BEST RATED TACKLING SAFETIES 2027 NFL Draft

2027 BEST RATED TACKLING SAFETIES

A safety is the last line, so the tackling grade carries more weight here than anywhere else in the secondary. It scores tackles made against tackles missed, from depth and in the box, with penalties for the misses that turn into long touchdowns. Eric Berry (Tennessee) and Mark Barron (Alabama) both tackled at a linebacker’s standard.

The table ranks this year’s draft-eligible safeties by tackling grade, alongside run defense, zone coverage, man and press coverage, and overall rating.

2027 Safeties ranked by TACKLING

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING RUN DEFENSE ZONE MAN/PRESS Rating
1

Jaylen
McClain

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
97 89 79 84
84.9
2

Jelani
McDonald

S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
90 86 76 75
86.5
3

Tae
Johnson

S
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
88 83 87 83
86.9
4

Keon
Sabb

S
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
81 73 77 76
86.2
5

Marcus
Neal Jr.

S
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
80 90 81 77
84.2
6

Bryce
Thornton

S
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
80 76 79 72
80.0
7

Jordan
Castell

S
Kentucky   Mascot
Kentucky Mascot
79 81 61 65
77.1
8

Peyton
Bowen

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
78 85 80 86
85.8
9

KJ
Bolden

S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
78 85 85 87
87.4
10

Earl
Little Jr.

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
78 76 74 76
83.8
11

Koi
Perich

S
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
77 74 62 71
83.4
12

Dashawn
Spears

S
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
77 79 89 77
86.4
13

Bray
Hubbard

S
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
76 81 73 71
86.0
14

Ty
Benefield

S
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
76 75 72 65
85.6
15

Faletau
Satuala

S
BYU   Mascot
BYU Mascot
75 77 81 74
84.9
16

King
Mack

S
NC State   Mascot
NC State Mascot
74 70 74 69
81.3
17

Khalil
Barnes

S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
74 62 67 71
73.4
18

Aaron
Flowers

S
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
73 80 62 66
80.7
19

Robert
Fitzgerald

S
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
72 86 80 73
82.5
20

Terry
Moore

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
72 81 79 80
85.7