CFB Leaders · TFL
Defense · 2023 regular season · FBS
Top 100
2023 REG
| # | Player | Pos | Tm | Solo | Ast | Tot | TFL ↓ | Sk | QBH | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jalen Green | DL | JMU | 24 | 26 | 50 | 21.5 | 15.5 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Laiatu Latu | DL | UCLA | 27 | 21 | 48 | 20.5 | 12.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Aaron Casey | LB | IU | 77 | 31 | 108 | 20.0 | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 4 | Jamree Kromah | DL | JMU | 26 | 24 | 50 | 19.5 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Jason Henderson | LB | ODU | 50 | 115 | 165 | 19.0 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Edgerrin Cooper | LB | TA&M | 42 | 41 | 83 | 18.5 | 9.5 | 9 | 2 | — |
| 7 | Mikail Kamara | DL | JMU | 28 | 23 | 51 | 18.5 | 7.5 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 8 | Payton Wilson | LB | NCSU | 69 | 69 | 138 | 17.5 | 6.0 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Trey Moore | LB | UTSA | 30 | 15 | 45 | 17.5 | 14.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Sidney Houston Jr. | LB | BALL | 35 | 24 | 59 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 11 | Richard Jibunor | LB | TROY | 30 | 23 | 53 | 16.5 | 9.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Ahmed Hassanein | DE | BOIS | 28 | 21 | 49 | 16.5 | 12.5 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Javon Solomon | LB | TROY | 26 | 24 | 50 | 16.5 | 15.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Gabriel Murphy | DL | UCLA | 22 | 16 | 38 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 15 | Jasheen Davis | DL | WAKE | 25 | 24 | 49 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 10 | 2 | — |
| 16 | Brian Holloway | LB | TXST | 56 | 43 | 99 | 16.0 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Nickolas Martin | LB | OKST | 77 | 56 | 133 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Mohamed Kamara | DL | CSU | 28 | 27 | 55 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 19 | Adin Huntington | DL | ULM | 28 | 34 | 62 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 20 | Jonah Elliss | DE | UTAH | 22 | 15 | 37 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 21 | Francisco Mauigoa | LB | MIA | 39 | 27 | 66 | 15.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Collin Oliver | LB | OKST | 44 | 27 | 71 | 15.5 | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | — |
| 23 | Kydran Jenkins | EDGE | PUR | 40 | 16 | 56 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 24 | Andrew Simpson | LB | BOIS | 37 | 22 | 59 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Adisa Isaac | DE | PSU | 22 | 13 | 35 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 26 | Bo Richter | LB | AF | 30 | 10 | 40 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 27 | Nic Caraway | DL | PUR | 33 | 16 | 49 | 14.5 | 8.5 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 28 | Dallas Turner | LB | ALA | 26 | 24 | 50 | 14.5 | 10.0 | 13 | 1 | — |
| 29 | Quentin Wilfawn | LB | USA | 46 | 34 | 80 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 30 | Kenard Snyder | DE | ULM | 24 | 36 | 60 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 31 | Pryce Yates | DL | CONN | 25 | 17 | 42 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 32 | Chris Hardie | DE | JXST | 32 | 23 | 55 | 14.0 | 7.5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Landon Jackson | DL | ARK | 22 | 23 | 45 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 34 | Jett Johnson | LB | MSST | 45 | 85 | 130 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Kaimon Rucker | DE | UNC | 30 | 26 | 56 | 14.0 | 8.5 | 12 | 1 | — |
| 36 | Jordan Magee | LB | TEM | 45 | 35 | 80 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 37 | Tre'Mon Morris-Brash | DE | UCF | 29 | 15 | 44 | 13.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 38 | Danny Stutsman | LB | OU | 42 | 40 | 82 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Ben Kopenski | DL | TLSA | 30 | 22 | 52 | 13.5 | 8.5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 40 | Owen Porter | DL | MRSH | 24 | 33 | 57 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 13 | 2 | — |
| 41 | Jeremiah Trotter Jr. | LB | CLEM | 50 | 29 | 79 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 42 | Ben Bell | DL | TXST | 28 | 21 | 49 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 43 | Harold Perkins Jr. | LB | LSU | 41 | 29 | 70 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 44 | Nathaniel Watson | LB | MSST | 35 | 102 | 137 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | James Pearce Jr. | DL | TENN | 15 | 9 | 24 | 13.0 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 | — |
| 46 | Tyrice Knight | LB | UTEP | 63 | 50 | 113 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 3 | 6 | — |
| 47 | Antwuan Powell | DL | VT | 21 | 16 | 37 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 48 | Patrick Payton | DE | FSU | 27 | 14 | 41 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 7 | 9 | — |
| 49 | Marques Watson-Trent | LB | GASO | 56 | 55 | 111 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 50 | Bryce Houston | LB | OHIO | 55 | 65 | 120 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 51 | Matt Jones | LB | BAY | 56 | 28 | 84 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 52 | Austin Moore | LB | KSU | 38 | 21 | 59 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 53 | Brennan Jackson | DE | WSU | 25 | 32 | 57 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | — |
| 54 | CJ Nunnally IV | DL | AKR | 31 | 27 | 58 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 55 | Austin Booker | DL | KU | 39 | 16 | 55 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 56 | Devean Deal | EDGE | TULN | 23 | 17 | 40 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Daquan Evans | DB | USF | 42 | 17 | 59 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 58 | Chandler Martin | LB | MEM | 59 | 27 | 86 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 59 | Jordan Domineck | LB | COLO | 31 | 20 | 51 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 60 | Darius Robinson | DL | MIZ | 27 | 14 | 41 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 61 | Zyrus Fiaseu | LB | SDSU | 35 | 29 | 64 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | — |
| 62 | Jared Verse | DL | FSU | 23 | 17 | 40 | 12.0 | 8.5 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 63 | Brian Ugwu | DL | M-OH | 31 | 31 | 62 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | — |
| 64 | Kendre' Gant | LB | UL | 37 | 27 | 64 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 65 | Kendrick Simpkins | S | WKU | 32 | 14 | 46 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 66 | Patrick Jenkins | DL | TULN | 20 | 12 | 32 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 67 | Chad Stephens | DL | ECU | 19 | 20 | 39 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 68 | Justin Rhodes | DL | GASO | 15 | 14 | 29 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 69 | Rayyan Buell | DL | OHIO | 11 | 18 | 29 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 70 | Aaron Beasley | LB | TENN | 35 | 32 | 67 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 71 | Ashton Gillotte | DL | LOU | 20 | 21 | 41 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 72 | Taylor Upshaw | LB | ARIZ | 17 | 13 | 30 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 73 | Elijah Roberts | DE | SMU | 18 | 11 | 29 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 74 | Donovan Manuel | LB | FIU | 56 | 42 | 98 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 75 | B.J. Green II | DE | ASU | 21 | 18 | 39 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 | — |
| 76 | PJ Ramsey | LB | AF | 21 | 14 | 35 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 77 | Justin Eboigbe | DL | ALA | 25 | 34 | 59 | 11.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 78 | Thurman Geathers | DE | ARST | 24 | 22 | 46 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 | — |
| 79 | Caiden Woullard | DL | M-OH | 19 | 20 | 39 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 80 | T.J. Parker | DE | CLEM | 14 | 16 | 30 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 81 | LaVonta Bentley | LB | COLO | 40 | 29 | 69 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 82 | Marcus Harris | DL | AUB | 21 | 19 | 40 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 83 | Cedric Gray | LB | UNC | 64 | 57 | 121 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 84 | Andre Carter | DL | IU | 27 | 22 | 49 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 85 | Deshawn Pace | LB | CIN | 42 | 38 | 80 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 86 | Fadil Diggs | DL | TA&M | 22 | 14 | 36 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 87 | Kyle Kennard | EDGE | GT | 29 | 20 | 49 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 88 | Ron Stone Jr. | DE | WSU | 28 | 31 | 59 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 14 | 1 | — |
| 89 | Billy Wooden | DT | MASS | 24 | 26 | 50 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 90 | C.J. Goetz | LB | WIS | 23 | 31 | 54 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 91 | Princely Umanmielen | DE | FLA | 21 | 18 | 39 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 16 | 0 | — |
| 92 | Tyler Baron | DL | TENN | 16 | 12 | 28 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 93 | Chris Braswell | LB | ALA | 16 | 25 | 41 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Deone Walker | DT | UK | 26 | 25 | 51 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 95 | Jimmori Robinson | DL | UTSA | 22 | 15 | 37 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 9 | 2 | — |
| 96 | Judge Culpepper | DT | TOL | 15 | 23 | 38 | 10.5 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 97 | Kalen DeLoach | LB | FSU | 33 | 32 | 65 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 98 | Darren Anders | LB | BGSU | 42 | 41 | 83 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 99 | Mazin Richards | DL | UNT | 29 | 15 | 44 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 | — |
| 100 | Cashius Howell | DE | BGSU | 14 | 12 | 26 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 4 | 1 | — |