The Cleveland Browns' safety room is in an interesting spot entering the 2025 season, with some questions about the future after this year. They have a star in Grant Delpit to go with a young guy they have high hopes for in Ronnie Hickman. After that, there are two veterans on one-year deals, meaning the team could look to add one at some point, maybe early on, in the 2026 NFL Draft.
This year's class is headlined by maybe the best defensive player in the country: Ohio State's do-it-all safety Caleb Downs. I won't go into much detail about Downs, seeing as everyone is talking about him, but he is a special player I can easily see go in the top 10 in next year's draft. Downs is a brilliant and athletic safety who can play all over the defensive backfield and make just as big of an impact in the run game as in the pass game. Not to mention, he's a fantastic punt returner, too. I don't know that he's an option for the Browns because they're looking to use their top pick on a quarterback unless something crazy happens with Shedeur Sanders or Dillon Gabriel, but man, having Downs with Grant Delpit on the same defense would be a lot of fun to watch.
Kamari Ramsey, USC
Redshirt Junior Kamari Ramsey is a guy I liked last draft cycle as a versatile chess piece before he decided to return to school for the 2025 season. I talked about him a few times in mock drafts and podcasts, so of course, I will keep a close eye on him this year. He's just about to turn 21 years old with 26 games of experience under his belt, starting his career at UCLA for two years before transferring to USC in 2024.
Ramsey has great instincts at the position, and once he recognizes what's going on in front of him, he has a quick trigger to react. He's got great range and sideline-to-sideline speed and has no issue getting physical in the run game. In fact, Ramsey has a violent temperament and has been known to lay down some big hits in the run and pass game. Last year, Ramsey had over 150 snaps in the slot and the box to go along with 273 as a free safety; you can line him up anywhere in the defensive backfield.