College Football S Rankings 2024

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS safety of the 2024 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	Michael Taaffe Texas	SEC	99.0
2	Xavier Watts Notre Dame	FBS Independents	96.0
3	Zakee Wheatley Penn State	Big Ten	94.2
4	Shaquan Loyal Rutgers	Big Ten	93.0
5	Malachi Moore Alabama	SEC	91.7
6	Jonas Sanker Virginia	ACC	90.7
7	Wydett Williams UL Monroe	Sun Belt	89.8
8	Caleb Weaver Sam Houston	Conference USA	89.0
9	Craig Woodson California	ACC	88.3
10	Genesis Smith Arizona	Big 12	87.7
11	Caleb Downs Ohio State	Big Ten	87.2
12	Kitan Crawford Nevada	Mountain West	86.7
13	Matthew Bailey Illinois	Big Ten	86.2
14	Braden Awls Toledo	Mid-American	85.8
15	Donovan Kaufman NC State	ACC	85.4
16	Jaylen Reed Penn State	Big Ten	85.0
17	Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig Colorado	Big 12	84.5
18	Adon Shuler Notre Dame	FBS Independents	84.0
19	Andrew Mukuba Texas	SEC	83.5
20	Ty Benefield Boise State	Mountain West	83.1
21	Christian Ellis New Mexico	Mountain West	82.6
22	Robert Rahimi San José State	Mountain West	82.2
23	Terry Moore Duke	ACC	81.9
24	Ethan Robinson Minnesota	Big Ten	81.5
25	Maxen Hook Toledo	Mid-American	81.1
26	Jakob Robinson BYU	Big 12	80.8
27	Devyn Bobby Baylor	Big 12	80.5
28	Tate Hallock Western Michigan	Mid-American	80.2
29	Billy Bowman Oklahoma	SEC	79.9
30	R.J. Mickens Clemson	ACC	79.6
31	Bishop Fitzgerald NC State	ACC	79.3
32	Jaden Voisin South Alabama	Sun Belt	79.0
33	Kapena Gushiken Washington State	Pac-12	78.7
34	Trevian Thomas Arkansas State	Sun Belt	78.5
35	Tavin Ward South Florida	American Athletic	78.2
36	Nate Valcarcel Northern Illinois	Mid-American	78.0
37	KP Price Boston College	ACC	77.7
38	Lathan Ransom Ohio State	Big Ten	77.5
39	Zeke Berry Michigan	Big Ten	77.3
40	Wesley Miller South Alabama	Sun Belt	77.1
41	Tamarcus Cooley NC State	ACC	76.9
42	Trey Washington Ole Miss	SEC	76.6
43	Jerrin Thompson Auburn	SEC	76.4
44	Kerry Brown Minnesota	Big Ten	76.2
45	Dan Jackson Georgia	SEC	76.0
46	Omar Rogers East Carolina	American Athletic	75.9
47	Jalon Kilgore South Carolina	SEC	75.7
48	Isaiah Nwokobia SMU	ACC	75.5
49	Jalen Catalon UNLV	Mountain West	75.3
50	Nick Emmanwori South Carolina	SEC	75.1
51	Kamari Ramsey USC	Big Ten	75.0
52	Jahron Manning Old Dominion	Sun Belt	74.8
53	Skyler Thomas Oregon State	Pac-12	74.6
54	Marques Sigle Kansas State	Big 12	74.5
55	Justin Parks Arkansas State	Sun Belt	74.3
56	CJ Christian Florida International	Conference USA	74.2
57	Preston Zachman Wisconsin	Big Ten	74.0
58	Xavier Williams Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	73.9
59	O.J. Burroughs Kansas	Big 12	73.7
60	Devin Grant Syracuse	ACC	73.6
61	Malik Verdon Iowa State	Big 12	73.4
62	Xavier Scott Illinois	Big Ten	73.3
63	Jacob Thomas James Madison	Sun Belt	73.1
64	Trikweze Bridges Florida	SEC	73.0
65	Ahmaad Moses SMU	ACC	72.8
66	Gabe Taylor Rice	American Athletic	72.7
67	Chris Shearin James Madison	Sun Belt	72.5
68	Donovan McMillon Pittsburgh	ACC	72.4
69	Tyrone Lewis Louisiana	Sun Belt	72.2
70	CJ Taylor Vanderbilt	SEC	72.1
71	Ike Larsen Utah State	Mountain West	72.0
72	Dillon Thieneman Purdue	Big Ten	71.8
73	Daylan Carnell Missouri	SEC	71.7
74	DeShon Singleton Nebraska	Big Ten	71.5
75	Abraham Camara TCU	Big 12	71.4
76	VJ Payne Kansas State	Big 12	71.3
77	Isaiah Cash Sam Houston	Conference USA	71.1
78	Josh Baka Kent State	Mid-American	71.0
79	Malaki Starks Georgia	SEC	70.9
80	Darrian Lewis Akron	Mid-American	70.7
81	Henry Blackburn Colorado State	Mountain West	70.6
82	Will Jones II Old Dominion	Sun Belt	70.5
83	Alexander Teubner Boise State	Mountain West	70.4
84	Jonathan McGill SMU	ACC	70.3
85	Robert Spears-Jennings Oklahoma	SEC	70.1
86	Alijah Clark Syracuse	ACC	70.0
87	Travor Randle UL Monroe	Sun Belt	69.9
88	Davaughn Patterson Wake Forest	ACC	69.8
89	John Saunders Jr. Ole Miss	SEC	69.7
90	Tao Johnson Utah	Big 12	69.6
91	Jamel Johnson Temple	American Athletic	69.4
92	A.J. Haulcy Houston	Big 12	69.3
93	Jayden Hill North Texas	American Athletic	69.2
94	Justin Powe Troy	Sun Belt	69.1
95	Antonio Clary Virginia	ACC	69.0
96	Hudson Clark Arkansas	SEC	68.9
97	Miles Scott Illinois	Big Ten	68.8
98	Da'Marcus Crosby New Mexico State	Conference USA	68.7
99	Mose Phillips III Virginia Tech	ACC	68.6
100	Jack Howell Colorado State	Mountain West	68.5

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