Safety Prospect Rankings

After about a month of blogging we have finally arrived at the final position group, the safeties. The term "save the best for last" would be an absolutely HORRIBLE fit for this situation. The safeties kind of suck this year, to be frank, but hey I'm going to cover them any way cause thats just what I do.

1. Aaron Williams, Texas 
Williams played mostly corner at Texas, but looks to shift over to safety in the NFL, a common move from college to the pros. Williams reminds me a lot of former Longhorn standout Michael Huff (who also played corner while at UT). Williams is a great tackler, and with his experience at corner under his belt, should be a great one on one cover at safety.

2. Rahim Moore, UCLA 
Moore opted out of staying at UCLA for his senior year, and instead choose to come out a after just three years for the draft. I feel like had he stayed one more year and had good production he would have been a lock for a top 15-20 pick, but at the moment he's looking to be a second round pick or maybe squeak in one of the last spots in the first round if he's lucky. Moore had an unbelievable sophomore year nabbing a NCAA best 10 interceptions, 49 tackles, and 7 pass breakups.


3. Quinton Carter, Oklahoma 
On the other side of the college football eligibility spectra we have Quinton Carter, who played at Oklahoma for 5 years after redshirting his sophomore year. Carter progressively got better each year and had 85+ tackles and 4 picks in both his junior and senior seasons.

4. Ahmad Black, Florida 
At 5'9 and 185 pounds, Black does not have the size that you'd look for in an ideal NFL safety, but fortunately for him, he does have the playmaking abilities to more than make up for his lack of size. During his time at Florida Black compiled 11 interceptions, and as a senior he was able to rack up 108 tackles. He started for the Gators for the past three years, so he knows all about matching up with top talent.


5. Tyler Sash, Iowa
Sash has just about perfect size for a safety and was able to really put together a nice resume during his 3 year starting stretch at Iowa. Sash had 13 picks as a Hawkeye, and proved to be a great tackler capable of delivering big hits on receivers brave enough to try to come over the middle. He has great instincts on the field and should go somewhere in the 3rd or 4th round.