College Football EDGE Rankings 2021

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS edge rusher 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	Jermaine Johnson Florida State	ACC	99.0
2	Aidan Hutchinson Michigan	Big Ten	96.0
3	Sam Williams Ole Miss	SEC	94.2
4	Will Anderson Jr. Alabama	SEC	93.0
5	Scott Patchan Colorado State	Mountain West	91.7
6	Vince Sanford Air Force	Mountain West	90.7
7	Chance Campbell Ole Miss	SEC	89.8
8	Jordan Ferguson Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	89.0
9	Phidarian Mathis Alabama	SEC	88.3
10	Ali Fayad Western Michigan	Mid-American	87.7
11	Jacub Panasiuk Michigan State	Big Ten	87.2
12	Isaiah Foskey Notre Dame	FBS Independents	86.7
13	Nik Bonitto Oklahoma	Big 12	86.2
14	Nick Heninger Utah State	Mountain West	85.8
15	Micah McFadden Indiana	Big Ten	85.4
16	David Ojabo Michigan	Big Ten	85.0
17	Javon Solomon Troy	Sun Belt	84.5
18	Gabriel Murphy North Texas	Conference USA	84.0
19	Chauncey Manac Louisiana	Sun Belt	83.5
20	Brenton Cox Florida	SEC	83.1
21	Devin Lloyd Utah	Pac-12	82.6
22	Micheal Clemons Texas A&M	SEC	82.2
23	Mika Tafua Utah	Pac-12	81.9
24	Kivon Bennett Arkansas State	Sun Belt	81.5
25	Devin Harper Oklahoma State	Big 12	81.1
26	Kyron Johnson Kansas	Big 12	80.8
27	Nick Herbig Wisconsin	Big Ten	80.5
28	Grayson Murphy North Texas	Conference USA	80.2
29	Tyrus Wheat Mississippi State	SEC	79.9
30	Arnold Ebiketie Penn State	Big Ten	79.6
31	Brock Martin Oklahoma State	Big 12	79.3
32	Cameron Thomas San Diego State	Mountain West	79.0
33	Habakkuk Baldonado Pittsburgh	ACC	78.7
34	DeAngelo Malone Western Kentucky	Conference USA	78.5
35	Will McDonald Iowa State	Big 12	78.2
36	Isaiah Thomas Oklahoma	Big 12	78.0
37	Darius Muasau Hawai'i	Mountain West	77.7
38	Colby Wooden Auburn	SEC	77.5
39	Damone Clark LSU	SEC	77.3
40	Isaiah McGuire Missouri	SEC	77.1
41	BJ Ojulari LSU	SEC	76.9
42	Andre Carter II Army	FBS Independents	76.6
43	Cameron Goode California	Pac-12	76.4
44	Jaxon Player Tulsa	American Athletic	76.2
45	Joel Dublanko Cincinnati	American Athletic	76.0
46	D'Marco Jackson App State	Sun Belt	75.9
47	Yasir Abdullah Louisville	ACC	75.7
48	Lonnie Phelps Miami (OH)	Mid-American	75.5
49	Storey Jackson Liberty	FBS Independents	75.3
50	Nick Hampton App State	Sun Belt	75.1
51	Leo Chenal Wisconsin	Big Ten	75.0
52	Cedric Johnson Ole Miss	SEC	74.8
53	Terrel Bernard Baylor	Big 12	74.6
54	Eyioma Uwazurike Iowa State	Big 12	74.5
55	Drake Thomas NC State	ACC	74.3
56	Jack Sanborn Wisconsin	Big Ten	74.2
57	Clarence Hicks UTSA	Conference USA	74.0
58	Ron Stone Jr. Washington State	Pac-12	73.9
59	Big Kat Bryant UCF	American Athletic	73.7
60	Keir Thomas Florida State	ACC	73.6
61	Blake Carroll Georgia State	Sun Belt	73.4
62	George Karlaftis Purdue	Big Ten	73.3
63	DeMarvin Leal Texas A&M	SEC	73.1
64	Dallas Turner Alabama	SEC	73.0
65	Jose Ramirez Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	72.8
66	Jamal Hines Toledo	Mid-American	72.7
67	Arron Mosby Fresno State	Mountain West	72.5
68	Carson Wells Colorado	Pac-12	72.4
69	Felix Anudike Kansas State	Big 12	72.2
70	Joe Ozougwu Arkansas State	Sun Belt	72.1
71	Travon Walker Georgia	SEC	72.0
72	Luiji Vilain Wake Forest	ACC	71.8
73	Nakobe Dean Georgia	SEC	71.7
74	Troy Hairston Central Michigan	Mid-American	71.5
75	Junior Fehoko San José State	Mountain West	71.4
76	Kayvon Thibodeaux Oregon	Pac-12	71.3
77	Byron Young Tennessee	SEC	71.1
78	Trenton Simpson Clemson	ACC	71.0
79	Collin Oliver Oklahoma State	Big 12	70.9
80	Markees Watts Charlotte	Conference USA	70.7
81	Christian Harris Alabama	SEC	70.6
82	Tyree Wilson Texas Tech	Big 12	70.5
83	DQ Thomas Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	70.4
84	Zach VanValkenburg Iowa	Big Ten	70.3
85	Dante Stills West Virginia	Big 12	70.1
86	Chris Ojoh New Mexico State	FBS Independents	70.0
87	Joey Noble New Mexico	Mountain West	69.9
88	Zachary Carter Florida	SEC	69.8
89	Joshua Paschal Kentucky	SEC	69.7
90	Demetrius Taylor App State	Sun Belt	69.6
91	Jeremy Banks Tennessee	SEC	69.4
92	David Anenih Houston	American Athletic	69.3
93	Brennan Jackson Washington State	Pac-12	69.2
94	Tyree Johnson Texas A&M	SEC	69.1
95	Cody Roscoe Syracuse	ACC	69.0
96	Kameron Butler Miami (OH)	Mid-American	68.9
97	Tomon Fox North Carolina	ACC	68.8
98	Josaiah Stewart Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	68.7
99	Praise Amaewhule UTEP	Conference USA	68.6
100	Dion Novil North Texas	Conference USA	68.5

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