CFB Leaders · TFL
Defense · 2023 · full season · FBS
Week
Top 100
2023 REG
| # | Player | Pos | Tm | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | TFL ↓ | Sk | QBH | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jalen Green | DL |  JMU | 9 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 21.5 | 15.5 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Laiatu Latu | DL |  UCLA | 12 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 20.5 | 12.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Aaron Casey | LB |  IU | 12 | 77 | 31 | 108 | 20.0 | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 4 | Jamree Kromah | DL | JMU | 12 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 19.5 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Jason Henderson | LB |  ODU | 12 | 50 | 115 | 165 | 19.0 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Mikail Kamara | DL | JMU | 12 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 18.5 | 7.5 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 7 | Edgerrin Cooper | LB |  TA&M | 12 | 42 | 41 | 83 | 18.5 | 9.5 | 9 | 2 | — |
| 8 | Payton Wilson | LB |  NCSU | 12 | 69 | 69 | 138 | 17.5 | 6.0 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Trey Moore | LB |  UTSA | 12 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 17.5 | 14.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Sidney Houston Jr. | LB |  BALL | 12 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 11 | Ahmed Hassanein | DE |  BOIS | 12 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 16.5 | 12.5 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Javon Solomon | LB |  TROY | 13 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 16.5 | 15.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Richard Jibunor | LB | TROY | 11 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 16.5 | 9.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Nickolas Martin | LB |  OKST | 13 | 77 | 56 | 133 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Brian Holloway | LB |  TXST | 12 | 56 | 43 | 99 | 16.0 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Gabriel Murphy | DL | UCLA | 12 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 17 | Jasheen Davis | DL |  WAKE | 12 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 10 | 2 | — |
| 18 | Adin Huntington | DL |  ULM | 11 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 19 | Mohamed Kamara | DL |  CSU | 12 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 20 | Collin Oliver | LB | OKST | 13 | 44 | 27 | 71 | 15.5 | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | — |
| 21 | Jonah Elliss | DE |  UTAH | 9 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 22 | Francisco Mauigoa | LB |  MIA | 12 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 15.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Andrew Simpson | LB | BOIS | 12 | 37 | 22 | 59 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Kydran Jenkins | EDGE |  PUR | 12 | 40 | 16 | 56 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 25 | Bo Richter | LB |  AF | 10 | 30 | 10 | 40 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 26 | Adisa Isaac | DE |  PSU | 11 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 27 | Nic Caraway | DL | PUR | 11 | 33 | 16 | 49 | 14.5 | 8.5 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 28 | Quentin Wilfawn | LB |  USA | 12 | 46 | 34 | 80 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 29 | Kenard Snyder | DE | ULM | 12 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 30 | Dallas Turner | LB |  ALA | 13 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 14.5 | 10.0 | 13 | 1 | — |
| 31 | Pryce Yates | DL |  CONN | 12 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 32 | Jordan Magee | LB |  TEM | 11 | 45 | 35 | 80 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 33 | Jett Johnson | LB |  MSST | 12 | 45 | 85 | 130 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Chris Hardie | DE |  JXST | 11 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 14.0 | 7.5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Landon Jackson | DL |  ARK | 12 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 36 | Kaimon Rucker | DE |  UNC | 12 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 14.0 | 8.5 | 12 | 1 | — |
| 37 | Ben Kopenski | DL |  TLSA | 11 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 13.5 | 8.5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 38 | Tre'Mon Morris-Brash | DE |  UCF | 10 | 29 | 15 | 44 | 13.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 39 | Owen Porter | DL |  MRSH | 12 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 13 | 2 | — |
| 40 | Danny Stutsman | LB |  OU | 11 | 42 | 40 | 82 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Harold Perkins Jr. | LB |  LSU | 12 | 41 | 29 | 70 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 42 | James Pearce Jr. | DL |  TENN | 11 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 13.0 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 | — |
| 43 | Ben Bell | DL | TXST | 12 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 44 | Nathaniel Watson | LB | MSST | 12 | 35 | 102 | 137 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Tyrice Knight | LB |  UTEP | 9 | 63 | 50 | 113 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 3 | 6 | — |
| 46 | Jeremiah Trotter Jr. | LB |  CLEM | 12 | 50 | 29 | 79 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 47 | Bryce Houston | LB |  OHIO | 11 | 55 | 65 | 120 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 48 | Matt Jones | LB |  BAY | 12 | 56 | 28 | 84 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 49 | Patrick Payton | DE |  FSU | 12 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 7 | 9 | — |
| 50 | Marques Watson-Trent | LB |  GASO | 12 | 56 | 55 | 111 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 51 | Antwuan Powell | DL |  VT | 11 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 52 | Kendre' Gant | LB |  UL | 11 | 37 | 27 | 64 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 53 | Daquan Evans | DB |  USF | 12 | 42 | 17 | 59 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 54 | CJ Nunnally IV | DL |  AKR | 11 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 55 | Brennan Jackson | DE |  WSU | 12 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | — |
| 56 | Jordan Domineck | LB |  COLO | 12 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 57 | Brian Ugwu | DL |  M-OH | 13 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | — |
| 58 | Kendrick Simpkins | S |  WKU | 11 | 32 | 14 | 46 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 59 | Jared Verse | DL | FSU | 11 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 12.0 | 8.5 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 60 | Darius Robinson | DL |  MIZ | 11 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 61 | Austin Booker | DL |  KU | 10 | 39 | 16 | 55 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 62 | Devean Deal | EDGE |  TULN | 13 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | Austin Moore | LB |  KSU | 12 | 38 | 21 | 59 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 64 | Zyrus Fiaseu | LB |  SDSU | 11 | 35 | 29 | 64 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | — |
| 65 | Chandler Martin | LB |  MEM | 12 | 59 | 27 | 86 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 66 | Chad Stephens | DL |  ECU | 12 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 67 | Justin Eboigbe | DL | ALA | 13 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 11.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 68 | Ashton Gillotte | DL |  LOU | 13 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 69 | Elijah Roberts | DE |  SMU | 11 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 70 | PJ Ramsey | LB | AF | 12 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 71 | Justin Rhodes | DL | GASO | 12 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 72 | Thurman Geathers | DE |  ARST | 11 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 | — |
| 73 | Taylor Upshaw | LB |  ARIZ | 12 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 74 | Donovan Manuel | LB |  FIU | 10 | 56 | 42 | 98 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 75 | B.J. Green II | DE |  ASU | 11 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 | — |
| 76 | Rayyan Buell | DL | OHIO | 9 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 77 | Aaron Beasley | LB | TENN | 12 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 78 | Patrick Jenkins | DL | TULN | 13 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 79 | Ron Stone Jr. | DE | WSU | 12 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 14 | 1 | — |
| 80 | Caiden Woullard | DL | M-OH | 13 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 81 | Cedric Gray | LB | UNC | 12 | 64 | 57 | 121 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 82 | C.J. Goetz | LB |  WIS | 12 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Kyle Kennard | EDGE |  GT | 12 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 84 | Fadil Diggs | DL | TA&M | 12 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 85 | Deshawn Pace | LB |  CIN | 11 | 42 | 38 | 80 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 86 | Marcus Harris | DL |  AUB | 11 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 87 | LaVonta Bentley | LB | COLO | 11 | 40 | 29 | 69 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 88 | Andre Carter | DL | IU | 12 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 89 | Billy Wooden | DT |  MASS | 11 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 90 | Princely Umanmielen | DE |  FLA | 12 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 16 | 0 | — |
| 91 | T.J. Parker | DE | CLEM | 10 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 92 | Mazin Richards | DL |  UNT | 11 | 29 | 15 | 44 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 | — |
| 93 | Tyler Baron | DL | TENN | 12 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 94 | Cashius Howell | DE |  BGSU | 11 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 95 | Jimmori Robinson | DL | UTSA | 12 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 9 | 2 | — |
| 96 | Keyron Crawford | DE | ARST | 12 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 97 | Jaylan Ford | LB |  TEX | 13 | 40 | 46 | 86 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 98 | Dayon Hayes | DE |  PITT | 12 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | — |
| 99 | Chris Braswell | LB | ALA | 13 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 100 | Judge Culpepper | DT |  TOL | 12 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 10.5 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | — |