The 2026 returning safety class is headlined by players who collected the position's biggest individual honors a season ago. Bray Hubbard earned Second-Team All-America recognition from the AFCA and First-Team All-SEC honors after tying for the SEC lead with four interceptions at Alabama. KJ Bolden was a Second-Team All-American at Georgia. Bryce Fitzgerald led all FBS freshmen with six interceptions at Miami. This past transfer portal window gave players new opportunities, with players like Corey Myrick at Clemson, Koi Perich at Oregon and Ty Benefield at LSU moving to bigger programs. Several of these defenders are already on early first-round projections for the 2027 NFL Draft. More returning college football position rankings : QB  |  RB   |  WR  |  TE  |  OT  |  OG  |  C  |  EDGE  |  DT  |  LB  |  CB  | S Honorable Mentions Tamarcus Cooley, LSU Tigers Redshirt Junior in 2026; 6'0", 206 lbs.…