CFB Projections · 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	Red Murdock	LB	BUF	95	45	10.3	1.8	0	2.8
2	Cade Uluave	LB	CAL	92	34	5.3	1.4	3	3.6
3	Isaac Smith	S	MSST	87	36	1.5	0.0	2	0.1
4	Nick Andersen	DB	WAKE	87	34	1.7	0.1	1	0.9
5	Travion Barnes	LB	BAY	84	37	5.7	1.9	0	2.3
6	Aiden Fisher	LB	IU	83	33	3.5	1.1	4	3.2
7	Antonio Clary	S	UVA	81	25	3.2	0.6	4	1.6
8	Tyquan King	LB	CONN	79	35	3.4	1.6	0	3.1
9	Marques Watson-Trent	LB	NEB	78	34	5.8	1.2	1	1.4
10	Whit Weeks	LB	LSU	78	41	6.9	2.1	3	4.2
11	Dillon Thieneman	DB	ORE	77	47	2.4	0.2	3	0.3
12	Dylan Hazen	LB	WAKE	77	34	5.5	0.7	0	3.0
13	Dariel Djabome	LB	RUTG	76	36	6.2	2.0	1	2.5
14	Jordan Pollard	LB	SJSU	74	42	6.1	1.0	1	0.9
15	Blayne Myrick	LB	USA	74	34	5.7	1.5	2	1.9
16	Dylan Rosiek	LB	ILL	73	36	4.3	1.1	2	0.7
17	Isaiah Nwokobia	S	SMU	73	38	3.2	0.7	3	1.9
18	Levani Damuni	LB	UTAH	73	33	3.0	0.7	1	0.8
19	Scotty Edwards	S	STAN	72	35	2.2	0.3	1	0.5
20	Langston Patterson	LB	VAN	72	35	5.0	0.3	1	0.8
21	Zach Mowchan	LB	EMU	72	21	1.3	0.1	0	0.7
22	Jacob Rodriguez	LB	TTU	72	40	5.5	2.7	2	2.8
23	Emmanuel McNeil-Warren	S	TOL	72	35	2.5	0.6	3	0.0
24	Joseph Carter	LB	LIB	71	34	3.6	1.0	2	0.0
25	Parker Hughes	LB	MTSU	71	31	3.9	0.9	1	1.6
26	Tavian Combs	S	UNM	71	39	2.7	0.1	2	1.0
27	Jordan Kwiatkowski	LB	CMU	71	33	7.0	0.0	1	0.4
28	Javante Mackey	DE	ARST	71	38	5.9	1.5	1	1.6
29	James Djonkam	DL	VT	70	21	5.0	1.2	2	2.3
30	Myles Rowser	DB	ASU	70	31	1.3	0.9	3	0.5
31	Xavian Sorey Jr.	LB	ARK	70	29	5.7	2.2	2	2.1
32	Jaden Yates	LB	MISS	70	23	3.4	0.6	1	3.0
33	Bryan McCoy Jr.	LB	OKST	70	29	2.7	0.2	1	1.0
34	Deontae Lawson	LB	ALA	70	36	5.8	2.2	3	1.6
35	Dalton Johnson	DB	ARIZ	70	39	4.9	0.6	1	0.3
36	Tate Hallock	S	WMU	70	41	2.9	0.0	3	0.0
37	Namdi Obiazor	LB	TCU	70	36	5.9	2.3	1	2.0
38	Andon Thomas	LB	ARMY	69	36	2.8	0.0	2	0.4
39	Keaton Thomas	LB	BAY	69	46	6.4	2.6	0	1.6
40	Austin Romaine	LB	KSU	69	34	5.3	1.4	1	3.1
41	Kyle Louis	LB	PITT	68	28	8.8	3.7	1	5.1
42	Ike Larsen	S	USU	68	42	2.1	0.1	6	0.3
43	Demetrius Hill	DB	FIU	68	31	2.8	0.7	1	0.0
44	Ben Roberts	LB	TTU	67	35	4.5	0.4	1	3.5
45	Randolph Kpai	DT	UNM	66	33	4.0	1.0	2	3.7
46	Matthew Bailey	DB	ILL	66	30	2.3	0.1	4	0.0
47	Tyler Martinez	LB	NMSU	66	30	3.0	0.5	1	0.7
48	Fred Perry	S	WVU	66	33	4.4	1.1	2	2.4
49	Sean Brown	LB	NCSU	66	33	4.6	2.1	2	7.1
50	Mac Uihlein	LB	NU	65	36	2.8	1.1	1	0.1
51	TJ Quinn	LB	LOU	65	27	2.5	0.9	1	1.4
52	Caden Fordham	LB	NCSU	65	27	3.6	0.8	1	5.0
53	Eli Blakey	DB	M-OH	65	33	1.3	0.1	1	0.1
54	Christian Ellis	S	VT	65	26	1.9	2.0	3	0.9
55	TJ Dottery	LB	MISS	65	33	4.0	2.4	1	2.8
56	Jhalyn Shuler	LB	USF	64	36	6.1	2.7	2	3.3
57	Xavier Smith	S	UTEP	64	29	1.5	0.0	4	0.0
58	Tano Letuli	LB	SDSU	64	33	3.0	1.1	0	1.6
59	Jordan Stringer	LB	TROY	63	29	6.0	1.3	0	2.3
60	JoJo Evans Jr.	DB	LOU	63	32	2.3	0.0	4	0.8
61	Taurean York	LB	TA&M	63	31	7.8	2.4	1	2.7
62	James Jackson	LB	UVA	63	26	4.1	1.4	2	3.2
63	Kyle Efford	LB	GT	62	31	4.0	1.9	1	0.9
64	Sammy Brown	LB	CLEM	62	34	9.9	4.6	1	2.7
65	Dimitri Johnson	DL	UNM	61	25	2.8	1.3	3	1.9
66	Kolbe Fields	LB	LT	61	30	6.1	1.1	1	2.1
67	Xavion Alford	DB	ASU	61	31	0.8	0.0	2	0.9
68	Chase Wilson	LB	WVU	61	28	3.0	0.9	1	2.1
69	Nic Mitchell	LB	MSST	60	20	2.4	0.0	1	0.8
70	Randon Fontenette	LB	VAN	60	31	6.4	1.8	5	0.1
71	Bryce Boettcher	LB	ORE	60	29	4.8	1.4	2	0.0
72	Bryan Longwell	LB	VAN	60	30	4.7	0.9	2	0.6
73	Wayne Matthews III	LB	MSU	60	26	4.3	0.9	1	0.1
74	Josiah Trotter	LB	MIZ	60	23	3.0	0.8	1	3.0
75	Buom Jock	LB	CAL	60	26	1.7	0.0	1	0.8
76	Mason Woods	LB	KENT	60	27	3.0	0.1	1	1.2
77	Anthony Hill Jr.	LB	TEX	60	28	10.8	4.5	2	3.2
78	Skyler Thomas	DB	ORST	60	32	1.3	0.0	5	0.0
79	Shyheim Brown	DB	FSU	60	30	1.8	0.8	2	0.3
80	Davaughn Patterson	DB	WAKE	60	24	2.9	0.0	2	0.0
81	Josh Baka	S	UAB	60	37	2.1	0.0	3	0.0
82	Shane Bruce	LB	CCU	59	21	3.8	0.1	2	2.2
83	Eric Gentry	LB	USC	59	40	8.4	2.0	3	0.1
84	Jaden Keller	LB	VT	59	24	2.0	0.0	1	1.1
85	Everett Roussaw Jr.	LB	MEM	59	26	4.1	1.6	2	2.1
86	Lander Barton	LB	UTAH	59	28	3.2	1.1	3	1.4
87	Ernest Hausmann	LB	MICH	59	29	4.1	1.1	1	0.6
88	Kalib Fortner	LB	ARMY	59	30	6.2	1.5	1	2.1
89	Caleb Weaver	S	DUKE	59	38	1.9	0.0	4	0.3
90	Jahleel Culbreath	LB	ODU	59	22	5.0	0.0	0	1.9
91	Reid Williford	LB	CLT	59	28	3.9	1.1	1	1.1
92	Sonny Styles	LB	OSU	59	29	5.8	3.2	2	0.4
93	Jacob Manu	LB	WASH	59	25	5.2	1.6	2	2.2
94	Silas Walters	DB	M-OH	58	27	1.9	0.2	5	0.0
95	Sam Howard	LB	TULN	58	33	5.5	1.1	1	1.5
96	Antavious Fish	LB	SHSU	58	17	2.3	0.4	1	1.9
97	Tre Freeman	LB	DUKE	58	30	3.5	0.8	2	2.7
98	Nikhai Hill-Green	LB	ALA	58	38	7.9	1.5	2	0.9
99	Wade Woodaz	LB	CLEM	58	28	5.6	2.9	1	5.4
100	Triston Newson	LB	MIZ	58	27	4.8	1.0	1	2.1