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
51

S
Kamari
Wilson

6-0 211lbs 4.61
S
West Virginia   Mascot
West Virginia Mascot
211lbs 6-0 4.61 163 792
59.1
Wilson is a physical, experienced safety and former No. 1 recruit whose four-program path has stocked him with reps and produced two...
8

S
Kingston
Lopa

6-5 210lbs 4.65
S
California   Mascot
California Mascot
210lbs 6-5 4.65 14 63.8
84.7
Lopa has gone from a reserve at Oregon to one of the most productive defensive backs in the country in his first season at Cal. He has five...
20

S
Robert
Fitzgerald

6-0 210lbs 4.54
S
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
210lbs 6-0 4.54 121 582
81.0
A downhill, box-first safety at Northwestern, Fitzgerald built his tape on physical, reliable run defense, filling fast and racking up...
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...
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...
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...
37

S
Peyton
Woodyard

6-2 207lbs 4.59
S
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
207lbs 6-2 4.59 96 452.5
69.4
Woodyard is a smart, reliable safety who has stepped into the starting lineup at Oregon. He is a sure tackler, with only two misses this...
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...
12

S
Keon
Sabb

6-1 205lbs 4.55
S
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
205lbs 6-1 4.55 35 124.3
84.6
Sabb is an experienced, versatile safety who has started at two of the country's top programs. He was part of Michigan's 2023 national...
13

S
Amare
Ferrell

6-2 205lbs 4.60
S
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
205lbs 6-2 4.60 36 125.7
84.5
Ferrell is an instinctive, ball-hawking safety who has been a starter on one of the best defenses in the country for three seasons. He has...
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...
39

S
TJ
Metcalf

6-1 205lbs 4.55
S
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
205lbs 6-1 4.55 97 454
68.4
Metcalf is a versatile nickel safety who logged 718 snaps across slot and deep roles for Michigan, a willing run defender who reads route...

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.