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

Caleb
Downs

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
88 89 89 94
90.6
2

Sage
Ryan

S
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
66 59 80 72
74.4
3

Malik
Hartford

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
65 73 80 75
83.1
4

Isaac
Smith

S
Mississippi State   Mascot
Mississippi State Mascot
100 94 79 80
88.1
5

Dasan
McCullough

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
79 74 76 68
80.7
6

Samuel
Omosigho

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
72 84 75 75
87.5
7

Derek
Williams Jr....

S
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
80 84 73 68
74.0
8

Dillon
Thieneman

S
Purdue   Mascot
Purdue Mascot
82 78 73 76
85.6
9

Jalen
Catalon

S
UNLV   Mascot
UNLV Mascot
69 73 72 74
83.0
10

Randon
Fontenette

S
Vanderbilt   Mascot
Vanderbilt Mascot
74 83 71 63
84.6
11

TJ
Metcalf

S
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
71 80 71 68
81.0
12

Joenel
Aguero

S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
67 70 67 61
84.2
13

Khalil
Barnes

S
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
70 63 62 65
76.0
14

Kendal
Daniels

S
Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
52 57 61 63
70.2
15

Javien
Toviano

S
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
90 71 61 62
82.6
16

Jordan
Castell

S
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
83 80 58 67
83.7
17

Key
Lawrence

S
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
52 61 57 54
54.4
18

Peyton
Bowen

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
76 76 54 66
83.7
19

David
Daniel-Sisav...

S
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
68 62 50 56
43.7