2027 NFL Draft Safety Rankings - 13-24
LAST UPDATED: 11/03/2026
Player Rankings - Safety
| # | Player | Pos | H/W/S | Team | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 |
6-3
206lbs
4.45
|
S |
|
206lbs | 6-3 | 4.45 | 75 | 343.5 |
78.4
|
Mincey is a big, fast safety with length and a strong run defense, a former blue-chip recruit who flashed downhill in a backup role for... | |
26 |
6-2
211lbs
4.45
|
S |
|
211lbs | 6-2 | 4.45 | 72 | 333 |
78.0
|
Castell is a big, fast safety whose size and reliable tackling are the strengths, a 213-pounder with rare timed speed who finishes with... | |
31 |
6-0
208lbs
4.46
|
S |
|
208lbs | 6-0 | 4.46 | 81 | 390.5 |
75.0
|
Flowers started all fifteen games as a redshirt freshman for Oregon, including both playoff games, an impressive workload for a young... | |
36 |
6-2
202lbs
4.47
|
S |
|
202lbs | 6-2 | 4.47 | 93 | 451 |
69.8
|
Black is a big, physical defensive back who has moved to safety this season. He has good size, played in big games as a freshman and made a... | |
4 |
6-3
208lbs
4.48
|
S |
|
208lbs | 6-3 | 4.48 | 9 | 54.4 |
84.9
|
Benefield is a rangy, productive safety who plays fast and takes the ball away. He made more than 100 tackles at Boise State in 2025, has... | |
11 |
6-3
200lbs
4.48
|
S |
|
200lbs | 6-3 | 4.48 | 27 | 105 |
84.6
|
Myrick is a rangy, physical safety whose production has followed him to a third school. He has 69 tackles in eight games at Clemson, has... | |
22 |
6-2
215lbs
4.48
|
S |
|
215lbs | 6-2 | 4.48 | 46 | 191.5 |
79.9
|
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... | |
32 |
6-2
210lbs
4.48
|
S |
|
210lbs | 6-2 | 4.48 | 77 | 356.5 |
74.0
|
Branch has the speed, length and pedigree that get a safety noticed. He covers ground well from the deep middle and showed he could hold up... | |
42 |
6-1
192lbs
4.49
|
S |
|
192lbs | 6-1 | 4.49 | 89 | 445 |
67.7
|
Burnside has found a home at Memphis after an unsettled start at Mississippi State. He is a smooth outside receiver with big-play ability,... | |
43 |
6-0
196lbs
4.49
|
S |
|
196lbs | 6-0 | 4.49 | 91 | 448 |
67.6
|
Greco has seized a bigger role this season, becoming one of Missouri's top playmakers in the secondary. He reads the quarterback well and... | |
2 |
6-2
200lbs
4.50
|
S |
|
200lbs | 6-2 | 4.50 | 6 | 28.5 |
86.3
|
Johnson burst onto the scene in 2025, pairing ball-hawking instincts that produced four interceptions with one of the cleanest tackling... | |
18 |
6-0
205lbs
4.50
|
S |
|
205lbs | 6-0 | 4.50 | 31 | 119.8 |
83.2
|
Shuler is an experienced, instinctive safety who has been a leader in Notre Dame's secondary for three seasons. He started all 16 games in... |












