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College Football S Rankings 2016

Updated September 30, 2026

Every FBS safety of the 2016 season, ranked by Model Score.

Position Season

Every position: QB · RB · WR · TE · OT · IOL · EDGE · DT · LB · CB
Every season: 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017

#	Player	Conf	Model
1	Minkah Fitzpatrick Alabama	SEC	99.0
2	Godwin Igwebuike Northwestern	Big Ten	96.0
3	Josh Jones NC State	ACC	94.2
4	Justin Evans Texas A&M	SEC	93.0
5	Orion Stewart Baylor	Big 12	91.7
6	Fish Smithson Kansas	Big 12	90.7
7	Nathan Gerry Nebraska	Big Ten	89.8
8	Mike Edwards Kentucky	SEC	89.0
9	Jamal Adams LSU	SEC	88.3
10	Desmond King Iowa	Big Ten	87.7
11	Tedric Thompson Colorado	Pac-12	87.2
12	Ronnie Harrison Alabama	SEC	86.7
13	Malik Hooker Ohio State	Big Ten	86.2
14	Shalom Luani Washington State	Pac-12	85.8
15	Brandon Snyder Iowa	Big Ten	85.4
16	Delvon Randall Temple	American Athletic	85.0
17	Jah'Shawn Johnson Texas Tech	Big 12	84.5
18	Jordan Sterns Oklahoma State	Big 12	84.0
19	Trayvon Henderson Hawai'i	Mountain West	83.5
20	D'Cota Dixon Wisconsin	Big Ten	83.1
21	Nick Orr TCU	Big 12	82.6
22	Rayshawn Jenkins Miami	ACC	82.2
23	Devin Chappell Oregon State	Pac-12	81.9
24	Jessie Bates III Wake Forest	ACC	81.5
25	Mook Reynolds Virginia Tech	ACC	81.1
26	De'Andre Montgomery Miami (OH)	Mid-American	80.8
27	Xavier Woods Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	80.5
28	Micah Abernathy Tennessee	SEC	80.2
29	Jonathan Crawford Indiana	Big Ten	79.9
30	Jadar Johnson Clemson	ACC	79.6
31	Ramon Richards Oklahoma State	Big 12	79.3
32	Budda Baker Washington	Pac-12	79.0
33	Kamari Cotton-Moya Iowa State	Big 12	78.7
34	Terrell Edmunds Virginia Tech	ACC	78.5
35	Mark McLaurin Mississippi State	SEC	78.2
36	Chucky Williams Louisville	ACC	78.0
37	Kyle Queiro Northwestern	Big Ten	77.7
38	Parker Baldwin San Diego State	Mountain West	77.5
39	Niko Small TCU	Big 12	77.3
40	Treston Decoud Oregon State	Pac-12	77.1
41	Mike Tyson Cincinnati	American Athletic	76.9
42	Jeremy Reaves South Alabama	Sun Belt	76.6
43	Leon McQuay III USC	Pac-12	76.4
44	Jaden Sawyer Nevada	Mountain West	76.2
45	Armani Watts Texas A&M	SEC	76.0
46	Michael Egwuagu UTSA	Conference USA	75.9
47	Obi Melifonwu UConn	American Athletic	75.7
48	P.J. Locke III Texas	Big 12	75.5
49	Dayan Ghanwoloku BYU	FBS Independents	75.3
50	Josh Liddell Arkansas	SEC	75.1
51	Marcus Williams Utah	Pac-12	75.0
52	Vince Calhoun Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	74.8
53	Tony Fields Indiana	Big Ten	74.6
54	Malkom Parrish Georgia	SEC	74.5
55	Delano Hill Michigan	Big Ten	74.3
56	Jeremy Tyler West Virginia	Big 12	74.2
57	Chris Jackson Marshall	Conference USA	74.0
58	Javon Hagan Ohio	Mid-American	73.9
59	Zach Edwards Cincinnati	American Athletic	73.7
60	Trevon Bierria San José State	Mountain West	73.6
61	Maurice Smith Georgia	SEC	73.4
62	Malik Golden Penn State	Big Ten	73.3
63	Kishawn McClain North Texas	Conference USA	73.1
64	Kris Weatherspoon Troy	Sun Belt	73.0
65	Toran Davis Ohio	Mid-American	72.8
66	Justin Sweet Colorado State	Mountain West	72.7
67	Nate Gaines UTSA	Conference USA	72.5
68	Cam Hilton Missouri	SEC	72.4
69	Justin Backus UL Monroe	Sun Belt	72.2
70	Troy Hawthorne UNLV	Mountain West	72.1
71	Brandon Mayes Northern Illinois	Mid-American	72.0
72	Kieron Williams Nebraska	Big Ten	71.8
73	Leo Musso Wisconsin	Big Ten	71.7
74	T.J. Mutcherson UCF	American Athletic	71.5
75	Van Smith Clemson	ACC	71.4
76	Colby Gore East Carolina	American Athletic	71.3
77	Darnell Savage Jr. Maryland	Big Ten	71.1
78	Leverick Johnson Western Kentucky	Conference USA	71.0
79	Jaden Wright New Mexico State	Sun Belt	70.9
80	Corey Griffin Georgia Tech	ACC	70.7
81	Kivon Coman Mississippi State	SEC	70.6
82	Marcus Maye Florida	SEC	70.5
83	Rhyan England Army	FBS Independents	70.4
84	DeShon Elliott Texas	Big 12	70.3
85	Malik Smith San Diego State	Mountain West	70.1
86	A'Shon Riggins Indiana	Big Ten	70.0
87	Jeremy Brady Tulsa	American Athletic	69.9
88	Marcell Harris Florida	SEC	69.8
89	Antoine Winfield Jr. Minnesota	Big Ten	69.7
90	Dymonte Thomas Michigan	Big Ten	69.6
91	Leroy Clark Purdue	Big Ten	69.4
92	Cedarius Rookard Troy	Sun Belt	69.3
93	Khari Vanderbilt California	Pac-12	69.2
94	Alonzo Saxton II Duke	ACC	69.1
95	Devon Earl South Alabama	Sun Belt	69.0
96	Will Harris Boston College	ACC	68.9
97	Jared McGee Northwestern	Big Ten	68.8
98	Dominquie Green North Carolina	ACC	68.7
99	Afolabi Laguda Colorado	Pac-12	68.6
100	Dante Barnett Kansas State	Big 12	68.5

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