
Antonio
Phillips

5-11 187lbs 4.53
CB
CIN   Mascot
CIN Mascot
187lbs 5-11 4.53 124 464
63.0
Stout and feisty. Will engage, shed and securely wrap the ballcarrier. Very fluid hips, backpedal and change-of-direction agility. Good...
100

CB
Cortez
Davis

5-11 180lbs 4.53
CB
Hawai'i   Mascot
Hawai'i Mascot
180lbs 5-11 4.53 180 799
54.0
Savvy cover skills to recognize and anticipate routes. Understands what's coming and has good ball skills. Trusts his eyes with very good...

2021 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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2021 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.