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Defense · 2025 regular season · FBS
Top 100
2025 REG
| # | Player | Pos | Tm | Solo | Ast | Tot | TFL ↓ | Sk | QBH | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadame Tucker | DE | WMU | 34 | 21 | 55 | 21.5 | 14.5 | 16 | 1 | — |
| 2 | Stephen Daley | DL | IU | 24 | 11 | 35 | 19.0 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Gideon Lampron | LB | BGSU | 65 | 54 | 119 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 4 | David Bailey | LB | TTU | 27 | 15 | 42 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 5 | John Henry Daley | DE | UTAH | 23 | 22 | 45 | 17.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 6 | Xavier Atkins | LB | AUB | 60 | 24 | 84 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Isaiah Smith | DE | SMU | 30 | 21 | 51 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 8 | Dylan Labarbera | DL | NEV | 49 | 39 | 88 | 16.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Caden Curry | DE | OSU | 36 | 24 | 60 | 16.5 | 11.0 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 10 | Michael Heldman | DL | CMU | 24 | 23 | 47 | 16.0 | 11.5 | 8 | 4 | — |
| 11 | Nathan Voorhis | DE | BALL | 30 | 19 | 49 | 15.5 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Quincy Rhodes Jr. | DL | ARK | 27 | 16 | 43 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Cashius Howell | DE | TA&M | 20 | 10 | 30 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 5 | 6 | — |
| 14 | Langston Hardy | DL | WAKE | 25 | 40 | 65 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Bryun Parham | LB | CONN | 58 | 58 | 116 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | K'Von Sherman | LB | TOL | 50 | 35 | 85 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 17 | MJ Stroud | DL | GASO | 24 | 7 | 31 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 18 | Mekhi Mason | LB | LT | 26 | 36 | 62 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 19 | Zion Young | DE | MIZ | 19 | 19 | 38 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 12 | 2 | — |
| 20 | Keyshaun Elliott | LB | ASU | 54 | 44 | 98 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 21 | Will Heldt | DE | CLEM | 20 | 18 | 38 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 22 | Taylor Wein | DL | OU | 20 | 17 | 37 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Sahir West | DL | JMU | 17 | 27 | 44 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 7 | 4 | — |
| 24 | Anthony Smith | DL | MINN | 15 | 17 | 32 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 25 | Jack Kelly | LB | BYU | 40 | 12 | 52 | 13.5 | 10.0 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 26 | Red Murdock | LB | BUF | 53 | 89 | 142 | 13.5 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 27 | Colin Simmons | LB | TEX | 21 | 20 | 41 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 15 | 2 | — |
| 28 | Teitum Tuioti | LB | ORE | 27 | 30 | 57 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 29 | Gabe Jacas | LB | ILL | 23 | 21 | 44 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 30 | Sammy Brown | LB | CLEM | 48 | 44 | 92 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | Keyshawn James-Newby | DT | UNM | 26 | 22 | 48 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | — |
| 32 | Rolijah Hardy | LB | IU | 41 | 46 | 87 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 33 | Josiah Trotter | LB | MIZ | 43 | 41 | 84 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 34 | Vincent Anthony Jr. | DE | DUKE | 20 | 14 | 34 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 35 | Isaiah Jones | LB | IU | 30 | 36 | 66 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Donnie Smith | DE | TROY | 19 | 24 | 43 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 37 | Wendell Gregory | LB | OKST | 19 | 8 | 27 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 38 | Jordan Kwiatkowski | LB | CMU | 48 | 56 | 104 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 39 | Adam Trick | LB | M-OH | 25 | 32 | 57 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 40 | Mani Powell | LB | PUR | 57 | 53 | 110 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 41 | Rasheem Biles | LB | PITT | 32 | 52 | 84 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | Isaac Terrell | DE | WSU | 15 | 13 | 28 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 43 | Akheem Mesidor | DL | MIA | 26 | 20 | 46 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 44 | Melkart Abou-Jaoude | DL | UNC | 24 | 23 | 47 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 45 | Yhonzae Pierre | LB | ALA | 34 | 10 | 44 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 46 | Cade Uluave | LB | CAL | 35 | 53 | 88 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | — |
| 47 | Jordan Lawson | DE | UL | 23 | 24 | 47 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 9 | 1 | — |
| 48 | Elijah Hill | DL | KENN | 11 | 9 | 20 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 49 | J'Mond Tapp | DL | USM | 18 | 48 | 66 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 50 | Darryl Peterson | LB | WIS | 21 | 12 | 33 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 51 | Demarcus Hendricks | DE | ARST | 17 | 33 | 50 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 52 | Dylan Stewart | LB | SC | 18 | 13 | 31 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 53 | Ezra Christensen | DL | NMSU | 21 | 20 | 41 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 10 | 2 | — |
| 54 | Isaac Hubert | LB | AF | 22 | 8 | 30 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 55 | Deshawn McKnight | DL | ARIZ | 9 | 17 | 26 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 56 | Bryan Thomas Jr. | LB | SC | 24 | 16 | 40 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 12 | 1 | — |
| 57 | Marcus Neal Jr. | DB | ISU | 40 | 37 | 77 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 58 | Jaden Dugger | LB | UL | 59 | 58 | 117 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 59 | Tyrique Tucker | DL | IU | 16 | 15 | 31 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 60 | Malachi Lawrence | EDGE | UCF | 18 | 10 | 28 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 61 | Jordan Stringer | LB | TROY | 43 | 64 | 107 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 62 | Clev Lubin | DL | LOU | 31 | 21 | 52 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 7 | 3 | — |
| 63 | Mason Woods | LB | KENT | 35 | 59 | 94 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 64 | Damonte Smith | NT | MTSU | 21 | 12 | 33 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 | Sam Brumfield | LB | MEM | 39 | 44 | 83 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 66 | Jordan van den Berg | DL | GT | 19 | 21 | 40 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 67 | Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | DE | OSU | 16 | 11 | 27 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 68 | Trey White | EDGE | SDSU | 29 | 14 | 43 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 11 | 1 | — |
| 69 | Garrick Ponder | LB | USM | 14 | 19 | 33 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 70 | Julien Laventure | DL | AKR | 18 | 27 | 45 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 71 | Ethan Hassler | DL | ARST | 18 | 34 | 52 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 72 | Tylon Dunlap | DL | KENN | 24 | 15 | 39 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 73 | Finn Claypool | DL | FRES | 23 | 18 | 41 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 74 | Brett Karhu | DE | UNM | 15 | 11 | 26 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 75 | Kalil Alexander | DE | TXST | 24 | 20 | 44 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 76 | Cam'Ron Stewart | LB | TEM | 19 | 13 | 32 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 77 | Sidney Stewart | DL | MD | 20 | 12 | 32 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 78 | Mac Sanders | LB | JXST | 38 | 37 | 75 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 79 | CJ Nunnally IV | DL | PUR | 29 | 13 | 42 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Jarvis Lee | CB | USF | 34 | 14 | 48 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 81 | Marques White | DL | MASS | 17 | 26 | 43 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 82 | Romello Height | LB | TTU | 16 | 16 | 32 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 13 | 1 | — |
| 83 | Princewill Umanmielen | DE | MISS | 12 | 20 | 32 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 84 | Derrick Moore | EDGE | MICH | 19 | 10 | 29 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 85 | Jaishawn Barham | LB | MICH | 21 | 11 | 32 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | — |
| 86 | Zion Wilson | DL | ECU | 18 | 21 | 39 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 87 | Fred Perry | S | WVU | 51 | 27 | 78 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 88 | Noah Flemmings | LB | ULM | 40 | 40 | 80 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 89 | Jayden Virgin-Morgan | EDGE | BOIS | 24 | 28 | 52 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | — |
| 90 | KD Johnson | DT | UTEP | 19 | 36 | 55 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 91 | Keionte Scott | DB | MIA | 30 | 14 | 44 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 92 | Karson Sharar | LB | IOWA | 39 | 39 | 78 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 93 | Eric O'Neill | DL | RUTG | 16 | 21 | 37 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 94 | Jacob Rodriguez | LB | TTU | 60 | 51 | 111 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 95 | Reggie Johnson | LB | MTSU | 20 | 15 | 35 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 96 | Kendal Daniels | LB | OU | 26 | 24 | 50 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 97 | Arvell Reese | LB | OSU | 31 | 31 | 62 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 98 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | DE | PSU | 24 | 14 | 38 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 8 | 3 | — |
| 99 | Aaron Hall | DT | DUKE | 15 | 24 | 39 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 100 | Cameron Robertson | DE | SMU | 25 | 24 | 49 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | — |