College Football CB Rankings 2021

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS cornerback of the 2021 season, ranked by Model Score: a 0-100 grade of how good he was at what his position asks of him, adjusted for conference and schedule. Explore and filter every player.

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#	Player	Conf	Model
1	Ja'Quan McMillian East Carolina	American Athletic	99.0
2	Patrick McMorris San Diego State	Mountain West	96.0
3	Daxton Hill Michigan	Big Ten	94.2
4	Roger McCreary Auburn	SEC	93.0
5	Quindell Johnson Memphis	American Athletic	91.7
6	Khoury Bethley Hawai'i	Mountain West	90.7
7	Erick Hallett Pittsburgh	ACC	89.8
8	Travon Fuller Tulsa	American Athletic	89.0
9	Elvis Hines Kent State	Mid-American	88.3
10	Theo Jackson Tennessee	SEC	87.7
11	Cam Smith South Carolina	SEC	87.2
12	Montre Miller Kent State	Mid-American	86.7
13	Dy'Vonne Inyang UTEP	Conference USA	86.2
14	Montaric Brown Arkansas	SEC	85.8
15	Malik Shorts Southern Miss	Conference USA	85.4
16	Devonni Reed Central Michigan	Mid-American	85.0
17	Russ Yeast Kansas State	Big 12	84.5
18	Leon O'Neal Jr. Texas A&M	SEC	84.0
19	Rejzohn Wright Oregon State	Pac-12	83.5
20	Ja'Sir Taylor Wake Forest	ACC	83.1
21	C.J. Coldon Wyoming	Mountain West	82.6
22	Tarheeb Still Maryland	Big Ten	82.2
23	Kei'Trel Clark Louisville	ACC	81.9
24	Darian Chestnut Syracuse	ACC	81.5
25	Kyu Blu Kelly Stanford	Pac-12	81.1
26	Jordan Anderson Bowling Green	Mid-American	80.8
27	Dadrion Taylor Texas Tech	Big 12	80.5
28	Dane Belton Iowa	Big Ten	80.2
29	Charles Amankwaa Akron	Mid-American	79.9
30	Teldrick Ross Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	79.6
31	Cam Taylor Nebraska	Big Ten	79.3
32	Emmanuel Forbes Mississippi State	SEC	79.0
33	Steven Jones App State	Sun Belt	78.7
34	Marcus Jones Houston	American Athletic	78.5
35	Steven Gilmore Marshall	Conference USA	78.2
36	Brian Branch Alabama	SEC	78.0
37	Nick Cross Maryland	Big Ten	77.7
38	Clark Phillips III Utah	Pac-12	77.5
39	Kris Abrams-Draine Missouri	SEC	77.3
40	Milton Bugg III Air Force	Mountain West	77.1
41	Damarcus Fields Texas Tech	Big 12	76.9
42	Coby Bryant Cincinnati	American Athletic	76.6
43	Lewis Cine Georgia	SEC	76.4
44	Josh Newton UL Monroe	Sun Belt	76.2
45	Syrus Dumas New Mexico State	FBS Independents	76.0
46	Antavious Lane Georgia State	Sun Belt	75.9
47	Jaydon Grant Oregon State	Pac-12	75.7
48	Marquel Broughton Army	FBS Independents	75.5
49	Quincy Riley Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	75.3
50	Riley Moss Iowa	Big Ten	75.1
51	Zyon Gilbert Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	75.0
52	Nehemiah Shelton San José State	Mountain West	74.8
53	Tayler Hawkins San Diego State	Mountain West	74.6
54	Damarion Williams Houston	American Athletic	74.5
55	Sam Womack Toledo	Mid-American	74.3
56	Brandon Hill Pittsburgh	ACC	74.2
57	Rodney Owens Memphis	American Athletic	74.0
58	Qwynnterrio Cole Louisville	ACC	73.9
59	Cam Hart Notre Dame	FBS Independents	73.7
60	Jartavius Martin Illinois	Big Ten	73.6
61	Quentin Lake UCLA	Pac-12	73.4
62	KJ Sherald Kent State	Mid-American	73.3
63	Tyreek Chappell Texas A&M	SEC	73.1
64	Quadric Bullard UCF	American Athletic	73.0
65	Armani Marsh Washington State	Pac-12	72.8
66	Antonio Johnson Texas A&M	SEC	72.7
67	Jaylon Monroe Tulane	American Athletic	72.5
68	Donte Kent Central Michigan	Mid-American	72.4
69	Tyreque Jones Boise State	Mountain West	72.2
70	Jordan Gandy Northern Illinois	Mid-American	72.1
71	Korel Smith Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	72.0
72	Cameron Lockridge Hawai'i	Mountain West	71.8
73	Jakorian Bennett Maryland	Big Ten	71.7
74	Yusuf Corker Kentucky	SEC	71.5
75	Tyson Williams Nevada	Mountain West	71.4
76	Kyler Gordon Washington	Pac-12	71.3
77	Jack Jones Arizona State	Pac-12	71.1
78	Alontae Taylor Tennessee	SEC	71.0
79	Chamarri Conner Virginia Tech	ACC	70.9
80	Devon Witherspoon Illinois	Big Ten	70.7
81	Jacobi Francis Memphis	American Athletic	70.6
82	Juanyeh Thomas Georgia Tech	ACC	70.5
83	Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson TCU	Big 12	70.4
84	Sterling Weatherford Miami (OH)	Mid-American	70.3
85	Josh Wallace Massachusetts	FBS Independents	70.1
86	Derrek Pitts NC State	ACC	70.0
87	Malik Fleming East Carolina	American Athletic	69.9
88	Jermaine Waller Virginia Tech	ACC	69.8
89	Angelo Grose Michigan State	Big Ten	69.7
90	Davonte Brown UCF	American Athletic	69.6
91	Garrett Williams Syracuse	ACC	69.4
92	Tony Adams Illinois	Big Ten	69.3
93	Max Melton Rutgers	Big Ten	69.2
94	Arquon Bush Cincinnati	American Athletic	69.1
95	Starling Thomas V UAB	Conference USA	69.0
96	Elijah Gates Fresno State	Mountain West	68.9
97	Anthony Johnson Virginia	ACC	68.8
98	Dorian Jackson Western Michigan	Mid-American	68.7
99	Bryquice Brown Georgia State	Sun Belt	68.6
100	Kahlef Hailassie Western Kentucky	Conference USA	68.5

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