Bray Hubbard
Alabama#86 overallDraft Movement
Down 14 spots since Jun 8
Scouting Report
A converted high school quarterback out of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Bray Hubbard projects as an instinctive, downhill safety whose quarterback past shows up in how he reads the field. He grades as a high-level backup with starter upside and third-round value, landing as a top-90 overall prospect and one of the top handful of safeties in the class, with a pro comp to Kitan Oladapo. His coverage tape is strong, with a low QBR allowed when targeted, evidence of the playmaking that produced seven career interceptions and eight pass breakups. Scouts love the controlled aggression running the alley and the heat-seeking, tone-setting hits, and his zone instincts let him jump throwing lanes and diagnose play action before it develops. He earned First-Team All-SEC honors in 2025 after stepping in for the injured Keon Sabb. The concerns are athletic: evaluators flag average-at-best NFL athleticism, limited deep range and burst, hip stiffness in tight quarters, and a tendency to bite on play action and miss in space. Some scouts see a fourth-round ceiling tied to those limits, while others peg him a possible Day 2 pick with starting potential. The floor is a versatile special-teamer; the ceiling is a ball-hawking starting safety who changes games.
The Tape
Strengths
- Elite ball skills and route recognition, seven career interceptions and eight pass breakups
- outstanding career coverage grades with a low QBR allowed when targeted
- quarterback background drives field vision and pre-snap diagnosis
- runs the alley with controlled aggression and tone-setting hits (11 tackles and a forced fumble vs Oklahoma in 2024)
- strong run-defense grades as a willing box presence
- quick downhill trigger limits yards after the catch and blows up flat throws and screens
- positional versatility between free, strong, slot and dime roles
- natural leader who communicates and directs traffic in the secondary
Weaknesses
- Average-at-best NFL athleticism per scouts
- lacks ideal deep speed and backward range to play single-high free safety
- struggles in man coverage against quicker slot receivers
- gets stacked and cannot recover against vertical routes
- hip stiffness shows up in tight quarters
- tackling consistency wavers, takes poor angles and falls down near the ball carrier's feet
- bites on play action, forcing grabby recovery and potential holding/illegal-contact penalties
- underdeveloped block deconstruction, gets stuck on stalk blocks
NFL Comparison
Kitan Oladapo: an instinctive box/zone safety with size over top-end speed; Javon Bullard: versatile QB-eyed defender who plays bigger than his testing; Billy Bowman Jr.: ball-hawking safety whose production outpaces his athletic profile
College Stats
2023: freshman, special teams only while learning the position. 2024: started final 6 games, 57 tackles, team-best-tying 3 INT, 2 PBU, 1 FF (INTs vs Missouri and Auburn). 2025: First-Team All-SEC, roughly 74 tackles (47 solo), 4 INT for 42 yards, 8 PBU. Career into 2026: 137 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 7 INT, 8 PBU, with strong career coverage and run-defense grades and a low QBR allowed when targeted.
College Market Value
Our model prices him at $287K on the open college market, built from production, pedigree, role and Alabama's program money. No credible deal has been reported for him this season.
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Awards & Honors
First-Team All-SEC (2025); two-time Mississippi Class 6A Mr. Football and four-star recruit out of high school; grades among the top safeties in the class with a mid-round projection