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
61

Ja'Keem
Jackson

CB
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
64 57 65 56
78.0
62

Jacobe
Johnson

CB
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
79 76 49 53
79.0
63

TJ
Metcalf

S
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
68 80 70 68
78.9
64

Kayin
Lee

CB
Auburn   Mascot
Auburn Mascot
69 71 67 78
80.0
65

King
Mack

CB
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
66 60 63 53
78.0
66

Caleb
Downs

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
92 94 92 97
93.3
67

Damari
Brown

CB
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
39 59 63 59
77.0
68

Jordan
Castell

S
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
83 81 61 71
81.2
69

Peyton
Bowen

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
79 77 54 60
80.7
70

Jeremiah
Wilson

CB
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
78 79 90 83
84.0
71

Terry
Moore

S
Duke   Mascot
Duke Mascot
59 75 78 81
83.7
72

Joenel
Aguero

S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
67 69 68 62
80.0
73

Chandler
Rivers

CB
Duke   Mascot
Duke Mascot
74 74 83 77
85.7
74

DJ
McKinney

CB
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
86 78 79 79
82.1
75

Antonio
Kite

CB
Auburn   Mascot
Auburn Mascot
71 75 64 65
82.4
76

Key
Lawrence

S
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
55 65 60 58
70.4
77

Xavier
Nwankpa

S
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
74 74 79 72
81.3
78

Gentry
Williams

CB
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
37 54 67 66
78.0
79

Kamari
Wilson

S
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
65 56 58 61
78.0
80

Fred
Davis

CB
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
78 78 78 78
74.2