SAFETY RANKINGS 2027 NFL DRAFT
Safety is deeper than usual. Three sit inside our top thirty-two, bettered only once in the last seven classes, and the top man is inside the top ten.
Georgia's KJ Bolden leads it, the top-ranked safety of his recruiting class who stepped into a departed first-rounder's role and posted 78 tackles with only four misses while playing single-high, in the box and over the slot. Notre Dame's Tae Johnson took four interceptions as a true freshman with the cleanest tackle finish in the group at two misses, returning one against Pittsburgh for a score. LSU's Dashawn Spears announced himself with two interceptions off Florida and SEC defensive player of the week honours, a 208-pounder with rare speed for the size.
Two of the three did it on part-time snaps, so the volume is still to come - which is the case for waiting on this group rather than reaching.
Georgia's KJ Bolden leads it, the top-ranked safety of his recruiting class who stepped into a departed first-rounder's role and posted 78 tackles with only four misses while playing single-high, in the box and over the slot. Notre Dame's Tae Johnson took four interceptions as a true freshman with the cleanest tackle finish in the group at two misses, returning one against Pittsburgh for a score. LSU's Dashawn Spears announced himself with two interceptions off Florida and SEC defensive player of the week honours, a 208-pounder with rare speed for the size.
Two of the three did it on part-time snaps, so the volume is still to come - which is the case for waiting on this group rather than reaching.
