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 2018 Week 1 NFL safety impact rankings?

The current leaders are Jamal Adams, Bradley McDougald, Harrison Smith.

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.

2018 Safety Week 1

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NFL safety impact rankings for week 1 of the 2018 season, with impact scores, grades, and player ranks.

Leaders Jamal Adams · Bradley McDougald · Harrison Smith

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2018 NFL Safety Leaders

2018 NFL Safety impact rankings sorted by impact score and season rank.
#	Player	Team	Impact	Grade	Opp	Rtg Allow	Tgt	Tk	INT	PBU
1	Jamal Adams NYJ · S	NYJ	100.0	—	DET	51.4	5	5.5	1	3
2	Bradley McDougald SEA · S	SEA	98.4	—	DEN	50.6	5	4	2	2
3	Harrison Smith MIN · S	MIN	97.2	—	SF	61.8	8	6.5	1	1
4	Tony Jefferson BAL · S	BAL	96.3	—	BUF	39.8	8	3	1	2
5	Reshad Jones MIA · S	MIA	94.5	—	TEN	68.1	5	5.5	2	2
6	Ron Parker KC · S	KC	93.6	—	LAC	54.5	5	6	1	2
7	Justin Simmons DEN · S	DEN	88.6	—	SEA	42.5	8	3.5	1	1
8	Barry Church JAX · S	JAX	86.9	—	NYG	74.3	2	5	0	1
9	Tyrann Mathieu HOU · S	HOU	86.5	—	NE	73.6	1	4	1	1
10	Kenny Vaccaro TEN · S	TEN	85.9	—	MIA	68.1	2	4.5	1	1
11	John Johnson LAR · S	LAR	84.1	—	LV	73.7	8	5.5	1	2
12	Sean Davis PIT · S	PIT	80.7	—	CLE	74.3	2	4.5	0	2
13	Morgan Burnett PIT · S	PIT	79.5	—	CLE	67.4	4	1.5	0	0
14	Marcus Gilchrist LV · S	LV	79.1	—	LA	71.7	5	4	0	1
15	Damontae Kazee ATL · S	ATL	78.6	—	PHI	79.3	1	2	0	1
16	Antoine Bethea ARI · S	ARI	78.3	—	WAS	90.6	1	9.5	0	0
17	Adrian Amos CHI · S	CHI	77.9	—	GB	80.6	3	5	0	0
18	Kevin Byard TEN · S	TEN	77.5	—	MIA	75.6	3	3	0	1
19	Tashaun Gipson JAX · S	JAX	77.5	—	NYG	79.1	6	2.5	0	1
20	Budda Baker ARI · S	ARI	77.2	—	WAS	80.4	5	9.5	0	0
21	Patrick Chung NE · S	NE	76.9	—	HOU	73.6	4	3.5	0	0
22	Minkah Fitzpatrick MIA · S	MIA	76.6	—	TEN	80.6	3	4.5	0	1
23	Clayton Geathers IND · S	IND	75.5	—	CIN	85.5	1	7	0	0
24	Jeff Heath DAL · S	DAL	75.5	—	CAR	81.1	3	4.5	0	0
25	Montae Nicholson WAS · S	WAS	75.4	—	ARI	78.5	2	5	0	0
26	Jabrill Peppers CLE · S	CLE	75.2	—	PIT	85.9	0	4.5	0	0
27	Jordan Poyer BUF · S	BUF	75.2	—	BAL	79	4	6	0	0
28	Devin McCourty NE · S	NE	75.1	—	HOU	79.5	2	3	0	0
29	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix WAS · S	WAS	75.0	—	CHI	84.7	2	6	0	0
30	Landon Collins NYG · S	NYG	74.7	—	JAX	89.9	4	4.5	0	1
31	Vonn Bell NO · S	NO	74.7	—	TB	76	3	3.5	0	0
32	Mike Adams CAR · S	CAR	74.4	—	DAL	87.8	4	3.5	0	0
33	Kentrell Brice GB · S	GB	74.0	—	CHI	88.5	6	8.5	0	0
34	Derrick Kindred CLE · S	CLE	73.5	—	PIT	90.6	1	2	0	0
35	Duron Harmon NE · S	NE	73.4	—	HOU	85.3	3	2.5	0	0
36	Tre Boston ARI · S	ARI	73.4	—	WAS	104.5	4	5.5	0	1
37	D.J. Swearinger WAS · S	WAS	73.3	—	ARI	89.9	4	5	0	1
38	Jaquiski Tartt SF · S	SF	73.1	—	MIN	109.2	5	5.5	0	1
39	Eric Murray KC · S	KC	72.8	—	LAC	90	2	5.5	0	0
40	Malcolm Jenkins PHI · S	PHI	72.0	—	ATL	90.7	4	3	0	0
41	Shawn Williams CIN · S	CIN	72.0	—	IND	82.1	2	2	0	0
42	Lamarcus Joyner LAR · S	LAR	71.8	—	LV	93.1	2	4.5	0	0
43	Tedric Thompson SEA · S	SEA	71.7	—	DEN	86.1	1	3.5	0	0
44	Jessie Bates CIN · S	CIN	71.5	—	IND	93.6	4	7	0	0
45	Darian Stewart DEN · S	DEN	71.3	—	—	88.9	2	1.5	0	0
46	T.J. McDonald MIA · S	MIA	71.0	—	TEN	92.9	5	5.5	0	0
47	Michael Thomas NYG · S	NYG	70.2	—	JAX	89.1	1	1	0	0
48	Kurt Coleman NO · S	NO	70.0	—	TB	90.6	1	2	0	0
49	Will Parks DEN · S	DEN	70.0	—	SEA	91.5	2	1.5	0	0
50	Micah Hyde BUF · S	BUF	69.9	—	BAL	98	3	2.5	0	0

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 2018 Week 1 NFL safety impact rankings?: The current leaders are Jamal Adams, Bradley McDougald, Harrison Smith.
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.

2018 NFL Safety Leaders

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