2027 NFL Draft Safety Rankings - 25-36

LAST UPDATED: 11/03/2026

Player Rankings - Safety

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
27	S Randon Fontenette	6-2 220lbs 4.50	S	220lbs	6-2	4.50	74	341.5	78.0 MORE>>	Fontenette is a 220-pound STAR defender listed at corner who plays more like a box safety or nickel linebacker, and his calling cards are...
26	S Jordan Castell	6-2 211lbs 4.45	S	211lbs	6-2	4.45	72	333	78.0 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...
25	S King Mack	5-10 195lbs 4.35	S	195lbs	5-10	4.35	65	297.5	78.0 MORE>>	Mack is a rangy free safety with rare timed speed, a defender who patrols the deep middle on a high zone coverage and reads and drives on...
24	S Zavier Mincey	6-3 206lbs 4.45	S	206lbs	6-3	4.45	75	343.5	78.4 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...
23	S Rod Moore	5-11 190lbs 4.40	S	190lbs	5-11	4.40	53	234	79.0 MORE>>	Moore is a rare athlete and veteran presence whose evaluation rests on prior all-conference production and a brief 2025 return, a fast deep...
22	S Dejuan Lane	6-2 215lbs 4.48	S	215lbs	6-2	4.48	46	191.5	79.9 MORE>>	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...
21	S Tao Johnson	6-0 194lbs 4.44	S	194lbs	6-0	4.44	55	241.5	80.9 MORE>>	Johnson is a fast, durable safety who logged 802 snaps as a full-season starter for Utah, pairing rare timed speed with holds up in man and...
20	S Robert Fitzgerald	6-0 210lbs 4.54	S	210lbs	6-0	4.54	121	582	81.0 MORE>>	A downhill, box-first safety at Northwestern, Fitzgerald built his tape on physical, reliable run defense, filling fast and racking up...
19	S Bryce Thornton	5-10 211lbs 4.55	S	211lbs	5-10	4.55	52	230.7	81.1 MORE>>	Thornton has been a fixture in Florida's secondary for three seasons, a durable, versatile safety who has started 21 straight games and...
18	S Adon Shuler	6-0 205lbs 4.50	S	205lbs	6-0	4.50	31	119.8	83.2 MORE>>	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...
17	S Terry Moore	6-0 200lbs 4.58	S	200lbs	6-0	4.58	48	198	83.3 MORE>>	Moore is an instinctive, ball-hawking safety whose 2024 season at Duke was one of the best in the ACC. He made 71 tackles, seven tackles...
16	S Marcus Neal Jr.	6-1 216lbs 4.44	S	216lbs	6-1	4.44	32	120	83.4 MORE>>	Neal is a fast, physical safety who broke out as a run defender at Iowa State. He has rare speed for the position, and in 2025 he made 33...

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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.