What does S mean in football?

S is a safety in football. The last line of the defence, playing deep to stop long passes and coming forward against the run.

What a safety looks like

192 safeties are on NFL rosters right now, and the median one is 6' 0" and 203 lb.

On rosters
192
Median height
6' 0"
Median weight
203 lb
Median age
26

Tackles at the position, 2026

The median safety with a figure at all posted 8 tackles. These five led the position.

  1. 1Jordan BattleCIN19
  2. 2Caleb DownsDAL18
  3. 3Ji'Ayir BrownSF18
  4. 4Kyle HamiltonBAL18
  5. 5Derwin James Jr.LAC17
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