BEST ZONE COVERAGE DEFENSIVE BACKS 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Defensive Backs ranked by ZONE

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

TJ
Metcalf

S
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
71 80 71 68
81.0
22

Dijon
Johnson

CB
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
65 74 70 69
85.6
23

Christian
Gray

CB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
73 69 69 76
73.0
24

Kayin
Lee

CB
Auburn   Mascot
Auburn Mascot
70 72 68 79
81.5
25

Tacario
Davis

CB
Arizona   Mascot
Arizona Mascot
81 61 68 75
83.7
26

D.J.
Graham II

CB
Utah State   Mascot
Utah State Mascot
54 46 67 55
57.2
27

Joenel
Aguero

S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
67 70 67 61
84.2
28

Rodrick
Pleasant

CB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
47 49 67 64
44.8
29

Mansoor
Delane

CB
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
75 77 67 65
83.0
30

Ja'Keem
Jackson

CB
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
64 57 66 55
81.0
31

Damari
Brown

CB
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
41 61 65 62
85.0
32

Cameron
Calhoun

CB
Utah   Mascot
Utah Mascot
62 59 63 60
37.3
33

Khalil
Barnes

S
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
70 63 62 65
76.0
34

Kendal
Daniels

S
Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
52 57 61 63
70.2
35

King
Mack

CB
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
63 61 61 53
85.9
36

Javien
Toviano

S
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
90 71 61 62
82.6
37

Jordan
Castell

S
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
83 80 58 67
83.7
38

Dante
Lovett

CB
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
40 47 58 60
56.1
39

Cormani
McClain

CB
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
37 64 57 52
71.0
40

Key
Lawrence

S
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
52 61 57 54
54.4