Eric Berry, Tennessee, enters the 2010 NFL Draft as the highest rated prospect at safety AP Photo/Wade Payne

For our purposes we are going to look at all the safeties as one class. I know that Free Safety and Strong Safety are to completely different positions, and require different skills and techniques, but for the purposes of ranking we will rank all the safeties in the 2010 NFL draft together.

That being said let us look at the top ten safeties in the 2010 NFL Draft:

1. Eric Berry, Junior, Tennessee- Some call him t best player in College Football. Some think, he fits better at CB in the NFL, but the kid is amazing. He can cover TE’s and wide outs man to man, and he can cover the whole field
2. Taylor Mays, Senior, USC- His stock is way down, but he still might be the second best prospect. He is struggling to stay with elite receivers at the Senior Bowl. However he is physical, and excellent against the run
3. Earl Thomas, Red Shirt Sophomore, Texas- Given the amount of sped this kid has he might fit better in the NFL at corner, and even though he is littler than the rest, he has tons of skill. The kid is the real deal and is strong enough to play safety at the next level
4. Morgan Burnett, Junior, Georgia Tech- He started the 2009 season second only to Berry, but a poor 2009 campaign has dropped his stock way down. He is versatile and could play both safety positions in the NFL.
5. Nate Allen, Senior, South Florida- He consistently puts himself in a position to make big plays. He impresses many at Senior Bowl practices. He has good intelligence and instincts, and can read the QB quickly
6. Chad Jones, Junior. LSU- This kid hits like a linebacker, and many think higher of him than Mays. He is probably the number one SS prospect, but ends up here in the combined class
7. Reshad Jones, Junior, Georgia- NFL scouts like his upside, and think he will play a lot better in the NFL than he did in College. He has all the tools to do just that, but must work on his speed
8. TJ Ward Senior, Oregon- during practice for the Shrine Game coaches kept yelling at him for nosing to inside against the run, exposing a route outside that would likely lead to a TD. However scouts are high on him because of his hitting ability and agility
9. Major Wright, Junior, Florida- He needs to continue to improve open field tacking skills, but will have an immediate impact in the NFL on special teams. Scouts like his speed and his physicality
10. Darrell Stuckey, Senior, Kansas- He is tough, unafraid to come up the field in run support, and is a great tackler easily getting guys down to the ground
 

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