CFB Projections · Solo Tackles

Defense · 2026 forecast · 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

2026 P50

#	Player	Pos	Tm	Tack	Solo ↓	TFL	Sacks	PD	QBH
1	Gideon Lampron	LB	BGSU	84	47	11.0	1.8	1	2.6
2	Robert Fitzgerald	DB	NU	83	47	4.1	0.2	2	0.4
3	Jaxton Eck	DL	UNM	92	45	4.5	1.0	1	1.9
4	Matthew Bailey	DB	ILL	69	45	2.6	0.1	3	0.4
5	KP Price	DB	BC	72	44	2.3	0.2	2	1.9
6	Keaton Thomas	LB	BAY	67	44	6.6	1.9	2	1.7
7	Andon Thomas	LB	ARMY	78	43	2.9	0.0	3	1.7
8	Owen Chambliss	LB	SDSU	72	43	5.5	2.3	2	2.2
9	Amare Campbell	LB	PSU	62	42	7.6	3.4	1	2.3
10	Tawfiq Byard	S	COLO	63	42	6.8	0.8	2	0.7
11	Baron Hopson	LB	KENN	98	41	6.1	0.6	3	1.4
12	Kalib Fortner	LB	ARMY	70	41	5.7	1.1	1	4.5
13	Ty Benefield	DB	BOIS	73	41	6.5	0.0	2	0.6
14	Jessiah McGrew	DB	FIU	58	40	0.9	0.0	3	0.0
15	Jaylen Thomas	DB	SJSU	52	40	1.7	0.0	4	0.2
16	Brevin Hamblin	S	USU	83	40	2.0	1.1	4	0.0
17	Mani Powell	LB	PUR	73	40	8.1	3.9	1	2.7
18	Javante Mackey	DE	ARST	63	39	5.2	0.8	1	1.6
19	Sammy Brown	LB	CLEM	78	39	10.5	4.8	3	4.9
20	Alex McLaughlin	S	WASH	74	39	3.0	0.6	4	0.0
21	Daniel Wingate	LB	MD	69	39	5.8	0.9	1	1.5
22	Austin Romaine	LB	KSU	69	39	6.2	0.9	2	5.9
23	Kentrell Webb	DB	HOU	58	39	2.0	0.2	2	0.1
24	Naeten Mitchell	S	NMSU	64	38	1.8	0.0	4	0.0
25	Jaquez White	CB	TROY	56	38	3.2	0.7	6	0.5
26	Trey Lathan	LB	KU	65	38	6.9	1.6	2	3.8
27	Collin Matteson	S	ARMY	57	38	1.4	0.0	4	1.2
28	Jamel Johnson	S	TCU	70	38	2.1	0.0	2	0.0
29	Thomas Anderson	CB	MOST	47	37	1.9	0.6	3	0.0
30	KT Seay	S	DEL	62	37	4.0	0.0	1	0.0
31	Xavier Atkins	LB	AUB	65	37	11.8	6.2	1	4.4
32	Dylan Labarbera	DL	NEV	71	37	10.5	3.4	0	1.9
33	Oumar Diomande	LB	CONN	67	37	5.2	2.8	1	3.0
34	Jack Tchienchou	S	TULN	60	36	1.6	0.4	2	0.0
35	Omar Thornton	DB	BC	65	36	6.3	1.1	1	0.8
36	Lewis Carter	LB	UCF	73	36	3.3	1.0	1	0.5
37	Whit Weeks	LB	LSU	50	36	5.6	2.0	2	5.2
38	Ty Bryant	DB	UK	61	36	1.6	0.0	1	0.0
39	Lento Smith Jr.	S	TLSA	66	36	2.2	0.0	3	0.0
40	Mister Clark	DB	FIU	51	36	5.6	0.1	7	0.1
41	Gavin Moul	LB	DEL	78	36	5.3	1.3	2	0.8
42	Jacob Fields	DB	LT	74	36	3.1	0.1	3	0.6
43	Walker O'Steen	LB	JXST	61	36	3.9	1.0	1	3.1
44	Mitchell Gonser	LB	BUF	58	35	4.9	0.6	1	1.6
45	Joseph Carter	LB	LIB	73	35	4.2	0.8	1	0.7
46	Dalesean Staley	S	SDSU	53	35	1.4	0.0	3	0.0
47	Casey Larkin	S	ARMY	54	35	3.8	0.0	2	0.5
48	Tyler Martinez	LB	NMSU	62	35	2.1	0.3	2	0.6
49	Owen Long	LB	CSU	89	35	3.2	1.1	3	0.0
50	Adrian Wilson	S	ASU	50	35	1.6	0.0	4	0.9
51	K'Von Sherman	LB	TOL	54	35	7.2	2.3	1	3.8
52	Travion Barnes	LB	BAY	64	35	6.0	1.9	0	2.3
53	CJ Young	DB	KENT	68	35	6.1	2.0	2	1.4
54	CJ Clinkscales Jr.	DB	CLT	43	35	0.9	0.0	0	0.0
55	Dalton Brooks	S	TA&M	48	35	5.0	1.4	1	3.4
56	Brayden Johnson	LB	WYO	64	35	4.6	0.0	2	0.9
57	Carlton Smith	LB	MD	52	35	1.8	0.8	0	2.9
58	Malachi McLean	DB	CONN	81	35	2.2	0.6	2	0.8
59	Demari Henderson	DB	UCF	50	34	2.9	0.7	1	0.2
60	DJ McKinney	CB	COLO	45	34	2.2	0.0	5	0.0
61	TJ Dottery	LB	MISS	70	34	3.8	1.5	1	1.9
62	Matt Rose	LB	STAN	79	34	5.9	1.4	2	1.7
63	Christian Alliegro	LB	WIS	53	34	6.1	3.5	1	0.0
64	Chris Jones	LB	USM	95	34	5.4	2.3	2	0.0
65	Bobby Crosby	S	TXST	50	34	3.0	1.1	3	0.0
66	Ray Coney	LB	TLSA	103	34	5.7	1.5	2	2.6
67	Elijah Green	CB	TLSA	49	34	2.2	0.0	4	0.0
68	Chris Rodgers	LB	TULN	51	34	4.0	1.2	1	1.9
69	Jaylen Lewis	DB	WKU	55	34	2.5	0.0	3	0.0
70	Roger Jones Jr.	DB	AF	63	34	1.2	0.0	0	0.8
71	Tory Gethers	LB	NMSU	70	34	3.8	2.2	2	0.8
72	Curly Ordonez	LB	TEM	58	34	6.2	0.8	2	0.8
73	Noah Flemmings	LB	ULM	67	34	6.9	2.0	1	1.6
74	Cade Uluave	LB	CAL	76	34	7.6	1.9	3	3.5
75	Wydett Williams Jr.	S	MISS	55	33	1.7	0.3	5	0.2
76	Brandon Tyson	LB	GASO	60	33	1.8	0.0	2	4.2
77	Josiah Robinson	LB	GAST	72	33	6.7	2.4	2	1.5
78	Cam Chadwick	DB	CONN	52	33	2.1	0.4	4	1.5
79	D'Yoni Hill	CB	WIS	43	33	2.7	0.0	1	0.0
80	Tavin Ward	S	USF	57	33	1.9	0.0	2	0.0
81	Robert Woodyard Jr.	LB	AUB	52	33	5.0	1.0	1	3.3
82	CJ Heard	S	VAN	57	33	2.7	1.1	2	2.8
83	Isiah Revis	DB	SJSU	47	33	3.9	0.0	2	1.7
84	Dru Polidore Jr.	DB	CAL	51	33	2.1	0.0	2	0.0
85	Javier Morton	S	TEM	48	33	1.9	0.0	2	0.0
86	Derrell Farrar	LB	LIB	58	33	4.4	1.3	2	1.6
87	Rasheem Biles	LB	PITT	85	33	9.5	2.9	4	3.0
88	Brent Gordon Jr.	DB	UL	52	33	1.6	0.0	6	1.1
89	Blayne Myrick	LB	USA	79	32	6.1	0.8	2	2.8
90	Jordan Hall	LB	MSU	64	32	3.0	1.4	1	1.6
91	Kanye Young	LB	MOST	61	32	6.3	1.5	2	3.1
92	Collin Jacob	S	UL	44	32	2.1	0.5	1	0.1
93	Gary Bryant III	LB	SYR	46	32	3.7	0.6	1	0.8
94	Kamari Wilson	DB	MEM	59	32	4.3	0.8	2	0.6
95	Sam Brumfield	LB	MEM	76	32	6.1	2.6	1	1.1
96	Jaheim Patterson	DB	ORST	55	32	1.9	0.0	3	0.8
97	Zashon Rich	CB	KSU	46	32	2.3	0.5	6	0.0
98	Stone Combs	LB	NEV	61	32	3.5	0.9	1	0.9
99	Bryan Longwell	LB	VAN	62	32	7.4	1.0	3	2.2
100	Solo Barnes	S	UTEP	49	32	2.2	0.9	3	0.9