CFB Projections · Solo Tackles

Defense · 2025 (model vs actual) · FBS · per-position model

Passing Rushing Receiving Defense Kicking

StatTackles Solo Tackles TFL Sacks Pass Def QB Hurries

Season2026 2025 2024

Projected leaders · Top 100

2025 P50

#	Player	Pos	Tm	Tack	Solo ↓	TFL	Sacks	PD	QBH
1	Dillon Thieneman	DB	ORE	77	47	2.4	0.2	3	0.3
2	Keaton Thomas	LB	BAY	69	46	6.4	2.6	0	1.6
3	Red Murdock	LB	BUF	95	45	10.3	1.8	0	2.8
4	Jordan Pollard	LB	SJSU	74	42	6.1	1.0	1	0.9
5	Ike Larsen	S	USU	68	42	2.1	0.1	6	0.3
6	Whit Weeks	LB	LSU	78	41	6.9	2.1	3	4.2
7	Tate Hallock	S	WMU	70	41	2.9	0.0	3	0.0
8	Jacob Rodriguez	LB	TTU	72	40	5.5	2.7	2	2.8
9	Eric Gentry	LB	USC	59	40	8.4	2.0	3	0.1
10	Dalton Johnson	DB	ARIZ	70	39	4.9	0.6	1	0.3
11	Tavian Combs	S	UNM	71	39	2.7	0.1	2	1.0
12	Javante Mackey	DE	ARST	71	38	5.9	1.5	1	1.6
13	Nikhai Hill-Green	LB	ALA	58	38	7.9	1.5	2	0.9
14	Isaiah Nwokobia	S	SMU	73	38	3.2	0.7	3	1.9
15	Caleb Weaver	S	DUKE	59	38	1.9	0.0	4	0.3
16	Ty Benefield	DB	BOIS	54	37	3.7	0.8	3	1.6
17	Josh Baka	S	UAB	60	37	2.1	0.0	3	0.0
18	Travion Barnes	LB	BAY	84	37	5.7	1.9	0	2.3
19	Dylan Rosiek	LB	ILL	73	36	4.3	1.1	2	0.7
20	Andon Thomas	LB	ARMY	69	36	2.8	0.0	2	0.4
21	Peter Manuma	DB	HAW	51	36	2.2	0.1	2	0.0
22	A.J. Haulcy	S	LSU	54	36	0.9	0.0	3	0.4
23	Kamari Ramsey	S	USC	49	36	4.3	1.0	4	1.6
24	Devyn Bobby	S	BAY	55	36	2.0	0.0	3	0.2
25	Dariel Djabome	LB	RUTG	76	36	6.2	2.0	1	2.5
26	Jhalyn Shuler	LB	USF	64	36	6.1	2.7	2	3.3
27	Mac Uihlein	LB	NU	65	36	2.8	1.1	1	0.1
28	Xavier Scott	DB	ILL	45	36	1.5	0.3	6	0.0
29	Deontae Lawson	LB	ALA	70	36	5.8	2.2	3	1.6
30	Namdi Obiazor	LB	TCU	70	36	5.9	2.3	1	2.0
31	Isaac Smith	S	MSST	87	36	1.5	0.0	2	0.1
32	Kendal Daniels	LB	OU	54	35	5.5	2.6	4	1.2
33	Tyquan King	LB	CONN	79	35	3.4	1.6	0	3.1
34	Mac Harris	LB	USF	56	35	6.3	2.0	1	2.8
35	Scotty Edwards	S	STAN	72	35	2.2	0.3	1	0.5
36	Kam Robinson	LB	UVA	58	35	5.4	2.7	1	2.5
37	Ben Roberts	LB	TTU	67	35	4.5	0.4	1	3.5
38	Langston Patterson	LB	VAN	72	35	5.0	0.3	1	0.8
39	Emmanuel McNeil-Warren	S	TOL	72	35	2.5	0.6	3	0.0
40	JeRico Washington Jr.	DB	KENN	51	35	1.0	0.0	4	0.0
41	KJ Bolden	DB	UGA	47	35	2.5	1.6	2	1.2
42	Will Lee III	CB	TA&M	42	35	1.5	0.0	5	0.0
43	Devin Grant	DB	SYR	50	35	5.0	1.0	3	0.8
44	Nick Andersen	DB	WAKE	87	34	1.7	0.1	1	0.9
45	Aaron Wofford	S	WMU	54	34	1.6	0.4	3	0.4
46	DeShon Singleton	DB	NEB	56	34	1.7	0.0	2	0.0
47	Blayne Myrick	LB	USA	74	34	5.7	1.5	2	1.9
48	Dylan Hazen	LB	WAKE	77	34	5.5	0.7	0	3.0
49	Marques Watson-Trent	LB	NEB	78	34	5.8	1.2	1	1.4
50	Caleb Downs	S	OSU	52	34	6.1	1.0	2	1.3
51	Cade Uluave	LB	CAL	92	34	5.3	1.4	3	3.6
52	Xavier Williams	S	CIN	44	34	2.6	0.0	2	0.1
53	Austin Romaine	LB	KSU	69	34	5.3	1.4	1	3.1
54	Joseph Carter	LB	LIB	71	34	3.6	1.0	2	0.0
55	Tyree Skipper	S	UL	48	34	0.9	0.0	2	0.1
56	Sammy Brown	LB	CLEM	62	34	9.9	4.6	1	2.7
57	KP Price	DB	BC	57	34	1.7	0.7	4	0.8
58	Chris Johnson	CB	SDSU	47	34	0.8	0.1	2	0.4
59	TJ Dottery	LB	MISS	65	33	4.0	2.4	1	2.8
60	Levani Damuni	LB	UTAH	73	33	3.0	0.7	1	0.8
61	Sean Brown	LB	NCSU	66	33	4.6	2.1	2	7.1
62	Tevin Tucker	S	KENT	53	33	2.1	0.0	2	0.0
63	Jeremiah Johnson	S	NCSU	52	33	1.7	0.2	2	0.3
64	Miles Scott	DB	ILL	49	33	0.5	0.0	3	0.0
65	CJ Allen	LB	UGA	51	33	1.9	0.2	2	2.5
66	Aiden Fisher	LB	IU	83	33	3.5	1.1	4	3.2
67	Jordan Kwiatkowski	LB	CMU	71	33	7.0	0.0	1	0.4
68	Tano Letuli	LB	SDSU	64	33	3.0	1.1	0	1.6
69	Sam Howard	LB	TULN	58	33	5.5	1.1	1	1.5
70	Randolph Kpai	DT	UNM	66	33	4.0	1.0	2	3.7
71	Eli Blakey	DB	M-OH	65	33	1.3	0.1	1	0.1
72	Trevor Woods	S	JXST	44	33	1.9	0.6	2	1.3
73	Fred Perry	S	WVU	66	33	4.4	1.1	2	2.4
74	Skyler Thomas	DB	ORST	60	32	1.3	0.0	5	0.0
75	Malik Spencer	DB	MSU	53	32	1.8	0.0	3	0.2
76	JoJo Evans Jr.	DB	LOU	63	32	2.3	0.0	4	0.8
77	Zechariah Poyser	DB	MIA	49	32	1.9	0.0	4	0.1
78	VJ Payne	S	KSU	48	32	2.7	0.0	2	0.0
79	Martavius French	LB	COLO	54	31	5.3	0.4	2	2.4
80	Xavion Alford	DB	ASU	61	31	0.8	0.0	2	0.9
81	Jamel Johnson	CB	NCSU	44	31	2.2	0.0	5	0.0
82	Kyle Efford	LB	GT	62	31	4.0	1.9	1	0.9
83	Tao Johnson	S	UTAH	57	31	2.1	0.1	3	0.1
84	Demetrius Hill	DB	FIU	68	31	2.8	0.7	1	0.0
85	Josiah Robinson	LB	GAST	57	31	5.0	3.4	2	1.3
86	D'Angelo Ponds	DB	IU	46	31	3.1	0.1	8	0.0
87	Myles Rowser	DB	ASU	70	31	1.3	0.9	3	0.5
88	Javier Morton	S	TEM	44	31	0.9	0.0	1	0.0
89	Ahmaad Moses	S	SMU	48	31	3.7	0.2	2	0.1
90	Jamel Johnson	S	TCU	54	31	2.3	0.0	2	0.0
91	Randon Fontenette	LB	VAN	60	31	6.4	1.8	5	0.1
92	CJ Young	DB	KENT	46	31	2.6	1.0	0	0.1
93	Parker Hughes	LB	MTSU	71	31	3.9	0.9	1	1.6
94	Bud Clark	S	TCU	48	31	1.4	0.1	2	0.2
95	Caleb Spann	DB	CMU	47	31	2.5	0.9	3	0.0
96	Marquis Cooper	CB	BUF	44	31	2.2	0.0	5	0.9
97	Taurean York	LB	TA&M	63	31	7.8	2.4	1	2.7
98	Bailey Despanie	S	TULN	49	31	2.8	0.1	2	0.1
99	Darrian Lewis	S	WVU	45	30	2.4	0.1	4	0.2
100	Jalon Kilgore	DB	SC	48	30	2.2	0.0	4	0.7