CFB Leaders · Sacks
Defense · 2025 · full season · FBS
Top 100
2025 REG
| # | Player | Pos | Tm | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | TFL | Sk ↓ | QBH | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadame Tucker | DE |  WMU | 13 | 34 | 21 | 55 | 21.5 | 14.5 | 16 | 1 | — |
| 2 | David Bailey | LB |  TTU | 13 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 3 | Cashius Howell | DE |  TA&M | 12 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 5 | 6 | — |
| 4 | Michael Heldman | DL |  CMU | 12 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 16.0 | 11.5 | 8 | 4 | — |
| 5 | John Henry Daley | DE |  UTAH | 11 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 17.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 6 | Caden Curry | DE |  OSU | 13 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 16.5 | 11.0 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 7 | Gabe Jacas | LB |  ILL | 12 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 8 | Colin Simmons | LB |  TEX | 11 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 15 | 2 | — |
| 9 | Melkart Abou-Jaoude | DL |  UNC | 12 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Anthony Smith | DL |  MINN | 11 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 11 | Nathan Voorhis | DE |  BALL | 12 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 15.5 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Jack Kelly | LB |  BYU | 11 | 40 | 12 | 52 | 13.5 | 10.0 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 13 | Donnie Smith | DE |  TROY | 13 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 14 | Derrick Moore | EDGE |  MICH | 12 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 15 | Bryun Parham | LB |  CONN | 12 | 58 | 58 | 116 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Xavier Atkins | LB |  AUB | 12 | 60 | 24 | 84 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Isaiah Smith | DE |  SMU | 12 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 18 | Elijah Hill | DL |  KENN | 13 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Romello Height | LB | TTU | 12 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 13 | 1 | — |
| 20 | Damon Wilson II | DE |  MIZ | 12 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Keyshawn James-Newby | DT |  UNM | 11 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | — |
| 22 | Adam Trick | LB |  M-OH | 12 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Rolijah Hardy | LB |  IU | 13 | 41 | 46 | 87 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 24 | Quincy Rhodes Jr. | DL |  ARK | 12 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 25 | J'Mond Tapp | DL |  USM | 12 | 18 | 48 | 66 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 26 | John Miller | LB |  USU | 12 | 35 | 74 | 109 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 7 | 3 | — |
| 27 | Kenton Simmons | DL |  FIU | 11 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 28 | Brett Karhu | DE | UNM | 11 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 29 | Trey White | EDGE |  SDSU | 11 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 11 | 1 | — |
| 30 | Ryan Henderson | EDGE | SDSU | 9 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 31 | Vincent Anthony Jr. | DE |  DUKE | 13 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 32 | Isaac Terrell | DE |  WSU | 10 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 33 | Sidney Stewart | DL |  MD | 12 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 34 | Keyshaun Elliott | LB |  ASU | 12 | 54 | 44 | 98 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 35 | Teitum Tuioti | LB |  ORE | 12 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 36 | Isaiah Jones | LB | IU | 13 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Daniel Rickert | DL |  UVA | 12 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 38 | Bryan Thomas Jr. | LB |  SC | 12 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 12 | 1 | — |
| 39 | Tyler Thompson | LB | UNC | 10 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 40 | Akheem Mesidor | DL |  MIA | 11 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 41 | Malachi Lawrence | EDGE |  UCF | 11 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 42 | Boubacar Traore | DL |  ND | 10 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 43 | R Mason Thomas | DL |  OU | 8 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 44 | Finn Claypool | DL |  FRES | 11 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 45 | Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | DE | OSU | 12 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 46 | Langston Hardy | DL |  WAKE | 12 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 47 | Darryl Peterson | LB |  WIS | 11 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 48 | Niles King | EDGE | SDSU | 11 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 49 | Dylan Labarbera | DL |  NEV | 12 | 49 | 39 | 88 | 16.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 50 | Clev Lubin | DL |  LOU | 12 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 7 | 3 | — |
| 51 | Mandrell Desir | DL |  FSU | 11 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 52 | Jackie Johnson III | DL |  HAW | 11 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 53 | MJ Stroud | DL |  GASO | 12 | 24 | 7 | 31 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 54 | Demarcus Hendricks | DE |  ARST | 12 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 55 | Arvell Reese | LB | OSU | 13 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 56 | Ethan Hassler | DL | ARST | 12 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 57 | Zion Young | DE | MIZ | 12 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 12 | 2 | — |
| 58 | Princewill Umanmielen | DE |  MISS | 11 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 59 | Sahir West | DL |  JMU | 12 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 7 | 4 | — |
| 60 | J'Dan Burnett | DL |  TLSA | 12 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 61 | Max Llewellyn | DL |  IOWA | 11 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | — |
| 62 | Mac Harris | LB |  USF | 12 | 51 | 49 | 100 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 63 | Jay Crable | DE |  OHIO | 10 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | — |
| 64 | Jamond Mathis | DL |  KENT | 11 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | — |
| 65 | Yhonzae Pierre | LB |  ALA | 12 | 34 | 10 | 44 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 66 | Nuer Gatkuoth | DL | WAKE | 11 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 67 | Jordan Norman | LB |  TULN | 10 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 68 | Zion Wilson | DL |  ECU | 12 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 69 | Wesley Bailey | DL | LOU | 12 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 70 | Zahir Mathis | DL | MD | 9 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 71 | Harvey Dyson | LB | TULN | 11 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 72 | Taylor Wein | DL | OU | 12 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Tunmise Adeleye | DE |  UNLV | 11 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | — |
| 74 | Landon Robinson | DT |  NAVY | 12 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 75 | Will Heldt | DE |  CLEM | 12 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 76 | Justin Wodtly | DL | ASU | 10 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 77 | Ethan Hurkett | DL | IOWA | 12 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 78 | De'Jon Benton | DL | HAW | 10 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 79 | Sammy Brown | LB | CLEM | 12 | 48 | 44 | 92 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 80 | Stephen Daley | DL | IU | 13 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 19.0 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 81 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | DE |  PSU | 12 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 8 | 3 | — |
| 82 | Keegan Davis | DL | FIU | 11 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 83 | Tyrique Tucker | DL | IU | 12 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 84 | Terry Webb | DT | SMU | 12 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 85 | Xavier Holmes | DL | JMU | 12 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 86 | Eddie Walls III | DL |  HOU | 12 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 9 | 5 | — |
| 87 | Martez Poynter | DT |  TOL | 10 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 88 | Jeffrey M'ba | DT | SMU | 10 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 89 | Braxton Fely | DL |  BOIS | 12 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 90 | Zeke Campbell | DE |  CCU | 12 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 91 | Karter Menz | DL | MINN | 8 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 92 | Malachi Davis | DE | TOL | 10 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 93 | Oumar Diomande | LB | CONN | 12 | 61 | 50 | 111 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 94 | Kevin Abrams-Verwayne | DL |  APP | 11 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 95 | CJ Nunnally IV | DL |  PUR | 12 | 29 | 13 | 42 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | T.J. Parker | DE | CLEM | 12 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 97 | Darris Smith | DE | MIZ | 11 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 11 | 2 | — |
| 98 | Udoka Ezeani | DB |  UTEP | 10 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 99 | Aaron Graves | DL | IOWA | 12 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 100 | Chris McClellan | DT | MIZ | 12 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | — |