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
61

Jordan
Castell

S
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
84 82 62 72
83.7
62

Josh
Thompson

CB
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
40 70 62 72
73.7
63

Javien
Toviano

S
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
86 74 62 62
82.6
64

Denver
Harris

CB
UTSA   Mascot
UTSA Mascot
47 58 61 60
79.4
65

Khalil
Barnes

S
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
65 61 61 66
76.0
66

Kendal
Daniels

S
Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
52 59 61 63
70.2
67

Dante
Lovett

CB
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
47 39 61 62
56.1
68

Malik
Spencer

S
Michigan State   Mascot
Michigan State Mascot
77 77 61 53
73.8
69

Demorie
Tate

CB
Florida A&M   Mascot
Florida A&M Mascot
0 57 59 57
48.9
70

Kamari
Wilson

S
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
65 56 59 62
80.2
71

Avante
Dickerson

CB
Utah State   Mascot
Utah State Mascot
48 52 58 58
69.0
72

Cormani
McClain

CB
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
37 64 57 52
71.0
73

Key
Lawrence

S
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
52 61 57 55
54.4
74

Jaylin
Davies

CB
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
67 75 55 48
54.9
75

Peyton
Bowen

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
80 78 54 61
83.7
76

Dezz
Ricks

CB
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
57 54 54 55
84.0
77

Latrell
McCutchin Sr...

CB
Houston   Mascot
Houston Mascot
62 58 53 52
73.0
78

JK
Johnson

CB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
60 59 53 42
42.5
79

Malcolm
Greene

CB
Virginia   Mascot
Virginia Mascot
57 76 52 53
71.5
80

Damarius
McGhee

CB
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
73 56 52 46
42.9