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College Football S Rankings 2021

Updated September 30, 2026

Every FBS safety of the 2021 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 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016

#	Player	Conf	Model
1	Ji'Ayir Brown Penn State	Big Ten	99.0
2	Bryan Cook Cincinnati	American Athletic	96.0
3	Jaylan Foster South Carolina	SEC	94.2
4	Brandon Joseph Northwestern	Big Ten	93.0
5	Jaquan Brisker Penn State	Big Ten	91.7
6	R'Tarriun Johnson Old Dominion	Conference USA	90.7
7	Khoury Bethley Hawai'i	Mountain West	89.8
8	Jalen Graham Purdue	Big Ten	89.0
9	Antonio Johnson Texas A&M	SEC	88.3
10	Rashad Torrence II Florida	SEC	87.7
11	Evan Williams Fresno State	Mountain West	87.2
12	J.T. Wahee Ball State	Mid-American	86.7
13	Antavious Lane Georgia State	Sun Belt	86.2
14	Cory McCoy Marshall	Conference USA	85.8
15	Deshawn Pace Cincinnati	American Athletic	85.4
16	Kitan Oladapo Oregon State	Pac-12	85.0
17	Jaylen McCollough Tennessee	SEC	84.5
18	Myles Slusher Arkansas	SEC	84.0
19	Jalen Pitre Baylor	Big 12	83.5
20	Brandon Hill Pittsburgh	ACC	83.1
21	Jordan Anderson Bowling Green	Mid-American	82.6
22	Malik Shorts Southern Miss	Conference USA	82.2
23	Marquel Broughton Army	FBS Independents	81.9
24	Verone McKinley III Oregon	Pac-12	81.5
25	Kenny Logan Jr. Kansas	Big 12	81.1
26	Jay Ward LSU	SEC	80.8
27	JL Skinner Boise State	Mountain West	80.5
28	A.J. Finley Ole Miss	SEC	80.2
29	Gabe Taylor Rice	Conference USA	79.9
30	Angelo Grose Michigan State	Big Ten	79.6
31	Cam Allen Purdue	Big Ten	79.3
32	Jason Taylor II Oklahoma State	Big 12	79.0
33	Al Walcott Baylor	Big 12	78.7
34	Kolby Peel Oklahoma State	Big 12	78.5
35	Jaylen Mahoney Vanderbilt	SEC	78.2
36	Tavian Combs New Mexico	Mountain West	78.0
37	Jalen Catalon Arkansas	SEC	77.7
38	Kaonohi Kaniho Boise State	Mountain West	77.5
39	Trey Dean III Florida	SEC	77.3
40	Mark Perry Colorado	Pac-12	77.1
41	Nasir Peoples Virginia Tech	ACC	76.9
42	Jaylon Jones Texas A&M	SEC	76.6
43	Jordan Helm Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	76.4
44	Chris Jefferson Purdue	Big Ten	76.2
45	Devonni Reed Central Michigan	Mid-American	76.0
46	Chester Kimbrough Michigan State	Big Ten	75.9
47	Jack Koerner Iowa	Big Ten	75.7
48	Martez Manuel Missouri	SEC	75.5
49	Keondre Swoopes UAB	Conference USA	75.3
50	Naeem Smith Rice	Conference USA	75.1
51	Joseph Foucha Arkansas	SEC	75.0
52	Jack Howell Colorado State	Mountain West	74.8
53	Smoke Monday Auburn	SEC	74.6
54	Jarius Reimonenq Arkansas State	Sun Belt	74.5
55	Trenton Thompson San Diego State	Mountain West	74.3
56	Trey Taylor Air Force	Mountain West	74.2
57	Noah Pierre Indiana	Big Ten	74.0
58	JT Woods Baylor	Big 12	73.9
59	D.J. McCullough New Mexico State	FBS Independents	73.7
60	Daniel Scott California	Pac-12	73.6
61	Cam'Ron Kelly North Carolina	ACC	73.4
62	Hunter Reynolds Utah State	Mountain West	73.3
63	Sean Mahone West Virginia	Big 12	73.1
64	Tyson Williams Nevada	Mountain West	73.0
65	Greg Brooks Jr. Arkansas	SEC	72.8
66	Bryan Massey SMU	American Athletic	72.7
67	Trevon Flowers Tennessee	SEC	72.5
68	Derion Kendrick Georgia	SEC	72.4
69	Jordan Battle Alabama	SEC	72.2
70	Chamarri Conner Virginia Tech	ACC	72.1
71	Bryson Shaw Ohio State	Big Ten	72.0
72	Kyle Hamilton Notre Dame	FBS Independents	71.8
73	Demani Richardson Texas A&M	SEC	71.7
74	Tyler Baker-Williams NC State	ACC	71.5
75	Percy Butler Louisiana	Sun Belt	71.4
76	Malik Mustapha Wake Forest	ACC	71.3
77	Justin Broiles Oklahoma	Big 12	71.1
78	Reed Blankenship Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	71.0
79	Zion Childress Texas State	Sun Belt	70.9
80	Cole Bishop Utah	Pac-12	70.7
81	Jackie Matthews West Virginia	Big 12	70.6
82	Joey Blount Virginia	ACC	70.5
83	Rayuan Lane Navy	American Athletic	70.4
84	Devon Matthews Indiana	Big Ten	70.3
85	Scott Nelson Wisconsin	Big Ten	70.1
86	Deontai Williams Nebraska	Big Ten	70.0
87	Divaad Wilson UCF	American Athletic	69.9
88	Caleb Mills New Mexico State	FBS Independents	69.8
89	Jaylen Watson Washington State	Pac-12	69.7
90	Teja Young Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	69.6
91	Collin Wilder Wisconsin	Big Ten	69.4
92	Tanner Ingle NC State	ACC	69.3
93	Corvan Taylor Air Force	Mountain West	69.2
94	Kenderick Duncan Jr. Louisville	ACC	69.1
95	Quadric Bullard UCF	American Athletic	69.0
96	Warren Saba East Carolina	American Athletic	68.9
97	Isheem Young Iowa State	Big 12	68.8
98	Greg Eisworth Iowa State	Big 12	68.7
99	Kerby Joseph Illinois	Big Ten	68.6
100	TieNeal Martin Tulsa	American Athletic	68.5

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