Alabama head coach Nick Saban entrusted Branch with a significant share of the responsibility in that scheme. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) 2. His 90.7 run-defense grade led all safeties in college football, while his 24 run stops ranked fifth most in the FBS. With the NFL Scouting Combine getting set to begin positional workouts, heres a look at the biggest combine snubs at each position in the 2023 NFL Draft Class. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. Even the players on this list need to have more strings to their bow than simply stuffing the run from heavy formations. Luke Easterling. 1, 2023 NFL mock draft: New 2-round projections for Senior Bowl week, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Thats because, at 205 pounds, hes more than willing to mix it up. Kyzir White, S, West Virginia: Round 2, 6. 2023 NFL Draft Safety Rankings are updated weekly. In many schemes, a switch to linebacker may even be in the cards. Tyrann Mathieu is a complete and versatile player who has been a difference-maker within the Chiefs defense since he arrived there. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. 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. Projected Round (2019): 1-2. He can get past a block or knife into the backfield in the blink of an eye. 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). 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. Heres how we stack this years safety class: Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via USA TODAY Sports, Sign up for the The Draft Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Noah Sewell is the younger brother of Lions offensive tackle Penei Sewell. 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 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. DeShon Elliott, S, Texas: Round 1, 3. 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. 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. In a four-year career, he has played just over 2,000 snaps, which is essentially half of the available playing time. 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. He has amassed 10 interceptions, 4.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one touchdown. Now, those players are linebackers, particularly in sub packages, and the league has come to covet other skills for strong safeties. Hyde is often put in a good position by the defensive scheme in Buffalo, but he responds by making the plays he is given the opportunity to make. 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 last two seasons, Simmons has the No. Antoine Winfield Jr. may be entering only his third year in the league, but he hit the ground running for a Super Bowl team and then backed that up with an 86.1 PFF grade that ranked second in the league last year. 9 of 11. Having a slot player who can fill in in run support with authority makes defensive coordinators far more comfortable taking their safeties out of the box. Brown has been making plays ever since he took over as a starter for the Nittany Lions in 2021. Athlon Sports. This site is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these schools or teams. Updated safety rankings for the 2021 NFL draft. Hes elite when on the field, but he needs to stay healthy. Nolan Smith missed time with injury this year, but he is slippery around the corner. He has lined up in the slot on more than 200 snaps in a season for the past seven years and should get the chance to replace Malcolm Jenkins in that matchup role within New Orleans' defense this year. Clark is good enough at everything to be the kind of versatility player the Ravens covet in their secondary. He is still a talented player, but perhaps his role is more limited than originally thought. Jamar Johnson, Indiana (fourth round) 8. 2023 NFL Draft Free Safety Rankings John Vogel October 31, 2022 in 2023 Rankings - 6 Minutes 1. From a testing perspective, theres a chance he puts up the most lackluster numbers at the combine of any player on this list. He also forced two fumbles, making five in total over the last two seasons. No player has the production of Ji'Ayir Brown over the past two seasons. Reed Blankenship | Middle Tennessee State, 2023 NFL mock draft: New 1st-round projections with trades, 2023 NFL mock draft: Pre-combine 3-round forecast with trades, comp picks, 2023 NFL mock draft: New 3-round projections with trades, comp picks, 2023 NFL mock draft: 3-round projections after Senior Bowl week, 2023 NFL mock draft: 2-round projections with big trades, and a new No. Adams was often deployed in favorable coverage matchups with the Jets, but he was on the receiving end of that too often in 2020. 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. Dax Hill | Michigan. 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. New Orleans, LA, USA; Kansas State Wildcats wide receiver Phillip Brooks (8) runs the ball against Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Brian Branch (14) during the first half in the 2022 Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome. See his 2022 and 2023 Rankings as well! Over the past two seasons, he has 10 picks and four pass breakups. Kelee Ringo, Georgia HT: 6105 WT: 205 Year: Super Sophomore High School: Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ) Rating: 5-star (0.9976) Kelee Ringo has all of the makings of an elite safety prospect, perhaps even generational. He has a thinner build that brings questions about his sustainability in the run game, but there is no doubt about his immediate upside as a pass rusher. Hes been starting since he was a true freshman at South Carolina in 2019 and now has 2,909 career snaps to his name. 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. Jordan Battle, Alabama, Sr, 6-2, 210 2. That marked his third career 80.0-plus coverage grade, and it was also the third time he was aligned at free safety for more than 600 snaps over a season. If Byard can bounce back to his best, he is a top-10 safety in this league. 2023 NFL Draft S Rankings (Shane) by Shane Hallam August 17, 2022 0 1430. 3: With 2,909 career snaps to his name, Robinson has been an excellent tackler. Visit CBSSports.com for an aggregate look at the2023 NFL Draft prospect rankings! For the purpose of the NFL Draft Bible big board, we have done our best to separate prospects into free safety and strong safety designations. Jack Campbell has great size and production for the linebacker position. Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama: Round 1, 4. Mar 18, 2021. Trevon Moehrig, TCU (second round) 3. With the rise of two-high safety looks in the NFL, the slot position has evolved into an integral part of so many defenses around the league. 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). His range is average at best, and his change-of-direction ability doesn't come close to that of others on this list. 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. Kyle Hamilton | Notre Dame. The Fighting Illini secondary was no joke in 2022, and Martin was a big reason why. 15. Bench: 16. Hes very solidly built for the position and loves to lay the boom. Its exactly the role he handled for the Aggies the past two seasons. Safety Rankings: The 32 best safeties entering the 2021 NFL season. Jessie Bates III is only a year removed from a 90.1 PFF grade and a truly elite season for the Bengals. Last year, his coverage and run-defense grades came in at 74.0 or better. Branch missed only four of his 173 career tackle attempts. His acceleration for a 6-foot-3 safety is what really makes him unique. He h Nick Cross is an intriguing prospect who is an elite athlete with outstanding speed and explosiveness. Willis has back-to-back impressive seasons for the Colts since coming into the league as a fourth-round pick. And then his relatively long wingspan for a safety affords him leeway as a tackler. 2018 NFL Draft Safety Rankings - DraftUtopia.com S Rankings 2017 NFL Safety Rankings Projected Rounds: 1. Live picks, grades and reaction to the 2023 NFL Draft. Find out where your favorite Position stacks up against the 2023 class and view expert mock drafts. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/draft/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. WebGet the latest NFL Draft prospect rankings from CBS Sports. Ward struggled early in his NFL career despite entering the league with the prestige of a first-round pick, but the last two seasons have seen him at his best. He made a lot of spectacular plays as a rookie yet was also on the wrong end of some big gains for the offense. Winfield is a playmaker and exceptionally good in coverage, where his ability to read the play quickly really comes to the fore. 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. He also has ideal size, loo Verone McKinley III was an elite high school player, a good college player but may only ever be an average pro. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports. Height Feet 6-1. Thats Branchs game. Send feedback and thoughts to @ShanePHallam. Here are the top safety prospects. 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. Please check your email for a confirmation. There's Bryan Cook was a distinctly unremarkable playing heading into 2021 and looked like a probable UDFA prospect, however, following an Cam Taylor Britt is a good NFL prospect who really elevated his stock with an impressive combine and senior bowl performance. 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 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. 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. Catch up with our positional rankings here. A former cornerback, Jackson has transitioned to safety and enjoyed a second career once he moved past the age of 30. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. 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. Teams looking to add some size, speed, physicality, and athleticism to their secondary will have their share of options at the safety 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 worry is what happens when he cant play around the line of scrimmage. Theres nobody better at this than Derwin James. His biggest issue was with missed tackles, with 16 total on the year. Derwin James, S, Florida State: Round 1, 2. 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 | But when the team traded Adams to Seattle, Maye was able to step into that role and show that he can also do a bit of everything well. 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. Experienced Jammie Robinson comes in at No. You'll now receive the top The Draft Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. Sign up for our newsletter and get every update delivered to your inbox! Its a rough NFL Draft year for several positions, but safety is sneaky-good. 250+ three-page scouting profiles - advanced stats, 3-year grades, player comps, combine data and Senior Bowl grades - for the 2023 draft class. 2021 NFL Draft: Safety Rankings. He carries one of the highest floors in the class. Justin Reid, S, Stanford: Round 2, 5. Antonio Johnson's season was not as inspiring as the 2021 campaign, but he has a versatile skill set. 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. The 2021 NFL draft is just a couple of months away, so its time to update our prospect rankings for every position Thats the kind of defender you want around the football. From the college perspective, here are the best safety prospects in the 2022 NFL Draft. What was concerning about last season was how badly he was exposed in coverage within the Seahawks defense. But the ones that do often turn into quality starters in the NFL. 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. 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. 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. Those are great strengths to have on the back end. He has lined up in the slot on more than 200 snaps in a season for the past seven years and should get the chance to replace. 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. 2021 NFL draft rankings: Safety. 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 is coming off a season with a career-high 90.4 overall PFF grade and a 90.9 coverage grade. Will Cam Smith and Devon Witherspoon pass the speed test? 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. By: CollegeFootballNews.com, College Basketball Predictions. 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. Adams is a better player than he showed last season in Seattle, albeit likely not one good enough to justify the two first-round picks in the trade that took him there. Budda Baker is a heat-seeking missile in the Arizona defense, amassing 160 defensive stops in just five seasons of play. As part of Athlon Sports' 2020 NFL Draft Guide, we have ranked each position, including 45 total safeties. Safety in the NFL Sign up for our newsletter and get every update delivered to your inbox! Techie with an interesting slant on player evaluation? JL Skinner will be one of the more impressive prospects in Indianapolis this week. 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. Collins hasnt been the same player in Washington as he was at his best with the Giants, but he has never had a better defense around him than he will have in 2021. 2024 NFL Draft Position Rankings: QB | RB | FB | WR | TE | OT | G | C | DE | DT | NT | 3-4 OLB | 3-4 DE | OLB | ILB | CB | S | K | P Johnathan Abram, S, Mississippi State Height: 5-11. He has converted three of his five interceptions into touchdowns over the past three seasons. Most importantly, though, Branch finishes plays. Reed Blankenship | Middle Tennessee State, https://draftwire.usatoday.com/gallery/2021-nfl-draft-rankings-safety-trevon-moehrig-jevon-holland-richie-grant/, 2023 NFL mock draft: New 1st-round projections with trades, 2023 NFL mock draft: Pre-combine 3-round forecast with trades, comp picks, 2023 NFL mock draft: New 3-round projections with trades, comp picks, 2023 NFL mock draft: 3-round projections after Senior Bowl week, 2023 NFL mock draft: 2-round projections with big trades, and a new No. Armani Watts, S, Texas A&M: Round 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. One could not find a pass rusher more productive than Will Anderson Jr. over the past two seasons. Yet, Joseph makes this list because of how adeptly he sees the game. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. He has eight forced fumbles over the past two seasons; a few pass rushers to have equally impressive forced fumble rates were Josh Allen and Brian Burns. Sanders, an Alabama transfer, has spot edge rusher potential in addition to having the size necessary to hold up at the point of attack. Jackson had one of the best seasons we have ever seen at the safety position back in 2018, earning an overall PFF grade of 93.2 and a coverage grade of 94.7, but since Vic Fangio left town to coach the Broncos, Jacksons elite play has evaporated and he has posted seasons of 67.0 and 59.5 in terms of PFF grade. Arm: 31.13. Hes one of the best tackling defensive backs PFF has charted in college. 2021 NFL Draft Safety Rankings 1. Safety in the NFL is, in truth, several different positions with wildly different responsibilities, and comparing them directly is tricky. Web90.6. They feel he is not strong or physical enough for the NFL because he missed a 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. Something of a journeyman at the position, Tashaun Gipson Sr. is with his fourth team in the NFL, but his first year in Chicago was one of the best of his career and saw him post grades of at least 69.9 in every facet of play PFF measures. Coverage is king in todays NFL, and the safety position is pivoting toward players who excel deep downfield. 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. Each can line up anywhere they are needed within the scheme and playing next to one another is clearly a force multiplier for their success. The agility that Robinson plays with for a 200-plus-pound safety makes me think he missed his calling as a running back. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. If youve watched Kyle Hamilton in his role this season with the Ravens, thats a good idea of what we can expect from Johnson at the next level. Four! Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama: Round 1, 4. 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. 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. Its why I think he can be so skilled in a coverage-first role in a two-high scheme. 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 | 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. Derwin James, S, Florida State: Round 1, 2. His ability to adjust on the fly and break laterally is arguably the best in the draft class. Fast forward a year and Carter is on the doorstep of making good on that claim. And while some positions in the league are extremely thin, highlighted by just a few stars but lacking any real quality beyond that, the safety position seems to be in excellent health. The biggest thing preventing him from being the consensus best safety in the NFL is health. Production often translates and Anderson has the height, weight and speed to be a top-10 edge rusher in the NFL. Rankings the 2023 NFL Draft safety prospects with all of their scouting reports linked to their draft profile. Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Titans free safety Kevin Byard (31) takes the field before the game against the New Orleans Saints at Nissan Stadium. He finished the year with 34 total pressures, 15 more than any other safety. 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. https://draftwire.usatoday.com/lists/2023-nfl-draft-rankings-safety-brian-branch-antonio-johnson-jordan-battle/, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Please check your email for a confirmation. Similar to his twin brother Chase, Sydney can flat-out fly. 2023 NFL Draft Strong Safety Rankings John Vogel October 27, 2022 in 2023 Rankings - 9 Minutes 1. Battle is sort of a jack-of-all-trades, but a master of none. 40 Time: 4.45. It would be easy to look at Houston last season and conclude they have no defenders of any quality, but Justin Reid has been an impressive safety for most of his career. Simpson will be one of the top performers at the NFL combine this week. Amos is often underrated and overlooked because he doesnt make as many spectacular plays as other safeties he has just nine interceptions in six years but he produced the highest PFF coverage grade among all safeties in 2020 (91.5), with seven pass breakups and three picks on the year. Coverage is king in todays NFL, and the safety position is pivoting toward players who excel deep downfield. Thats all well and good, but it's fairly meaningless if you cant cover. 1, 2023 NFL mock draft: New 2-round projections for Senior Bowl week, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Justin Reid, S, Stanford: Round 2, 5. Hand: 9.50. Its the 2022 NFL Drafts most underappreciated group at maybe the most 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. He earned PFF grades in 2020 that were impressive in all facets of play we measure and even had eight total pressures from 31 snaps on the blitz as a rusher. Henry To'o'To'o had a higher grade last year than his teammate, Christian Harris, who went No. If Porter tests to his potential in Indianapolis this week, he is going to go early. Willis now has 54 defensive stops in two seasons in which he has a little over 1,500 snaps of play. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. See his 2024 Rankings as well! The best days of Devin McCourty may be in the past. Watching him, you get the real sense that he is on the precipice of being a genuinely great player rather than the very good one that he is right now. Get ready for the 2023 NFL Draft with positional and big board rankings from the team at The NFL Draft Bible. 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. Hes been instinctual ever since he stepped on the field at Alabama for 290 snaps as a true freshman. Lets dive into PFF's top 32 safeties entering the 2021 NFL season. 2021 NFL draft: Safety rankings led by TCU's Trevon Moehrig USA TODAY Sports Network Prospect rankings by position: QB | RB | WR | TE | OL | Edge | DT | ILB | CB Moehrig has some of the best ball production youll see from a safety prospect, as he led all FBS safeties in pass breakups in each of the past two seasons. At 6-foot-2, 202 pounds, Moehrig has ideal size and physicality for the position, as well. 2. Elijah Molden, Washington Molden is the gold standard in the slot for this class. We've compared players 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. Thats obviously not as big a deal in a deep role, but the team drafting him may have to accept some role limitations. NFL Draft Profile: Rhys Byrns, Punter, Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns NFL Draft Profile: Robert Carter, Safety, West Georgia Wolves NFL Draft Profile: Gurvan Hall Jr, Safety, Utah State Aggies WebGet the latest NFL Draft prospect rankings from CBS Sports. Over the past two seasons, Martin has missed all of seven tackles on 129 attempts. DeShon Elliott, S, Texas: Round 1, 3. Brisker is one spot behind Michigan s Dax Hill. Another strong candidate to hear his name called on Day Three of the draft, Harris was one All Rights Reserved. Marcus Williams signed a big free agent deal this offseason and has been incredibly consistent in the NFL at a position where consistently high-end play is hard to come by. He can get a little wild as a tackler, although when he does catch a ball carrier cleanly, they stop in their tracks. Felix Anudike-Uzomah has 19.5 sacks over the past two years, but more impressive is the ball production. 8:58 am ET. 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