2027 NFL Draft Safeties
Updated October 17, 2026. No. 1 among safeties is Washington safety Alex McLaughlin, who 2 interceptions and 47 tackles this season. Kevin Adams III of Tulane is next.
Top 7 safeties
Updated October 17, 2026. Grades on 2026 production.
| Rk | Prospect | School | 2026 line | Grade | Mock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McLaughlin S6' 2", 205 lbsSR | Washington | 2 interceptions and 47 tackles | 89.0 | 10th |
| 2 | Kevin Adams III S5' 10", 195 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Tulane | 2 interceptions and 54 tackles | 84.8 | 28th |
| 3 | Nick Session S6' 0", 190 lbsSR | New Mexico State | 2 interceptions and 50 tackles | 82.4 | Round 2+ |
| 4 | Brandyn Hillman S6' 0", 190 lbsSR | Virginia | 3 interceptions and 22 tackles | 80.7 | Round 2+ |
| 5 | Dylan Smith S6' 0", 185 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Memphis | 3 interceptions and 31 tackles | 79.3 | Round 2+ |
| 6 | Jaylen McClain S6' 0", 203 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Ohio State | 2 interceptions and 28 tackles | 78.2 | Round 2+ |
| 7 | CJ Heard S5' 11", 210 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Vanderbilt | 1 interception and 42 tackles | 77.3 | Round 2+ |
How the board is graded
The Parlae Desk's mock draft: our projection, updated every Tuesday.
- The order is the standings as they stand today, worst record first.
- Each team's needs come from its own numbers: passer rating, yards a carry, sacks for and against, run and pass defense, takeaways, and the snap shares on our depth charts.
- The board ranks every draft-eligible junior and senior in major college football by this season's production at his position, with credit for a Power Four schedule; each position starts from a ceiling that reflects how early the league drafts it.
- Each team takes the prospect with the best grade once its biggest needs are counted. Offensive linemen leave no individual line in a box score, so they are not on the board.
Nothing here is a scouting report. Every stat is from the games played; the order of the board and the fit of a prospect to a team are our projection and change as the season does.
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Each position board is the same grade in its own order, so the first quarterback off our board can be compared with the first at any other spot.
By the Parlae deskBig board updated Oct 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number