College Football EDGE Rankings 2017

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS edge rusher of the 2017 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	Sutton Smith Northern Illinois	Mid-American	99.0
2	Marcus Davenport UTSA	Conference USA	96.0
3	Maxx Crosby Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	94.2
4	Genard Avery Memphis	American Athletic	93.0
5	Chase Winovich Michigan	Big Ten	91.7
6	Shaquem Griffin UCF	American Athletic	90.7
7	Uchenna Nwosu USC	Pac-12	89.8
8	Kenny Willekes Michigan State	Big Ten	89.0
9	Jeff Holland Auburn	SEC	88.3
10	Rashaan Evans Alabama	SEC	87.7
11	Ogbonnia Okoronkwo Oklahoma	Big 12	87.2
12	Bradley Chubb NC State	ACC	86.7
13	Olasunkanmi Adeniyi Toledo	Mid-American	86.2
14	Montez Sweat Mississippi State	SEC	85.8
15	Justin Lawler SMU	American Athletic	85.4
16	Sharif Finch Temple	American Athletic	85.0
17	Breeland Speaks Ole Miss	SEC	84.5
18	Joe Gaziano Northwestern	Big Ten	84.0
19	Landis Durham Texas A&M	SEC	83.5
20	Terrill Hanks New Mexico State	Sun Belt	83.1
21	Marcell Frazier Missouri	SEC	82.6
22	Clelin Ferrell Clemson	ACC	82.2
23	Kaden Elliss Idaho	Sun Belt	81.9
24	Ja'Von Rolland-Jones Arkansas State	Sun Belt	81.5
25	Roquan Smith Georgia	SEC	81.1
26	Carl Granderson Wyoming	Mountain West	80.8
27	Khaleke Hudson Michigan	Big Ten	80.5
28	Mat Boesen TCU	Big 12	80.2
29	Nick Bosa Ohio State	Big Ten	79.9
30	Quentin Poling Ohio	Mid-American	79.6
31	Austin Bryant Clemson	ACC	79.3
32	Ben Banogu TCU	Big 12	79.0
33	Jonathan Greenard Louisville	ACC	78.7
34	James Hearns Louisville	ACC	78.5
35	Nate Hall Northwestern	Big Ten	78.2
36	Duke Ejiofor Wake Forest	ACC	78.0
37	Jeremiah Harris Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	77.7
38	Oshane Ximines Old Dominion	Conference USA	77.5
39	Joel Lanning Iowa State	Big 12	77.3
40	Antonious Sims App State	Sun Belt	77.1
41	Zach Allen Boston College	ACC	76.9
42	Brian Burns Florida State	ACC	76.6
43	Brian Womac Rice	Conference USA	76.4
44	Jalen Jelks Oregon	Pac-12	76.2
45	Christian Rector USC	Pac-12	76.0
46	Charles Wright Vanderbilt	SEC	75.9
47	Raekwon Davis Alabama	SEC	75.7
48	Khalil Brooks Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	75.5
49	Gerri Germaine Green Mississippi State	SEC	75.3
50	Anthony Nelson Iowa	Big Ten	75.1
51	Alex Aukerman Army	FBS Independents	75.0
52	Anthony Winbush Ball State	Mid-American	74.8
53	Alec James Wisconsin	Big Ten	74.6
54	Dorian O'Daniel Clemson	ACC	74.5
55	Trevon Hill Virginia Tech	ACC	74.3
56	Cece Jefferson Florida	SEC	74.2
57	Ricky Walker Virginia Tech	ACC	74.0
58	Jacob Martin Temple	American Athletic	73.9
59	Terry Beckner Jr. Missouri	SEC	73.7
60	Dalton Herrington New Mexico State	Sun Belt	73.6
61	Josh Allen Kentucky	SEC	73.4
62	Josh Sweat Florida State	ACC	73.3
63	Caleb Caston Arkansas State	Sun Belt	73.1
64	Cedric Wilcots II New Mexico State	Sun Belt	73.0
65	Curtis Weaver Boise State	Mountain West	72.8
66	Da'Sean Downey Massachusetts	FBS Independents	72.7
67	Shareef Miller Penn State	Big Ten	72.5
68	J.D. Waggoner Iowa State	Big 12	72.4
69	Rashan Gary Michigan	Big Ten	72.2
70	Tegray Scales Indiana	Big Ten	72.1
71	Greg Reaves South Florida	American Athletic	72.0
72	Tremaine Edmunds Virginia Tech	ACC	71.8
73	Jacob Tuioti-Mariner UCLA	Pac-12	71.7
74	Trent Harris Miami	ACC	71.5
75	Hercules Mata'afa Washington State	Pac-12	71.4
76	Marquis Haynes Ole Miss	SEC	71.3
77	Oluwaseun Idowu Pittsburgh	ACC	71.1
78	Andrew Van Ginkel Wisconsin	Big Ten	71.0
79	Tyrel Dodson Texas A&M	SEC	70.9
80	Demone Harris Buffalo	Mid-American	70.7
81	Xavier Thigpen Southern Miss	Conference USA	70.6
82	Joe Ostman Central Michigan	Mid-American	70.5
83	Malik Carney North Carolina	ACC	70.4
84	Markus Bailey Purdue	Big Ten	70.3
85	Kemoko Turay Rutgers	Big Ten	70.1
86	Otaro Alaka Texas A&M	SEC	70.0
87	D.J. Wonnum South Carolina	SEC	69.9
88	JaQuan Bailey Iowa State	Big 12	69.8
89	Gelen Robinson Purdue	Big Ten	69.7
90	Garret Dooley Wisconsin	Big Ten	69.6
91	Chris Peace Virginia	ACC	69.4
92	Sam Miller Northwestern	Big Ten	69.3
93	Peter Kalambayi Stanford	Pac-12	69.2
94	Hunter Reese Troy	Sun Belt	69.1
95	JoJo Wicker Arizona State	Pac-12	69.0
96	Parker Hesse Iowa	Big Ten	68.9
97	Jaylon Ferguson Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	68.8
98	Fermin Silva Florida International	Conference USA	68.7
99	Christian LaCouture LSU	SEC	68.6
100	Rashad Smith Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	68.5

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