The 2025 NFL Combine kicks off this upcoming week. So let’s preview the event through the Indianapolis Colts’ lens and take a look at the safety and cornerback position groups.
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What’s the need for the Colts at cornerback and safety?
It’s a big one. GM Chris Ballard was again answering questions about the Colts’ defensive backfield after the season, and again mentioned that the play had to improve.
To remedy this, the Colts have brought in a hefty dose of defensive back coaching experience to their new staff, which includes defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. But the other part of this equation will require Ballard to make additions as well.
Last season, this was a Colts’ pass defense that ranked in the bottom third of the NFL in completion rate, yards per pass attempt allowed, passer rating, and pass deflections.
At both the cornerback and safety spots, each position group needs added depth to help raise the floor of those units and improved play from the starters.
While Ballard often prefers to draft prospects with high-end traits, in Anarumo’s defensive scheme where there is a premium on versatility and the ability to disguise coverages, experience could prove to be quite valuable for the Colts this offseason at cornerback and safety.
What does the Colts current safety and cornerback depth charts look like?
Cornerback
Kenny Moore
JuJu Brents
Jaylon Jones
Samuel Womack
Alex Johnson
Safety
Nick Cross
Rodney Thomas
Daniel Scott
Marcel Dabo
Relative Athletic Scores of past defensive back draft picks for Colts
The RAS formula–which was created by Kent Lee Platte–takes all of the measurements and times from the NFL Combine and Pro Days and converts them into an easily comparable figure that ranges from 0 to 10, allowing us to see how players of the same position group stack up athletically to one another.
On the RAS scale, 5.0 is considered average, with 8.0 or higher being in the top 20 percentile of the position group from an athleticism standpoint. The higher the RAS, the better the athlete.
Cornerback
JuJu Brents: 9.99
Darius Rush: 9.80
Jaylon Jones: 8.79
Jaylin Simpson: 8.26
Quincy Wilson: 7.35
Rock Ya-Sin: 6.16
Nate Hairston: 5.35
Micah Abraham: 3.70
Safety
Daniel Scott: 9.94
Nick Cross:…
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