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

S
Zavier
Mincey

6-3 206lbs 4.45
S
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
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

S
Jordan
Castell

6-2 211lbs 4.45
S
Kentucky   Mascot
Kentucky Mascot
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

S
Aaron
Flowers

6-0 208lbs 4.46
S
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
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

S
Kobe
Black

6-2 202lbs 4.47
S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
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

S
Ty
Benefield

6-3 208lbs 4.48
S
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
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

S
Corey
Myrick

6-3 200lbs 4.48
S
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
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

S
Dejuan
Lane

6-2 215lbs 4.48
S
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
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

S
Zion
Branch

6-2 210lbs 4.48
S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
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

S
Braylon
Burnside

6-1 192lbs 4.49
S
Memphis   Mascot
Memphis Mascot
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

S
Trajen
Greco

6-0 196lbs 4.49
S
Missouri   Mascot
Missouri Mascot
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

S
Tae
Johnson

6-2 200lbs 4.50
S
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
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

S
Adon
Shuler

6-0 205lbs 4.50
S
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
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...

2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Safety

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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2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Safety

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.