2027 NFL Draft Safety Rankings - 49-51

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
3

S
Jelani
McDonald

6-2 201lbs 4.45
S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
201lbs 6-2 4.45 13 63.2
85.1
McDonald is a fast, physical safety who plays downhill and arrives with force. He has rare timed speed, he does his best work close to the...
2

S
Tae
Johnson

6-2 200lbs 4.50
S
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
200lbs 6-2 4.50 6 28.5
86.3
Johnson burst onto the scene in 2025, pairing ball-hawking instincts that produced four interceptions with one of the cleanest tackling...
1

S
KJ
Bolden

6-0 195lbs 4.33
S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
195lbs 6-0 4.33 4 21.5
87.8
Bolden is a rare athlete at safety whose run defense and tackling have been among the best in the country since the day he arrived at...

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.
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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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.