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Defense · 2025 · Wk 1 (single game) · FBS
Top 100
Wk 1
| # | Player | Pos | Tm | Solo | Ast | Tot ↓ | TFL | Sk | QBH | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jadon Pearson | LB |  FRES | 12 | 6 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2 | Austin Romaine | LB |  KSU | 11 | 7 | 18 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 3 | Isaiah Chisom | LB |  UCLA | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 4 | Red Murdock | LB |  BUF | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 5 | Emon Allen | DB |  SHSU | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | JonJon Vaughns | LB | UCLA | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 7 | Peter Manuma | DB |  HAW | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 8 | Jordan Pollard | LB |  SJSU | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 9 | Keaton Thomas | LB |  BAY | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 10 | Ray Coney | LB |  TLSA | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 11 | Andon Thomas | LB |  ARMY | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 12 | Jhalyn Shuler | LB |  USF | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 13 | Bryan McCoy Jr. | LB |  OKST | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 14 | Dion Crawford | LB | BUF | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 15 | Owen Long | LB |  CSU | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 16 | Kolbe Fields | LB |  LT | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 17 | Moses Walker | LB |  RUTG | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 18 | Jamison Patton | DB |  ISU | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Robert Fitzgerald | DB |  NU | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 20 | CJ Brown | DB | SHSU | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 21 | Alex Afari Jr. | LB |  UK | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 22 | Matt Rose | LB |  STAN | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 23 | Marcus Neal Jr. | DB | ISU | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 24 | Mario Easterly | S |  ODU | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 25 | Trey Lathan | LB |  KU | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 26 | Jamih Otis | LB | HAW | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 27 | Jake Golday | LB |  CIN | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 28 | Ronan Hanafin | DB |  CLEM | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 29 | Aamaris Brown | DB |  UNLV | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Chris Jones | LB |  USM | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 31 | Sifa Leota | LB | LT | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 32 | Marsel McDuffie | LB | UNLV | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Josh Moten | CB | USM | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | — |
| 34 | Brandon Rawls | LB | OKST | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 35 | Sammy Brown | LB | CLEM | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 36 | Jerome Carter | S | ODU | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 37 | Gavin Moul | LB |  DEL | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 38 | Reginald Hughes | LB |  COLO | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 39 | Zashon Rich | CB | KSU | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | — |
| 40 | Noah Avinger | CB |  USU | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 41 | Jake Pope | DB | UNLV | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 42 | Antavious Fish | LB | SHSU | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 43 | Alonzo Edwards Jr. | DB | SHSU | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 44 | Baron Hopson | LB |  KENN | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 45 | Andrew Simpson | LB |  UNC | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 46 | De'Shawn Rucker | CB | USF | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 47 | Caleb Francl | LB |  WSU | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 48 | Caden Fordham | LB |  NCSU | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 49 | Donovan McIntosh | CB | KSU | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | — |
| 50 | Adonis Williams Jr. | S |  OHIO | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 51 | Blake Fletcher | LB |  AF | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 52 | Ty Goodwill | S |  USA | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | — |
| 53 | Emmanuel McNeil-Warren | S |  TOL | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 54 | Dorian Pringle | LB |  BGSU | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | — |
| 55 | Cade Uluave | LB |  CAL | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 56 | Fred Johnson | LB |  SC | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 57 | Taurean York | LB |  TA&M | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 58 | Tokyo Gordon | LB | SHSU | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 59 | Quinn Urwiler | LB |  NIU | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | — |
| 60 | Shane Bruce | LB |  CCU | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 61 | Maverick Baranowski | LB |  MINN | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 62 | Jalen Smith | LB | HAW | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 63 | Trevon Gola-Callard | S | CIN | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 64 | Jaiden Francois | LB |  DUKE | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | — |
| 65 | Jaden Dugger | LB |  UL | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 66 | Tobi Osunsanmi | DE | KSU | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 67 | John Miller | LB | USU | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 68 | Chris Bracy | DB |  MEM | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 69 | Shammond Cooper | LB |  AKR | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 70 | Davison Igbinosun | CB |  OSU | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 71 | Jayden Davis | DB |  GASO | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 72 | Daniel Wingate | LB |  MD | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 73 | Dalton Johnson | DB |  ARIZ | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 74 | Nigel Nelson | LB |  ARST | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 75 | Sean Brown | LB | NCSU | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 76 | Jaylen Lewis | DB |  WKU | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu | LB | UNLV | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 78 | Tavian Combs | S |  UNM | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 79 | Jaheim Wilson-Jones | DB | HAW | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 80 | Solomon Brown | CB | BUF | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 81 | Earl Little Jr. | DB |  FSU | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 82 | Mekhi Mason | LB | LT | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 83 | Matt Durrance | S | WSU | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 84 | K'Vion Thunderbird | LB | FRES | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | — |
| 85 | Xavier Smith | S |  UTEP | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 86 | Lewis Carter | LB |  UCF | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 87 | Tano Letuli | LB |  SDSU | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 88 | CJ Young | DB |  KENT | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 89 | Michael Taaffe | DB |  TEX | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 90 | Jontez Williams | DB | ISU | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 91 | Gideon Lampron | LB | BGSU | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | — |
| 92 | Parker Hughes | LB |  MTSU | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 93 | Arvell Reese | LB | OSU | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 94 | AJ Noland | DB | CSU | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 95 | Nick Andersen | DB |  WAKE | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | — |
| 96 | Justin Anderson | CB | AKR | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 97 | Arion Carter | LB |  TENN | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 98 | Kadin Schmitz | LB |  CLT | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 99 | CJ Johnson | LB | SHSU | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 100 | Liona Lefau | LB | TEX | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |