Top 10 Safeties In The 2020 NFL Draft

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Projection Tiers:
Starter / Likely Starter / Potential Starter / Likely Backup / Backup

Safety Scheme Fits:
Center Fielder: A true single high, "Center Fielder" type with range, ball skills, burst and an understanding of route concepts. Is also the last line of defense and needs to know how take calculated risks.

Free Safety (FS): A similar player to a Single High safety, though this player is unlikely to possess the range required to play at a consistently high level when used frequently as a Single High safety. Safeties in this architype, however, are more rangy than traditional strong safeties and still thrive in deep coverage but should be deployed in a scheme that uses a healthy amount of "2-Shell" looks. These players excel in Speed, Zone Coverage, Pursuit, and Tackling.

Strong Safety: A balanced safety who can rotate down towards the box in single high looks but also play as a Free Safety in 2-Shell looks. Range and playmaking instincts still matter but they take a back seat to short area quickness and coverage ability both man and zone, tackling, physicality against the run, and even ability to blitz.

Slot Specialist*: A hybrid safety who is a balance between a free safety, a slot corner, and traditional strong safety. Typically slighter players with the quickness to run man or match coverage, some range as a deeper zone cover player, and quality tackling and pursuit.

Bandit*: Incredibly versatile box safety role. Typically closer in size to a linebacker, bandits may play weakside linebacker in a "Base" 4-3 or "Big Nickel", they may play slot corner, traditional strong safety, inside the tackles as a nickel linebacker on obvious passing downs in Dime formations, or even rotate high as a Free Safety on occasion. Bandits thrive in tackling and taking on blockers relative to other safeties, and excel in sideline to sideline speed and coverage ability relative to most linebackers.

*Not included in any player's designation as "any" Scheme Fit.