College Football S Rankings 2021

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS safety 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	Jalen Pitre Baylor	Big 12	99.0
2	Evan Williams Fresno State	Mountain West	96.0
3	Jaquan Brisker Penn State	Big Ten	94.2
4	Reed Blankenship Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	93.0
5	Ji'Ayir Brown Penn State	Big Ten	91.7
6	JL Skinner Boise State	Mountain West	90.7
7	Brandon Joseph Northwestern	Big Ten	89.8
8	Rashad Torrence II Florida	SEC	89.0
9	Jordan Helm Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	88.3
10	Jaylan Foster South Carolina	SEC	87.7
11	Bryan Cook Cincinnati	American Athletic	87.2
12	Kolby Peel Oklahoma State	Big 12	86.7
13	Trey Dean III Florida	SEC	86.2
14	Deshawn Pace Cincinnati	American Athletic	85.8
15	Cam Allen Purdue	Big Ten	85.4
16	Jammie Robinson Florida State	ACC	85.0
17	Cory McCoy Marshall	Conference USA	84.5
18	Jaylen Mahoney Vanderbilt	SEC	84.0
19	Joseph Foucha Arkansas	SEC	83.5
20	Joey Blount Virginia	ACC	83.1
21	Kenny Logan Jr. Kansas	Big 12	82.6
22	Hunter Reynolds Utah State	Mountain West	82.2
23	Mark Perry Colorado	Pac-12	81.9
24	R'Tarriun Johnson Old Dominion	Conference USA	81.5
25	Nasir Peoples Virginia Tech	ACC	81.1
26	Smoke Monday Auburn	SEC	80.8
27	A.J. Finley Ole Miss	SEC	80.5
28	DeMarcco Hellams Alabama	SEC	80.2
29	Kitan Oladapo Oregon State	Pac-12	79.9
30	Jack Koerner Iowa	Big Ten	79.6
31	Percy Butler Louisiana	Sun Belt	79.3
32	Jaylen McCollough Tennessee	SEC	79.0
33	J.T. Wahee Ball State	Mid-American	78.7
34	Tanner Ingle NC State	ACC	78.5
35	Martez Manuel Missouri	SEC	78.2
36	JT Woods Baylor	Big 12	78.0
37	Verone McKinley III Oregon	Pac-12	77.7
38	Tavian Combs New Mexico	Mountain West	77.5
39	Jaiden Woodbey Boston College	ACC	77.3
40	Justin Broiles Oklahoma	Big 12	77.1
41	Trevon Flowers Tennessee	SEC	76.9
42	Gabe Taylor Rice	Conference USA	76.6
43	Keidron Smith Ole Miss	SEC	76.4
44	Jarius Reimonenq Arkansas State	Sun Belt	76.2
45	Daniel Scott California	Pac-12	76.0
46	Jay Ward LSU	SEC	75.9
47	Nazeeh Johnson Marshall	Conference USA	75.7
48	Demani Richardson Texas A&M	SEC	75.5
49	Kerby Joseph Illinois	Big Ten	75.3
50	Greg Brooks Jr. Arkansas	SEC	75.1
51	Corvan Taylor Air Force	Mountain West	75.0
52	Xavier Henderson Michigan State	Big Ten	74.8
53	Naeem Smith Rice	Conference USA	74.6
54	Elijah Hicks California	Pac-12	74.5
55	Sean Mahone West Virginia	Big 12	74.3
56	Jordan Battle Alabama	SEC	74.2
57	Gregory Grate Jr. Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	74.0
58	Ja'von Hicks Cincinnati	American Athletic	73.9
59	Divaad Wilson UCF	American Athletic	73.7
60	Eric Monroe Texas Tech	Big 12	73.6
61	Traveon Redd Wake Forest	ACC	73.4
62	Nico Bolden Kent State	Mid-American	73.3
63	Tae Daley Virginia Tech	ACC	73.1
64	Alonzo Addae West Virginia	Big 12	73.0
65	Trenton Thompson San Diego State	Mountain West	72.8
66	Jack Howell Colorado State	Mountain West	72.7
67	Jason Taylor II Oklahoma State	Big 12	72.5
68	Bryce Cosby Ball State	Mid-American	72.4
69	Scott Nelson Wisconsin	Big Ten	72.2
70	Alex Spillum Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	72.1
71	Elery Alexander Arkansas State	Sun Belt	72.0
72	Greg Eisworth Iowa State	Big 12	71.8
73	Cole Bishop Utah	Pac-12	71.7
74	Caleb Mills New Mexico State	FBS Independents	71.5
75	Skyler Thomas Liberty	FBS Independents	71.4
76	Maxen Hook Toledo	Mid-American	71.3
77	Kam Pedescleaux Louisiana	Sun Belt	71.1
78	Jonathan Lenard Jr. San José State	Mountain West	71.0
79	Keondre Swoopes UAB	Conference USA	70.9
80	Chester Kimbrough Michigan State	Big Ten	70.7
81	Bryson Shaw Ohio State	Big Ten	70.6
82	Lummie Young IV Duke	ACC	70.5
83	Mekhi LaPointe South Florida	American Athletic	70.4
84	Zion Childress Texas State	Sun Belt	70.3
85	Jalen Catalon Arkansas	SEC	70.1
86	Trey Taylor Air Force	Mountain West	70.0
87	Cam'Ron Kelly North Carolina	ACC	69.9
88	Anthony Wilson Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	69.8
89	Deontai Williams Nebraska	Big Ten	69.7
90	Jerrick Reed II New Mexico	Mountain West	69.6
91	Chris Jefferson Purdue	Big Ten	69.4
92	Javon Scruggs Liberty	FBS Independents	69.3
93	Isheem Young Iowa State	Big 12	69.2
94	Patrick Fields Oklahoma	Big 12	69.1
95	Kendall Williamson Stanford	Pac-12	69.0
96	Jadon Canady Tulane	American Athletic	68.9
97	Gervarrius Owens Houston	American Athletic	68.8
98	Teja Young Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	68.7
99	Andrew Mukuba Clemson	ACC	68.6
100	Joe Joe Headen Old Dominion	Conference USA	68.5

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