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Lathan Ransom

S·Carolina Panthers
Tier 7Round 4, pick 122 in 2025
Updated November 10, 2026
72.8
Model Score
Down from 74.6 last year
Trade value ·a 7th

Recruited

Class of 2020 · Safety · High school: Salpointe Catholic, Tucson, AZ

Recruiting sites
★★★★★
No. 167 in the nation. Composite 0.9286, the recruiting sites' average
Offers
Partial list
None on record beyond his commitment
Committed to

Partial offer list. Offer lists for the 2020 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 50 of 4,413 recruits, and we grade only those boards.

College: Ohio State 2020-24

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Our College Grade

85.0 MODEL
2021
62.3
2022
72.4
2023
58.0
2024
62.1
Ranked #257 among SBroke out at 20.0

How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.

College Production

Ohio State · Big Ten

SeasonTklTFLSacksHurPDINTPos Rk
20213821.005211
20226541.503143
20233420.0121307
20247581.012191

The seasons in our college data. It does not always reach back to a player's first year.

Scouting Report

Ohio State · 2025 draft class

Ransom is a versatile defensive back with excellent instincts, ball skills, and tackling ability. He processes information rapidly, reading quarterbacks' eyes and breaking on passes with anticipation. Ransom's ball skills are a significant asset, with the ability to high-point passes and the hands to secure interceptions. His tackling is technically sound, taking proper angles and finishing with physicality. Ransom demonstrates the versatility to play multiple positions in the secondary, with the awareness and football IQ to handle various responsibilities.

Strengths

  • Instincts
  • ball skills
  • tackling ability
  • versatility
  • play recognition
  • football intelligence
  • competitive toughness
  • physical style of play

Concerns

  • Occasional overaggression leads to false steps
  • still developing consistency in deep coverage
  • can improve man coverage technique against shifty receivers

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