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        <title><![CDATA[NFL Draft 2020: Ranking the top 10 safeties]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>The Post’s Ryan Dunleavy gives his top 10 safeties in the 2020 NFL Draft:</em></p><h3>1. Xavier McKinney, Alabama, 6-0, 201:</h3><p>Box safety or nickel linebacker against the run? Yes. Center fielder who can cover the deep seam? Yes. Back-seven versatility here.</p><h3>2. Antoine Winfield Jr., Minnesota, 5-9, 203:</h3><p>Fundamentally sound ballhawk who keeps the ball in front of him but has injury history because he plays bigger than his body.</p><h3>3. Grant Delpit, LSU, 6-2, 213:</h3><p>Likes to deliver a big hit — maybe a little too much that it leads to sloppy tackling. LSU used him in a variety of roles at both safety spots.</p><h3>4. Kyle Dugger, Lenoir-Rhyne, 6-1, 217:</h3><p>Filled the box score, including as a punt returner, and won Division II Defensive Player of the Year honors despite playing just seven games due to injury.</p><h3>5. Ashtyn Davis, California, 6-1, 202:</h3><p>Former track star and football walk-on still is learning to read quarterbacks. Cornerback might be better fit once developed.</p><figure id="attachment_15461202" class="wp-caption alignnone aligncenter"><strong><noscript><img data- data-src="/uploads/2020/04/draft-safties-nfl.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img  data-src="/uploads/2020/04/draft-safties-nfl.jpg" /></noscript></noscript><img class="lazyload" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data- data-src="/uploads/2020/04/draft-safties-nfl.jpg" /></strong><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Antoine Winfield Jr., Grant Delpit and Xavier McKinney<span class="credit">Getty Images (2), AP</span></figcaption></figure><h3>6. Jeremy Chinn, Southern Illinois, 6-3, 221:</h3><p>Played all over the field, as you might expect at FCS level. Hybrid linebacker-safety who could solve tight end mismatches.</p><h3>7. Julian Blackmon, Utah, 6-0, 187:</h3><p>Converted cornerback who could play nickel. Still learning cutoff angles one injury-shortened year into a new position.</p><h3>8. Brandon Jones, Texas, 5-11, 198:</h3><p>Team-first leader plays like a strong safety but has recovery speed to track the deep pass.</p><div class="inline-related alignright"><div id="more-on" class="module--see-also box module inline related desktop"><div class="module-title inline"></div><div class="module-wrapper "><article class="story-photo-box  oversize-headline"><div class="excerpt"></div></article></div></div></div><h3>9. Terrell Burgess, Utah, 5-11, 202:</h3><p>Converted cornerback, just like the other half of Utah’s duo. Considered a student of the game experienced in four primary special teams.</p><h3>10. J.R. Reed, Georgia, 6-1, 202:</h3><p>Lacking some athleticism but showcases football IQ and other intangibles as he tries to become the third NFL player in his family.</p><h3>Late Riser</h3><p><strong>Winfield: </strong>Put on an all-around athletic display at NFL Scouting Combine, reminding teams he has good genes. His father was a three-time Pro Bowl cornerback.</p><h3>Falling Fast</h3><p><strong>Delpit: </strong>Considered a top-10 overall prospect before a poor finish to his season that could knock him out of the first round. Comparisons to All-Pro Jamal Adams do him no favors.</p><h3>Small-school Wonder</h3><p><strong>Dugger:</strong> Lenoir-Rhyne’s last draft pick was in 2000 but Dugger was the best player on the field every game and backed it up as a combine standout.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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