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

Nick
Emmanwori

S
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
100 85 90 93
88.5
2

Malachi
Moore

S
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
92 84 90 93
85.1
3

Xavier
Watts

S
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
67 75 88 92
86.3
4

Andrew
Mukuba

S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
69 78 91 88
85.1
5

Kamren
Fabiculanan

S
Washington   Mascot
Washington Mascot
77 45 79 86
81.0
6

Lathan
Ransom

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
75 97 86 83
83.5
7

Jordan
Hancock

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
76 73 80 81
82.2
8

Malaki
Starks

S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
93 93 76 79
88.4
9

Hunter
Wohler

S
Wisconsin   Mascot
Wisconsin Mascot
82 80 74 79
81.6
10

Maxen
Hook

S
Toledo   Mascot
Toledo Mascot
84 75 69 75
81.4
11

Sonny
Styles

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
70 82 77 74
83.2
12

Aubrey
Burks

S
West Virginia   Mascot
West Virginia Mascot
59 72 80 74
81.1
13

Akili
Arnold

S
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
65 60 62 74
79.0
14

Alijah
Clark

S
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
65 66 75 74
81.4
15

Billy
Bowman Jr.

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
49 69 77 74
83.4
16

Sebastian
Castro

S
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
66 88 86 73
84.1
17

Kevin
Winston Jr.

S
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
96 97 83 73
83.8
18

Jonas
Sanker

S
Virginia   Mascot
Virginia Mascot
79 71 71 72
82.1
19

Shilo
Sanders

S
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
81 72 72 72
81.1
20

Upton
Stout

S
Western Kentucky   Mascot
Western Kentucky Mascot
75 85 69 71
82.4