The midway point of the 2026 college football season has arrived. Stars have cemented themselves as the best players in the country and certain teams are finding a groove as the postseason nears. 

For SprtsBite, that means some of the country’s best players are mounting the top of our weekly player lists with the best BiteScores in the land. For the pure sake of fun and curiosity, let’s dive into the 50 best players (that we track) according to BiteScore.

Disclaimer: SprtsBite *typically* maxes out BiteScores at 10. For the purpose of this list, raw BiteScores are being used (capped at 20) to differentiate players at their purest statistical form. 

Enough chit chat. Let’s get into the Top 50.

1: Colin Simmons, Texas EDGE – 14.38 BS

2: Jesse Legree, Oregon State WR – 14.30 BS

3: Xavier Lewis, North Carolina DT – 14.20 BS

4: Elijah Melendez, Auburn LB – 14.12 BS

5: CJ Heard, Vanderbilt S – 13.51 BS

6: Xavier Gilliam, Tennessee DT – 13.20 BS

7: Alex McLaughlin, Washington S – 13.10 BS

8: Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State WR – 12.97 BS

9: Alonzo Jackson Jr., Louisiana Tech LB – 12.61 BS

10: Tony Rojas, Penn State LB – 12.56 BS

11: Dejuan Lane, Tennessee S – 12.27 BS

12: Malachi Toney, Miami WR – 12.14 BS

13: Nate Sheppard, Duke RB – 12.08 BS

14: Sammy Omosigho, UCLA LB – 11.75 BS

15: KJ Duff, Rutgers WR – 11.67 BS

16: Tawfiq Thomas, Georgia Tech DT – 11.47 BS

17: Braydon Brus, Northwestern LB – 11.34 BS

18: Randon Fontenette, Colorado LB – 11.26 BS

19: Jay Timmons, Ohio State CB – 11.21 BS

20: Deuce Geralds, LSU DT – 10.99 BS

21: Peyton Bowen, Oklahoma S – 10.85 BS

22: Davien Kerr, Syracuse CB – 10.83 BS

23: Umari Hatcher, Syracuse WR – 10.75 BS

24: Collin Dixon, Illinois WR – 10.53 BS

25: Luke Talich, Notre Dame S – 10.51 BS

26: Javion White, Houston CB – 10.47 BS

27: Michael Hawkins Jr., West Virginia QB – 10.44 BS

28: Braden Atkinson, Oregon State QB – 10.44 BS

29: Darian Mensah, Miami QB – 10.42 BS

30: Trent Mosley, USC WR – 10.39 BS

31: Wayshawn Parker, Utah RB – 10.35 BS

32: Jarvis Lee, SMU CB – 10.27 BS

33: Koby Howard, Penn State WR – 10.26 BS

34: Kaleb Beasley, Louisville S – 10.24 BS

35: Kamario Taylor, Mississippi State QB – 10.20 BS

36: Tavion Gadson, Kentucky DT – 10.08 BS

37: Jordan Castell, Kentucky S – 10.00 BS

38: Greg Smith, North Carolina S – 9.96 BS

39: Ashton Hampton, Clemson CB – 9.93 BS

40: Reed Harris, Arizona State WR – 9.89 BS

41: Gio Lopez, Wake Forest QB – 9.82 BS

42: Cole Tabb, Cincinnati RB – 9.79 BS

43: Jaylen McClain, Ohio State S – 9.74 BS

44: Kingston Lopa, California S – 9.71 BS

45: Jordan McCrae, Louisiana Tech CB – 9.70 BS

46: Geimere Lattimer, West Virginia CB – 9.61 BS

47: Santana Banner, Missouri S – 9.57 BS

48: Michael Molnar, Ohio LB – 9.57 BS

49: Jadan Baugh, Florida RB – 9.54 BS

50: Princewill Umanmielen, LSU EDGE – 9.48 BS

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