I'm onto the final positional rankings under coach Harbaugh: safeties. Like the cornerbacks, it feels like Michigan has had such good safety play since 2015 under Harbaugh. Especially in the past few years, the Wolverines have had consistent, solid play from ...
The value of a versatile, three-down safety is at an all-time high in today’s NFL, but safeties can also find a home as role players given the increase in nickel and dime defensive usage. This class has a good mix of players like Alabama’s Deionte Thompson and Delaware’s Nasir Ad...
Stone flourished in his first season as a full-time starter in Baltimore. The former seventh-round pick established himself as a more than capable coverage defender, leading all safeties in the league with seven interceptions in 2023. 49. Austin Ekeler Ekeler's explosiveness may be behind him...
NFL DRAFT; PREVIEW WEEK; Top-flight safeties few in number; The Tampa-2 defense employed by the Vikings gives a bigger role to safeties, amplifying their importance on draft day.(SPORTS)Craig, Mark
Someone will probably fall in love with White in free agency. He can do it all and makes big plays, but is too often in the middle ofgiving upbig plays for my taste. Rank 31 Jeremy Chinn Carolina Panthers·S The depth of quality safeties could hurt Chinn's market value, but h...
Here is our Super Six list of safeties, with more to be added before the start of the draft. Brian Branch, Alabama Brian Branch (Photo by USA Today Sports Images) Measureables:5-11 5/8, 190 pounds, 9 1/2 hands. 4.58 40, 4.45 shuttle, 37.5 vertical (pro day), 5.27 RAS. ...
In his second NFL season and first as a full-time starter, the 2022 No. 14 overall pick lived up to the hype, rising in the ranks of the top safeties and now being voted by his fellow players as the highest-ranked safety in the 2024 Top 100. And it’s no wonder when he had an...
5 and 6 safeties. Each brings a different type of skill set. Simpson is more of a hard-hitting single-high free safety, while Brade is a jack-of-all-trades defensive back. I'm more excited to see Simpson, and specifically whether he can clean up his tacklin...
2023 NFL Draft prospects - Safety | No. 1 Brian Branch | Alabama Brian Branch enters the draft as the No. 1 safety prospect on NFL.com and ESPN. His Combine numbers may not have jumped off the page, but his consistent productivity at Alabama makes him a safe selection. He produced 58...
His fearless approach to the game also set the tone for future generations of safeties. Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico, US Nationality: United States of America Position: Cornerback, Safety, Defensive back Pat McAfee rising on... #2 The Greatest NFL Punters of All Time Vote load ...