Get ready for the 2025 NFL Draft with our spotlight on Lathan Ransom. Get the breakdown on their strengths and weaknesses in our scouting report, understand their potential with our draft profile, and see where experts predict they’ll land.
Lathan Ransom’s NFL Draft Scouting Report
Lathan Ransom is a fast-flowing, instinctive safety with an appealing skill set in the box. He excels in run support, displaying the range and the physicality to make plays near the line of scrimmage. He’s a hard-hitter who can run alleys with determination, and he also has the size to take on blocks in space and pry his way to the football.
At his size, Ransom also profiles as an exceptional athlete, with solid explosiveness and fluidity, which gives him some inbuilt potential in coverage. And at the very least, Ransom’s football IQ and ability to read the quarterback allow him to effectively anticipate routes in the short and intermediate ranges.
Ransom’s lack of elite long speed and range limits him to two-high looks, and he’s still fairly rudimentary as a playmaker in coverage. Additionally, his motor can give way to recklessness as a tackler. Still, as a strong safety with early special teams utility, he has merit.
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Lathan Ransom’s Latest NFL Draft Projections
PFSN’s Ian Cummings projected Ransom to be drafted 133rd by the Pittsburgh Steelers in his most recent 7-round 2025 NFL Mock Draft.
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Lathan Ransom’s NFL Draft Profile and Measurements
- Height: 6’1″
- Weight: 190 pounds
- Position: 200 pounds
- School: Ohio State
- Hand: 848
- Arm: 3048
- Wing: 7518
Where Does Lathan Ransom Rank Among 2025’s S Prospects?
Here are the top 10 safety rankings for the 2025 NFL Draft, according to PFSN Analyst Ian Cummings:
1. Malaki Starks, Georgia
2. Andrew Mukuba, Texas
3. Xavier Watts, Notre Dame
4. Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina
5. Jordan Hancock, Ohio State
6. Jonas Sanker, Virginia
7. Kevin Winston Jr., Penn State
8. R.J. Mickens, Clemson
9. Billy Bowman, Oklahoma
10. Lathan Ransom, Ohio State
At the safety position, you’re bound to get plenty of different flavors and player types. Some evaluations are more complex, while others are simple. You know what you’re getting with Lathan Ransom: a tone-setting strong safety who makes his mark in support.
Ransom does have some coverage utility. At 6’0″, 206 pounds, he has the requisite size, foot speed, and physicality to take on tight ends and big-slot receivers. But most of Ransom’s reps on defense at the NFL level should come closer to the box.
As evidenced by his nine tackles for loss in 2024, Ransom is an absolute striker coming downhill. He’s a fearless run fitter with the explosiveness and competitive zeal to meet runners in the hole, and his traits lend themselves well for special teams exposure early on.
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Lathan Ransom’s College Stats
Career:
- Solo Tackles: 131
- Tackles: 212
- Tackles For Loss: 9
- Passes Defended: 23
- Interceptions: 6
- Interception Touchdowns: 0
2024:
- Solo Tackles: 41
- Tackles: 69
- Tackles For Loss: 4
- Passes Defended: 7
- Interceptions: 5
- Interception Touchdowns: 0
