 So we find ourselves back again with another top 10 list and this time We got to show the safety some love the top 10 safeties in the NFL now It doesn't matter if you're free. It doesn't matter if you're strong. It doesn't matter what you are This is just the top 10 for safeties period That's it. Let's dive right into it number one at the top of the list the honey badger himself Tyron Matthew He started his career off with the Cardinals and I think the biggest thing for him early on was just injuries He just found himself getting injured over and over That was the problem with him. It was never about his play because his play was always extraordinary But then once he finally got healthy guy whenever he was healthy got to show why he was so good and Then finally the Cardinals in honey badger Tyron Matthew decided to go their separate ways Into the chiefs chiefs say a we know our defense could use some upgrades We know our defense could use some playmakers So insert honey badger and he is just that but to have him as the top safety Okay, cool. I mean, I Didn't really think about this list before I dived into it to think who I really think the top safety in the NFL is But I mean honey badger is a playmaker. He's a Super Bowl champion Lamar got him He okie-doked him on that little shake that we got him in week three and but He's still a very very good safety nonetheless. And again playmaker. He does get a little cocky on Twitter and stuff sometimes, but His play speaks for itself. He is amazing at what he does number two Minka Fitzpatrick from the Pittsburgh Steelers now he he was a Miami Dolphin Dolphins got him. They had him at safety. They had him at slot corner. They had him at all these different positions But the stealer said hey Minka, we just need you to play safety. That's it No more no less Steelers gave up a first-round draft pick for Minka Fitzpatrick But it ended up being worth it still a very young guy and he was a playmaker There was like a streak of games. I think it was like maybe three or four games in a row He had had a he had forced to turn over and he had actually recovered it where there was a pick Whether it was a fumble recovery some like that during the season, but Minka Fitzpatrick He let his name be known on the Steelers and you knew exactly who he was You knew exactly who he was and He's one of them guys that helped make that defense of that much better He did sort of force his way out of Miami Miami He ended up just not feeling it there anymore and say I want to move on and he ended up on a Pretty good team. So Minka Fitzpatrick him being up there. Okay. I'm cool with that one number three Somebody else who is also trying to force their way off of their team Jamal Adams at Jamal Adams, of course, we all know Jamal is a playmaker. He is a He's a monster man. He's a monster and he's a safety that a lot of these safeties Some of the best safety they can do multiple things and him he can drop back. He gets blitz He's a good pass rusher and it's crazy that his safety is a good pass rusher That doesn't even make any sense. But with Jamal Adams, it absolutely does So him being number three, I can dig that we'll see if he remains number three as a jet Or if he'll be number three with a different team Only time will tell so number four Harrison Smith and it's funny that actually number four and five are Harrison Smith and Anthony Harris Anthony Harris is currently on the franchise tag Harrison Smith He's already established himself as one of the better safeties. I mean, like I said in a different video I feel like he is a very underrated hitter Anthony Harris is nice when you have a nice little One-two punch at the safety position really one-two punch at any position But especially as safety because that means you have two guys back there that you can trust if things break down in front of them And that's exactly what a safety is somebody who gives you that safety that security blanket Just in case things go wrong if you need somebody to hold it down if things break down up front There's that safety. He's back there waiting and watching so shout out to both of those two as a one-two punch in a good combo and apparently Anthony Harris was The Vikings are willing to trade him for the right compensation again because he has been franchise tagged But we'll see if anything ends up coming to fruition with that because it's funny that Jamal Adams and Anthony Harris they could end up being on different teams by The beginning of this upcoming season But we'll see Anthony Harris. He definitely had a breakout season this year. I think he got like 60 tackles and like six Interceptions so he was on to come up and he he chose to do it at the perfect time I know a lot of fans they get upset When players they all of a sudden show up their contract here all of a sudden oh they play amazing that contract here Well, they want that money. All right moving on number six another breakout player Justin Simmons from the Broncos He is somebody He is a student of the game and I know you can say that for a lot of people But I was listening to him Just the way that he spoke I love there's some guys who I really love hearing when they break down plays and when they break down film When they break down whether it's quarterbacks whether they break down an opposing player on the opposite team I love hearing that from some people one of those people with the Sean Watson and another one was Justin Simmons And I remember listening to him just I think it was earlier today listening to him Explain how he picked off Patrick my home back to Patrick my home. I said my home But Patrick my homes and just the level of detail That he would just the level of detail that he used when he spoke about it and just you could tell there's a high Football like you up there and that he really knows his stuff. So shout out to Justin Simmons, man Next up. Oh man when he was a free agent a couple years ago I wanted Ravens to get him so bad because we had been having so many problems at the safety position for so long ever since Erdrey left, but they of course didn't get him. That's Patriots safety Devon McCarty Devon McCarty is smart man. He knows how to play the field man He I like Devon McCarty a lot man And that's so cool that he got to an opportunity to play with his brother, but Devon McCarty He if you're gonna try him you most likely gonna pay for it I mean you can catch him slipping hand there, but he's a really good safety really smart safety and him having been coached by Bill Belichick It worked out for him in a wonderful way, man. Um, I just enjoy his game I Respect and appreciate his game and it's nice when when you got one of the best safeties in the league and you got the best corner in front of you That's a beautiful combination. So shout out to Devon McCarty. Next number eight This may may make Ravens fans a little bit upset, but that would be mr. Derwin James shout out to FSU Derwin James I think he could end up establishing himself as one of the best safeties in the game I mean, I think he already has but he could get even better Derwin James is dangerous safety man. He's a hard hitter good tackler and he got a nose for the ball too, man He got a nose for the ball He is on a team, I mean he himself he dealt with it too the charges just all they've been plagued by injuries for so long Man, it's like every single year and it just adds up every single year every single time and it's without fail So hopefully this year for them, it'll be different But man there when James is somebody who I know a lot of Ravens fans wanted them to draft But like I said in another video had we drafted Derwin James, it would have been cool But at the same time, would we have still gotten a Lamar Jackson? It would have been possible that we did But we're just never know and I'm not mad that we'll never know because some things are gonna work out and they have worked out so far, but We will never know we'll never know And after Derwin James comes a very underrated safety in my opinion who doesn't get spoken about enough And I think he actually picked Joe Flacco off. What was it twice or three times in one game? I don't remember but anyway, Kevin B. R from the Titans He I think he was that he actually got into it with deon Over something I forgot what it was, but he had shut deon down and he proved him so wrong It was all over social media. I forgot what it was though um I think deon like said he need to step his game up or something Or he need to make a name for himself and and he had already showed and then he showed deon How he already had established himself as a good safety in the NFL regardless Um, Kevin B. R Kevin bird. I always mess up how to say, you know, I mess up everybody's name But he is extremely underrated Extremely underrated. I don't think that he gets enough talk about just how good of a safety He really is but he will continue to show you he will continue to show you he got a nose for the ball He's always always making place And the Titans they they they got a good one with him They got a they got a very good one with him Um, so so shout out to him man Shout out to him for me. He definitely deserves to be on this list. Maybe he should actually be even higher Maybe he should be but anyway um, and then Last but not least number 10 On this list of top 10 safeties in the NFL according to cbs sports hq courtesy of voice of the star Earl Thomas Raven safety Earl Thomas former seattle seahawks Part of that legion boom and Earl Thomas. I mean according to some he had an underwhelming year But those are the people that only look at the interceptions and not the play Because again Earl Thomas. He had an actually a pretty good year this year. There were sometimes he looked at a position There were sometimes where he looked unsure of himself But Earl Thomas. He had a very good year this year overall He did not allow many plays That went his way. Um, I think he allowed like under under 25 percent Of the of the plays that went his way were completed something like that It's something like crazy low number But Earl Thomas had a very very very good year when it came to his side of the field He held it down well and he did a phenomenal job. Um, and Again with Earl Thomas. I expect him to do even better. I know, um, like him coming off of two broken legs I'm sure that does take some time to get Comfortable and it takes some time to really trust your own body And then on top of that you're playing in this complex defense That you're just learning for the first time and and it's the first defense It's the first new defense that you've played in your entire career. So yeah, you're not going to be all the way comfortable And I likened it before to you you being at a job for nine straight or for eight straight years Then the following year and year nine you end up moving departments or you end up just changing companies period And you're doing sort of the same thing, but you're doing it a completely different way So it's going to take you some time. You may be skilled at what you do But at the same time it's going to take you some time to get acclimated to it to get used to it to get comfortable with it So with Earl Thomas, it's just taking him some time. But even with him still not being completely comfortable yet He still performed well. So shout out to et so this list Now this list wasn't so bad It wasn't so bad. Um Yeah, it wasn't so bad. I am I appreciated this list. This this was a fun I mean all of the lists are fun, but this one I don't have anywhere. I'm like, oh man. Well, this guy needs to be higher This guy needs to be way low or not Ain't nothing crazy. It got some stuff. There's a little questionable and whatnot, but Nothing too off the charts. So if y'all got anybody that you feel are missing from this list Or the order that you would put it in Y'all hit up the comments and let's see. Let's talk about it But anyway, I appreciate y'all. I love y'all team keeping clean. I appreciate. Oh, I just said I appreciate y'all It's friday afternoon. I mean y'all will probably see this on saturday or sunday. Who knows? But regardless know that I love y'all and know that I really really appreciate y'all rocking with us Let's keep looking for some more lists because these are really fun to do we out