BEST RATED TACKLING DEFENSIVE BACKS 2025 NFL Draft

2025 Defensive Backs ranked by TACKLING

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING RUN DEFENSE ZONE MAN/PRESS Rating
21

Fentrell
Cypress II

CB
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
79 67 70 64
74.0
22

Marcus
Harris

CB
California   Mascot
California Mascot
79 78 74 69
74.2
23

Xavier
Watts

S
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
78 80 85 91
86.6
24

Shilo
Sanders

S
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
78 72 72 76
75.2
25

Shavon
Revel Jr.

CB
East Carolina   Mascot
East Carolina Mascot
77 77 85 83
87.4
26

Lathan
Ransom

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
76 97 77 76
83.7
27

Jaylen
Reed

S
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
76 85 58 67
80.0
28

Cobee
Bryant

CB
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
76 98 82 78
83.2
29

Makari
Paige

S
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
75 75 75 75
75.0
30

Jordan
Hancock

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
75 72 77 80
78.8
31

Upton
Stout

S
Western Kentucky   Mascot
Western Kentucky Mascot
74 84 68 70
80.0
32

Dorian
Strong

CB
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
74 67 76 74
83.3
33

R.J.
Mickens

S
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
74 69 85 81
78.9
34

Marques
Sigle

S
Kansas State   Mascot
Kansas State Mascot
74 90 75 70
74.2
35

Nohl
Williams

CB
California   Mascot
California Mascot
73 78 74 72
83.1
36

Kamren
Fabiculanan

S
Washington   Mascot
Washington Mascot
73 73 73 73
75.0
37

Aydan
White

CB
NC State   Mascot
NC State Mascot
73 73 73 73
75.0
38

Andrew
Mukuba

S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
73 84 97 95
84.7
39

Jaylin
Smith

CB
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
73 76 68 78
77.0
40

Jabbar
Muhammad

CB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
71 63 82 74
78.0