The Carolina Panthers probably won’t be hunting down some of the best safeties on the open market this offseason. Heck, they’re likely to depart with a pretty decent-sized name of their own.
Nonetheless, let’s wrap these rankings up and give you the top 12 safeties of free agency.
1. Antoine Winfield Jr. (Age: 25)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 17 (17)
Tackles: 122
Interceptions: 3
Forced fumbles: 6
Passer rating against: 87.1
PFF coverage grade: 81.6
2. Xavier McKinney (Age: 24)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 17 (17)
Tackles: 116
Interceptions: 3
Forced fumbles: 1
Passer rating against: 53.0
PFF coverage grade: 91.2
3. Kamren Curl (Age: 24)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 16 (16)
Tackles: 115
Interceptions: 0
Forced fumbles: 1
Passer rating against: 110.2
PFF coverage grade: 67.8
4. Geno Stone (Age: 24)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 17 (11)
Tackles: 68
Interceptions: 7
Forced fumbles: 0
Passer rating against: 51.1
PFF coverage grade: 85.3
5. Kyle Dugger (Age: 27)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 17 (17)
Tackles: 109
Interceptions: 2
Forced fumbles: 1
Passer rating against: 88.4
PFF coverage grade: 50.0
6. Julian Blackmon (Age: 25)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 15 (15)
Tackles: 88
Interceptions: 4
Forced fumbles: 0
Passer rating against: 55.8
PFF coverage grade: 72.6
8. C.J. Gardner-Johnson (Age: 26)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 3 (2)
Tackles: 17
Interceptions: 1
Forced fumbles: 0
Passer rating against: 58.7
PFF coverage grade: 64.2
9. Jordan Fuller (Age: 25)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 17 (17)
Tackles: 94
Interceptions: 3
Forced fumbles: 3
Passer rating against: 75.4
PFF coverage grade: 65.0
10. Jordan Whitehead (Age: 26)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 17 (17)
Tackles: 97
Interceptions: 4
Forced fumbles: 0
Passer rating against: 99.6
PFF coverage grade: 68.9
11. DeShon Elliot (Age: 26)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 15 (15)
Tackles: 82
Interceptions: 1
Forced fumbles: 0
Passer rating against: 112.2
PFF coverage grade: 58.8
12. Tashaun Gipson (Age: 33)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 16 (16)
Tackles: 60
Interceptions: 1
Forced fumbles: 0
Passer rating against: 72.2
PFF coverage grade: 63.8
Best of the rest
- Adrian Amos (30)
- Jeremy Chinn (25)
- Alohi Gilman (26)
- Micah Hyde (33)
- Eddie Jackson (30)
- Jayron Kearse (30)
- Taylor Rapp (26)
- Darnell Savage (26)
