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College Football DT Rankings 2021

Updated September 30, 2026

Every FBS interior defensive line of the 2021 season, ranked by Model Score.

Position Season

Every position: QB · RB · WR · TE · OT · IOL · EDGE · LB · CB · S
Every season: 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016

#	Player	Conf	Model
1	DeWayne Carter Duke	ACC	99.0
2	Phidarian Mathis Alabama	SEC	96.0
3	DeMarvin Leal Texas A&M	SEC	94.2
4	R.J. Oben Duke	ACC	93.0
5	Jalen Carter Georgia	SEC	91.7
6	DeVere Levelston SMU	American Athletic	90.7
7	Justin Ademilola Notre Dame	FBS Independents	89.8
8	Scott Matlock Boise State	Mountain West	89.0
9	Habakkuk Baldonado Pittsburgh	ACC	88.3
10	Gervon Dexter Florida	SEC	87.7
11	Daymond Williams Buffalo	Mid-American	87.2
12	Davin Vann NC State	ACC	86.7
13	Jaxon Player Tulsa	American Athletic	86.2
14	Keshawn Banks San Diego State	Mountain West	85.8
15	Dante Stills West Virginia	Big 12	85.4
16	Cole Godbout Wyoming	Mountain West	85.0
17	Matthew Butler Tennessee	SEC	84.5
18	Maverick Hansen Michigan State	Big Ten	84.0
19	Mohamed Diallo Arizona	Pac-12	83.5
20	Joshua Celiscar UCF	American Athletic	83.1
21	Branson Deen Purdue	Big Ten	82.6
22	Myles Murphy North Carolina	ACC	82.2
23	Micheal Clemons Texas A&M	SEC	81.9
24	Tyler Johnson Arizona State	Pac-12	81.5
25	Tristan Nichols Nevada	Mountain West	81.1
26	Mosiah Nasili-Kite Maryland	Big Ten	80.8
27	Dylan Horton TCU	Big 12	80.5
28	Jaylon Hutchings Texas Tech	Big 12	80.2
29	Perrion Winfrey Oklahoma	Big 12	79.9
30	Dom Peterson Nevada	Mountain West	79.6
31	Greg Rose Maryland	Big Ten	79.3
32	Simeon Barrow Jr. Michigan State	Big Ten	79.0
33	Logan Lee Iowa	Big Ten	78.7
34	Keith Randolph Jr. Illinois	Big Ten	78.5
35	Jonah Laulu Hawai'i	Mountain West	78.2
36	Derek Parish Houston	American Athletic	78.0
37	Trevon Mason Arizona	Pac-12	77.7
38	Ralph Holley Western Michigan	Mid-American	77.5
39	Ja'Quain Blakely Tennessee	SEC	77.3
40	Kyon Barrs Arizona	Pac-12	77.1
41	Kevon Jones UConn	FBS Independents	76.9
42	Jordan Domineck Georgia Tech	ACC	76.6
43	Deshon Hall Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	76.4
44	Siaki Ika Baylor	Big 12	76.2
45	Marcus Harris Auburn	SEC	76.0
46	Zacch Pickens South Carolina	SEC	75.9
47	TJ Franklin Baylor	Big 12	75.7
48	Marshawn Kneeland Western Michigan	Mid-American	75.5
49	Tony Bradford Jr. Texas Tech	Big 12	75.3
50	D'Vion Harris Old Dominion	Conference USA	75.1
51	Travis Jones UConn	FBS Independents	75.0
52	Ryder Anderson Indiana	Big Ten	74.8
53	Devonte Wyatt Georgia	SEC	74.6
54	Elijah Chatman SMU	American Athletic	74.5
55	Jalen Harris Arizona	Pac-12	74.3
56	Jayson Ademilola Notre Dame	FBS Independents	74.2
57	Cameron Horsley Boston College	ACC	74.0
58	Keonte Schad Oregon State	Pac-12	73.9
59	Mitchell Agude UCLA	Pac-12	73.7
60	Darius Shipp Western Kentucky	Conference USA	73.6
61	Byron Young Alabama	SEC	73.4
62	Desjaun Johnson Toledo	Mid-American	73.3
63	Jaquelin Roy LSU	SEC	73.1
64	Braden Fiske Western Michigan	Mid-American	73.0
65	Elijah Morris East Carolina	American Athletic	72.8
66	Wy'Kevious Thomas South Alabama	Sun Belt	72.7
67	Nathan Pickering Mississippi State	SEC	72.5
68	Turan Rush Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	72.4
69	Dillon Springer Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	72.2
70	Jaylen Joyner Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	72.1
71	Charles Coleman III South Alabama	Sun Belt	72.0
72	Karl Brooks Bowling Green	Mid-American	71.8
73	Javon Denis Georgia State	Sun Belt	71.7
74	Neil Farrell Jr. LSU	SEC	71.5
75	Judge Culpepper Toledo	Mid-American	71.4
76	Nolan Cockrill Army	FBS Independents	71.3
77	Keeanu Benton Wisconsin	Big Ten	71.1
78	Curtis Brooks Cincinnati	American Athletic	71.0
79	Evan Anderson Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	70.9
80	Alfred Collins Texas	Big 12	70.7
81	Jacob Lichtenstein USC	Pac-12	70.6
82	Jacob Busic Navy	American Athletic	70.5
83	Ben Stille Nebraska	Big Ten	70.4
84	Jordan Jackson Air Force	Mountain West	70.3
85	Ruke Orhorhoro Clemson	ACC	70.1
86	Rondell Bothroyd Wake Forest	ACC	70.0
87	Pepe Tanuvasa BYU	FBS Independents	69.9
88	Jacob Slade Michigan State	Big Ten	69.8
89	CJ West Kent State	Mid-American	69.7
90	Elijah Garcia Rice	Conference USA	69.6
91	Julius Turner Rutgers	Big Ten	69.4
92	DJuan Matthews Hawai'i	Mountain West	69.3
93	Cam Goode UCF	American Athletic	69.2
94	Jabari Ellis South Carolina	SEC	69.1
95	Wardalis Ducksworth Memphis	American Athletic	69.0
96	Ricky Barber UCF	American Athletic	68.9
97	Mykol Clark Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	68.8
98	Antonio Moultrie UAB	Conference USA	68.7
99	Jacques Bristol Central Michigan	Mid-American	68.6
100	Thomas Gore Georgia State	Sun Belt	68.5

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