Tracking the safety position’s draft stock is always an interesting exercise.
Safeties that are good in coverage and can be ballhawking centerfielders are often highly regarded, and truly great safeties can be transformative for a defense. However, the position as a whole seems like an afterthought for roster construction — even as they’re beginning to merge with off-ball linebackers in defensive schemes.
Utah’s Cole Bishop has the potential to be a very good safety at the NFL level who can do pretty much anything that’s likely to be asked of him. However, that might not translate to a high draft position.