BEST ZONE COVERAGE SAFETIES 2025 NFL Draft

2025 BEST ZONE COVERAGE SAFETIES

Executing stellar man-to-man coverage as a safety entails a blend of agility, awareness, and often, a secondary sense of receivers' intentions. Recall players like Eric Berry (Tennessee) and Earl Thomas (Texas) who, during their respective collegiate tenures, demonstrated an adept ability to shadow receivers and disrupt passing lanes effectively in man-to-man schemes.

Immerse yourself in the data of current college safeties making their mark through exceptional man-to-man coverage. Through meticulous exploration of key stats, such as interceptions, pass deflections, and completion percentage allowed, gain insight into the defensive prowess of these players in isolating and negating opponents' receiving threats.

2025 Safeties ranked by ZONE

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

Andrew
Mukuba

S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
73 84 97 95
84.7
2

Nick
Emmanwori

S
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
100 85 89 93
87.7
3

Malachi
Moore

S
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
91 82 89 92
82.5
4

Xavier
Watts

S
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
78 80 85 91
86.6
5

Sebastian
Castro

S
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
67 86 85 73
84.6
6

R.J.
Mickens

S
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
74 69 85 81
78.9
7

Kevin
Winston Jr.

S
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
93 97 83 73
84.0
8

Rayuan
Lane III

S
Navy   Mascot
Navy Mascot
60 72 81 81
76.0
9

Craig
Woodson

S
California   Mascot
California Mascot
81 80 78 75
78.7
10

Jordan
Hancock

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
75 72 77 80
78.8
11

Aubrey
Burks

S
West Virginia   Mascot
West Virginia Mascot
58 70 77 72
75.2
12

Lathan
Ransom

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
76 97 77 76
83.7
13

Billy
Bowman Jr.

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
49 70 76 74
83.5
14

Malaki
Starks

S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
93 93 76 79
87.3
15

Makari
Paige

S
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
75 75 75 75
75.0
16

Marques
Sigle

S
Kansas State   Mascot
Kansas State Mascot
74 90 75 70
74.2
17

Alijah
Clark

S
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
64 64 74 72
77.0
18

Hunter
Wohler

S
Wisconsin   Mascot
Wisconsin Mascot
82 78 73 78
77.0
19

Jonas
Sanker

S
Virginia   Mascot
Virginia Mascot
79 72 73 71
82.9
20

Kamren
Fabiculanan

S
Washington   Mascot
Washington Mascot
73 73 73 73
75.0