BEST MAN/PRESS COVERAGE DEFENSIVE BACKS 2027 NFL Draft

2027 BEST MAN/PRESS COVERAGE DEFENSIVE BACKS

Man and press coverage grade scores snaps where the defender is responsible for one receiver: press at the line, staying in phase down the field, and what happened at the catch point. It is the grade NFL teams weight most heavily for outside corners. Darrelle Revis (Pittsburgh) and Patrick Peterson (LSU) were both elite here in college.

Below, draft-eligible defensive backs are ranked by man and press coverage grade, with zone coverage, tackling, run defense and overall rating alongside.

2027 Defensive Backs ranked by MAN/PRESS

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING RUN DEFENSE ZONE MAN/PRESS Rating
1

Leonard
Moore

CB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
63 77 86 92
89.5
2

John
Nestor

CB
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
71 93 89 90
84.5
3

Kingston
Lopa

S
California   Mascot
California Mascot
64 59 88 89
84.7
4

Tao
Johnson

S
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
50 66 79 86
80.9
5

Audavion
Collins

CB
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
56 70 80 85
81.5
6

Peyton
Bowen

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
75 85 79 85
84.6
7

Jelani
McDonald

S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
83 79 82 84
85.1
8

Ashton
Hampton

CB
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
70 71 86 83
86.4
9

Tae
Johnson

S
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
88 83 87 83
86.3
10

Ify
Obidegwu

CB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
91 67 86 82
78.5
11

Amare
Ferrell

S
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
75 74 83 82
84.5
12

Michael
Turner Jr.

CB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
39 65 73 82
72.0
13

Kelley
Jones

CB
Mississippi State   Mascot
Mississippi State Mascot
84 69 85 82
86.7
14

Jaylen
McClain

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
97 88 75 81
84.8
15

KJ
Bolden

S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
74 83 79 80
87.8
16

Chris
Peal

CB
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
93 77 77 80
84.7
17

Terry
Moore

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
71 81 78 79
83.3
18

Jyaire
Hill

CB
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
66 80 81 79
84.7
19

John
Curry

CB
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
65 77 83 79
81.1
20

Marcus
Neal Jr.

S
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
83 92 82 79
83.4