In recent years, safeties and their versatility have become increasingly important around the league.
As offenses have continued to put more tight ends on the field (only the Texans and Chargers didn’t play multiple-tight-end sets for at least 10% of their offensive snaps last season), having safeties who can play in man coverage while also being able to slide down into the box and choke off the run are more valuable than ever.
