BEST MAN/PRESS COVERAGE SAFETIES 2025 NFL Draft

2025 BEST MAN/PRESS COVERAGE SAFETIES

Executing stellar man-to-man coverage as a safety entails a blend of agility, awareness, and often, a secondary sense of receivers' intentions. Recall players like Eric Berry (Tennessee) and Earl Thomas (Texas) who, during their respective collegiate tenures, demonstrated an adept ability to shadow receivers and disrupt passing lanes effectively in man-to-man schemes.

Immerse yourself in the data of current college safeties making their mark through exceptional man-to-man coverage. Through meticulous exploration of key stats, such as interceptions, pass deflections, and completion percentage allowed, gain insight into the defensive prowess of these players in isolating and negating opponents' receiving threats.

2025 Safeties ranked by MAN/PRESS

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

Andrew
Mukuba

S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
73 84 97 95
84.7
2

Nick
Emmanwori

S
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
100 85 89 93
87.7
3

Malachi
Moore

S
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
91 82 89 92
82.5
4

Xavier
Watts

S
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
78 80 85 91
86.6
5

R.J.
Mickens

S
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
74 69 85 81
78.9
6

Rayuan
Lane III

S
Navy   Mascot
Navy Mascot
60 72 81 81
76.0
7

Malik
Verdon

S
Iowa State   Mascot
Iowa State Mascot
70 68 72 80
74.2
8

Jordan
Hancock

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
75 72 77 80
78.8
9

Malaki
Starks

S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
93 93 76 79
87.3
10

Hunter
Wohler

S
Wisconsin   Mascot
Wisconsin Mascot
82 78 73 78
77.0
11

Lathan
Ransom

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
76 97 77 76
83.7
12

Shilo
Sanders

S
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
78 72 72 76
75.2
13

Makari
Paige

S
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
75 75 75 75
75.0
14

Craig
Woodson

S
California   Mascot
California Mascot
81 80 78 75
78.7
15

Billy
Bowman Jr.

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
49 70 76 74
83.5
16

Maxen
Hook

S
Toledo   Mascot
Toledo Mascot
82 74 67 73
77.0
17

Kamren
Fabiculanan

S
Washington   Mascot
Washington Mascot
73 73 73 73
75.0
18

Sebastian
Castro

S
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
67 86 85 73
84.6
19

Kevin
Winston Jr.

S
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
93 97 83 73
84.0
20

Alijah
Clark

S
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
64 64 74 72
77.0