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

Michael
Taaffe

S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
60 75 94 92
86.2
62

Josh
Moten

CB
Marshall   Mascot
Marshall Mascot
65 67 82 80
83.8
63

Jaylon
Braxton

CB
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
65 65 74 70
78.5
64

Dillon
Thieneman

S
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
80 76 73 77
87.2
65

Malik
Muhammad

CB
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
68 77 82 78
87.9
66

JK
Johnson

CB
Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
66 65 58 46
65.3
67

Sage
Ryan

S
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
63 53 75 67
75.0
68

Xavier
Nwankpa

S
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
74 74 79 72
81.3
69

Derek
Williams Jr....

S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
81 85 72 68
75.4
70

Isaac
Smith

S
Mississippi State   Mascot
Mississippi State Mascot
97 91 71 76
83.0
71

A.J.
Harris

CB
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
70 75 86 84
87.1
72

Bryce
Boettcher

DB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
81 85 81 82
83.3
73

Avante
Dickerson

CB
Utah State   Mascot
Utah State Mascot
71 71 71 71
74.6
74

Latrell
McCutchin Sr...

CB
Houston   Mascot
Houston Mascot
71 71 71 71
74.2
75

Elliot
Washington I...

CB
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
86 86 75 69
79.9
76

Jalon
Kilgore

CB
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
77 84 75 75
85.1
77

Denver
Harris

CB
UTSA   Mascot
UTSA Mascot
47 58 61 60
77.4
78

Tony
Grimes

CB
Purdue   Mascot
Purdue Mascot
55 56 72 75
78.6
79

King
Mack

CB
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
66 60 63 53
78.0
80

Rodrick
Pleasant

CB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
53 56 77 73
67.0