2027 NFL Draft Safety Rankings - 13-24

LAST UPDATED: 09/28/2026

Player Rankings - Safety

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
2	S Tae Johnson	6-2 193lbs 4.50	S	193lbs	6-2	4.50	5	25.3	86.9 MORE>>	Johnson burst onto the scene as a true freshman, pairing ball-hawking instincts that produced four interceptions with the cleanest tackle...
17	S Adon Shuler	6-0 207lbs 4.50	S	207lbs	6-0	4.50	28	108.2	83.5 MORE>>	Shuler is an instinctive, versatile coverage safety and defensive captain, a defender who reads and drives on throws, took two...
30	S Khalil Barnes	6-0 200lbs 4.50	S	200lbs	6-0	4.50	55	305	73.4 MORE>>	Barnes is a rangy safety with good timed speed and a leading man coverage, a defender who played box and deep alignments for Clemson and...
31	S Derek Williams Jr....	6-2 201lbs 4.50	S	201lbs	6-2	4.50	64	518	72.5 MORE>>	Williams is a long, fast safety whose 2025 was a reduced post-injury return, a defender with 74-inch length and good timed speed who snared...
32	S Malik Hartford	6-3 200lbs 4.50	S	200lbs	6-3	4.50	68	554	71.3 MORE>>	Hartford is a long, developmental safety whose 2025 was almost entirely lost to injury, a top-70 recruit with 75-inch length and good timed...
9	S Ty Benefield	6-2 204lbs 4.48	S	204lbs	6-2	4.48	13	56.7	85.6 MORE>>	Benefield is a high-volume, ball-hawking box safety who led Boise State with 103 tackles, picked off two passes, forced a fumble and...
16	S Corey Myrick	6-3 200lbs 4.48	S	200lbs	6-3	4.48	31	122	83.6 MORE>>	Myrick is a rangy, productive safety whose high coverage and low yardage allowed jump off the tape, a 75-inch defender with good speed who...
23	S Aaron Flowers	6-0 208lbs 4.46	S	208lbs	6-0	4.46	56	309.5	80.7 MORE>>	Flowers started all fifteen games as a redshirt freshman for Oregon, including both playoff games, an impressive workload for a young...
4	S Jelani McDonald	6-2 199lbs 4.45	S	199lbs	6-2	4.45	10	51.3	86.5 MORE>>	McDonald is a downhill thumper with rare speed, a safety whose tackling was among the best in the class and whose sets a firm edge and...
7	S Peyton Bowen	6-0 201lbs 4.45	S	201lbs	6-0	4.45	23	82.7	85.8 MORE>>	Bowen is a fast, twitchy safety whose mirrors routes step for step in man, a versatile defender who covers the slot, plays single-high, and...
22	S Zavier Mincey	6-3 205lbs 4.45	S	205lbs	6-3	4.45	52	277.5	81.0 MORE>>	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...
29	S Jordan Castell	6-2 213lbs 4.45	S	213lbs	6-2	4.45	53	280.5	77.1 MORE>>	Castell is a big, fast safety whose size and reliable tackling are the strengths, a 213-pounder with rare timed speed who finishes with...

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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.