5
S 1
JR
JRCalebDowns
6’0”205 lb21 yo
Polamalu brain, Thorpe trophy case, sledgehammer temperament.
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The top safeties for the 2026 NFL Draft as determined by Fantasy Life NFL Draft Expert Matthew Freedman (final version).
Drafted Round 1 Pick 11
Drafted Round 1 Pick 25
19
S 2
JR
JRDillonThieneman
6’0”205 lb21 yo
True center fielder who erases mistakes with range.
Drafted Round 2 Pick 26
28
S 3
JR
JREmmanuelMcNeil-Warren
6’2”202 lb21 yo
MAC enforcer built like a backer, hits like one.
Drafted Round 3 Pick 14
60
S 4
JR
JRA.J.Haulcy
6’0”222 lb22 yo
Transfer-tour hammer who leaves calling cards on contact.
Drafted Round 2 Pick 32
85
S 5
JR (r)
JR (r)BudClark
6’2”190 lb22 yo
56 tackles, 4 interceptions, 7 PBUs in 2025
Drafted Round 5 Pick 1
93
S 6
JR (r)
JR (r)KamariRamsey
6’0”205 lb21 yo
Corner movement in a safety frame with a poker brain.
Drafted Round 5 Pick 11
97
S 7
JR (r)
JR (r)ZakeeWheatley
6’2”202 lb24 yo
Tackle machine with length and legit back-end range.
Drafted Round 4 Pick 31
106
S 8
JR
JRGenesisSmith
6’2”204 lb22 yo
Drafted Round 3 Pick 34
160
S 9
JR
JRJakobeThomas
6’2”200 lb23 yo
2025: 75 tackles, 3 sacks, 5 INTs
Drafted Round 7 Pick 12
161
S 10
JR
JRVJPayne
6’3”208 lb22 yo
55+ tackles each of the last three seasons
Drafted Round 5 Pick 18
176
S 11
JR
JRMichaelTaaffe
6’0”189 lb23 yo
Walk-on brainiac who always finds the field.
177
S 12
JR
JRLouisMoore
5’11”200 lb23 yo
Second-team All-America, first-team All-Big Ten
Drafted Round 3 Pick 36
194
S 13
JR
JRJalenHuskey
6’2”201 lb22 yo
72 tackles and 4 interceptions in 2025
234
S 14
JR
JRXavierNwankpa
6’2”213 lb
235
S 15JR
JRBishopFitzgerald
5’11”205 lb
Drafted Round 7 Pick 28
236
S 16
JR (r)
JR (r)ColeWisniewski
6’4”220 lb
Moved from LB to S in 2022; All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
249
S 17
JR
JRDeShonSingleton
6’3”210 lb
Steady tackle totals across 2025 starts
Drafted Round 7 Pick 8
259
S 18
JR
JRRobertSpears-Jennings
6’0”213 lb
59 tackles, 1 INT, 1 FF in 2025