College Football EDGE Rankings 2023

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS edge rusher of the 2023 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	Edgerrin Cooper Texas A&M	SEC	99.0
2	Nathaniel Watson Mississippi State	SEC	96.0
3	Jasheen Davis Wake Forest	ACC	94.2
4	Kydran Jenkins Purdue	Big Ten	93.0
5	Payton Wilson NC State	ACC	91.7
6	Bo Richter Air Force	Mountain West	90.7
7	Mohamed Kamara Colorado State	Mountain West	89.8
8	Kaimon Rucker North Carolina	ACC	89.0
9	Brennan Jackson Washington State	Pac-12	88.3
10	Collin Oliver Oklahoma State	Big 12	87.7
11	Trey Moore UTSA	American Athletic	87.2
12	Dallas Turner Alabama	SEC	86.7
13	Laiatu Latu UCLA	Pac-12	86.2
14	Antwuan Powell Virginia Tech	ACC	85.8
15	Darius Robinson Missouri	SEC	85.4
16	Javon Solomon Troy	Sun Belt	85.0
17	Jared Verse Florida State	ACC	84.5
18	Joe Evans Iowa	Big Ten	84.0
19	Zyrus Fiaseu San Diego State	Mountain West	83.5
20	Andrew Simpson Boise State	Mountain West	83.1
21	Cedric Gray North Carolina	ACC	82.6
22	Francisco Mauigoa Miami	ACC	82.2
23	Nickolas Martin Oklahoma State	Big 12	81.9
24	Ben Kopenski Tulsa	American Athletic	81.5
25	Gabriel Murphy UCLA	Pac-12	81.1
26	Jalen Green James Madison	Sun Belt	80.8
27	Jamree Kromah James Madison	Sun Belt	80.5
28	Adisa Isaac Penn State	Big Ten	80.2
29	Bralen Trice Washington	Pac-12	79.9
30	Jared Ivey Ole Miss	SEC	79.6
31	Ashton Gillotte Louisville	ACC	79.3
32	Brian Ugwu Miami (OH)	Mid-American	79.0
33	Ron Stone Jr. Washington State	Pac-12	78.7
34	James Pearce Jr. Tennessee	SEC	78.5
35	Nic Caraway Purdue	Big Ten	78.2
36	Jalen McLeod Auburn	SEC	78.0
37	Kendre' Gant Louisiana	Sun Belt	77.7
38	Harold Perkins LSU	SEC	77.5
39	Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Clemson	ACC	77.3
40	Jonah Elliss Utah	Pac-12	77.1
41	Tyler Baron Tennessee	SEC	76.9
42	Mikail Kamara James Madison	Sun Belt	76.6
43	Ben Bell Texas State	Sun Belt	76.4
44	Jacob Manu Arizona	Pac-12	76.2
45	Keyron Crawford Arkansas State	Sun Belt	76.0
46	T.J. Parker Clemson	ACC	75.9
47	Jett Johnson Mississippi State	SEC	75.7
48	Sidney Houston Jr. Ball State	Mid-American	75.5
49	Javontae Jean-Baptiste Notre Dame	FBS Independents	75.3
50	Patrick Payton Florida State	ACC	75.1
51	Caiden Woullard Miami (OH)	Mid-American	75.0
52	Princely Umanmielen Florida	SEC	74.8
53	Tre'Mon Morris-Brash UCF	Big 12	74.6
54	Richard Jibunor Troy	Sun Belt	74.5
55	Aaron Casey Indiana	Big Ten	74.3
56	J.J. Weaver Kentucky	SEC	74.2
57	Chris Hardie Jacksonville State	Conference USA	74.0
58	Rueben Bain Jr. Miami	ACC	73.9
59	Chris Braswell Alabama	SEC	73.7
60	PJ Ramsey Air Force	Mountain West	73.6
61	Jamil Muhammad USC	Pac-12	73.4
62	J.T. Tuimoloau Ohio State	Big Ten	73.3
63	Ty Wise Miami (OH)	Mid-American	73.1
64	Landon Jackson Arkansas	SEC	73.0
65	Tyler Batty BYU	Big 12	72.8
66	Blaine Spires Utah State	Mountain West	72.7
67	Johnny Walker Missouri	SEC	72.5
68	Justin Reed Navy	American Athletic	72.4
69	Micheal Mason Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	72.2
70	Quentin Wilfawn South Alabama	Sun Belt	72.1
71	Andrew Chatfield Jr. Oregon State	Pac-12	72.0
72	Pryce Yates UConn	FBS Independents	71.8
73	Jack Sawyer Ohio State	Big Ten	71.7
74	Elijah Alston Marshall	Sun Belt	71.5
75	B.J. Green II Arizona State	Pac-12	71.4
76	Cedric Johnson Ole Miss	SEC	71.3
77	Kalen DeLoach Florida State	ACC	71.1
78	C.J. Nunnally Akron	Mid-American	71.0
79	Isaac Walker Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	70.9
80	Taylor Upshaw Arizona	Pac-12	70.7
81	Kyle Kennard Georgia Tech	ACC	70.6
82	Cashius Howell Bowling Green	Mid-American	70.5
83	Devean Deal Tulane	American Athletic	70.4
84	Eyabi Anoma Charlotte	American Athletic	70.3
85	David Reese California	Pac-12	70.1
86	Owen Porter Marshall	Sun Belt	70.0
87	Jaylen Harrell Michigan	Big Ten	69.9
88	Jimmori Robinson UTSA	American Athletic	69.8
89	Kenard Snyder UL Monroe	Sun Belt	69.7
90	Xavier Carlton California	Pac-12	69.6
91	LaVonta Bentley Colorado	Pac-12	69.4
92	Grayson Murphy UCLA	Pac-12	69.3
93	Jacob Roberts Wake Forest	ACC	69.2
94	Brandon Dorlus Oregon	Pac-12	69.1
95	Prince Dorbah Arizona State	Pac-12	69.0
96	Dayon Hayes Pittsburgh	ACC	68.9
97	Tre Smith San José State	Mountain West	68.8
98	Maurice Westmoreland UTEP	Conference USA	68.7
99	Bradley Weaver Ohio	Mid-American	68.6
100	Fadil Diggs Texas A&M	SEC	68.5

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