At the start of the college football season, Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix of Alabama was the clear top safety in the 2014 NFL Draft class. While he may not be the next Mark Barron or Eric Berry (top 10 picks), he'll likely grade out as a first-round pick.
2014 NFL Draft safety rankings
Kevin C. Cox
After Clinton-Dix there is is a shake up with several players emerging with excellent seasons. Two of the high risers have been Calvin Pryor of Louisville and Ahmad Dixon of Baylor. Pryor is a hard-hitting safety with the range to cover the deep half of the field. Dixon is an athletic safety who can cover receivers and his aggressiveness lets him play the run.
The rest of the safety class is rounded out by thumpers (Craig Loston and Deone Bucannon), coverage safeties (Sean Parker and Tre Boston) and a solid amount of depth.
| 1. Ha'Sean "Haha" Clinton-Dix | 6'1, 208 pounds | Safety | Alabama * |
| 2. Calvin Pryor | 6'2, 208 pounds | Safety | Louisville * |
| 3. Craig Loston | 6'2, 209 pounds | Safety | LSU |
| 4. Ahmad Dixon | 6'0, 205 pounds | Safety | Baylor |
| 5. Sean Parker | 5'10, 195 pounds | Safety | Washington |
| 6. Tre Boston | 6'1, 205 pounds | Safety | North Carolina |
| 7. Deone Bucannon | 6'1, 198 pounds | Safety | Washington State |
| 8. Dion Bailey | 6'0, 200 pounds | Safety | Southern California * |
| 9. C.J. Barnett | 6'0, 202 pounds | Safety | Ohio State |
| 10. Ed Reynolds | 6'2, 206 pounds | Safety | Stanford |
| 11. Hakeem Smith | 6'1, 197 pounds | Safety | Louisville |
| 12. Terrence Brooks | 5'11, 200 pounds | Safety | Florida State |
| 13. Christian Bryant | 5'10, 192 pounds | Safety | Ohio State |
| 14. Jimmie Ward | 5'11, 192 pounds | Safety | Northern Illinois |
| 15. Ty Zimmerman | 6'1, 204 pounds | Safety | Kansas State |
| 16. Isaiah Johnson | 6'2, 208 pounds | Safety | Georgia Tech |
| 17. Micah Eugene | 5'11, 190 pounds | Safety | LSU ** |
| 18. Ibraheim Campbell | 5'11, 205 pounds | Safety | Northwestern * |
| 19. Kurtis Drummond | 6'1, 200 pounds | Safety | Michigan State * |
| 20. Nickoe Whitley | 6'1, 205 pounds | Safety | Mississippi State |
| 21. Jerry "BooBoo" Gates | 5'11, 213 pounds | Safety | Bowling Green |
| 22. Kenny Ladler | 6'1, 205 pounds | Safety | Vanderbilt |
| 23. Isaiah Lewis | 5'10, 208 pounds | Safety | Michigan State |
| 24. Brian Blechen | 6'2, 218 pounds | Safety | Utah |
| 25. Alden Darby | 5'11, 192 pounds | Safety | Arizona State |
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