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