2027 NFL Draft Safety Rankings - 25-36

LAST UPDATED: 10/14/2026

Player Rankings - Safety

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
13	S Marcus Neal Jr.	6-1 215lbs 4.44	S	215lbs	6-1	4.44	26	101.3	84.2 MORE>>	Neal is a downhill box safety with rare speed, an aggressive 215-pounder whose a physical, reliable run defender and whose production near...
12	S Kingston Lopa	6-5 210lbs 4.65	S	210lbs	6-5	4.65	20	82.5	84.3 MORE>>	Lopa barely played at Oregon, and five games into his Cal career the whole draft industry is talking about him. The appeal starts with his...
11	S Faletau Satuala	6-4 210lbs 4.60	S	210lbs	6-4	4.60	43	182	84.9 MORE>>	Satuala is a productive box and slot safety whose high zone coverage and eighty tackles anchored a strong BYU defense, a 210-pounder with...
10	S Jaylen McClain	6-0 201lbs 4.35	S	201lbs	6-0	4.35	15	68.7	84.9 MORE>>	McClain is a rangy, fast safety who won a starting job alongside an All-American, pairing sticky coverage with the best tackling mark in...
9	S Ty Benefield	6-2 204lbs 4.48	S	204lbs	6-2	4.48	9	52	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...
8	S Terry Moore	6-1 195lbs 4.58	S	195lbs	6-1	4.58	72	515	85.7 MORE>>	Moore is a ball-hawking safety whose evaluation rests on his 2024 tape, an instinctive defender who posted four interceptions, two forced...
7	S Peyton Bowen	6-0 201lbs 4.45	S	201lbs	6-0	4.45	21	86.3	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...
6	S Bray Hubbard	6-2 213lbs 4.60	S	213lbs	6-2	4.60	18	76.3	86.0 MORE>>	Hubbard is a physical, ball-hawking box safety, a reliable run defender whose takeaway production stands out: four interceptions, three...
5	S Keon Sabb	6-1 204lbs 4.55	S	204lbs	6-1	4.55	25	101	86.2 MORE>>	Sabb is a versatile, experienced safety with a high coverage, a do-everything defender who logged 821 snaps across free safety, the box,...
4	S Dashawn Spears	6-3 208lbs 4.43	S	208lbs	6-3	4.43	24	91.5	86.4 MORE>>	Spears is a big, fast safety who covered and defended the run as well as anyone at the position, a 208-pounder with rare speed who carries...
3	S Jelani McDonald	6-2 199lbs 4.45	S	199lbs	6-2	4.45	12	61.7	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...
2	S Tae Johnson	6-2 193lbs 4.50	S	193lbs	6-2	4.50	5	24.9	86.9 MORE>>	Johnson burst onto the scene as a true freshman, pairing ball-hawking instincts that produced four interceptions with the cleanest tackle...

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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.