PFF NCAA Safety Grades 2026: Player Rankings
Rank NCAA players by PFF grade for a season, week or game. Filter by position, team and draft year. Rankings include players with at least 25% of the snaps of their position's leader.
| PFF Grade | Snaps | Size | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANK | NAME | TEAM | # | DEF | COV | RDEF | PRSH | DEF | COV | RDEF | PRSH | HT | WT |
4 | TROY | - | 89.9 | 485 | 269 | 209 | 7 | 6' 0" | 210 | ||||
4 | NW | - | 89.9 | 342 | 205 | 134 | 3 | 6' 0" | 210 | ||||
6 | ODU | - | 89.3 | 477 | 210 | 258 | 9 | 6' 0" | 200 | ||||
8 | UNM | - | 89.0 | 410 | 231 | 172 | 7 | 5' 10" | 180 | ||||
11 | JMU | - | 86.6 | 413 | 255 | 148 | 10 | - | 200 | ||||
12 | LSU | - | 86.5 | 419 | 269 | 148 | 2 | 6' 0" | 209 | ||||
13 | UW | - | 86.1 | 458 | 238 | 208 | 12 | 6' 2" | 205 | ||||
16 | CAL | - | 85.8 | 416 | 216 | 192 | 8 | 6' 5" | 210 | ||||
16 | OKLA | - | 85.8 | 396 | 203 | 187 | 6 | 6' 0" | 204 | ||||
19 | UNC | - | 85.6 | 494 | 257 | 234 | 3 | 6' 4" | 215 | ||||
20 | AF | - | 85.5 | 424 | 226 | 193 | 5 | 5' 10" | 175 | ||||
22 | UTAH | - | 85.3 | 445 | 264 | 165 | 16 | 6' 1" | 205 | ||||
24 | ND | - | 84.7 | 331 | 160 | 169 | 2 | 6' 4" | 222 | ||||
28 | VAN | - | 83.8 | 454 | 199 | 215 | 40 | 5' 11" | 210 | ||||
29 | JVST | - | 83.7 | 503 | 257 | 243 | 3 | 6' 0" | 202 | ||||
35 | UCLA | - | 82.7 | 364 | 167 | 179 | 18 | 6' 0" | 211 | ||||
37 | PSU | - | 82.4 | 180 | 89 | 90 | 1 | 6' 1" | 216 | ||||
38 | WYO | - | 82.1 | 569 | 263 | 297 | 9 | 6' 2" | 205 | ||||
42 | OSU | - | 81.7 | 418 | 255 | 157 | 6 | 6' 0" | 203 | ||||
43 | WIS | - | 81.6 | 509 | 273 | 228 | 8 | 6' 3" | 213 | ||||
43 | NMSU | - | 81.6 | 477 | 273 | 204 | 0 | 6' 0" | 190 | ||||
46 | BAY | - | 81.5 | 297 | 189 | 107 | 1 | 6' 0" | 187 | ||||
47 | SMU | - | 81.4 | 198 | 119 | 75 | 4 | 6' 1" | 195 | ||||
48 | UAB | - | 81.3 | 480 | 188 | 278 | 14 | 6' 2" | 210 | ||||
52 | BAY | - | 80.8 | 278 | 162 | 114 | 2 | 6' 3" | 205 | ||||
53 | CMU | - | 80.5 | 439 | 235 | 203 | 1 | 6' 0" | 195 | ||||
53 | SJSU | - | 80.5 | 601 | 349 | 247 | 5 | 5' 10" | 200 | ||||
56 | GASO | - | 80.3 | 229 | 138 | 89 | 2 | 6' 3" | 195 | ||||
58 | IND | - | 80.2 | 555 | 333 | 222 | 0 | 6' 2" | 205 | ||||
60 | OSU | - | 79.9 | 217 | 132 | 81 | 4 | 5' 11" | 191 | ||||
61 | WKU | - | 79.8 | 329 | 171 | 154 | 4 | 6' 0" | 204 | ||||
61 | LOU | - | 79.8 | 501 | 274 | 218 | 9 | 6' 1" | 200 | ||||
67 | UK | - | 79.0 | 498 | 305 | 178 | 15 | 6' 0" | 196 | ||||
70 | UTAH | - | 78.8 | 410 | 250 | 138 | 22 | 6' 2" | 207 | ||||
71 | TCU | - | 78.6 | 428 | 221 | 202 | 5 | 6' 1" | 205 | ||||
73 | TEX | - | 78.5 | 434 | 273 | 160 | 1 | 6' 2" | 199 | ||||
75 | TXST | - | 78.4 | 257 | 173 | 81 | 3 | 5' 10" | 187 | ||||
76 | UAB | - | 78.3 | 507 | 212 | 288 | 7 | 6' 2" | 205 | ||||
76 | ORE | - | 78.3 | 462 | 244 | 215 | 3 | 6' 1" | 202 | ||||
79 | MSU | - | 78.1 | 487 | 236 | 245 | 6 | 6' 0" | 212 | ||||
83 | TT | - | 77.7 | 432 | 296 | 135 | 1 | 6' 3" | 210 | ||||
85 | MRSH | - | 77.6 | 313 | 174 | 122 | 17 | 6' 2" | 203 | ||||
86 | UF | - | 77.5 | 356 | 217 | 137 | 2 | 5' 10" | 211 | ||||
86 | LSU | - | 77.5 | 316 | 182 | 129 | 5 | 6' 1" | 186 | ||||
86 | ODU | - | 77.5 | 179 | 86 | 92 | 1 | 5' 11" | 175 | ||||
92 | ISU | - | 77.2 | 249 | 138 | 111 | 0 | 6' 0" | 193 | ||||
93 | CIN | - | 77.1 | 539 | 330 | 203 | 6 | 6' 1" | 194 | ||||
94 | UTEP | - | 76.9 | 310 | 130 | 153 | 27 | 6' 1" | 205 | ||||
94 | MISS | - | 76.9 | 209 | 133 | 74 | 2 | 5' 11" | 175 | ||||
97 | LIB | - | 76.7 | 236 | 147 | 86 | 3 | 6' 1" | 180 | ||||