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. 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. 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. 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. Jordan Battle, Alabama, Sr, 6-2, 210 2. Hes one of the best tackling defensive backs PFF has charted in college. Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M, Jr, 6-3, 190 3. If Byard can bounce back to his best, he is a top-10 safety in this league. As part of Athlon Sports' 2020 NFL Draft Guide, we have ranked each position, including 45 total safeties. Subscribe to Since entering the league, Jeremy Chinn may have had the most unique deployment of any safety, to the point that he breaks a lot of position designations and really is operating in a one-man role. Jessie Bates III is only a year removed from a 90.1 PFF grade and a truly elite season for the Bengals. 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. Bench: 16. Those players still exist, but the defense most in vogue right now is the Vic Fangio tree of two-high safety looks, where free safeties are occupying either one half of the field or even just a quarter with various pattern-match responsibilities. We've compared players post combine 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. Sign up for our newsletter and get every update delivered to your inbox! Even the players on this list need to have more strings to their bow than simply stuffing the run from heavy formations. 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. 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. That snap breakdown is precisely what most safeties at the next level will be asked to do. 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. 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. 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. Nolan Smith missed time with injury this year, but he is slippery around the corner. 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. Updated safety rankings for the 2021 NFL draft. 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. Often forgotten men of the team, safeties can make a major difference to the quality of a defense and a secondary. In many schemes, a switch to linebacker may even be in the cards. After ranking the best players at every position as a part of PFF's 2021 NFL season preview, we have finally come to safeties. Catch up with our positional rankings here. Lets take a look at the future enforcers in the NFL that have entered their name into the 2021 draft. You wont find a more experienced safety in the draft class than Robinson. Hes extremely fluid for a 220-pounder and can easily be a tight end eraser at the next level. Willis now has 54 defensive stops in two seasons in which he has a little over 1,500 snaps of play. at Luke Easterling. The issue for James has been injuries. The best days of Devin McCourty may be in the past. 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. He carries one of the highest floors in the class. 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. 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. Brown has been making plays ever since he took over as a starter for the Nittany Lions in 2021. 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). Here are the top safety prospects. 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. 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. 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. Coverage is king in todays NFL, and the safety position is pivoting toward players who excel deep downfield. He was one of the most reliable slot defenders in the country, especially in tracking down ball carriers. Jackson has earned three of the best five overall PFF grades of his career since turning 30 and is coming off back-to-back years with a mark north of 80.0 overall. Byards play has dropped off recently after two seasons of spectacular PFF grades above 85.0. Thats because, at 205 pounds, hes more than willing to mix it up. See his 2022 and 2023 Rankings as well! 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. Experienced Jammie Robinson comes in at No. Tier 2 are the players projected to be taken Day 2. 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. Live picks, grades and reaction to the 2023 NFL Draft. He made a lot of spectacular plays as a rookie yet was also on the wrong end of some big gains for the offense. After ranking the best players at every position as a part of PFF's 2021 NFL season preview, we Joseph is able to read route combinations and anticipate breaks in his sleep. Amos has been the leagues best-graded safety over the past two seasons. Dax Hill | Michigan. Battle is sort of a jack-of-all-trades, but a master of none. 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 Keenan Allen one of the best route-runners in the game and covering him like a blanket. 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. Tyree Gillespie, Missouri. Willis has back-to-back impressive seasons for the Colts since coming into the league as a fourth-round pick. Derwin James, S, Florida State: Round 1, 2. Christopher Smith, Georgia HT: 5111 WT: 190 Year: Super Senior High School: Hapeville Charter (Atlanta, GA) Rating: 4-star (0.8991) Brown may very well have the best movement skills of any safety in the draft class. Similar to his twin brother Chase, Sydney can flat-out fly. 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. In a four-year career, he has played just over 2,000 snaps, which is essentially half of the available playing time. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports. Broad: 9-8. He h Nick Cross is an intriguing prospect who is an elite athlete with outstanding speed and explosiveness. 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). Poyer allowed just 8.7 yards per reception from 55 targets last season. James Wiggins, Cincinnati (fourth round) 7. 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. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. 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. You'll now receive the top The Draft Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. Derwin James, S, Florida State: Round 1, 2. 2023 NFL Draft S Rankings (Shane) by Shane Hallam August 17, 2022 0 1430. Jackson is still just 26 and has too much talent to never find elite play again, but he needs to find a solution this offseason. Chinn lined up all over the formation and was more of a matchup weapon than just a safety he played at least 20 snaps at free safety, in the box, covering the slot, lined up as a wide cornerback covering tight ends or backs and even stacked up at the line of scrimmage looking to threaten as part of the pressure package. Athlon Sports. Tier 1 consists of the players expected to be taken in the first round. Thats obviously not as big a deal in a deep role, but the team drafting him may have to accept some role limitations. Its a big part of the reason hes such a good tackler. He is coming off a season with a career-high 90.4 overall PFF grade and a 90.9 coverage grade. Peppers has made 27 defensive stops in each of the past two seasons and has at least 10 total pressures in each of the last three. 2021 NFL Draft Safety Rankings Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. 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. 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 can get a little wild as a tackler, although when he does catch a ball carrier cleanly, they stop in their tracks. 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. 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 Hes proven to be exceedingly versatile, playing 510 snaps in the box, 682 deep and 259 from the slot for his career. Siaki Ika is a traditional nose tackle. 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. Christian Gonzalez will certainly check the height, weight and speed boxes, and the same is true of Kelee Ringo. Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama: Round 1, 4. Bryan Bresee is a player who has the coveted athletic qualities, but plays a bit stiff and lacking urgency. Joseph rarely pops off the tape as a high-end athlete. All Rights Reserved. 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. 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. 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. If Porter tests to his potential in Indianapolis this week, he is going to go early. 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. SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL. WebSafety Rankings 2022 NFL Draft Home Positions S ALL QUARTERBACK RUNNING BACK WIDE RECEIVER TIGHT END OFFENSIVE LINE DEFENSIVE LINE EDGE LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE BACK #1 RANKED - SCOUTING REPORT 14 Kyle Hamilton POSITION RANK #1 OUR RATING 91.6 S All Scouts Average Overall Rank 4.8 All Scouts Average Position Rank 1 Height Feet 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. April 14, 2021 10:50 am ET. 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. Hes been instinctual ever since he stepped on the field at Alabama for 290 snaps as a true freshman. But the ones that do often turn into quality starters in the NFL. Kyzir White, S, West Virginia: Round 2, 6. S. All Scouts Average Overall Rank 42.9. But both before and after that play, Williams has been one of the best in the NFL. 2021 NFL Draft Safety Rankings 1. Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. Will Cam Smith and Devon Witherspoon pass the speed test? 2024 Rankings John Johnson III backed up his fine play in Los Angeles with a solid year in Cleveland. linebackers, particularly in sub packages, and the league has come to covet other skills for strong safeties. Fast forward a year and Carter is on the doorstep of making good on that claim. 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. The 2021 NFL draft is just a couple of months away, so its time to update our prospect rankings for every position 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. 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. Savage is moving in the right direction but is still a little more flash than substance. Over the past two seasons, Martin has missed all of seven tackles on 129 attempts. If he cant show that play again this year, then it really may never happen again. Even the players on this list need to have more strings to their bow than simply stuffing the run from heavy formations. WebGet the latest NFL Draft prospect rankings from CBS Sports. 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. ', Greek transport minister resigns over train crash; 36 dead. Similarly, Justin Simmons 90.7 PFF grade from 2019 represents his career-high by more than 10 grading points. 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. This past season, he allowed only 17 catches on 32 targets for 176 yards with four picks and three pass breakups. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. His range is average at best, and his change-of-direction ability doesn't come close to that of others on this list. Forty Time Secs 4.49. Despite his size, Gillespie Clark is good enough at everything to be the kind of versatility player the Ravens covet in their secondary. He still has a knack for making big plays at the most critical times, as he came down with a pick in both the AFC championship and the Super Bowl, two of seven he had in total last season. 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. It is difficult to find quality interior pass rushers so that makes a player with Carter's skill set even more valuable. Height Feet 6-1. All the while, hes been an outstanding tackler (7.3% career missed tackle rate) and developed into a difference-maker in coverage. Had it not been for injury, James might be the best safety in the league, and football fans everywhere have their fingers crossed that the injury bug is finally behind him so we can see the kind of special player he can be. Noah Sewell is the younger brother of Lions offensive tackle Penei Sewell. Richie Grant, UCF (first round) 2. Yet, Joseph makes this list because of how adeptly he sees the game. 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. As part of our ranking of the position groups in the 2023 NFL Draft class, we have the safeties ranked No. This site is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these schools or teams. The only worry is thats just about the only role weve ever seen him play. The 2023 NFL draft is getting closer, and our analysts are building their draft boards. Weight Lbs 199lbs. They feel he is not strong or physical enough for the NFL because he missed a It offers one of the best groups of slot cornerbacks in recent memory SUBSCRIBE TODAY TO DOWNLOAD THE 2023 NFL DRAFT GUIDE FOR AS LOW AS 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. Arm: 31.13. That all gives Robinson one of the higher floors at the safety position in the class. He is a tall, high-waisted player capable of flashing downhill or impacting pass lanes. His acceleration for a 6-foot-3 safety is what really makes him unique. Now he is a year removed from that injury, and a return to that PFF coverage grade of 78.0 or better this season would see Thornhill likely even climb higher on this list. 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. 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. From a testing perspective, theres a chance he puts up the most lackluster numbers at the combine of any player on this list. 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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. * No. Techie with an interesting slant on player evaluation? Thats Branchs game. Myles Murphy is a powerful edge rusher with the quick twitch qualities to develop, but he lacks a refined pass rush plan. DeShon Elliott, S, Texas: Round 1, 3. Web90.6. He is still a talented player, but perhaps his role is more limited than originally thought. Johnson has earned overall PFF and coverage grades of at least 80.0 in every healthy season he has played in the NFL, and now he gets the opportunity to show he can stay at that incredible level with a new team after his offseason move to Cleveland. Curl could be primed for a big sophomore campaign. Its exactly the role he handled for the Aggies the past two seasons. His ability to adjust on the fly and break laterally is arguably the best in the draft class. All Scouts Average Position Rank 11. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds. 75 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft. It would have been easy for Marcus Williams to allow his career to be haunted by the Minneapolis Miracle, when he showed up with the worst single play of his career at the biggest moment. You'll now receive the top The Draft Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. 2023 NFL Draft Eligible Safety Prospects 1. JL Skinner will be one of the more impressive prospects in Indianapolis this week. His 2022 tape is littered with such splash plays, as he attacks with no fear despite being on the smaller end for the position. Gipson missed just seven tackles from 80 attempts in 2020. 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. 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