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 |
1 | NW | - | 89.9 | 342 | 205 | 134 | 3 | 6' 0" | 210 | ||||
2 | ODU | - | 89.8 | 422 | 197 | 217 | 8 | 6' 0" | 200 | ||||
3 | UNM | - | 89.7 | 351 | 200 | 142 | 9 | 5' 10" | 180 | ||||
6 | UNC | - | 88.4 | 494 | 257 | 234 | 3 | 6' 4" | 215 | ||||
10 | LSU | - | 87.1 | 419 | 269 | 148 | 2 | 6' 0" | 209 | ||||
11 | OKLA | - | 86.7 | 365 | 190 | 169 | 6 | 6' 0" | 204 | ||||
12 | JMU | - | 86.5 | 413 | 255 | 148 | 10 | - | 200 | ||||
13 | ND | - | 86.4 | 274 | 150 | 122 | 2 | 6' 4" | 222 | ||||
14 | UW | - | 86.1 | 458 | 238 | 208 | 12 | 6' 2" | 205 | ||||
16 | WIS | - | 85.8 | 440 | 247 | 187 | 6 | 6' 3" | 213 | ||||
19 | NMSU | - | 84.6 | 435 | 253 | 182 | 0 | 6' 0" | 190 | ||||
21 | UTAH | - | 84.4 | 390 | 232 | 144 | 14 | 6' 1" | 205 | ||||
24 | UCLA | - | 84.0 | 328 | 149 | 163 | 16 | 6' 0" | 211 | ||||
25 | VAN | - | 83.8 | 454 | 199 | 215 | 40 | 5' 11" | 210 | ||||
25 | AF | - | 83.8 | 370 | 187 | 178 | 5 | 5' 10" | 175 | ||||
28 | OSU | - | 83.5 | 413 | 251 | 156 | 6 | 6' 0" | 203 | ||||
32 | PSU | - | 82.5 | 179 | 88 | 90 | 1 | 6' 1" | 216 | ||||
36 | WYO | - | 81.6 | 569 | 264 | 297 | 8 | 6' 2" | 205 | ||||
37 | BAY | - | 81.5 | 263 | 162 | 100 | 1 | 6' 0" | 187 | ||||
39 | LAT | - | 81.1 | 270 | 158 | 108 | 4 | 6' 0" | 170 | ||||
41 | CMU | - | 81.0 | 439 | 235 | 203 | 1 | 6' 0" | 195 | ||||
43 | UAB | - | 80.4 | 425 | 165 | 246 | 14 | 6' 2" | 210 | ||||
45 | MICH | - | 80.3 | 401 | 207 | 186 | 8 | 6' 1" | 200 | ||||
49 | JVST | - | 80.1 | 448 | 235 | 210 | 3 | 6' 0" | 202 | ||||
49 | SJSU | - | 80.1 | 563 | 331 | 227 | 5 | 5' 10" | 200 | ||||
52 | OSU | - | 79.9 | 217 | 132 | 81 | 4 | 5' 11" | 191 | ||||
54 | WKU | - | 79.8 | 329 | 171 | 154 | 4 | 6' 0" | 204 | ||||
54 | UTAH | - | 79.8 | 358 | 219 | 119 | 20 | 6' 2" | 207 | ||||
60 | TCU | - | 79.3 | 350 | 179 | 166 | 5 | 6' 1" | 205 | ||||
60 | TT | - | 79.3 | 382 | 262 | 119 | 1 | 6' 3" | 210 | ||||
62 | CAL | - | 79.0 | 349 | 186 | 157 | 6 | 6' 5" | 210 | ||||
62 | UK | - | 79.0 | 498 | 305 | 178 | 15 | 6' 0" | 196 | ||||
67 | TROY | - | 78.6 | 406 | 228 | 171 | 7 | 6' 0" | 210 | ||||
69 | TEX | - | 78.5 | 434 | 273 | 160 | 1 | 6' 2" | 199 | ||||
70 | ISU | - | 78.4 | 249 | 138 | 111 | 0 | 6' 0" | 193 | ||||
70 | BAY | - | 78.4 | 247 | 140 | 105 | 2 | 6' 3" | 205 | ||||
70 | TXST | - | 78.4 | 257 | 173 | 81 | 3 | 5' 10" | 187 | ||||
73 | USU | - | 78.2 | 509 | 296 | 200 | 13 | 6' 5" | 205 | ||||
75 | MSU | - | 78.1 | 487 | 236 | 245 | 6 | 6' 0" | 212 | ||||
78 | GASO | - | 77.9 | 214 | 129 | 83 | 2 | 6' 3" | 195 | ||||
80 | LOU | - | 77.8 | 449 | 241 | 199 | 9 | 6' 1" | 200 | ||||
83 | IND | - | 77.5 | 495 | 291 | 204 | 0 | 6' 2" | 205 | ||||
83 | CIN | - | 77.5 | 492 | 305 | 182 | 5 | 6' 1" | 194 | ||||
83 | LSU | - | 77.5 | 316 | 182 | 129 | 5 | 6' 1" | 186 | ||||
86 | WIS | - | 77.4 | 196 | 124 | 70 | 2 | 6' 2" | 195 | ||||
88 | NDSU | - | 77.2 | 229 | 106 | 121 | 2 | 5' 11" | 200 | ||||
88 | UAB | - | 77.2 | 452 | 189 | 257 | 6 | 6' 2" | 205 | ||||
91 | ORE | - | 77.1 | 450 | 237 | 210 | 3 | 6' 1" | 202 | ||||
91 | ODU | - | 77.1 | 175 | 85 | 89 | 1 | 5' 11" | 175 | ||||
97 | GT | - | 76.6 | 485 | 217 | 265 | 3 | 5' 11" | 205 | ||||