College Football 27 Top 100 Smartest/Most Awareness Players

While elite speed and raw physical metrics usually steal the headlines, any seasoned football mind knows that games are won from the neck up. In EA Sports College Football 27, physical talent only goes so far if a player lacks the mental sharpness to execute. The Awareness (AWR) rating serves as the ultimate barometer for a player's football IQ. It dictations how quickly a quarterback reads a blitz, how smoothly a safety diagnoses a play-action fake, and how efficiently an offensive lineman adjusts to an unexpected stunt.

Below is the definitive data breakdown of the Top 100 smartest players in the game based on their Awareness attributes, highlighting the cerebral anchors setting the standard for intelligence on the field.

List of CFB 27 most intelligent and game-aware players on the field

PLAYER	TEAM	CON	POS	OVR	SPD	STR	AGI	COD	INJ	AWR
1. Brady Small	Army	The American	C	OVR90	SPD75	STR91	AGI77	COD66	INJ99	AWR 99
2. Bray Hubbard	Alabama	SEC	SS	OVR94	SPD89	STR78	AGI88	COD85	INJ97	AWR 99
3. Carter Smith	Indiana	Big Ten	LT	OVR97	SPD69	STR91	AGI73	COD64	INJ98	AWR 99
4. Noah Fifita	Arizona	Big 12	QB	OVR90	SPD79	STR59	AGI85	COD85	INJ90	AWR 99
5. Suntarine Perkins	Ole Miss	SEC	WILL	OVR92	SPD91	STR75	AGI94	COD85	INJ94	AWR 99
6. Austin Romaine	Texas Tech	Big 12	WILL	OVR91	SPD83	STR85	AGI82	COD81	INJ89	AWR 98
7. Bruce Mitchell	BYU	Big 12	C	OVR91	SPD64	STR91	AGI64	COD56	INJ95	AWR 98
8. Greg Johnson	Minnesota	Big Ten	LG	OVR92	SPD67	STR92	AGI63	COD59	INJ94	AWR 98
9. Kade Pieper	Iowa	Big Ten	C	OVR95	SPD74	STR90	AGI77	COD73	INJ96	AWR 98
10. Ben Roberts	Texas Tech	Big 12	MIKE	OVR91	SPD84	STR84	AGI81	COD79	INJ95	AWR 97
11. Carson Hinzman	Ohio State	Big Ten	C	OVR88	SPD67	STR89	AGI68	COD60	INJ93	AWR 97
12. Clev Lubin	Louisville	ACC	REDG	OVR92	SPD86	STR84	AGI90	COD75	INJ91	AWR 97
13. Garrett Oakley	Kansas State	Big 12	TE	OVR87	SPD82	STR77	AGI81	COD79	INJ91	AWR 97
14. Iapani Laloulu	Oregon	Big Ten	C	OVR93	SPD71	STR96	AGI64	COD59	INJ97	AWR 97
15. Isaiah Glasker	BYU	Big 12	SAM	OVR87	SPD84	STR80	AGI83	COD80	INJ91	AWR 97
16. Jayden Maiava	USC	Big Ten	QB	OVR92	SPD83	STR78	AGI86	COD86	INJ96	AWR 97
17. Jayden Virgin-Morgan	Boise State	Pac-12	REDG	OVR89	SPD82	STR86	AGI84	COD73	INJ93	AWR 97
18. John Henry Daley	Michigan	Big Ten	REDG	OVR92	SPD81	STR88	AGI81	COD76	INJ85	AWR 97
19. LJ Martin	BYU	Big 12	HB	OVR92	SPD89	STR84	AGI85	COD84	INJ94	AWR 97
20. Rocco Becht	Penn State	Big Ten	QB	OVR88	SPD83	STR77	AGI84	COD84	INJ96	AWR 97
21. Shadre Hurst	Houston	Big 12	LG	OVR93	SPD69	STR91	AGI72	COD64	INJ97	AWR 97
22. Addison Nichols	SMU	ACC	RG	OVR91	SPD64	STR92	AGI67	COD61	INJ90	AWR 96
23. Anthony Smith	Minnesota	Big Ten	LEDG	OVR92	SPD78	STR91	AGI79	COD73	INJ92	AWR 96
24. Cooper Barkate	Miami	ACC	WR	OVR90	SPD90	STR68	AGI90	COD89	INJ92	AWR 96
25. Jontez Williams	USC	Big Ten	CB	OVR91	SPD89	STR75	AGI89	COD87	INJ86	AWR 96
26. Kip Lewis	Oklahoma	SEC	MIKE	OVR89	SPD85	STR75	AGI85	COD83	INJ90	AWR 96
27. Matayo Uiagalelei	Oregon	Big Ten	REDG	OVR94	SPD84	STR90	AGI87	COD73	INJ93	AWR 96
28. Nick Del Grande	Duke	ACC	LT	OVR86	SPD68	STR89	AGI64	COD58	INJ86	AWR 96
29. Noah Josey	Virginia	ACC	LG	OVR90	SPD66	STR91	AGI65	COD58	INJ93	AWR 96
30. Rasheem Biles	Texas	SEC	MIKE	OVR92	SPD86	STR76	AGI87	COD84	INJ90	AWR 96
31. Rod Moore	Michigan	Big Ten	FS	OVR90	SPD91	STR62	AGI89	COD87	INJ79	AWR 96
32. Terrance Carter Jr.	Texas Tech	Big 12	TE	OVR92	SPD85	STR74	AGI87	COD85	INJ91	AWR 96
33. Trinidad Chambliss	Ole Miss	SEC	QB	OVR93	SPD90	STR66	AGI92	COD91	INJ91	AWR 96
34. Whit Weeks	LSU	SEC	MIKE	OVR90	SPD87	STR73	AGI82	COD83	INJ85	AWR 96
35. Aaron Fenimore	Liberty	Conference USA	C	OVR82	SPD72	STR86	AGI73	COD65	INJ95	AWR 95
36. Amare Thomas	Houston	Big 12	WR	OVR90	SPD92	STR65	AGI91	COD89	INJ93	AWR 95
37. Benjamin Brahmer	Penn State	Big Ten	TE	OVR88	SPD80	STR84	AGI79	COD78	INJ87	AWR 95
38. Bray Lynch	Indiana	Big Ten	C	OVR84	SPD66	STR88	AGI67	COD58	INJ95	AWR 95
39. Cayden Green	Missouri	SEC	LT	OVR96	SPD72	STR94	AGI73	COD64	INJ95	AWR 95
40. CJ Carr	Notre Dame	Independent	QB	OVR92	SPD82	STR76	AGI84	COD83	INJ97	AWR 95
41. Dante Moore	Oregon	Big Ten	QB	OVR95	SPD86	STR71	AGI88	COD86	INJ94	AWR 95
42. Drayk Bowen	Notre Dame	Independent	MIKE	OVR91	SPD87	STR83	AGI81	COD79	INJ89	AWR 95
43. Drew Evans	Indiana	Big Ten	LG	OVR91	SPD65	STR96	AGI72	COD56	INJ92	AWR 95
44. Drew Bobo	Georgia	SEC	C	OVR89	SPD72	STR88	AGI73	COD61	INJ95	AWR 95
45. Easton Messer	FAU	The American	WR	OVR90	SPD90	STR61	AGI91	COD90	INJ97	AWR 95
46. Faletau Satuala	BYU	Big 12	SS	OVR90	SPD88	STR77	AGI87	COD86	INJ93	AWR 95
47. Jeremiah Smith	Ohio State	Big Ten	WR	OVR99	SPD95	STR79	AGI95	COD95	INJ96	AWR 95
48. Jeremiah Cooper	Penn State	Big Ten	FS	OVR91	SPD93	STR65	AGI92	COD88	INJ92	AWR 95
49. Josh Hoover	Indiana	Big Ten	QB	OVR88	SPD77	STR62	AGI80	COD79	INJ92	AWR 95
50. Marcus Ratcliffe	Texas A&M	SEC	FS	OVR89	SPD88	STR73	AGI88	COD86	INJ93	AWR 95
51. Matt Rose	Stanford	ACC	MIKE	OVR88	SPD82	STR82	AGI84	COD81	INJ92	AWR 95
52. Matthew Bailey	Illinois	Big Ten	SS	OVR89	SPD88	STR75	AGI86	COD85	INJ93	AWR 95
53. Maverick Baranowski	Minnesota	Big Ten	MIKE	OVR88	SPD82	STR82	AGI80	COD79	INJ93	AWR 95
54. Rolijah Hardy	Indiana	Big Ten	WILL	OVR91	SPD84	STR82	AGI83	COD84	INJ94	AWR 95
55. Sheridan Wilson	Texas Tech	Big 12	C	OVR92	SPD71	STR89	AGI75	COD65	INJ94	AWR 95
56. Teitum Tuioti	Oregon	Big Ten	LEDG	OVR92	SPD87	STR86	AGI89	COD82	INJ94	AWR 95
57. Trey White	Texas Tech	Big 12	LEDG	OVR90	SPD86	STR77	AGI89	COD76	INJ92	AWR 95
58. Wyatt Young	Oklahoma State	Big 12	WR	OVR90	SPD90	STR66	AGI93	COD92	INJ89	AWR 95
59. Amare Ferrell	Indiana	Big Ten	FS	OVR90	SPD88	STR75	AGI89	COD87	INJ93	AWR 94
60. Bear Alexander	Oregon	Big Ten	DT	OVR90	SPD72	STR93	AGI68	COD59	INJ92	AWR 94
61. Cam Nichols	Navy	The American	C	OVR86	SPD70	STR87	AGI71	COD64	INJ92	AWR 94
62. Chris Cole	Georgia	SEC	WILL	OVR88	SPD88	STR77	AGI90	COD86	INJ93	AWR 94
63. Dalton Brooks	Texas A&M	SEC	SS	OVR89	SPD90	STR70	AGI89	COD87	INJ88	AWR 94
64. Fisher Camac	Virginia	ACC	LEDG	OVR87	SPD82	STR81	AGI77	COD73	INJ92	AWR 94
65. Jaxton Eck	New Mexico	Mountain West	MIKE	OVR89	SPD85	STR80	AGI77	COD77	INJ96	AWR 94
66. Kevin Jennings	SMU	ACC	QB	OVR89	SPD89	STR62	AGI91	COD91	INJ91	AWR 94
67. KJ Bolden	Georgia	SEC	FS	OVR95	SPD93	STR63	AGI92	COD91	INJ92	AWR 94
68. Koi Perich	Oregon	Big Ten	SS	OVR93	SPD92	STR68	AGI93	COD92	INJ92	AWR 94
69. Lance Robinson	Louisville	ACC	RG	OVR87	SPD71	STR85	AGI74	COD62	INJ92	AWR 94
70. Peter Clarke	Temple	The American	TE	OVR88	SPD78	STR85	AGI78	COD74	INJ95	AWR 94
71. PJ Williams	SMU	ACC	RT	OVR92	SPD65	STR92	AGI65	COD58	INJ91	AWR 94
72. Terry Moore	Ohio State	Big Ten	FS	OVR90	SPD89	STR72	AGI91	COD89	INJ95	AWR 94
73. Wilkin Formby	Texas A&M	SEC	RT	OVR86	SPD64	STR93	AGI65	COD56	INJ91	AWR 94
74. Will Heldt	Clemson	ACC	REDG	OVR90	SPD83	STR86	AGI78	COD73	INJ95	AWR 94
75. Xavier Atkins	Auburn	SEC	WILL	OVR91	SPD90	STR75	AGI90	COD85	INJ92	AWR 94
76. Amare Campbell	Tennessee	SEC	MIKE	OVR88	SPD85	STR78	AGI82	COD82	INJ91	AWR 93
77. Avery Johnson	Kansas State	Big 12	QB	OVR88	SPD88	STR65	AGI91	COD91	INJ91	AWR 93
78. Blake Fletcher	Air Force	Mountain West	WILL	OVR84	SPD82	STR78	AGI82	COD81	INJ91	AWR 93
79. C.J. Fite	Arizona State	Big 12	DT	OVR88	SPD69	STR89	AGI66	COD57	INJ95	AWR 93
80. Caleb Cook	USF	The American	RG	OVR87	SPD62	STR91	AGI61	COD55	INJ93	AWR 93
81. Caleb Bacon	Penn State	Big Ten	SAM	OVR87	SPD82	STR84	AGI78	COD78	INJ85	AWR 93
82. Daniel Wingate	Maryland	Big Ten	MIKE	OVR89	SPD83	STR83	AGI82	COD80	INJ94	AWR 93
83. Darian Mensah	Miami	ACC	QB	OVR91	SPD83	STR62	AGI89	COD88	INJ95	AWR 93
84. Deuce Blades II	Wake Forest	ACC	CB	OVR87	SPD91	STR57	AGI93	COD91	INJ84	AWR 93
85. Earnest Greene III	Georgia	SEC	LT	OVR92	SPD68	STR95	AGI71	COD60	INJ92	AWR 93
86. Ethan Powell	San Jose State	Mountain West	SAM	OVR81	SPD83	STR72	AGI78	COD75	INJ88	AWR 93
87. Jacob Manu	Washington	Big Ten	MIKE	OVR87	SPD85	STR81	AGI83	COD79	INJ93	AWR 93
88. Kam Robinson	Virginia	ACC	MIKE	OVR88	SPD86	STR82	AGI84	COD84	INJ84	AWR 93
89. Marcus Neal Jr.	Penn State	Big Ten	SS	OVR87	SPD87	STR80	AGI86	COD84	INJ88	AWR 93
90. Mateen Ibirogba	Texas Tech	Big 12	DT	OVR87	SPD76	STR88	AGI73	COD64	INJ88	AWR 93
91. Owen Heinecke	Oklahoma	SEC	WILL	OVR83	SPD86	STR74	AGI83	COD81	INJ87	AWR 93
92. Owen Chambliss	Nebraska	Big Ten	WILL	OVR89	SPD84	STR79	AGI87	COD80	INJ93	AWR 93
93. Preston Zachman	Indiana	Big Ten	SS	OVR85	SPD86	STR76	AGI85	COD82	INJ95	AWR 93
94. Stanquan Clark	Louisville	ACC	MIKE	OVR85	SPD84	STR78	AGI83	COD77	INJ83	AWR 93
95. Tyrique Tucker	Indiana	Big Ten	DT	OVR92	SPD74	STR90	AGI70	COD62	INJ92	AWR 93
96. A.J. Holmes Jr.	Texas Tech	Big 12	DT	OVR92	SPD73	STR92	AGI71	COD69	INJ92	AWR 92
97. Adam Trick	Texas Tech	Big 12	REDG	OVR88	SPD80	STR84	AGI79	COD72	INJ92	AWR 92
98. Adon Shuler	Notre Dame	Independent	SS	OVR88	SPD90	STR75	AGI89	COD88	INJ93	AWR 92
99. Anthonie Knapp	Notre Dame	Independent	LG	OVR90	SPD75	STR88	AGI74	COD65	INJ87	AWR 92
100. Anthony Colandrea	Nebraska	Big Ten	QB	OVR87	SPD85	STR63	AGI85	COD84	INJ90	AWR 92

College Football 27 Top 100 Most Awareness Players

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Core Takeaways from the Data

The Elite Five: Only five players in the entire nation possess a perfect 99 Awareness rating. This select group features elite processing talent across diverse positional demands: a service-academy Center (Brady Small), a top-tier SEC defensive back (Bray Hubbard), a premier Big Ten pass protector (Carter Smith), a veteran Pac-12/Big 12 signal-caller (Noah Fifita), and an elite SEC linebacker (Suntarine Perkins).

Premium Positions Matter: The list is heavily populated by Quarterbacks, Centers, and Inside Linebackers (MIKE/WILL). This accurately mirrors real-world football, where the anchors of the offensive line, the defensive play-callers, and the passing leaders require elite cognitive processing to manage complex alignments.
Physical vs. Mental Balance: A high awareness rating can completely compensate for lower physical attributes. For instance, Army Center Brady Small maintains an impressive 90 OVR despite a 75 Speed rating, relying on his flawless 99 Awareness and 91 Strength to steady the front. Conversely, Ohio State's superstar Wide Receiver Jeremiah Smith brings a lethal combination of a 99 OVR, 95 Speed, and an outstanding 95 Awareness, rendering him nearly unstoppable against complex defensive coverages.