BEST ZONE COVERAGE SAFETIES 2026 NFL Draft

2026 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.

2026 Safeties ranked by ZONE

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

Bray
Hubbard

S
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
71 81 95 83
83.5
2

Michael
Taaffe

S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
60 75 94 92
86.2
3

Caleb
Downs

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
92 94 92 97
93.3
4

Bud
Clark

S
TCU   Mascot
TCU Mascot
84 79 92 88
85.5
5

Isaiah
Nwokobia

S
SMU   Mascot
SMU Mascot
82 84 89 78
84.0
6

Kamari
Ramsey

S
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
63 65 86 91
85.9
7

Ahmaad
Moses

S
SMU   Mascot
SMU Mascot
65 73 81 89
83.2
8

Xavier
Nwankpa

S
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
74 74 79 72
81.3
9

Rod
Moore

S
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
82 82 79 67
83.4
10

Malik
Hartford

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
66 73 78 72
81.2
11

Terry
Moore

S
Duke   Mascot
Duke Mascot
59 75 78 81
83.7
12

Kendal
Daniels

S
Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
76 76 76 76
74.3
13

Samuel
Omosigho

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
75 86 76 74
83.3
14

Sage
Ryan

S
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
63 53 75 67
75.0
15

Dasan
McCullough

S
Nebraska   Mascot
Nebraska Mascot
77 71 74 66
78.0
16

Jalen
Catalon

S
UNLV   Mascot
UNLV Mascot
66 68 74 76
79.0
17

Duce
Chestnut

S
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
52 67 73 69
77.0
18

Dillon
Thieneman

S
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
80 76 73 77
87.2
19

Derek
Williams Jr....

S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
81 85 72 68
75.4
20

Isaac
Smith

S
Mississippi State   Mascot
Mississippi State Mascot
97 91 71 76
83.0