CFB Projections · 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	Ray Coney	LB	TLSA	103	34	5.7	1.5	2	2.6
2	Baron Hopson	LB	KENN	98	41	6.1	0.6	3	1.4
3	Chris Jones	LB	USM	95	34	5.4	2.3	2	0.0
4	Jaxton Eck	DL	UNM	92	45	4.5	1.0	1	1.9
5	Michael Montgomery	LB	USM	90	22	3.0	1.2	2	0.0
6	Owen Long	LB	CSU	89	35	3.2	1.1	3	0.0
7	Rasheem Biles	LB	PITT	85	33	9.5	2.9	4	3.0
8	Gideon Lampron	LB	BGSU	84	47	11.0	1.8	1	2.6
9	Timmy Hinspeter	LB	MASS	84	20	3.4	1.2	2	1.4
10	Tyler Martin	LB	MASS	83	25	2.9	0.0	1	0.1
11	Robert Fitzgerald	DB	NU	83	47	4.1	0.2	2	0.4
12	Brevin Hamblin	S	USU	83	40	2.0	1.1	4	0.0
13	Malachi McLean	DB	CONN	81	35	2.2	0.6	2	0.8
14	Blake Fletcher	LB	AF	79	31	2.5	0.6	2	3.0
15	Blayne Myrick	LB	USA	79	32	6.1	0.8	2	2.8
16	Matt Rose	LB	STAN	79	34	5.9	1.4	2	1.7
17	Andon Thomas	LB	ARMY	78	43	2.9	0.0	3	1.7
18	Sammy Brown	LB	CLEM	78	39	10.5	4.8	3	4.9
19	Gavin Moul	LB	DEL	78	36	5.3	1.3	2	0.8
20	Cade Uluave	LB	CAL	76	34	7.6	1.9	3	3.5
21	Sam Brumfield	LB	MEM	76	32	6.1	2.6	1	1.1
22	Arion Carter	LB	TENN	76	26	5.5	0.8	2	2.1
23	Jayden Wilson	LB	UTEP	75	28	5.9	1.4	0	4.1
24	Kam Robinson	LB	UVA	74	27	5.0	3.2	1	2.0
25	Jacob Fields	DB	LT	74	36	3.1	0.1	3	0.6
26	Luke Ferrelli	LB	CAL	74	30	4.1	0.9	1	1.2
27	Alex McLaughlin	S	WASH	74	39	3.0	0.6	4	0.0
28	Lewis Carter	LB	UCF	73	36	3.3	1.0	1	0.5
29	Leon Hart Jr.	LB	FAU	73	31	4.1	1.1	1	0.0
30	Ty Benefield	DB	BOIS	73	41	6.5	0.0	2	0.6
31	Mani Powell	LB	PUR	73	40	8.1	3.9	1	2.7
32	Joseph Carter	LB	LIB	73	35	4.2	0.8	1	0.7
33	Isaac Smith	S	MSST	72	24	1.9	0.5	3	0.1
34	KP Price	DB	BC	72	44	2.3	0.2	2	1.9
35	Owen Chambliss	LB	SDSU	72	43	5.5	2.3	2	2.2
36	Josiah Robinson	LB	GAST	72	33	6.7	2.4	2	1.5
37	Dylan Labarbera	DL	NEV	71	37	10.5	3.4	0	1.9
38	Dion Crawford	LB	BUF	71	26	6.1	4.4	1	3.2
39	Kalib Fortner	LB	ARMY	70	41	5.7	1.1	1	4.5
40	Tory Gethers	LB	NMSU	70	34	3.8	2.2	2	0.8
41	Jamel Johnson	S	TCU	70	38	2.1	0.0	2	0.0
42	TJ Dottery	LB	MISS	70	34	3.8	1.5	1	1.9
43	Jahron Manning	S	MSST	70	31	3.6	0.3	3	0.0
44	Austin Romaine	LB	KSU	69	39	6.2	0.9	2	5.9
45	Taye Brown	LB	ARIZ	69	30	6.2	1.6	1	1.9
46	Daniel Wingate	LB	MD	69	39	5.8	0.9	1	1.5
47	Colton Phares	LB	APP	69	27	6.3	1.4	2	1.3
48	Matthew Bailey	DB	ILL	69	45	2.6	0.1	3	0.4
49	Aaron Alexander	LB	ARST	68	26	2.4	0.6	0	0.0
50	CJ Young	DB	KENT	68	35	6.1	2.0	2	1.4
51	Maverick Baranowski	LB	MINN	68	26	6.7	1.2	1	1.7
52	Derrieon Craig	DL	MASS	68	28	1.8	0.4	1	1.0
53	Isaiah Chisom	LB	UCLA	68	32	3.0	0.1	1	1.9
54	Keaton Thomas	LB	BAY	67	44	6.6	1.9	2	1.7
55	Oumar Diomande	LB	CONN	67	37	5.2	2.8	1	3.0
56	Noah Flemmings	LB	ULM	67	34	6.9	2.0	1	1.6
57	Zeraun Daniel	S	MASS	66	28	2.2	0.0	1	0.0
58	Ethan Wesloski	LB	UNT	66	31	6.9	1.5	0	2.9
59	Everett Roussaw Jr.	LB	MEM	66	30	6.1	2.4	2	1.8
60	Lento Smith Jr.	S	TLSA	66	36	2.2	0.0	3	0.0
61	Mac Sanders	LB	JXST	65	31	7.8	1.2	2	3.6
62	Omar Thornton	DB	BC	65	36	6.3	1.1	1	0.8
63	Dexter Foster	LB	ORST	65	18	2.8	0.2	1	3.0
64	Trey Lathan	LB	KU	65	38	6.9	1.6	2	3.8
65	Xavier Atkins	LB	AUB	65	37	11.8	6.2	1	4.4
66	Kooper Ebel	LB	ISU	64	30	7.4	1.1	2	2.5
67	Jake Pope	DB	UNLV	64	29	2.2	1.2	1	0.8
68	Jalen Thomeson	S	OHIO	64	27	4.2	0.0	1	1.2
69	MarcAnthony Parker	LB	NAVY	64	30	5.7	2.1	0	1.9
70	Travion Barnes	LB	BAY	64	35	6.0	1.9	0	2.3
71	Brayden Johnson	LB	WYO	64	35	4.6	0.0	2	0.9
72	Jasper Beeler	S	NIU	64	31	1.5	0.7	2	0.0
73	Jordan Hall	LB	MSU	64	32	3.0	1.4	1	1.6
74	Tyler Stolsky	LB	FAU	64	30	2.3	0.4	2	0.8
75	Davaughn Patterson	DB	WAKE	64	28	3.1	0.0	5	1.8
76	DJ Burks	DB	APP	64	28	2.2	0.0	3	0.0
77	Naeten Mitchell	S	NMSU	64	38	1.8	0.0	4	0.0
78	Tawfiq Byard	S	COLO	63	42	6.8	0.8	2	0.7
79	Taurean York	LB	TA&M	63	28	6.0	1.3	2	3.2
80	Ty Morris	LB	RICE	63	27	7.1	3.2	1	1.8
81	Max Harris	LB	ARIZ	63	29	3.2	0.1	1	3.0
82	Luke Pirris	LB	NAVY	63	27	5.9	2.7	2	3.1
83	Bronson Olevao Jr.	LB	USU	63	24	6.1	3.1	2	3.8
84	Xavier Smith	S	UTEP	63	24	1.8	0.1	4	0.6
85	Javante Mackey	DE	ARST	63	39	5.2	0.8	1	1.6
86	Corey Myrick	S	USM	63	31	3.0	0.0	3	1.0
87	Roger Jones Jr.	DB	AF	63	34	1.2	0.0	0	0.8
88	Silas Walters	DB	M-OH	63	31	2.0	0.3	7	0.0
89	Kal-El Pascal	S	BGSU	63	29	3.4	0.0	3	1.2
90	Braylan Lovelace	LB	PITT	62	29	6.3	1.4	1	3.1
91	Ryan Nolan	S	TXST	62	30	1.9	0.0	1	1.2
92	Amare Campbell	LB	PSU	62	42	7.6	3.4	1	2.3
93	Davhon Keys	LB	LSU	62	24	3.0	0.9	2	3.0
94	KT Seay	S	DEL	62	37	4.0	0.0	1	0.0
95	Darius McKenzie	LB	USA	62	24	2.8	0.8	2	0.4
96	Bryan Longwell	LB	VAN	62	32	7.4	1.0	3	2.2
97	Suntarine Perkins	LB	MISS	62	31	9.6	5.6	2	7.6
98	Tyler Martinez	LB	NMSU	62	35	2.1	0.3	2	0.6
99	Kip Lewis	LB	OU	62	28	6.1	1.4	2	2.2
100	Walker O'Steen	LB	JXST	61	36	3.9	1.0	1	3.1