Safety in the NFL is widely regarded as one of the most important and versatile positions on the field. As the name suggests, the safety is the last line of defense and their goal is to ensure that no offensive player runs or catches a pass within their vicinity on route to a touchdown. Now that player ratings are finally getting revealed, and fans are eager to see where their favorite players land in the pecking order. So it’s time to focus on the best safety in Madden NFL 23.

However, since the strong safety (SS) roles are different from that of the free safety (FS), we’ve provided each player’s overall rating and respective position on the field. Here are the top 50 safeties in Madden NFL 23 without further ado:

    Tyrann Mathieu (SS) - 94 OVR - New Orleans Saints
    Derwin James Jr. (SS) - 93 OVR - Los Angeles Chargers
    Budda Baker (SS) - 92 OVR - Arizona Cardinals
    Kevin Byard (FS) - 92 OVR - Tennessee Titans
    Justin Simmons (FS) - 91 OVR - Denver Broncos
    Micah Hyde (FS) - 91 OVR - Buffalo Bills
    Harrison Smith (SS) - 90 OVR - Minnesota Vikings
    Jamal Adams (SS) - 90 OVR - Seattle Seahawks
    Jessie Bates III (FS) - 90 OVR - Cincinnati Bengals
    Jordan Poyer (SS) - 90 OVR - Buffalo Bills
    Minkah Fitzpatrick (FS) - 89 OVR - Pittsburgh Steelers
    Adrian Amos (SS) - 88 OVR - Green Bay Packers
    Antoine Winfield Jr. (FS) - 87 OVR - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    Devin McCourty (FS) - 87 OVR - New England Patriots
    Jimmie Ward (SS) - 87 OVR - San Francisco 49ers
    Marcus Williams (FS) - 86 OVR - Baltimore Ravens
    Quandre Diggs (FS) - 86 OVR - Seattle Seahawks
    Eddie Jackson (FS) - 83 OVR - Chicago Bears
    Jevon Holland (FS) - 83 OVR - Miami Dolphins
    Marcus Maye (FS) - 83 OVR - New Orleans Saints
    Adrian Phillips (SS) - 82 OVR - New England Patriots
    C.J. Gardner-Johnson (SS) - 82 OVR - New Orleans Saints
    Jeremy Chinn (SS) - 82 OVR - Carolina Panthers
    John Johnson III (FS) - 82 OVR - Cleveland Browns
    Justin Reid (SS) - 82 OVR - Kansas City Chiefs
    Kyle Dugger (SS) - 82 OVR - New England Patriots
    Vonn Bell (SS) - 82 OVR - Cincinnati Bengals
    Amani Hooker (SS) - 81 OVR - Tennessee Titans
    Kareem Jackson (SS) - 81 OVR - Denver Broncos
    Xavier McKinney (FS) - 81 OVR - New York Giants
    Anthony Harris (SS) - 80 OVR - Philadelphia Eagles
    Eric Rowe (SS) - 80 OVR - Miami Dolphins
    Jabril Peppers (FS) - 80 OVR - New England Patriots
    Jayron Kearse (SS) - 80 OVR - Dallas Cowboys
    Logan Ryan (SS) - 80 OVR - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    Darnell Savage (FS) - 79 OVR - Green Bay Packers
    Jalen Thompson (FS) - 79 OVR - Arizona Cardinals
    Jaquiski Tartt (FS) - 79 OVR - Philadelphia Eagles
    Kamren Curl (SS) - 79 OVR - Washington Commanders
    Rodney McLeod Jr. (SS) - 79 OVR - Indianapolis Colts
    Trevon Moehrig (FS) - 79 OVR - Las Vegas Raiders
    Bobby McCain (FS) - 78 OVR - Washington Commanders
    Chuck Clark (SS) - 78 OVR - Baltimore Ravens
    Deshon Elliott (SS) - 78 OVR - Detroit Lions
    Johnathan Abram (SS) - 78 OVR - Las Vegas Raiders
    Jordan Fuller (SS) - 78 OVR - Los Angeles Rams
    Lamarcus Joyner (FS) - 78 OVR - New York Jets
    Terrell Edmunds (SS) - 78 OVR - Pittsburgh Steelers
    Duron Harmon (SS) - 77 OVR - Las Vegas Raiders
    Jordan Whitehead (SS) - 77 OVR - New York Jets

Nearly every player in the top 50 carries an overall rating that would justify them as starters. This means that every franchise in Madden NFL 23 should have at least one elite safety on either side of the field. That said, they are all the NFL’s best safety—at least according to Madden 23. If you want to use them in the game, please prepare some madden 23 coins in advance.

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