Top 10 secondaries in College Football heading into 2026! | Always College Football

Who has the best secondaries in college football, the ones that could change games, the ones who could swing college football playoff races? Would you rather have Ohio State’s or Michigan’s secondary? Texas Tech showed out last year, can Pollock & Boyd do it again? Does Notre Dame have the best player on the best secondary or can Alabama lay claim to both? Are the transfers ready to step up EVERYWHERE and where do Texas A&M, Oregon, Georgia and LSU land in the rankings? McElroy ranks the Top 10 “no fly zone” DB units in 2026.

0:00 Intros
3:20 Honorable Mention Secondaries - Indiana, Fresno St, Iowa, Miss St
6:54 #10 Penn State - New coaching staff? No problem for this secondary
8:33 #9 Texas A&M - Who can step up around Dezz
10:07 #8 Michigan - experience for the Wolverines
11:24 #7 Oregon - Transfers are anchoring the Ducks secondary
12:36 #6 Ohio State - Buckeye’s just reload
14:45 #5 LSU - Can the transfers step up around Cooley
16:40 #4 Georgia - KJ Bolden going to hold it down
17:58 #3 Texas Tech - Pollack & Boyd lead the Red Raiders
19:50 #2 Alabama - A TON of returning starters
22:00 #1 Notre Dame - So much talent, experience & depth
25:35 HOT Takes - Bama will finish with #1 pass D in the SEC
26:31 HOT Take - Kelley Jones from MSST will be a Thorpe finalist
27:18 HOT Take - Georgia finishes #1 on this list by EOY
28:05 HOT Take - Pollock will be dominate for Texas Tech
28:38 HOT Take - Iowa will be on this list by EOY

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