Ranking the top 10 safeties in the 2025 NFL Draft

Ranking the top 10 safeties in the 2025 NFL Draft

The Post’s Ryan Dunleavy gives his top 10 safeties in this year’s NFL draft, based on evaluations and conversations with people around the league:

1. Malaki Starks, Georgia, 6-1, 197

Can play both safety spots and slot coverage. Three-time All-American will be vocal leader within short order. Ranges from sideline to sideline. Reliable tackler. Made 42 straight starts but maintained heavy special-teams presence. Slow shuttle times at NFL combine. Can throw deep over his head.

2. Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina, 6-3, 220

Downhill enforcer who cleans up against the run and undercuts routes. Oozes compeтιтiveness. Will use size/speed combination to stay with pᴀss-catching тιԍнт ends down the seam. Six career interceptions, including two pick-sixes. Caught flat-footed on some big gains. Susceptible to cutbacks.

3. Xavier Watts, Notre Dame, 6-0, 204

Instincts, field awareness and ball skills (FBS-best 13 interceptions over the past two seasons) offset questions about average speed and man-to-man coverage ability. Quarterback of a defense. Tone-setting toughness. Former receiver learning defensive nuances to play under more control.

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