College Football EDGE Rankings 2018

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS edge rusher of the 2018 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	Josh Allen Kentucky	SEC	99.0
2	Kenny Willekes Michigan State	Big Ten	96.0
3	A.J. Epenesa Iowa	Big Ten	94.2
4	Clelin Ferrell Clemson	ACC	93.0
5	Brian Burns Florida State	ACC	91.7
6	Alton Robinson Syracuse	ACC	90.7
7	Zach Allen Boston College	ACC	89.8
8	Isaiah Buggs Alabama	SEC	89.0
9	Jaylon Ferguson Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	88.3
10	Malik Carney North Carolina	ACC	87.7
11	Anthony Nelson Iowa	Big Ten	87.2
12	Ben Banogu TCU	Big 12	86.7
13	Yetur Gross-Matos Penn State	Big Ten	86.2
14	E.J. Ejiya North Texas	Conference USA	85.8
15	Gary Johnson Texas	Big 12	85.4
16	Mike Danna Central Michigan	Mid-American	85.0
17	Joe Gaziano Northwestern	Big Ten	84.5
18	Charles Omenihu Texas	Big 12	84.0
19	Nate Harvey East Carolina	American Athletic	83.5
20	Sutton Smith Northern Illinois	Mid-American	83.1
21	Brandon Garner North Texas	Conference USA	82.6
22	Quinnen Williams Alabama	SEC	82.2
23	JaQuan Bailey Iowa State	Big 12	81.9
24	Shaquille Quarterman Miami	ACC	81.5
25	Titus Davis UCF	American Athletic	81.1
26	Oshane Ximines Old Dominion	Conference USA	80.8
27	Joe Jackson Miami	ACC	80.5
28	DQ Thomas Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	80.2
29	Patrick Johnson Tulane	American Athletic	79.9
30	Shareef Miller Penn State	Big Ten	79.6
31	Christian Miller Alabama	SEC	79.3
32	Justin Hollins Oregon	Pac-12	79.0
33	Khalil Brooks Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	78.7
34	Kingsley Keke Texas A&M	SEC	78.5
35	Jordan Brailford Oklahoma State	Big 12	78.2
36	D'Andre Walker Georgia	SEC	78.0
37	Jachai Polite Florida	SEC	77.7
38	Germaine Pratt NC State	ACC	77.5
39	Chase Young Ohio State	Big Ten	77.3
40	Bobby Roundtree Illinois	Big Ten	77.1
41	Rashad Weaver Pittsburgh	ACC	76.9
42	Hunter Reese Troy	Sun Belt	76.6
43	Tuzar Skipper Toledo	Mid-American	76.4
44	Malik Reed Nevada	Mountain West	76.2
45	Mustafa Johnson Colorado	Pac-12	76.0
46	Maxx Crosby Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	75.9
47	Tipa Galeai Utah State	Mountain West	75.7
48	Darrell Taylor Tennessee	SEC	75.5
49	Jessie Lemonier Liberty	FBS Independents	75.3
50	Gerald Willis III Miami	ACC	75.1
51	Tre' Crawford UAB	Conference USA	75.0
52	McTelvin Agim Arkansas	SEC	74.8
53	Wyatt Ray Boston College	ACC	74.6
54	David Long Jr. West Virginia	Big 12	74.5
55	Kyahva Tezino San Diego State	Mountain West	74.3
56	Ronheen Bingham Arkansas State	Sun Belt	74.2
57	Carlos Basham Jr. Wake Forest	ACC	74.0
58	Luke Gifford Nebraska	Big Ten	73.9
59	Landis Durham Texas A&M	SEC	73.7
60	Bryce Huff Memphis	American Athletic	73.6
61	Montez Sweat Mississippi State	SEC	73.4
62	Reggie Walker Kansas State	Big 12	73.3
63	Jamal Davis II Akron	Mid-American	73.1
64	Quincy Roche Temple	American Athletic	73.0
65	Brad Koenig Miami (OH)	Mid-American	72.8
66	James Smith-Williams NC State	ACC	72.7
67	Chase Hansen Utah	Pac-12	72.5
68	Kendall Coleman Syracuse	ACC	72.4
69	Austin Bryant Clemson	ACC	72.2
70	Ty Tyler Marshall	Conference USA	72.1
71	Porter Gustin USC	Pac-12	72.0
72	Ali Fayad Western Michigan	Mid-American	71.8
73	Willie Yarbary Wake Forest	ACC	71.7
74	A.J. Hotchkins UTEP	Conference USA	71.5
75	Evan Croutch Ohio	Mid-American	71.4
76	Jonathan Garvin Miami	ACC	71.3
77	Jamell Garcia-Williams UAB	Conference USA	71.1
78	Roy Lopez New Mexico State	FBS Independents	71.0
79	Armon Watts Arkansas	SEC	70.9
80	Justin Madubuike Texas A&M	SEC	70.7
81	Brendon Hayes UCF	American Athletic	70.6
82	Jabari Zuniga Florida	SEC	70.5
83	Richard Moore SMU	American Athletic	70.4
84	Kimoni Fitz Cincinnati	American Athletic	70.3
85	Channing Hames Marshall	Conference USA	70.1
86	Julian Okwara Notre Dame	FBS Independents	70.0
87	Kaimana Padello Hawai'i	Mountain West	69.9
88	Cedric Wilcots II New Mexico State	FBS Independents	69.8
89	Carter Coughlin Minnesota	Big Ten	69.7
90	Anree Saint-Amour Georgia Tech	ACC	69.6
91	Chris Peace Virginia	ACC	69.4
92	Darius Harris Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	69.3
93	Nick Coe Auburn	SEC	69.2
94	Raymond Johnson III Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	69.1
95	Jason Strowbridge North Carolina	ACC	69.0
96	Khalid Kareem Notre Dame	FBS Independents	68.9
97	Victor Dimukeje Duke	ACC	68.8
98	Bradlee Anae Utah	Pac-12	68.7
99	Jerry Tillery Notre Dame	FBS Independents	68.6
100	Ben Stille Nebraska	Big Ten	68.5

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