The value of versatile, three-down safeties is at an all-time high in today's NFL. With the ever-growing use of creative passing concepts, defensive coordinators throughout the league have come to rely on athletic safeties to disrupt the passing game, either by combating athletic tight ends or facing up against big-bodied receivers in the slot.
In this article, we look at the most stable metrics for safeties in both man and zone coverage and examine the unique ways each player performs within their team's coverage scheme. Here are the best safety tandems in the NFL right now.
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