College Football S Rankings 2023

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS safety of the 2023 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	Devin Neal Louisville	ACC	99.0
2	Jaylon Carlies Missouri	SEC	96.0
3	Kitan Oladapo Oregon State	Pac-12	94.2
4	Caleb Downs Alabama	SEC	93.0
5	Deshawn Pace Cincinnati	Big 12	91.7
6	Hunter Wohler Wisconsin	Big Ten	90.7
7	Rayuan Lane Navy	American Athletic	89.8
8	Rod Heard Northwestern	Big Ten	89.0
9	Wyett Ekeler Wyoming	Mountain West	88.3
10	Jaylen Stinson Duke	ACC	87.7
11	Devin Dye Utah State	Mountain West	87.2
12	Ike Larsen Utah State	Mountain West	86.7
13	Trevian Thomas Arkansas State	Sun Belt	86.2
14	Sebastian Castro Iowa	Big Ten	85.8
15	Kamren Kinchens Miami	ACC	85.4
16	Bryce Anderson Texas A&M	SEC	85.0
17	Kevin Winston Jr. Penn State	Big Ten	84.5
18	Akili Arnold Oregon State	Pac-12	84.0
19	Jonas Sanker Virginia	ACC	83.5
20	Cole Bishop Utah	Pac-12	83.1
21	Nicholas Ross App State	Sun Belt	82.6
22	Daijahn Anthony Ole Miss	SEC	82.2
23	Trey Washington Ole Miss	SEC	81.9
24	Tywan Francis Temple	American Athletic	81.5
25	Clayton Isbell Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	81.1
26	Alexander Teubner Boise State	Mountain West	80.8
27	Khalil Barnes Clemson	ACC	80.5
28	Jaden Hicks Washington State	Pac-12	80.2
29	Trey Taylor Air Force	Mountain West	79.9
30	Marcis Floyd West Virginia	Big 12	79.6
31	Kenny Logan Jr. Kansas	Big 12	79.3
32	Devin Grant Buffalo	Mid-American	79.0
33	Tysheem Johnson Oregon	Pac-12	78.7
34	Hudson Clark Arkansas	SEC	78.5
35	Beau Brade Maryland	Big Ten	78.2
36	Aubrey Burks West Virginia	Big 12	78.0
37	Morice Norris Fresno State	Mountain West	77.7
38	John Saunders Jr. Ole Miss	SEC	77.5
39	Dean Clark Fresno State	Mountain West	77.3
40	Jaylen McCollough Tennessee	SEC	77.1
41	Jeremiah Lewis Duke	ACC	76.9
42	Aaron Wofford Western Michigan	Mid-American	76.6
43	Jay Stanley Southern Miss	Sun Belt	76.4
44	Xavier Watts Notre Dame	FBS Independents	76.2
45	Shawn Preston Jr. Mississippi State	SEC	76.0
46	Craig Woodson California	Pac-12	75.9
47	Emany Johnson Nevada	Mountain West	75.7
48	Major Burns LSU	SEC	75.5
49	Irshaad Davis Troy	Sun Belt	75.3
50	Jalon Kilgore South Carolina	SEC	75.1
51	Quindrelin Hammonds Army	FBS Independents	75.0
52	Kam Pedescleaux Tulane	American Athletic	74.8
53	Marques Sigle Kansas State	Big 12	74.6
54	Daylan Carnell Missouri	SEC	74.5
55	Tyrell Davis Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	74.3
56	Jaden Voisin South Alabama	Sun Belt	74.2
57	Jaden Mangham Michigan State	Big Ten	74.0
58	Jalen Huskey Bowling Green	Mid-American	73.9
59	VJ Payne Kansas State	Big 12	73.7
60	Tykee Smith Georgia	SEC	73.6
61	CJ Taylor Vanderbilt	SEC	73.4
62	Dillon Thieneman Purdue	Big Ten	73.3
63	TyGee Leach Georgia State	Sun Belt	73.1
64	Tyler Nubin Minnesota	Big Ten	73.0
65	Jakob Robinson BYU	Big 12	72.8
66	Fred Perry Jacksonville State	Conference USA	72.7
67	Billy Bowman Oklahoma	Big 12	72.5
68	Treydan Stukes Arizona	Pac-12	72.4
69	Jack Howell Colorado State	Mountain West	72.2
70	DQ Smith South Carolina	SEC	72.1
71	Shyheim Brown Florida State	ACC	72.0
72	Josh Proctor Ohio State	Big Ten	71.8
73	Anthony Wilson West Virginia	Big 12	71.7
74	Plae Wyatt Rice	American Athletic	71.5
75	Jayden Goodwin Air Force	Mountain West	71.4
76	Trey Rucker Oklahoma State	Big 12	71.3
77	TJ Quinn Louisville	ACC	71.1
78	Tate Hallock Western Michigan	Mid-American	71.0
79	Quinn Schulte Iowa	Big Ten	70.9
80	Sam Lockett Washington State	Pac-12	70.7
81	Jakobe Thomas Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	70.6
82	Bailey Despanie Tulane	American Athletic	70.5
83	Devyn Bobby Baylor	Big 12	70.4
84	Isaiah Nwokobia SMU	American Athletic	70.3
85	Seyi Oladipo Boise State	Mountain West	70.1
86	Nick Emmanwori South Carolina	SEC	70.0
87	De'Rickey Wright Vanderbilt	SEC	69.9
88	Jordan Riley-Scott Ball State	Mid-American	69.8
89	Tyler Rudolph Massachusetts	FBS Independents	69.7
90	Jaise Oliver Tulsa	American Athletic	69.6
91	Larry Worth Jacksonville State	Conference USA	69.4
92	Malachi Moore Alabama	SEC	69.3
93	Devin Turner Northwestern	Big Ten	69.2
94	Nate Bauer Toledo	Mid-American	69.1
95	Alijah Clark Syracuse	ACC	69.0
96	Trevor Woods Colorado	Pac-12	68.9
97	Jer'Marius Lewis New Mexico	Mountain West	68.8
98	Nook Bradford TCU	Big 12	68.7
99	Dell Pettus Troy	Sun Belt	68.6
100	Tra Fluellen Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	68.5

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