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2022 NFL Draft rankings: Safeties

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Scroll right for each prospect’s RAS composite and comp. RAS size-adjusted athletic composites provided by Kent Lee Platte. RAS scores should be read as percentiles – i.e., “5.0” is 50th-percentile. The rankings below are based on 141 qualifying, draft-eligible FBS safeties in my database.

1. Kyle Hamilton | 6041/217 | Notre Dame

DOB: 03.15.01

RAS: 9.33

PFF grade: 28

PFF coverage: 19

PFF tackling: 19

PFF run D: 56

PFF pass rush: 48

Hamilton was a three-year starter at Notre Dame after signing as a consensus top-100 overall recruit. Over his last two seasons, Hamilton blossomed into one of the country’s elite all-purpose defenders. In both 2020 and 2021, he earned first-team AP All-American recognition.

Blessed with upper-tier safety athleticism in a freakish linebacker-sized frame, Hamilton is supremely versatile. He played all over at Notre Dame, with 644 career snaps coming as a deep safety, 313 in the box, and 437 in the slot.

Hamilton plays like a linebacker in the box. Not afraid of contact, he willingly takes on blocks and is able to shed them. He doesn’t miss running backs coming through the hole when he’s on the doorstep. Elongated tackling radius aided by adherence to technique, a wrap-up tackler who accelerates through contact and lifts his opponent’s feet off the ground.

That was an area of Hamilton’s game that greatly improved on campus. As a freshman, he missed 18.2% of his tackle attempts. This past year, he missed only 6.5% (11.4% if you combine the past two seasons). His sideline-to-sideline range cleaned up a lot of messes for the Irish.

In contrast, Hamilton was outstanding in coverage from Day 1. As a true freshman, he posted an elite…

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