Power Ranking The 2016-17 NFL Starters (Safeties - AFC)

Just like last year at this time, we are POWER RANKING THE NFL STARTERS!

This feature is going to be rolled out on a daily basis over the next month and is going to pick a specific position and rank each team's potential starter at that position. I say POTENTIAL starter because we are still a few months away from NFL training camps everywhere starting and teams and players can still make moves. And lord knows, some teams need to make a lot of moves still.

This column itself is supposed to give you a good idea about how your team is looking at each position as we start pointing the nose of the car towards the upcoming NFL season.

Also, since it's a power rankings, it's ranking the players based on how I feel they played last season.

So, with no further distractions....

I bring to you.......

The Ultimate Sports Blog's

2016-17 NFL Starter Power Rankings

Safeties - AFC

32. Tashaun Gipson (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Age: 25

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: F

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: F

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 2

Last Year's Ranking: 6th

31. Johnathan Cyprien (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Age: 25

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: F

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: F

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: 26th

30. Jahleel Addae (San Diego Chargers)

Age: 26

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: D+

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: F

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: 22nd

29. Jordan Poyer (Cleveland Browns)

Age: 25

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: C-

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: F

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 2

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked

28. Clayton Geathers (Indianapolis Colts)

Age: 24

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: F

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: F

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked

27. Ibraheim Campbell (Cleveland Browns)

Age: 24

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: C+

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: C+

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked

26. Aaron Williams (Buffalo Bills)

Age: 26

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: C

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: B+

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: 23rd

25. Sean Davis (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Age: 22

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: Rookie

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: Rookie

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): Rookie

Last Year's Ranking: Rookie

24. Karl Joseph (Oakland Raiders)

Age: 22

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: Rookie

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: Rookie

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): Rookie

Last Year's Ranking: Rookie

23. Mike Adams (Indianapolis Colts)

Age: 35

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: C-

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: C

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 5

Last Year's Ranking: 14th

22. Andre Hal (Houston Texans)

Age: 24

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: B

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: F

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 4

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked

21. Rashad Johnson (Tennessee Titans)

Age: 30

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: C

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: D

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 5

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked

20. Dwight Lowery (San Diego Chargers)

Age: 30

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: B-

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: D

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 4

Last Year's Ranking: 25th

19. Corey Graham (Buffalo Bills)

Age: 30

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: D

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: A-

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 2

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked

18. Quintin Demps (Houston Texans)

Age: 30

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: B

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: F

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked

17. Shawn Williams (Cincinnati Bengals)

Age: 25

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: B

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: F

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 2

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked

16. Ron Parker (Kansas City Chiefs)

Age: 28

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: B-

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: F

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 3

Last Year's Ranking: 20th

15. Calvin Pryor (New York Jets)

Age: 23

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: B+

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: F

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 2

Last Year's Ranking: 11th

14. Lardarius Webb (Baltimore Ravens)

Age: 30

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: C+

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: C+

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked

13. Eric Weddle (Baltimore Ravens)

Age: 31

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: A-

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: F

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: 2nd

12. Mike Mitchell (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Age: 29

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: B-

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: B-

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 3

Last Year's Ranking: 29th

11. Isa Abdul-Quddus (Miami Dolphins)

Age: 26

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: C+

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: B+

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked

10. Marcus Gilchrist (New York Jets)

Age: 27

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: C+

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: A-

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 3

Last Year's Ranking: 28th

9. Darian Stewart (Denver Broncos)

Age: 27

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: B-

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: B

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: 10th

8. George Iloka (Cincinnati Bengals)

Age: 26

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: B

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: B

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: 5th

7. Reshad Jones (Miami Dolphins)

Age: 28

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: C

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: A+

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 5

Last Year's Ranking: 7th

6. Devin McCourty (New England Patriots)

Age: 28

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: B+

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: B-

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: 1st

5. Reggie Nelson (Oakland Raiders)

Age: 32

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: B+

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: B-

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 8

Last Year's Ranking: 13th

4. Da'Norris Searcy (Tennessee Titans)

Age: 27

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: B

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: B

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: 9th

3. T.J. Ward (Denver Broncos)

Age: 29

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: B

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: B

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: 16th

2. Patrick Chung (New England Patriots)

Age: 28

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: A-

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: B

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: 8th

1. Eric Berry (Kansas City Chiefs)

Age: 27

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: B+

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: B+

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 2

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked