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
197 safeties are on NFL rosters right now, and the median one is 6' 0" and 204 lb.
- On rosters
- 197
- Median height
- 6' 0"
- Median weight
- 204 lb
- Median age
- 26
Tackles at the position, 2026
The median safety with a figure at all posted 18.5 tackles. These five led the position.
- 1Evan WilliamsGB71
- 2Dane BeltonNYJ68
- 3Kyle HamiltonBAL57
- 4Jeremy ChinnLV56
- 4Quentin LakeLAR56