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Best Safeties Since 1990

The top 100 college safeties from the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, ACC and Notre Dame since 1990. Ed Reed (Miami) leads the list, ahead of Sean Taylor and Mike Doss. Ratings are era-relative, so a 1990s star ranks straight up against today's.

Top 100 Safeties

  1. 195Ed ReedMiami · 1998-2001S
  2. 295Sean TaylorMiami · 2001-03S
  3. 393Mike DossOhio State · 1999-2002S
  4. 491Xavier WattsNotre Dame · 2021-24S
  5. 591Grant DelpitLSU · 2017-19S
  6. 691Minkah FitzpatrickAlabama · 2015-17S
  7. 791Caleb DownsOhio State · 2024-25S
  8. 891Eric BerryTennessee · 2007-09S
  9. 991Mark BarronAlabama · 2009-11S
  10. 1091Roy WilliamsOklahoma · 1998-2001S
  11. 1191Tyrone CarterMinnesota · 1996-99S
  12. 1290Chris Smith IIGeorgia · 2018-22S
  13. 1390Ahmaad MosesSMU · 2022-25S
  14. 1490Antoine Winfield Jr.Minnesota · 2016-19S
  15. 1590Richie GrantUCF · 2017-20S
  16. 1690DeShon ElliottTexas · 2015-17S
  17. 1790Tedric ThompsonColorado · 2013-16S
  18. 1890Derwin JamesFlorida State · 2016-17S
  19. 1990Dillon ThienemanPurdue · 2023-24S
  20. 2090Jabrill PeppersMichigan · 2014-16S
  21. 2190Malik HookerOhio State · 2014-16S
  22. 2290Aaron GlennTexas A&M · 1992-93S
  23. 2390Dré BlyNorth Carolina · 1996-98S
  24. 2490Gerod HollimanLouisville · 2013-14S
  25. 2590Ken SwillingGeorgia Tech · 1990-91S
  26. 2690Kevin JacksonAlabama · 1995-96S
  27. 2790Landon CollinsAlabama · 2013-14S
  28. 2890Lawyer MilloyWashington · 1994-95S
  29. 2990Michael HuffTexas · 2004-05S
  30. 3090Taylor MaysUSC · 2006-09S
  31. 3190Tripp WelborneMichigan · 1990S
  32. 3288Dalton JohnsonArizona · 2021-25S
  33. 3388Jason Taylor IIOklahoma State · 2019-22S
  34. 3488Ugo AmadiOregon · 2015-18S
  35. 3588Verone McKinley IIIOregon · 2018-21S
  36. 3688Jourdan LewisMichigan · 2013-16S
  37. 3788Julian LoveNotre Dame · 2016-18S
  38. 3888Kyle HamiltonNotre Dame · 2019-21S
  39. 3988Malaki StarksGeorgia · 2022-24S
  40. 4088Paris FordPittsburgh · 2018-20S
  41. 4188Tre'von MoehrigTCU · 2018-20S
  42. 4288Anthony PoindexterVirginia · 1996-98S
  43. 4388Chris HudsonColorado · 1990-94S
  44. 4488Troy PolamaluUSC · 1999-2002S
  45. 4586Jalen PitreBaylor · 2017-21S
  46. 4686Kolby PeelOklahoma State · 2018-21S
  47. 4786Brandon JosephNorthwestern · 2019-21S
  48. 4886Budda BakerWashington · 2014-16S
  49. 4986Deionte ThompsonAlabama · 2016-18S
  50. 5086J.R. ReedGeorgia · 2016-19S
  51. 5186Talanoa HufangaUSC · 2018-20S
  52. 5286Jamal AdamsLSU · 2015-16S
  53. 5386Bishop FitzgeraldUSC · 2025S
  54. 5486Antrel RolleMiami · 2001-04S
  55. 5586Brian RobinsonAuburn · 1994S
  56. 5686Clifton AbrahamFlorida State · 1991-94S
  57. 5786Craig SteltzLSU · 2007S
  58. 5886Darryl WilliamsMiami · 1990-91S
  59. 5986Deon GrantTennessee · 1997-99S
  60. 6086Earl ThomasTexas · 2008-09S
  61. 6186Eric ReidLSU · 2010-12S
  62. 6286Eric TurnerUCLA · 1987-90S
  63. 6386Eric WeddleUtah · 2003-06S
  64. 6486Ernest ShazorMichigan · 2003-04S
  65. 6586Greg BlueGeorgia · 2004-05S
  66. 6686Ha Ha Clinton-DixAlabama · 2012-13S
  67. 6786J.T. ThatcherOklahoma · 2000S
  68. 6886Jamie SilvaBoston College · 2003-07S
  69. 6986Jeremy CashDuke · 2012-15S
  70. 7086Jim LeonhardWisconsin · 2001-04S
  71. 7186LaRon LandryLSU · 2003-06S
  72. 7286Quinton CarterOklahoma · 2009-10S
  73. 7386Reggie NelsonFlorida · 2006S
  74. 7486Tejay JohnsonTCU · 2008-10S
  75. 7586Tony BouieArizona · 1993-94S
  76. 7686Will AllenOhio State · 2002-03S
  77. 7783Sydney BrownIllinois · 2018-22S
  78. 7883Beau FreylerIowa State · 2021-24S
  79. 7983Douglas Coleman IIITexas Tech · 2016-19S
  80. 8083Hunter WohlerWisconsin · 2021-24S
  81. 8183Michael TaaffeTexas · 2022-25S
  82. 8283Jamel JohnsonTCU · 2023-25S
  83. 8383Ji'Ayir BrownPenn State · 2020-22S
  84. 8483Josh JonesNC State · 2013-16S
  85. 8583Mark McLaurinMississippi State · 2016-18S
  86. 8683Jessie BatesWake Forest · 2016-17S
  87. 8783Donovin DariusSyracuse · 1994-97S
  88. 8883Dwayne SlayTexas Tech · 2004-05S
  89. 8983Rahim MooreUCLA · 2008-10S
  90. 9080Kaevon MerriweatherIowa · 2018-22S
  91. 9180Malachi MooreAlabama · 2020-24S
  92. 9280Tyler NubinMinnesota · 2019-23S
  93. 9380Billy Bowman Jr.Oklahoma · 2021-24S
  94. 9480Essang BasseyWake Forest · 2016-19S
  95. 9580Jalen CatalonArkansas · 2019-22S
  96. 9680Julian BlackmonUtah · 2016-19S
  97. 9780Marcus MayeFlorida · 2013-16S
  98. 9880Mike EdwardsKentucky · 2014-18S
  99. 9980Quin BlandingVirginia · 2014-17S
  100. 10080Rodney ClemonsSMU · 2015-19S