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
84.1
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
83.1
4

R.J.
Mickens

S
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
75 70 86 82
82.2
5

Xavier
Watts

S
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
78 80 85 91
86.3
6

Sebastian
Castro

S
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
67 86 84 72
84.1
7

Rayuan
Lane III

S
Navy   Mascot
Navy Mascot
62 74 83 83
81.3
8

Kevin
Winston Jr.

S
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
93 97 83 72
83.8
9

Aubrey
Burks

S
West Virginia   Mascot
West Virginia Mascot
59 72 79 74
81.1
10

Craig
Woodson

S
California   Mascot
California Mascot
82 82 79 76
82.2
11

Jordan
Hancock

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
76 73 78 81
82.2
12

Marques
Sigle

S
Kansas State   Mascot
Kansas State Mascot
76 93 77 72
80.0
13

Kamren
Fabiculanan

S
Washington   Mascot
Washington Mascot
68 45 77 84
81.0
14

Billy
Bowman Jr.

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
49 70 76 74
83.4
15

Lathan
Ransom

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
76 97 76 76
83.5
16

Malaki
Starks

S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
93 93 76 79
87.3
17

Alijah
Clark

S
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
65 66 75 74
81.4
18

Hunter
Wohler

S
Wisconsin   Mascot
Wisconsin Mascot
84 80 75 79
81.6
19

Shilo
Sanders

S
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
80 74 75 78
81.1
20

Malik
Verdon

S
Iowa State   Mascot
Iowa State Mascot
72 70 74 82
80.0