BEST DEFENSIVE BACKS ON THE BLITZ 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Defensive Backs ranked by PASS RUSH

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING RUN DEFENSE ZONE MAN/PRESS Rating
41

Daylen
Everette

CB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
75 87 76 67
84.8
42

Michael
Taaffe

S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
75 74 94 87
84.9
43

Robert
Spears-Jenni...

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
79 86 58 52
79.9
44

Chandler
Rivers

CB
Duke   Mascot
Duke Mascot
76 77 85 84
84.6
45

Ricardo
Hallman

CB
Wisconsin   Mascot
Wisconsin Mascot
51 56 73 72
76.5
46

DeVonta
Smith

CB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
72 72 71 73
74.0
47

Josh
Moten

CB
Southern Miss   Mascot
Southern Miss Mascot
79 75 78 79
78.6
48

Preston
Hodge

CB
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
76 76 76 76
75.0
49

Bud
Clark

S
TCU   Mascot
TCU Mascot
80 86 86 88
84.6
50

Jerry
Wilson

CB
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
45 62 76 79
78.7
51

Isaiah
Nwokobia

S
SMU   Mascot
SMU Mascot
73 83 70 69
79.9
52

DJ
Harvey

CB
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
64 78 85 72
78.4
53

Ahmaad
Moses

S
SMU   Mascot
SMU Mascot
71 77 64 66
77.5
54

Zakee
Wheatley

S
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
77 92 79 89
84.7
55

Keith
Abney II

CB
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
91 84 83 80
85.5
56

A.J.
Haulcy

S
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
71 80 90 84
85.2
57

Chris
Johnson

CB
San Diego State   Mascot
San Diego State Mascot
82 71 85 80
86.3
58

Colton
Hood

CB
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
81 68 79 81
87.0
59

Emmanuel
McNeil-Warre...

S
Toledo   Mascot
Toledo Mascot
68 82 90 76
85.8
60

Julian
Neal

CB
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
87 91 80 76
84.5