2026 NFL Draft Safety Rankings - 13-24

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
29	S Sage Ryan	5-11 200lbs 4.57	S	200lbs	5-11	4.57	112	488.5	74.0 MORE>>	Eager to come downhill as a tackler and plays with a physical edge, and he’s effective as a blitzer. Good speed in pursuit with the chase...
10	S Bishop Fitzgerald	5-11 201lbs 4.55	S	201lbs	5-11	4.55	47	173.8	84.0 MORE>>	Fitzgerald ran a 4.55 forty in Indianapolis. Slowest safety in the group, and this was the fastest safety class in Combine history. The...
20	S Jalen Huskey	6-1 196lbs 4.55	S	196lbs	6-1	4.55	56	237.6	79.8 MORE>>	Huskey needs a two-high defense that asks its safeties to read and react rather than run with people. He processes quickly, gets to his...
24	S Jalen Catalon	5-11 205lbs 4.55	S	205lbs	5-11	4.55	88	328.5	77.0 MORE>>	A box safety with the mindset of an old-school enforcer, this prospect's best fit comes in a defense that leverages his instincts and...
31	S Key Lawrence	6-1 200lbs 4.53	S	200lbs	6-1	4.53	126	576.5	65.0 MORE>>	Tough in run support and works hard to get off blocks. Hard-nosed player who attacks the run and doesn't back down. He’s tall-framed with...
3	S Emmanuel McNeil-Warre...	6-4 201lbs 4.52	S	201lbs	6-4	4.52	8	41.2	85.8 MORE>>	The combine both helped and complicated things for McNeil-Warren. Measuring in at 6-4 rather than the previously listed 6-2 confirmed what...
4	S A.J. Haulcy	6-0 215lbs 4.52	S	215lbs	6-0	4.52	12	53.2	85.2 MORE>>	Haulcy's tape is the tape of a zone coverage safety who understands spacing. He sits between route concepts, processes the quarterback's...
28	S Malik Spencer	6-1 191lbs 4.51	S	191lbs	6-1	4.51	110	482.5	74.0 MORE>>	In the pro game, Spencer profiles as a versatile defensive back with the potential to contribute in multiple roles. His combination of...
5	S Michael Taaffe	6-0 190lbs 4.50	S	190lbs	6-0	4.50	42	144.3	84.9 MORE>>	Taaffe is a coverage safety whose processing speed and instincts in zone are well ahead of where most college defensive backs operate....
9	S Genesis Smith	6-2 202lbs 4.50	S	202lbs	6-2	4.50	30	96.9	84.6 MORE>>	Smith's NFL value starts and ends with his coverage ability. His 2025 tape at free safety is the best version of him: sitting deep, reading...
17	S Isaiah Nwokobia	6-1 205lbs 4.48	S	205lbs	6-1	4.48	62	261.3	79.9 MORE>>	Nwokobia is going to have to make a roster as a special teams contributor first, because the defensive tape alone is not going to get him...
19	S Xavier Nwankpa	6-2 208lbs 4.48	S	208lbs	6-2	4.48	69	287.8	79.9 MORE>>	Nwankpa was a five-star recruit with the size, speed, and length you draw up for an NFL safety, and after four years of starting at Iowa,...

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.
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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.