All-time NFL safeties face-off
The greatest safeties in NFL history, by their honors. Line up all-time NFL safeties two sides at a time and call every matchup: one side's better, or they're even.
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Ed ReedS · BAL
Rod WoodsonS · PIT
KHKen Houston
S · TEN
Charles WoodsonS/CB · LV
LWLarry Wilson
S · ARI
Troy PolamaluS · PIT
Brian DawkinsS · PHI
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Kenny EasleyS · SEA
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Steve AtwaterS · DEN
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John LynchS/P · TB
WWWillie Wood
S · GB
Paul KrauseS · MIN
Cliff HarrisS · DAL
LeRoy ButlerS · GB
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Tony DungyS · PIT
Frank GiffordS/RB · NYG
Earl ThomasS · SEA
Johnny RobinsonS · KC
Donnie ShellS · PIT
Yale LaryS · DET
Darren SharperS · GB
Tyrann MathieuS · ARI
Dick AndersonS · MIA
Eric WeddleS · LAC
Joey BrownerS · MIN
Jamal AdamsS · SEA
Bob SandersS · IND
JSJake Scott
S · MIA
Ha'Sean Clinton-DixS · GB
Antoine BetheaS · IND
Minkah FitzpatrickS · PIT
Budda BakerS · ARI
Jessie Bates IIIS · CIN
Matthew SlaterS/WR · NE
Harrison SmithS · MIN
EREugene Robinson
S · SEA
Derwin JamesS · LAC
Dexter JacksonS · TB
Corey GrahamS · BAL
Antrel RolleS · ARI
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Donte WhitnerS · CLE
Reggie NelsonS · CIN
Rodney HarrisonS · NE
Justin SimmonsS · DEN
Roman HarperS · NO
Kam ChancellorS · SEA
Kevin ByardS · TEN
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Deron CherryS · KC
DDDave Duerson
S · CHI
Lawyer MilloyS · NE
Adrian WilsonS · ARI
Roy WilliamsS · DAL
Dwight HicksS · SF
JTJack Tatum
S · LV
Michael ThomasS · SF
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Eddie JacksonS/CB · CHI
Reshad JonesS · MIA
Landon CollinsS · NYG
Sean TaylorS · WSH
NCNolan Cromwell
S · LAR
TMTim McDonald
S · SF
SGShaun Gayle
S · CHI
LaRon LandryS · WSH
Dashon GoldsonS · SF
Devin McCourtyS · NE
Eric TurnerS · CLE
Ken HamlinS · DAL
Chris HopeS · PIT
Quintin MikellS · PHI
TBTodd Bell
S · CHI
MCMark Carrier
S · CHI
Dick JauronS · DET
Brock MarionS · MIA
TEThomas Everett
S · DAL
TBTyrone Braxton
S · DEN
Adrian PhillipsS · LAC
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Ryan ClarkS · NYG
MHMerton Hanks
S · SF
J. T. GrayS · NO
HJHenry Jones
S · BUF
SCScott Case
S · ATL
Brandon MeriweatherS · NE
Mike BrownS · CHI
DWDarryl Williams
S · CIN
EMErik McMillan
S · NYJ
GEGlen Edwards
S · PIT
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Rick VolkS · MIA
TKTerry Kinard
S · NYG
William MooreS · ATL
Miles KillebrewS · DET
BTBennie Thompson
S · BAL
CCChuck Cecil
S · TEN
BBBlaine Bishop
S · TEN
Malcolm JenkinsS · NO
Jairus ByrdS · BUF
Darren WoodsonS · DAL
Darian StewartS · LAR
Mark MurphyS · WSH
Charlie WatersS · DAL
Nick CollinsS · GB
Top all-time NFL safeties — November 2026
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