2026 Safety Prospects Rankings are updated by Shane P. Hallam as needed throughout the season and offseason. If you want more in depth reasoning for rankings, tweet him @ShanePHallam. See his 2024 and 2025 Rankings as well for insight into those NFL Draft classes. Here are the 2026 Safety Prospects
2026 Rankings
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Rank Name School Years out of HS Height Weight
1
Caleb Downs
Alabama
1
5-11
197
2
Joenel Aguero
Georgia
1
6-0
195
3
Javien Taviano
LSU
1
6-0
185
4
Tony Mitchell
Alabama
1
6-1
205
5
Peyton Bowen
Oklahoma
1
6-0
185
6
Derek Williams
Texas
1
6-2
185
7
Jelani McDonald
Texas
1
6-2
197
8
Makari Vickers
Oklahoma
1
6-1
191
9
Malik Hartford
Ohio State
1
6-2
175
10
King Mack
Penn State
1
5-11
180
11
DaKaari Nelson
Penn State
1
6-3
203
12
Dijon Johnson
Florida
1
6-1
190
13
Kylin Jackson
LSU
1
6-2
200
14
Elliot Washington
Penn State
1
6-0
195
15
Isaac Smith
Mississippi State
1
6-0
200
16
Jordan Castell
Florida
1
6-2
195
17
Sylvester Smith
Auburn
1
5-11
195
18
Jordan Sanford
Texas Tech
1
5-11
185
19
Conrad Hussey
Florida State
1
6-0
190
20
Braxton Myers
Mississippi
1
6-1
185
21
Jayden Bonsu
Ohio State
1
6-1
210
22
Ryan Yaites
LSU
1
6-0
190
23
Warren Roberson
Texas
1
6-0
180
24
Jalon Kilgore
South Carolina
1
6-0
198
25
Randon Fontenette
TCU
1
6-1
190
26
Adon Shuler
Notre Dame
1
6-0
197
27
Saboor Karriem
Illinois
1
6-3
180
28
Mikal Harrison-Pilot
Houston
1
6-0
190
29
Antione Jackson
ECU
1
6-0
170
30
Brandyn Hillman
Michigan
1
6-1
191
31
Marvin Burks Jr.
Missouri
1
6-2
190
32
Brayson Hubbard
Alabama
1
6-2
190
33
Ben Minich
Notre Dame
1
5-11
185
34
Daemon Fagan
NC State
1
6-2
180
35
Avery Stuart
Kentucky
1
6-2
174
36
Terrance Love
Auburn
1
6-3
195
37
Bryce Thornton
Florida
1
5-10
185
38
Tyler Turner
Oregon
1
6-0
180
39
Cedrick Hawkins
Ohio State
1
6-0
175
40
Kodi Decambra
Oregon
1
6-0
175
41
Brendan Jordan
Texas Tech
1
6-0
200
42
Daeh McCullough
Oklahoma
1
6-2
200
43
Christian Pierce
Southern Cal
1
6-2
180
44
Kelley Jones
Mississippi State
1
6-4
178
45
Kenton Kirkland
Florida State
1
6-1
187
46
Kahlil Tate
Iowa
1
6-2
185
47
Jaremiah Anglin Jr.
Kentucky
1
6-1
184
48
Ty Lee
UCLA
1
6-3
190
49
RJ Jones
UCLA
1
6-1
195
50
Robert Billings
Clemson
1
6-1
185
51
Ahmad Brown
Mississippi
1
6-1
195
52
Javeon Wilcox
TCU
1
6-0
185
53
Braedyn Moore
Wisconsin
1
6-1
190
54
Kylen Webb
Clemson
1
6-1
180
55
Khalil Barnes
Clemson
1
6-1
185
56
Zack Myers
NC State
1
6-1
190
Rank Name School Years out of HS Height Weight
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