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

Dasan
McCullough

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
79 73 76 68
80.7
22

Jalen
Catalon

S
UNLV   Mascot
UNLV Mascot
67 70 75 78
83.0
23

Ricardo
Hallman

CB
Wisconsin   Mascot
Wisconsin Mascot
42 55 75 79
81.9
24

Duce
Chestnut

S
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
53 68 75 70
80.8
25

Daylen
Everette

CB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
62 68 75 72
83.2
26

Fred
Davis

CB
Jacksonville State   Mascot
Jacksonville State Mascot
82 80 74 81
72.0
27

Sonny
Styles

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
69 78 74 75
83.2
28

Jalon
Kilgore

CB
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
76 83 74 74
81.3
29

Isaac
Smith

S
Mississippi State   Mascot
Mississippi State Mascot
100 93 73 78
88.1
30

Dillon
Thieneman

S
Purdue   Mascot
Purdue Mascot
80 76 73 77
85.6
31

Xavier
Scott

CB
Illinois   Mascot
Illinois Mascot
85 89 73 71
82.9
32

Preston
Hodge

CB
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
52 58 73 78
79.0
33

Randon
Fontenette

S
Vanderbilt   Mascot
Vanderbilt Mascot
74 81 73 63
84.6
34

DeVonta
Smith

CB
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
66 71 72 72
78.0
35

Karon
Prunty

CB
North Carolina A&T   Mascot
North Carolina A&T Mascot
63 76 72 70
66.4
36

Dijon
Johnson

CB
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
66 77 72 70
85.6
37

Derek
Williams Jr....

S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
80 84 71 67
74.0
38

TJ
Metcalf

S
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
69 80 71 69
81.0
39

Robert
Spears-Jenni...

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
85 97 70 58
83.1
40

Will
Lee III

CB
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
77 55 70 76
81.2