A seventh-round rookie, Kamren Curl was one of the steals of the draft a year ago, one of the standout rookies of the season. He also forced two fumbles, making five in total over the last two seasons. Which prospects should boost their draft stock at the NFL Scouting Combine? Kyle Hamilton can do it all -- he has the perfect size and agility for the position combined with nice coverage skills, hard tack Jaquan Brisker is a great athlete with an elite combination of speed, size, tackling, and natural coverage ability to be a pro-bow Hill has played all over the secondary for the Wolverines, and this versatility is always in demand in the NFL especially when pa Kyler Gordon has been shooting up draft boards lately - at the end of 2020 he was a likely late-round pick, but after an elite yea Cine is an athletic hard-hitting college safety who will likely be looked at as a box player at the next level. Safety in the NFL Jordan Battle, Alabama, Sr, 6-2, 210 2. Bates tallied a ridiculous 12 pass breakups to go along with three interceptions on the season despite playing the bulk of his snaps in the middle of the field, where those plays are hard to come by. It offers one of the best groups of slot cornerbacks in recent memory along with some size-speed freaks and versatile safeties. College Senior Penn State. Catch up with our positional rankings here. Subscribe to Between being a former first-round pick, used in a debatable way early in his career and then used as a makeweight in the trade for Odell Beckham Jr., it would be easy to dismiss Jabrill Peppers as a bust, but he is far from a bad player. The fact that Martin also has 851 snaps at outside cornerback in his career most coming as a freshman and sophomore is icing on the cake for his pro projection. Over the past two seasons, he has 177 pass-rushing snaps on the blitz and has racked up 27 total pressures on those rushes. Armani Watts, S, Texas A&M: Round 2023 NFL Draft Safety Rankings are updated weekly. After ranking the best players at every position as a part of PFF's 2021 NFL season preview, we have finally come to safeties. Here are the top 10 safeties in this year's draft class, per PFF's NFL Draft Guide. Winfield is a playmaker and exceptionally good in coverage, where his ability to read the play quickly really comes to the fore. Hamsah Nasirildeen, Florida State (third round) 6. If he cant show that play again this year, then it really may never happen again. Safety in the NFL is, in truth, several different positions with wildly different responsibilities, and comparing them directly is tricky. Forty Time Secs 4.49. Curl could be primed for a big sophomore campaign. Armani Watts, S, Texas A&M: Round Jamar Johnson, Indiana (fourth round) 8. Here are the 10 most physical safety prospects in this class. Thats the kind of defender you want around the football. See his 2022 and 2023 Rankings as well! Luke Easterling. Its a rough NFL Draft year for several positions, but safety is sneaky-good. That recklessness shows up a bit too often in coverage, but if that can be coached out of him, a drafting team is getting a heck of a player. 75 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft. Tyree Wilson is a long, explosive athlete who has shown growth over the past year, but still has a ways to go before he repays the top-five draft capital likely to be used on him in April. Just behind his teammate is Poyer, a similarly versatile safety who allows the Bills to run any kind of coverage shell they want to. Hes one of the best true backend players in the draft class. Another player coming off a down season, this was the first play we had seen from Harris dating back to college that had been anything but good. But both before and after that play, Williams has been one of the best in the NFL. Richie Grant, UCF (first round) 2. As part of Athlon Sports' 2020 NFL Draft Guide, we have ranked each position, including 45 total safeties. DeShon Elliott, S, Texas: Round 1, 3. James Wiggins, Cincinnati (fourth round) 7. Even the players on this list need to have more strings to their bow than simply stuffing the run from heavy formations. Some of that play is built off the back of a couple of exceptional games, but he now has nine picks and 11 pass breakups over the last two seasons, including the playoffs. Production often translates and Anderson has the height, weight and speed to be a top-10 edge rusher in the NFL. Weight Lbs 199lbs. The 2022 NFL Scouting Combine is in the books, and the pro day circuit is in full swing, which means its time to take an updated look at our prospect rankings for the 2022 NFL draft. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. Jaquan Brisker is a SS prospect in the 2022 draft class. The best days of Devin McCourty may be in the past. SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL. The only worry is thats just about the only role weve ever seen him play. * No. His 26 coverage stops over that span were the fourth most among Power Five defensive backs, as his 91 targets went for only 368 yards (4.0 yards per target). Projected Round (2019): 1-2. His biggest weakness has been a lack of plays on the football, with just two picks and 25 pass breakups across seven years of play. Kyzir White, S, West Virginia: Round 2, 6. SUBSCRIBE TODAY TO DOWNLOAD THE 2023 NFL DRAFT GUIDE FOR AS LOW AS Draft Wire editor Luke Easterling updates his safety rankings for the 2023 NFL draft following Senior Bowl week 2023 NFL draft: Post-Senior Bowl safety rankings Teams Derwin James, S, Florida State: Round 1, 2. DeShon Elliott, S, Texas: Round 1, 3. Now that he has an opportunity to play within a better defense again, we should see a rebound performance in 2022. PFF BIG BOARD RANK: 112. He racked up 10 picks over the course of his career and allowed only 80 yards on 17 targets with Notre Dame this past season. Antonio Johnson's season was not as inspiring as the 2021 campaign, but he has a versatile skill set. Harris hit free agency coming off a season in which he graded at just 63.6 in coverage, and it meant he could only manage a cheap, one-year contract with Philadelphia. But. If an NFL team's scheme has a defined box safety role, theres not a better player to fill it in the draft class than Skinner. He is still a talented player, but perhaps his role is more limited than originally thought. A few years ago, this meant, Strong safety used to be a coveted specialty role in the NFL, encompassing those who played more like auxiliary linebackers and patrolled the box, defending the run and covering short zones underneath. His 2022 tape is littered with such splash plays, as he attacks with no fear despite being on the smaller end for the position. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/draft/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. He possesses the skill set that suggests he can be a productive pass rusher, but is likely to be unrefined as a run defender early in his career. The former Notre Dame star had a relative down year in 2020, but he still recorded five picks, five pass breakups and better-than-average grades in every facet of play. 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He collected 16 stops in the run game this past fall and proved to have one of the more versatile skill sets in the draft class. In 2021, Harrison should be surrounded by a dramatically improved supporting cast and able to build on the overall PFF grade of 76.6 he posted in limited snaps last year. 250+ three-page scouting profiles - advanced stats, 3-year grades, player comps, combine data and Senior Bowl grades - for the 2023 draft class. Weight: 205. Poyer allowed just 8.7 yards per reception from 55 targets last season. By: CollegeFootballNews.com, College Basketball Predictions. Sign Up. Joseph rarely pops off the tape as a high-end athlete. 40 Time: 4.45. Kyle Hamilton | Notre Dame. Its exactly the role he handled for the Aggies the past two seasons. He carries one of the highest floors in the class. Here is a look at my personal positional rankings on the defensive side of the ball leading in to this week: During the build up to the 2022 NFL Draft, amid conversations surrounding Jordan Davis and Devonte Wyatt was the narrative that Jalen Carter was the best prospect along that Georgia defensive front. Over the past two seasons, he has 10 picks and four pass breakups. 1, 2023 NFL mock draft: New 2-round projections for Senior Bowl week, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Visit CBSSports.com for an aggregate look at the2023 NFL Draft prospect rankings! Both players have shown elite upside and play, but they havent been able to maintain that peak for as long as some others. Adams has PFF coverage grades of 53.1 and 47.4 since joining the Seahawks but has maintained a strong run-defense grade while continuing to shine when rushing the passer. That season brought forth his best career PFF grade by more than 10 grading points, although the campaigns on either side of it might be why the Bengals have seemed reluctant to hand him a monster new contract. Thats a tremendous rate for a player often working out in space. Keilahn Harris, Oklahoma Baptist, rJr, 5096, 179, 4.45e, No.33 ranked WR. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds. Derwin James, S, Florida State: Round 1, 2. April 14, 2021 10:50 am ET. Tier 3 are the Round 4-5 caliber players. Kyle Hamilton can do it all -- he has the perfect size and agility for the position combined with nice coverage skills, hard tackling, and Jaquan Brisker is a great athlete with an elite combination of speed, size, tackling, and natural coverage ability to be a pro-bowl level sa Hill has played all over the secondary for the Wolverines, and this versatility is always in demand in the NFL especially when paired with Aspiring college or profootball journalist? The NFL combine will be important in sorting through the top of the cornerback group. 1. Smiths rookie season was in 2012, and he has never had a poor healthy season since that point the kind of consistent excellence that Smith has been able to maintain for the Vikings is freakish at the safety position. Buffalo runs a scheme that puts them in position to succeed, but they take advantage of it extremely well on their own. A few years ago, this meant Earl Thomas-type players who occupied the single-high zone in defenses playing almost exclusively Cover 3 or Cover 1. Hes reportedly reached over 22 mph on the GPS readings, and if you watch his tape from any point this past season, its very believable. linebackers, particularly in sub packages, and the league has come to covet other skills for strong safeties. The 2023 Senior Bowl is officially in the books, and after another revelatory week of action in Mobile, its time to update our prospect rankings for each position group in the 2023 NFL draft class. Nolan Smith missed time with injury this year, but he is slippery around the corner. Harrisons career wasnt stellar in Jacksonville, but the second he was traded to Cleveland, he began to look like a different player, and that was within a secondary that wasnt loaded with quality. Sign up for our newsletter and get every update delivered to your inbox! His ability to line up in any safety position within any coverage shell allowed the rest of the pieces to fall into place around him. Kyzir White, S, West Virginia: Round 2, 6. Jevon Holland, Oregon (third round) 5. Marcus Maye was the deep-lying free safety who allowed Jamal Adams to be the do-it-all star in the Jets secondary. This most recent season saw him post career-low marks in overall grade (65.8) and coverage grade (61.5), which drags him outside of the top 10, such is the strength of competition. Dax Hill | Michigan. Even with that tremendous speed, though, it may surprise you to know that Brown was almost entirely a. safety this past fall (only 60 of his 742 snaps came deep). Last season saw him earn a career-high PFF coverage grade (68.9). Brown racked up six picks and six pass breakups in large part due to that make-up speed, but also because hes an all-around fluid athlete in space. The results are (sometimes) interesting but what it really does show, is that on the whole - NFL teams would have done better by putting their feet up and just switching on autodraft. Take a look, we have every team's draft since 2011 rated. Adams was often deployed in favorable coverage matchups with the Jets, but he was on the receiving end of that too often in 2020. Those are great strengths to have on the back end. He was far more consistent in Year 2, giving up half as many touchdowns in primary coverage (three to six) as his rookie year while his coverage grade jumped 10 points. Coverage is king in todays NFL, and the safety position is pivoting toward players who excel deep downfield. Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports. He was one of the most reliable slot defenders in the country, especially in tracking down ball carriers. 2021 NFL Draft: Safety Rankings. Height Feet 6-1. Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama: Round 1, 4. His in-season tape is clear evidence, but you can also watch the practice/training camp footage that emerges every year of James going one on one with, Tyrann Mathieu is such a matchup weapon that for several years of his career he was a pure slot cornerback more than he was a safety. Savage recorded four picks and seven pass breakups and made several critical hits last year. A former cornerback, Jackson has transitioned to safety and enjoyed a second career once he moved past the age of 30. Please check your email for a confirmation. No player has the production of Ji'Ayir Brown over the past two seasons. Thats Branchs game. The Buffalo Bills have an incredibly reliable pair of safeties, and the first on the list is Micah Hyde, who now has four straight seasons with an overall PFF grade of at least 70.0 and three of the four are significantly better than 70.0. Thankfully, that couldnt be further from the truth with Branch. Maye earned a career-high PFF grade of 82.9 last season, also notching career highs in snaps from the slot and in the box. Justin Reid, S, Stanford: Round 2, 5. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. 8:58 am ET. 2023 NFL Draft Strong Safety Rankings John Vogel October 27, 2022 in 2023 Rankings - 9 Minutes 1. Unfortunately for Baker, the most memorable play of his season and arguably his career is getting chased down from behind by a flying D.K. Reid was dragged down by the unit as a whole in 2020, and his coverage grade of 67.2 was the lowest of his career, but his previous two seasons had been flirting with an 80.0 grade, and he has increased the number of defensive stops he has made each season. Brian Branch is a flex defender capable of playing safety, fulfilling the nickel-back role and even playing on the boundary in a pinch. He made a lot of spectacular plays as a rookie yet was also on the wrong end of some big gains for the offense. In-depth prospect rankings with linked reports and all updated player information. He is a tall, high-waisted player capable of flashing downhill or impacting pass lanes. Hes missed 14.9% of his tackle attempts in his career and will have some ugly ones when asked to wrap up from a standstill. PFF's Big Board for the 2023 NFL Draft offers three-year player grades, combine measurables, position rankings, and in-depth player analysis for all of the top draft prospects. The 2023 Senior Bowl is officially in the books, and after another revelatory week of action in Mobile, its time to update our prospect rankings for each position group in the 2023 NFL draft class. Brown may very well have the best movement skills of any safety in the draft class. He has converted three of his five interceptions into touchdowns over the past three seasons. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. That size does show up at points as a tackler, though. Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer each fit into this category for the Buffalo Bills and together may form the best safety duo in the league. Andre Cisco, Syracuse (second round) 4. Thats all well and good, but it's fairly meaningless if you cant cover. Noah Sewell is the younger brother of Lions offensive tackle Penei Sewell. 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Collins isnt that far removed from a genuine Defensive Player of the Year kind of season, but he has declined sharply since that spectacular 2016 season. JL Skinner will be one of the more impressive prospects in Indianapolis this week. https://draftwire.usatoday.com/lists/2022-nfl-draft-rankings-safety-kyle-hamilton-dax-hill-jaquan-brisker-lewis-cine/, 12. S. All Scouts Average Overall Rank 42.9. Harrison Smith has long been the prototype for this group of safeties. Player This site is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these schools or teams. Tier 1 consists of the players expected to be taken in the first round. Athletic testing and measurements at the NFL combine this week will either confirm what was seen on tape or inspire a second look. He collected 16 stops in the run game this past fall and proved to have one of the more versatile skill sets in the draft class. WebGet the latest NFL Draft prospect rankings from CBS Sports. 2023 NFL Draft S Rankings (Shane) by Shane Hallam August 17, 2022 0 1430. Sanders, an Alabama transfer, has spot edge rusher potential in addition to having the size necessary to hold up at the point of attack. That snap breakdown is precisely what most safeties at the next level will be asked to do. WebOUR RATING 95.0 OG All Scouts Average Overall Rank 3.9 All Scouts Average Position Rank 1 Height Feet 6-7 Weight Lbs 350lbs College Junior Alabama Forty Time Secs 5.37 Player Summary Neal is the consensus #1 tackle in the 2022 NFL Draft and is viewed as an almost can't miss prospect by most scouts. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. Please check your email for a confirmation. Updated safety rankings for the 2021 NFL draft. After ranking the best players at every position as a part of PFF's 2021 NFL season preview, we Much of that is because of the Vikings' Mike Zimmer-led defense, but Smith was the player who made all of those coverage shells work. He finished the year with 34 total pressures, 15 more than any other safety. He earned a PFF run-defense grade of 85.4, making some plays that caused flashbacks to the way his father played the run with the Minnesota Vikings years ago. It is difficult to find quality interior pass rushers so that makes a player with Carter's skill set even more valuable. section: | slug: nfl-draft-2023-jalen-carter-will-anderson-jr-atop-pre-combine-list-of-best-defensive-prospects-by-position | sport: football | route: article_single_special | Hes been starting since he was a true freshman at South Carolina in 2019 and now has 2,909 career snaps to his name. Rankings the 2023 NFL Draft safety prospects with all of their scouting reports linked to their draft profile. Emmanuel Forbes has recorded 14 interceptions, six of which were returned for touchdowns, over the course of his career. Tuli Tuipulotu was used as an edge rusher in Los Angeles, but projects to the inside. His 90.7 run-defense grade led all safeties in college football, while his 24 run stops ranked fifth most in the FBS. McCourty wasnt the only player who struggled for the Patriots in 2020, so maybe he can bounce back with the reinforcements they have assembled this year. Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama: Round 1, 4. Hes one of the best tackling defensive backs PFF has charted in college. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. How do the top players at every position stack up? His acceleration for a 6-foot-3 safety is what really makes him unique. You'll now receive the top The Draft Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. Hes extremely steady and rarely caught out of control. One player who seems to sit atop big boards around the league is Brian Branch of Alabama. The strong safeties of old continue to be replaced by hybrid matchup defenders, players who can line up in the box but also cover tight ends and running backs in single coverage from the slot or in other alignments as if they were cornerbacks. The strong safeties of old continue to be replaced by hybrid matchup defenders, players who can line up in the box but also cover tight ends and running backs in single coverage from the slot or in other alignments as if they were cornerbacks. Bates recorded the highest overall PFF grade among safeties last season at 90.1 he was one of two players with a PFF coverage grade north of 90.0. The singular position safety doesnt feel like it does justice to the kind of deployment the Panthers orchestrated for Jeremy Chinn in his rookie season. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nfl | pageType: stories | WebGet the latest NFL Draft prospect rankings from CBS Sports. As we look ahead to the next big mile marker in the predraft process, the NFL Scouting Combine, heres an updated look at how we rank the top safety prospects in this years draft: Sign up for the The Draft Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Web90.6. USA Today Network NFL reporters break down the draft position-by-position. His man coverage skills are very good for a safety of his size, and hes a quality run defender as well. Cincinnati S James Wiggins is an under the radar G5 defensive prospect for the 2020 NFL Draft. Great read and closing speed here for the INT. pic.twitter.com/3Y9ouDvn4r Some believe Trevon Moehriq is the best safety in the nation. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports. Ward is coming off a season in which he earned better-than-average PFF grades across every facet of play. You'll now receive the top The Draft Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. Now, those players. Although Justin Reid is coming off some ugly grading, we saw earlier in his career what he is capable of in a defense that doesnt shed all of its talent around him. 2022 NFL Draft Safety Rankings Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak. Its the 2022 NFL Drafts most underappreciated group at maybe the most While lacking splash plays, he is consistently in the right place at the right time and grades very well in all facets of the game. Felix Anudike-Uzomah has 19.5 sacks over the past two years, but more impressive is the ball production. Battle is going to put that theory to the test, as he made four starts as a freshman back in 2019 before playing full-time the past three seasons. 2023 NFL Draft Safety Rankings includes a prospect ranking, a breakdown of scouting for the position, key questions about the position, and a link to learn more.. 2023 NFL Mock Draft Safety Rankings: Brian Branch, Alabama; Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M; Jordan Battle, Alabama; Jammie Robinson, Florida State Techie with an interesting slant on player evaluation? Mandatory Credit: Andrew Wevers-USA TODAY Sports. Thornhills second season was something of a letdown, given how good he was in his first, but a torn ACL in Week 17 of that debut season probably impacted his play in Year 2. 2018 NFL Draft Safety Rankings - DraftUtopia.com S Rankings 2017 NFL Safety Rankings Projected Rounds: 1. Some team sources said they graded Davis in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Clark is a player the Baltimore Ravens love to deploy all over the formation and can use him in pretty much every way, including rushing the passer. Christian Gonzalez will certainly check the height, weight and speed boxes, and the same is true of Kelee Ringo. Gipson missed just seven tackles from 80 attempts in 2020. Hes elite when on the field, but he needs to stay healthy. From a testing perspective, theres a chance he puts up the most lackluster numbers at the combine of any player on this list. Siaki Ika is a traditional nose tackle. The now fifth-year safety missed just two tackles from 67 attempts in 2020. 2021 NFL Draft Safety Rankings Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak. Now, those players are linebackers, particularly in sub packages, and the league has come to covet other skills for strong safeties. Amos has been the leagues best-graded safety over the past two seasons. What was even more impressive was the development he showed over the season, with his overall PFF grade jumping from 53.1 to 74.4 from the first half of his season to the second. The worry is what happens when he cant play around the line of scrimmage. 1, 2023 NFL mock draft: New 2-round projections for Senior Bowl week, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Please check your email for a confirmation. The 2023 Senior Bowl is officially in the books, and after another revelatory week of action in Mobile, its time to update our prospect rankings for each position group in the 2023 NFL draft class. As we look ahead to the next big mile marker in the predraft process, the NFL Scouting Combine, heres an updated look at how we rank the top safety prospects in this years draft: Chicago Mayor Lightfoot ousted; Vallas, Johnson in runoff, King asks Duke and Duchess of Sussex to move out of Frogmore so Prince Andrew can move in, Biden Mocks Marjorie Taylor Greene With 1 Simple Hand Gesture, A Nebraska high-school cheerleader competed on her own after the rest of her squad quit. Lets take a look at the future enforcers in the NFL that have entered their name into the 2021 draft. Adrian Amos has become one of the most underrated safeties in the league. at Savage is moving in the right direction but is still a little more flash than substance. He is coming off a season with a career-high 90.4 overall PFF grade and a 90.9 coverage grade. Thats obviously not as big a deal in a deep role, but the team drafting him may have to accept some role limitations. Will Cam Smith and Devon Witherspoon pass the speed test? The 2021 NFL draft is just a couple of months away, so its time to update our prospect rankings for every position Live picks, grades and reaction to the 2023 NFL Draft. Smith may be declining from his elite best (his past two seasons have earned PFF grades of 74.3 and 77.9, down from 90.0-plus), but he still ranked 12th at the position in 2021 for a defense that lost a lot of talent. Metcalf to prevent a defensive touchdown, but Baker is a big-hitting safety who has always excelled against the run but has improved in coverage throughout his NFL career. Get ready for the 2023 NFL Draft with positional and Hand: 9.50. Get ready for the 2023 NFL Draft with positional and big board rankings from the team at The NFL Draft Bible. He has three 80.0-plus PFF run-defense grades in his first five seasons, and his versatility allows him to move around the defense, playing plenty as a free safety and in the slot. 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