2026 BEST RUN DEFENDING DEFENSIVE BACKS
Run defense grade for a defensive back scores run support: filling from depth, taking on a receiver’s block on the edge, and making the stop. It matters most for safeties who will play in the box and for corners in defenses that ask them to force the run. Landon Collins (Alabama) and Minkah Fitzpatrick (Alabama) both graded out as run defenders first.
The table ranks this year’s draft-eligible defensive backs by run defense grade, alongside tackling, zone and man coverage grades, and overall rating.
