Safety 'savant' Caleb Downs to test NFL's thirst for his position
Why it matters: Downs' draft position will indicate if NFL teams are re-evaluating the value of the safety position.
- Caleb Downs is a safety prospect who could defy historical NFL draft trends.
- Only eight safeties have been drafted in the top 10 since the year 2000, highlighting the rarity of such a high selection for the position.
Caleb Downs, a safety prospect, is poised to challenge the NFL's historical reluctance to draft safeties in the top 10, a trend that has seen only eight players at his position selected within that range since 2000.
