College Football DT Rankings 2021

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS interior defensive line 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	Adetomiwa Adebawore Northwestern	Big Ten	99.0
2	Cole Godbout Wyoming	Mountain West	96.0
3	Myles Murphy Clemson	ACC	94.2
4	Dom Peterson Nevada	Mountain West	93.0
5	Kevon Jones UConn	FBS Independents	91.7
6	DeWayne Carter Duke	ACC	90.7
7	Tyler Johnson Arizona State	Pac-12	89.8
8	Ryder Anderson Indiana	Big Ten	89.0
9	Dylan Horton TCU	Big 12	88.3
10	Travis Jones UConn	FBS Independents	87.7
11	Ralph Holley Western Michigan	Mid-American	87.2
12	Scott Matlock Boise State	Mountain West	86.7
13	Curtis Brooks Cincinnati	American Athletic	86.2
14	Gervon Dexter Florida	SEC	85.8
15	Desjaun Johnson Toledo	Mid-American	85.4
16	Jalen Carter Georgia	SEC	85.0
17	Jalen Harris Arizona	Pac-12	84.5
18	Ben Stille Nebraska	Big Ten	84.0
19	DeVere Levelston SMU	American Athletic	83.5
20	Turan Rush Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	83.1
21	Jayson Ademilola Notre Dame	FBS Independents	82.6
22	Julius Turner Rutgers	Big Ten	82.2
23	Amare Barno Virginia Tech	ACC	81.9
24	Koby Cumberlander Marshall	Conference USA	81.5
25	Devonte Wyatt Georgia	SEC	81.1
26	Trevon Mason Arizona	Pac-12	80.8
27	Toby McBride Colorado State	Mountain West	80.5
28	C.J. Brewer Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	80.2
29	Tristan Nichols Nevada	Mountain West	79.9
30	Joshua Celiscar UCF	American Athletic	79.6
31	Jaylon Hutchings Texas Tech	Big 12	79.3
32	Nolan Cockrill Army	FBS Independents	79.0
33	Jordan Domineck Georgia Tech	ACC	78.7
34	Jeremy Meiser Northwestern	Big Ten	78.5
35	Myles Murphy North Carolina	ACC	78.2
36	Rondell Bothroyd Wake Forest	ACC	78.0
37	Jordan Jackson Air Force	Mountain West	77.7
38	Jonah Laulu Hawai'i	Mountain West	77.5
39	Zacch Pickens South Carolina	SEC	77.3
40	Daymond Williams Buffalo	Mid-American	77.1
41	Keonte Schad Oregon State	Pac-12	76.9
42	Mosiah Nasili-Kite Maryland	Big Ten	76.6
43	Deslin Alexandre Pittsburgh	ACC	76.4
44	Jabari Ellis South Carolina	SEC	76.2
45	Elijah Garcia Rice	Conference USA	76.0
46	Mohamed Diallo Arizona	Pac-12	75.9
47	Pepe Tanuvasa BYU	FBS Independents	75.7
48	Marcus Moore Utah State	Mountain West	75.5
49	Elijah Chatman SMU	American Athletic	75.3
50	Jayden Peevy Texas A&M	SEC	75.1
51	Braden Fiske Western Michigan	Mid-American	75.0
52	Kyon Barrs Arizona	Pac-12	74.8
53	Emmanuel Jones Colorado State	Mountain West	74.6
54	Keith Randolph Jr. Illinois	Big Ten	74.5
55	Amir Siddiq Central Michigan	Mid-American	74.3
56	Byron Young Alabama	SEC	74.2
57	Antonio Moultrie UAB	Conference USA	74.0
58	Mitchell Agude UCLA	Pac-12	73.9
59	Deshon Hall Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	73.7
60	Branson Deen Purdue	Big Ten	73.6
61	Tony Bradford Jr. Texas Tech	Big 12	73.4
62	DJuan Matthews Hawai'i	Mountain West	73.3
63	John Tate Memphis	American Athletic	73.1
64	Wy'Kevious Thomas South Alabama	Sun Belt	73.0
65	C.J. Wright Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	72.8
66	TyJuan Garbutt Virginia Tech	ACC	72.7
67	Cameron Horsley Boston College	ACC	72.5
68	Davin Vann NC State	ACC	72.4
69	Darius Shipp Western Kentucky	Conference USA	72.2
70	Logan Lee Iowa	Big Ten	72.1
71	Jacob Slade Michigan State	Big Ten	72.0
72	Ja'Quain Blakely Tennessee	SEC	71.8
73	Jacques Bristol Central Michigan	Mid-American	71.7
74	TJ Franklin Baylor	Big 12	71.5
75	Ben Frye Duke	ACC	71.4
76	Cory Durden NC State	ACC	71.3
77	Dillon Springer Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	71.1
78	Dominique Robinson Miami (OH)	Mid-American	71.0
79	Ricky Barber UCF	American Athletic	70.9
80	Nathan Pickering Mississippi State	SEC	70.7
81	Charles Coleman III South Alabama	Sun Belt	70.6
82	Maverick Hansen Michigan State	Big Ten	70.5
83	Jer'Zhan Newton Illinois	Big Ten	70.4
84	Evan Anderson Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	70.3
85	Simeon Barrow Jr. Michigan State	Big Ten	70.1
86	Thomas Incoom Central Michigan	Mid-American	70.0
87	Siaki Ika Baylor	Big 12	69.9
88	Jaylen Joyner Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	69.8
89	Javon Denis Georgia State	Sun Belt	69.7
90	Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa Notre Dame	FBS Independents	69.6
91	Joseph Dorceus Tulane	American Athletic	69.4
92	Wardalis Ducksworth Memphis	American Athletic	69.3
93	Walter Haire Bowling Green	Mid-American	69.2
94	Jamare Edwards Marshall	Conference USA	69.1
95	Miles Fox Wake Forest	ACC	69.0
96	Esezi Otomewo Minnesota	Big Ten	68.9
97	Judge Culpepper Toledo	Mid-American	68.8
98	Thomas Gore Georgia State	Sun Belt	68.7
99	Keeanu Benton Wisconsin	Big Ten	68.6
100	Caeveon Patton Texas State	Sun Belt	68.5

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