What are NFL safety impact rankings?

FantasyHQ safety impact rankings grade players by on-field value using an impact score and letter grade. Higher scores reflect stronger overall performance for the listed season.

Who leads the 2017 NFL safety impact rankings?

The current leaders are Harrison Smith, Lamarcus Joyner, Jordan Poyer.

How often are NFL safety impact rankings updated?

Rankings refresh when FantasyHQ syncs new impact data. Each player links to a profile with fantasy stats, snap counts, and advanced metrics.

Safety Impact

85 ranked 2017 season

NFL safety impact rankings for run support, coverage, and big-play prevention.

Leaders Harrison Smith · Lamarcus Joyner · Jordan Poyer

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2017 NFL Safety Leaders

2017 NFL Safety impact rankings sorted by impact score and season rank.
#	Player	Team	Impact	Grade	Coverage	Run Sup	Playmaking	INT	PBU	FF	Tackles	Rtg Allow	G
1	Harrison Smith MIN · S	MIN	94.5	A	95	83	85	5	12	0	66.5	22	16
2	Lamarcus Joyner LAR · S	LAR	89.8	B	89	79	86	3	9	1	43	27.4	12
3	Jordan Poyer BUF · S	BUF	88.8	B	83	81	87	5	13	0	71	53.8	15
4	Glover Quin DET · S	DET	87.3	B	85	80	84	3	6	4	67	55.4	16
5	Tashaun Gipson JAX · S	JAX	86.0	B	82	83	83	4	7	0	58.5	61.8	16
6	Eric Weddle BAL · S	BAL	85.7	B	80	73	88	6	8	2	55	70.5	16
7	Micah Hyde BUF · S	BUF	84.8	B	81	75	86	5	13	0	66.5	65.9	16
8	Marcus Williams NO · S	NO	83.8	B	88	73	79	4	7	0	63	19.2	15
9	Tre Boston LAC · S	LAC	83.7	B	87	73	80	5	8	0	57.5	39.6	16
10	Kevin Byard TEN · S	TEN	83.6	B	75	70	92	8	16	0	70.5	87.8	16
11	Barry Church JAX · S	JAX	82.2	B	80	74	81	4	8	0	63	63.1	16
12	Earl Thomas SEA · S	SEA	81.7	B	78	78	82	2	7	1	70	80.9	14
13	Antoine Bethea ARI · S	ARI	80.8	B	76	75	83	5	9	1	49	84.5	15
14	Andrew Sendejo MIN · S	MIN	80.5	B	79	76	80	2	7	0	62.5	69.6	13
15	Adrian Amos CHI · S	CHI	80.1	B	78	84	76	1	3	2	61.5	81.8	13
16	Sean Davis PIT · S	PIT	79.6	C	70	80	83	3	8	1	77.5	91.3	16
17	Tyrann Mathieu ARI · S	ARI	79.5	C	75	80	78	2	7	1	67	80.6	16
18	Malcolm Jenkins PHI · S	PHI	78.8	C	78	79	75	2	8	1	59	80	16
19	Duron Harmon NE · S	NE	78.0	C	85	68	74	4	7	0	19.5	30.6	16
20	John Johnson LAR · S	LAR	77.8	C	72	80	80	1	11	0	59	106.7	16
21	Landon Collins NYG · S	NYG	77.5	C	72	82	78	2	6	1	71.5	94.8	15
22	Darian Thompson NYG · S	NYG	77.5	C	85	69	72	1	6	0	52	63.4	16
23	George Iloka CIN · S	CIN	77.3	C	81	78	71	1	5	0	65.5	68.4	16
24	D.J. Swearinger WAS · S	WAS	77.2	C	72	72	83	4	10	1	63	95.5	16
25	Eddie Jackson CHI · S	CHI	77.2	C	72	75	82	2	6	1	58.5	107.8	16
26	Keanu Neal ATL · S	ATL	77.2	C	69	91	76	1	6	3	93	103.2	16
27	Chris Conte TB · S	TB	77.1	C	79	75	74	1	8	3	61.5	70.5	16
28	Jeff Heath DAL · S	DAL	76.6	C	75	78	77	3	5	1	54	88.4	15
29	Matthias Farley IND · S	IND	76.5	C	70	83	77	2	7	1	76.5	94.6	16
30	Reggie Nelson LV · S	LV	76.3	C	79	75	73	1	5	2	66.5	80.8	16
31	Corey Graham PHI · S	PHI	76.3	C	82	65	75	2	4	0	28	48.4	14
32	Shawn Williams CIN · S	CIN	76.2	C	78	78	72	1	3	0	40.5	85.6	11
33	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix GB · S	GB	76.1	C	79	69	75	3	6	0	65	67.6	16
34	Rodney McLeod Jr. PHI · S	PHI	76.0	C	77	66	80	3	6	1	41.5	79.2	14
35	Justin Simmons DEN · S	DEN	75.9	C	70	76	79	2	5	0	52.5	100.4	13
36	Malik Hooker IND · S	IND	75.8	C	75	71	78	3	4	0	18	87.5	7
37	Byron Jones DAL · S	DAL	75.8	C	72	79	76	1	5	1	56.5	99.2	16
38	Mike Adams CAR · S	CAR	75.8	C	73	73	79	2	10	2	54.5	103.5	16
39	Marcus Gilchrist HOU · S	HOU	75.6	C	79	67	75	1	6	1	45.5	78.6	16
40	Eric Reid SF · S	SF	75.5	C	77	74	73	2	4	0	55	73.9	13
41	Reshad Jones MIA · S	MIA	75.4	C	65	91	76	2	5	0	101	120.9	16
42	Jaquiski Tartt SF · S	SF	75.3	C	75	79	72	1	3	0	43.5	91.5	9
43	Patrick Chung NE · S	NE	75.2	C	72	77	76	1	9	0	62.5	87.7	16
44	Marcus Maye NYJ · S	NYJ	74.4	C	73	74	76	2	2	1	65	107.6	16
45	Bradley McDougald SEA · S	SEA	74.0	C	77	81	68	0	4	0	54	87.1	16
46	Kenny Vaccaro NO · S	NO	74.0	C	65	76	81	3	7	0	51	102.7	12
47	Darian Stewart DEN · S	DEN	74.0	C	71	70	79	3	5	0	54.5	103.7	16
48	Tyvon Branch ARI · S	ARI	73.6	C	75	82	67	0	6	1	55.5	102.9	9
49	Clayton Fejedelem CIN · S	CIN	73.4	C	81	66	70	1	2	0	32	31.3	16
50	Jahleel Addae LAC · S	LAC	73.4	C	73	87	67	0	7	0	69	92.1	16

What are NFL safety impact rankings?: FantasyHQ safety impact rankings grade players by on-field value using an impact score and letter grade. Higher scores reflect stronger overall performance for the listed season.
Who leads the 2017 NFL safety impact rankings?: The current leaders are Harrison Smith, Lamarcus Joyner, Jordan Poyer.
How often are NFL safety impact rankings updated?: Rankings refresh when FantasyHQ syncs new impact data. Each player links to a profile with fantasy stats, snap counts, and advanced metrics.

2017 NFL Safety Leaders

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