Safety Rankings 2022 NFL Draft

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LAST UPDATED: 04/23/2023

Player Rankings - Safety

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
10

S
Nick
Cross

6-0 212lbs 4.34
S
IND   Mascot
IND Mascot
212lbs 6-0 4.34 18 88.4
81.1
Nick Cross is an intriguing prospect who is an elite athlete with outstanding speed and explosiveness. He also has ideal size, looks the...
65

S
Mike
Palmer

6-1 200lbs 4.68
S
Boston College   Mascot
Boston College Mascot
200lbs 6-1 4.68 135 593.5
55.0
Extremely aggressive to come up and put his body in traffic to make tackles. Flashes intimidating attitude and will crush tiptoeing...
63

S
Mike
Brown

6-1 222lbs 4.59
S
Miami (OH)   Mascot
Miami (OH) Mascot
222lbs 6-1 4.59 144 647
55.0
Flashes some physicality as a hitter. Thickly built for a corner and closes with intent; chases laterally and is effective bringing down...
41

S
Quentin
Lake

6-1 201lbs 4.59
S
LAR   Mascot
LAR Mascot
201lbs 6-1 4.59 62 285.6
65.0
Transitions well from coverage to close on the ball. Strong hands, quick reactions for the interceptions. Gives up his body in run...
9

S
Bryan
Cook

6-1 210lbs 4.59
S
KC   Mascot
KC Mascot
210lbs 6-1 4.59 14 78.5
82.1
Bryan Cook was a distinctly unremarkable playing heading into 2021 and looked like a probable UDFA prospect, however, following an...
14

S
Brad
Hawkins

6-1 210lbs 4.57
S
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
210lbs 6-1 4.57 54 244.7
78.6
Tough and scrappy with forceful nature to be physical at all levels of the field. Has good bulk on his frame to be aggressive in run...
6

S
Jordan
Battle

6-1 209lbs 4.55
S
CIN   Mascot
CIN Mascot
209lbs 6-1 4.55 25 76.5
85.7
Battle has great natural ability with ideal size for a strong safety, is a natural leader, and has proved super smart while leading the...
32

S
Evan
Fields

6-1 205lbs 4.55
S
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
205lbs 6-1 4.55 48 225
71.0
Savvy cover skills to recognize and anticipate routes. Understands what's coming and has good ball skills.Good hustle player who puts...
62

S
Juanyeh
Thomas

6-1 212lbs 4.55
S
Georgia Tech   Mascot
Georgia Tech Mascot
212lbs 6-1 4.55 70 307.3
55.0
Versatile with experience as an in-the-box safety and in-man coverage. Good hustle player who puts himself in the action when he's not...
42

S
Tayler
Hawkins

6-1 205lbs 4.53
S
San Diego State   Mascot
San Diego State Mascot
205lbs 6-1 4.53 107 477
64.2
Quicker than he is fast but has a burst to close in zone coverage and plays physical at the line in man.Reads and deciphers quickly,...
68

S
Daniel
Wright

6-1 195lbs 4.50
S
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
195lbs 6-1 4.50 103 467.3
50.0
Has good trajectory assessment on the thrown ball, breaks quickly and has decent ball skills Physical downfield and matches up well with...
7

S
Kerby
Joseph

6-1 203lbs 4.50
S
DET   Mascot
DET Mascot
203lbs 6-1 4.50 17 87.7
85.0
Joseph had an incredible 2021 season where he put numbers placing at the elite category of all DB's in college football. There's no...

2022 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.
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.

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2022 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.