College Football S Rankings 2016

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS safety of the 2016 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	Godwin Igwebuike Northwestern	Big Ten	99.0
2	Jamal Adams LSU	SEC	96.0
3	Josh Jones NC State	ACC	94.2
4	Orion Stewart Baylor	Big 12	93.0
5	Fish Smithson Kansas	Big 12	91.7
6	Mike Edwards Kentucky	SEC	90.7
7	Delvon Randall Temple	American Athletic	89.8
8	Devin Chappell Oregon State	Pac-12	89.0
9	Chucky Williams Louisville	ACC	88.3
10	Nathan Gerry Nebraska	Big Ten	87.7
11	Nick Orr TCU	Big 12	87.2
12	Jordan Sterns Oklahoma State	Big 12	86.7
13	Obi Melifonwu UConn	American Athletic	86.2
14	Terrell Edmunds Virginia Tech	ACC	85.8
15	Malik Hooker Ohio State	Big Ten	85.4
16	D'Cota Dixon Wisconsin	Big Ten	85.0
17	Michael Egwuagu UTSA	Conference USA	84.5
18	Parker Baldwin San Diego State	Mountain West	84.0
19	Troy Hawthorne UNLV	Mountain West	83.5
20	Shalom Luani Washington State	Pac-12	83.1
21	Mark McLaurin Mississippi State	SEC	82.6
22	Armani Watts Texas A&M	SEC	82.2
23	Xavier Woods Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	81.9
24	Toran Davis Ohio	Mid-American	81.5
25	Jeremy Reaves South Alabama	Sun Belt	81.1
26	Malik Golden Penn State	Big Ten	80.8
27	Niko Small TCU	Big 12	80.5
28	Ramon Richards Oklahoma State	Big 12	80.2
29	Devon Earl South Alabama	Sun Belt	79.9
30	Leroy Clark Purdue	Big Ten	79.6
31	Zach Edwards Cincinnati	American Athletic	79.3
32	Kris Weatherspoon Troy	Sun Belt	79.0
33	Marcus Williams Utah	Pac-12	78.7
34	Maurice Smith Georgia	SEC	78.5
35	LaDarius Wiley Vanderbilt	SEC	78.2
36	Jaden Wright New Mexico State	Sun Belt	78.0
37	Kyle Queiro Northwestern	Big Ten	77.7
38	Jadar Johnson Clemson	ACC	77.5
39	Alohi Gilman Navy	American Athletic	77.3
40	Kishawn McClain North Texas	Conference USA	77.1
41	Haason Reddick Temple	American Athletic	76.9
42	Zedrick Woods Ole Miss	SEC	76.6
43	Marcell Harris Florida	SEC	76.4
44	Nate Gaines UTSA	Conference USA	76.2
45	Montae Nicholson Michigan State	Big Ten	76.0
46	Antoine Winfield Jr. Minnesota	Big Ten	75.9
47	Corey Hall Ball State	Mid-American	75.7
48	Justin Sweet Colorado State	Mountain West	75.5
49	Asauni Rufus Nevada	Mountain West	75.3
50	Rhyan England Army	FBS Independents	75.1
51	Leo Musso Wisconsin	Big Ten	75.0
52	Justin Backus UL Monroe	Sun Belt	74.8
53	T.J. Mutcherson UCF	American Athletic	74.6
54	Mike Tyson Cincinnati	American Athletic	74.5
55	Kyzir White West Virginia	Big 12	74.3
56	Jalen Young Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	74.2
57	Van Smith Clemson	ACC	74.0
58	Brandon Mayes Northern Illinois	Mid-American	73.9
59	Secdrick Cooper Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	73.7
60	Corey Griffin Georgia Tech	ACC	73.6
61	McKinley Whitfield Tulsa	American Athletic	73.4
62	Dymonte Thomas Michigan	Big Ten	73.3
63	Delano Hill Michigan	Big Ten	73.1
64	Martez Hester Ball State	Mid-American	73.0
65	Denzel Johnson TCU	Big 12	72.8
66	Cedarius Rookard Troy	Sun Belt	72.7
67	Afolabi Laguda Colorado	Pac-12	72.5
68	Tre Flowers Oklahoma State	Big 12	72.4
69	Brodie Hicks Air Force	Mountain West	72.2
70	Javon Hagan Ohio	Mid-American	72.1
71	Trevon Bierria San José State	Mountain West	72.0
72	Ryan White Vanderbilt	SEC	71.8
73	Alonzo Saxton II Duke	ACC	71.7
74	Dameon Baber Nevada	Mountain West	71.5
75	Jeremy Tyler West Virginia	Big 12	71.4
76	Cam Hilton Missouri	SEC	71.3
77	Zykiesis Cannon Louisville	ACC	71.1
78	Khari Vanderbilt California	Pac-12	71.0
79	Malik Smith San Diego State	Mountain West	70.9
80	Dante Barnett Kansas State	Big 12	70.7
81	Kieron Williams Nebraska	Big Ten	70.6
82	Kivon Coman Mississippi State	SEC	70.5
83	Jalen Thompson Washington State	Pac-12	70.4
84	Jeremy Brady Tulsa	American Athletic	70.3
85	Ryan Williamson Buffalo	Mid-American	70.1
86	Todd Kelly Jr. Tennessee	SEC	70.0
87	Tracy Walker Louisiana	Sun Belt	69.9
88	Jordan Whitehead Pittsburgh	ACC	69.8
89	Money Hunter Arkansas State	Sun Belt	69.7
90	Corey Neely Marshall	Conference USA	69.6
91	Jamari Bozeman Bowling Green	Mid-American	69.4
92	Dominquie Green North Carolina	ACC	69.3
93	Ocie Rose Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	69.2
94	Niko Gonzalez Florida International	Conference USA	69.1
95	Mike Lee Kansas	Big 12	69.0
96	Kendall Gant Marshall	Conference USA	68.9
97	Cameron Walker California	Pac-12	68.8
98	Kevin Bourne Kent State	Mid-American	68.7
99	Rodney Williams Syracuse	ACC	68.6
100	Khary Bailey-Smith Massachusetts	FBS Independents	68.5

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