CFB Leaders · TFL
Defense · 2021 · full season · FBS
Top 100
2021 REG
| # | Player | Pos | Tm | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | TFL ↓ | Sk | QBH | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Anderson Jr. | LB |  ALA | 13 | 52 | 39 | 91 | 30.0 | 15.5 | 9 | 2 | — |
| 2 | Devin Lloyd | LB |  UTAH | 13 | 63 | 44 | 107 | 22.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | Cameron Thomas | DL |  SDSU | 13 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 20.5 | 11.5 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Scott Patchan | DL |  CSU | 12 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 18.5 | 10.5 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 5 | D'Marco Jackson | LB |  APP | 13 | 55 | 59 | 114 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Jermaine Johnson | DE |  FSU | 12 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 12 | 2 | — |
| 7 | Arnold Ebiketie | DE |  PSU | 12 | 34 | 28 | 62 | 18.0 | 9.5 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Jalen Pitre | S |  BAY | 13 | 54 | 16 | 70 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | Javon Solomon | LB |  TROY | 12 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Jordan Ferguson | DE |  MTSU | 12 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 13 | 1 | — |
| 11 | Darius Hodges | DL |  TULN | 11 | 33 | 7 | 40 | 16.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 12 | Andre Carter II | LB |  ARMY | 11 | 31 | 10 | 41 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | DeAngelo Malone | DE |  WKU | 13 | 41 | 47 | 88 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | — |
| 14 | Nick Hampton | LB | APP | 13 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 16.5 | 10.0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 15 | Kivon Bennett | LB |  ARST | 12 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 16 | Leo Chenal | LB |  WIS | 8 | 51 | 36 | 87 | 16.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Joey Noble | DE |  UNM | 12 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 18 | Ali Fayad | DE |  WMU | 11 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 16.0 | 11.5 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 19 | Joe Ozougwu | LB | ARST | 12 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 20 | Clarence Hicks | LB |  UTSA | 12 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Malcolm Rodriguez | LB |  OKST | 13 | 68 | 50 | 118 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 9 | 2 | — |
| 22 | Josaiah Stewart | DE |  CCU | 11 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 23 | Chris Ojoh | LB |  NMSU | 11 | 43 | 28 | 71 | 15.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 24 | Aidan Hutchinson | DL |  MICH | 13 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 12 | 3 | — |
| 25 | Micah McFadden | LB |  IU | 12 | 49 | 28 | 77 | 15.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | — |
| 26 | Joshua Paschal | DE |  UK | 12 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 27 | Vince Sanford | LB |  AF | 12 | 44 | 12 | 56 | 15.0 | 9.5 | 9 | 3 | — |
| 28 | Damone Clark | LB |  LSU | 12 | 78 | 58 | 136 | 15.0 | 5.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Nik Bonitto | LB |  OU | 11 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 9 | 1 | — |
| 30 | Collin Oliver | LB | OKST | 13 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 15.0 | 11.5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 31 | KD Davis | LB |  UNT | 12 | 46 | 60 | 106 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 32 | Sam Williams | DL |  MISS | 12 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 33 | Jack Sanborn | LB | WIS | 11 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 34 | Chauncey Manac | LB |  UL | 13 | 34 | 21 | 55 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 35 | Arron Mosby | DE |  FRES | 11 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 36 | Rondell Bothroyd | DL |  WAKE | 13 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 37 | Jamal Hines | LB |  TOL | 12 | 33 | 49 | 82 | 14.5 | 10.0 | 2 | 8 | — |
| 38 | Ralph Holley | DT | WMU | 12 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 39 | Felix Anudike | DE |  KSU | 12 | 36 | 14 | 50 | 14.5 | 11.0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 40 | DQ Thomas | LB | MTSU | 11 | 50 | 29 | 79 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Nick Heninger | DE |  USU | 13 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | — |
| 42 | Yasir Abdullah | LB |  LOU | 12 | 35 | 17 | 52 | 14.5 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 43 | Daniel Green | LB | KSU | 12 | 65 | 18 | 83 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 44 | Darius Muasau | LB |  HAW | 12 | 65 | 43 | 108 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 45 | Kameron Butler | DE |  M-OH | 12 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Carson Wells | LB |  COLO | 12 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 13.5 | 5.5 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 47 | Drake Thomas | LB |  NCSU | 12 | 48 | 51 | 99 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 48 | Jaxon Player | DL |  TLSA | 12 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 49 | Troy Hairston | DL |  CMU | 12 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 50 | David Perales | DE | FRES | 11 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 51 | Logan Hall | DL |  HOU | 12 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 52 | Myles Murphy | DE |  CLEM | 9 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 13.0 | 7.5 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 53 | Calijah Kancey | DL |  PITT | 11 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 54 | Big Kat Bryant | DE |  UCF | 12 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | — |
| 55 | Dante Stills | DL |  WVU | 12 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Mika Tafua | DE | UTAH | 13 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 13.0 | 9.5 | 5 | 3 | — |
| 57 | Will McDonald | DE |  ISU | 11 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 58 | Junior Fehoko | DL |  SJSU | 11 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 5 | 6 | — |
| 59 | Grayson Murphy | DL | UNT | 11 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 60 | Chance Campbell | LB | MISS | 12 | 39 | 60 | 99 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 11 | 2 | — |
| 61 | Blaze Alldredge | LB |  MIZ | 12 | 48 | 27 | 75 | 12.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 62 | Zach VanValkenburg | DL |  IOWA | 13 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 63 | Corvin Moment | LB | WMU | 12 | 48 | 16 | 64 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 64 | Ivan Pace Jr. | LB | M-OH | 12 | 57 | 59 | 116 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | Curtis Brooks | DT |  CIN | 12 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 66 | Kevin Atkins | DT | FRES | 11 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 67 | DeMarvin Leal | DL |  TA&M | 11 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 68 | Lonnie Phelps | DE | M-OH | 10 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 69 | James Patterson | LB |  BUF | 12 | 49 | 65 | 114 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 70 | Mike Rose | LB | ISU | 11 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 71 | Storey Jackson | LB |  LIB | 12 | 55 | 38 | 93 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 72 | David Ojabo | LB | MICH | 13 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 7 | 3 | — |
| 73 | Desjaun Johnson | DT | TOL | 12 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 74 | Kayvon Thibodeaux | DE |  ORE | 10 | 35 | 14 | 49 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 75 | Brock Martin | DE | OKST | 12 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 76 | Isaiah McGuire | DL | MIZ | 12 | 29 | 13 | 42 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 77 | Praise Amaewhule | DE |  UTEP | 11 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 10 | 5 | — |
| 78 | Habakkuk Baldonado | DL | PITT | 13 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 79 | Derick Hall | LB |  AUB | 12 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 80 | Mikel Jones | LB |  SYR | 12 | 59 | 50 | 109 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 81 | Nick Herbig | LB | WIS | 12 | 35 | 19 | 54 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 82 | Keir Thomas | DE | FSU | 12 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 15 | 1 | — |
| 83 | Jonah Tavai | DL | SDSU | 13 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 84 | Trenton Simpson | LB | CLEM | 12 | 37 | 22 | 59 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 85 | Luke Masterson | DB | WAKE | 13 | 51 | 27 | 78 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 86 | Tyler Lacy | DE | OKST | 13 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 87 | Zachary Carter | DL |  FLA | 12 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 88 | Garrett Nelson | DE |  NEB | 11 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 89 | Justin Rice | LB | USU | 13 | 57 | 58 | 115 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 90 | Eyioma Uwazurike | DE | ISU | 12 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 91 | Jacoby Windmon | LB |  UNLV | 12 | 72 | 46 | 118 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 92 | Karl Brooks | DL |  BGSU | 12 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 93 | Cody Roscoe | DL | SYR | 12 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 94 | Isaiah Thomas | DL | OU | 12 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 95 | Anfernee Orji | LB |  VAN | 10 | 43 | 28 | 71 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 96 | Isaiah Foskey | DL |  ND | 12 | 33 | 14 | 47 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 97 | Perrion Winfrey | DL | OU | 11 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 98 | Micheal Clemons | DL | TA&M | 10 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 13 | 2 | — |
| 99 | William Kwenkeu | LB |  TEM | 11 | 32 | 19 | 51 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 100 | Tristan Nichols | DT |  NEV | 10 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 5 | 1 | — |