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2026 season

Rankings

The season's leaders, by team and by player.

Season
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Conference
OffenseDefenseOverallConference

Scoring defense

Points allowed per game, lower is better

  1. 1Mass Maritime0.0
  2. 2Concordia (MN)0.0
  3. 3Howard Payne0.0
  4. 4Salisbury0.0
  5. 5George Fox0.0
  6. 6La Verne3.0
  7. 7Gustavus Adolphus3.0
  8. 8MIT3.5
  9. 9Wisconsin Platteville3.5
  10. 10Wilkes4.0
  11. 11South Carolina State4.3
  12. 12South Carolina4.5
  13. 13Penn State4.5
  14. 14Kansas State5.0
  15. 15Virginia5.5
  16. 16Saint Vincent6.0
  17. 17Allegheny6.0
  18. 18Wisconsin River Falls6.5
  19. 19Notre Dame6.5
  20. 20North Carolina Wesleyan6.5
  21. 21Iowa6.5
  22. 22Hiram6.5
  23. 23North Carolina6.5
  24. 24Harding7.0
  25. 25New Mexico7.0

Sacks

By the defence, per game

  1. 1Virginia Tech6.0
  2. 2LSU5.5
  3. 3Vanderbilt5.5
  4. 4Maryland5.0
  5. 5Tennessee5.0
  6. 6Baylor4.5
  7. 7New Mexico4.0
  8. 8Georgia Southern4.0
  9. 9Sam Houston4.0
  10. 10Alabama3.5
  11. 11West Virginia3.5
  12. 12North Carolina3.5
  13. 13Troy3.5
  14. 14Tulsa3.5
  15. 15Old Dominion3.5
  16. 16Indiana3.0
  17. 17Georgia State3.0
  18. 18Iowa3.0
  19. 19Michigan State3.0
  20. 20Colorado3.0
  21. 21Washington3.0
  22. 22Memphis3.0
  23. 23Oklahoma3.0
  24. 24Louisiana Tech3.0
  25. 25Delaware3.0

Tackles for loss

By the defence, per game

  1. 1Virginia Tech16.0
  2. 2Louisiana Tech12.0
  3. 3Georgia Southern12.0
  4. 4LSU11.0
  5. 5Troy10.5
  6. 6Old Dominion10.5
  7. 7Indiana9.5
  8. 8Tennessee9.5
  9. 9Kansas State9.0
  10. 10West Virginia9.0
  11. 11Baylor9.0
  12. 12New Mexico8.5
  13. 13Colorado8.5
  14. 14Vanderbilt8.0
  15. 15Washington8.0
  16. 16Oklahoma8.0
  17. 17Kansas8.0
  18. 18Georgia7.5
  19. 19Colorado State7.5
  20. 20Minnesota7.5
  21. 21Sam Houston7.5
  22. 22East Carolina7.5
  23. 23Syracuse7.3
  24. 24Florida7.0
  25. 25Maryland7.0

Interceptions

Caught by the defence, per game

  1. 1New Mexico2.5
  2. 2Colorado State2.5
  3. 3Washington2.5
  4. 4Virginia2.0
  5. 5BYU2.0
  6. 6Massachusetts2.0
  7. 7UTSA2.0
  8. 8Louisiana Tech2.0
  9. 9Arkansas State2.0
  10. 10Louisiana2.0
  11. 11Southern Miss2.0
  12. 12Boston College2.0
  13. 13California2.0
  14. 14North Dakota State1.7
  15. 15Maryland1.5
  16. 16App State1.5
  17. 17UCLA1.5
  18. 18Auburn1.5
  19. 19Baylor1.5
  20. 20Coastal Carolina1.5
  21. 21Air Force1.5
  22. 22San Diego State1.5
  23. 23Florida State1.5
  24. 24Ball State1.5
  25. 25Northern Illinois1.5

Players

Sacks

Season total

  1. 1Khalid BuenoStony Brook4.5
  2. 2Princewill UmanmielenLSU4.5
  3. 3Donovan MoyerMorgan State4
  4. 4Lamont Lester Jr.Colorado4
  5. 5Xavier LewisNorth Carolina4
  6. 6Camden ByrdRichmond3.5
  7. 7Elijah KinslerMemphis3.5
  8. 8Ibrahim SanogoSouthern Illinois3.5
  9. 9Shawan LewisUAlbany3.5
  10. 10Alonzo Jackson Jr.Louisiana Tech3
  11. 11Ansel Din-MbuhTCU3
  12. 12Caleb SandstromApp State3
  13. 13Case MankinsRhode Island3
  14. 14Cayden AdkinsNorth Alabama3
  15. 15Cortez HarrisVirginia Tech3
  16. 16Eli CoenenMichigan State3
  17. 17Hudson TuckerTennessee Tech3
  18. 18Isaac TerrellIowa State3
  19. 19Ka'Von ChisolmSouth Carolina State3
  20. 20Malachi WilliamsPrairie View A&M3
  21. 21Mariyon DyeTennessee3
  22. 22Mike SylvalieHouston Christian3
  23. 23Mylachi WilliamsVirginia Tech3
  24. 24Thomas DavisTulsa3
  25. 25Trehsyn FesiliIdaho State3

Tackles for loss

Season total

  1. 1Khalid BuenoStony Brook8.5
  2. 2Ibrahim SanogoSouthern Illinois7
  3. 3Jayven AndersonHouston Christian7
  4. 4Xavier LewisNorth Carolina6.5
  5. 5Mylachi WilliamsVirginia Tech6
  6. 6Princewill UmanmielenLSU6
  7. 7Zarion WaltersNorth Carolina Central6
  8. 8JoJo GarciaStony Brook5.5
  9. 9Jordan DollardSouth Carolina State5.5
  10. 10Ka'Von ChisolmSouth Carolina State5.5
  11. 11Xavier GilliamTennessee5.5
  12. 12Alonzo Jackson Jr.Louisiana Tech5
  13. 13Avery HowardNorth Alabama5
  14. 14Cameron AndersonWest Florida5
  15. 15Eli LipscombFurman5
  16. 16Lamont Lester Jr.Colorado5
  17. 17Tae FloydJacksonville State5
  18. 18Tre YanezGardner-Webb5
  19. 19Asher WilsonRobert Morris4.5
  20. 20Ben FiegelSouthern Illinois4.5
  21. 21Elijah KinslerMemphis4.5
  22. 22Gerard CulottaTarleton State4.5
  23. 23Ja'Wuan NicksonEastern Illinois4.5
  24. 24Kemari NixDelaware State4.5
  25. 25Omari BurseyVillanova4.5

Total tackles

Season total

  1. 1Trevor BarryNew Hampshire39
  2. 2Mikey D'AmatoCal Poly36
  3. 3J.R. FloodDrake35
  4. 4Jeremiah Hudson-DavisAlabama A&M35
  5. 5JoJo GarciaStony Brook34
  6. 6Omari BurseyVillanova34
  7. 7Jaeden JonesMonmouth33
  8. 8Myles MayovskyEastern Washington33
  9. 9Nathan ReynoldsIdaho State33
  10. 10Dre DelinoisEast Tennessee State32
  11. 11Sam OppenheimerMaine32
  12. 12John RobinsonAlabama A&M31
  13. 13Timothy JasperAlcorn State31
  14. 14Tre YanezGardner-Webb31
  15. 15Bryce SmithEastern Washington30
  16. 16Kona MooreHawai'i30
  17. 17Zach MowchanEastern Michigan30
  18. 18Andrew OsmunFordham29
  19. 19Dillon WilliamsAbilene Christian29
  20. 20Ashtyn WilliamsCentral Arkansas28
  21. 21D.J. BarberAlabama A&M28
  22. 22RL MillerCal Poly28
  23. 23Wyatt WardWofford28
  24. 24Zyion Freer-BrownThe Citadel28
  25. 25Adam DueHoly Cross27

Interceptions

Season total

  1. 1Kingston LopaCalifornia4
  2. 2Brandyn HillmanVirginia3
  3. 3Bryson AdamohCentral Arkansas3
  4. 4Jahmad HarmonMassachusetts3
  5. 5Javawn BrooksDayton3
  6. 6Kobi AlbertSouthern Miss3
  7. 7Makai FrisbyStephen F. Austin3
  8. 8Parker VanceSouthern Utah3
  9. 9A'Khoury LydeWest Florida2
  10. 10Alex McLaughlinWashington2
  11. 11Andre DePina-GrayRhode Island2
  12. 12Andre JordanAuburn2
  13. 13Anthony PalanoBoston College2
  14. 14C.J. BlockerColorado State2
  15. 15Cade EllisWilliam & Mary2
  16. 16Caleb EasterlingFurman2
  17. 17Cameron GogginsMercer2
  18. 18Christian MagliacanoColgate2
  19. 19D.J. AdamsChattanooga2
  20. 20Dorian BlackwellUT Rio Grande Valley2
  21. 21Dylan SmithMemphis2
  22. 22Isaac RedfordPortland State2
  23. 23Ja'Wuan NicksonEastern Illinois2
  24. 24Jacob KrugerWestern Illinois2
  25. 25Jacob SekiyobaCentral Arkansas2

Defensive points

Defensive and interception touchdowns × 6

  1. 1A'Khoury LydeWest Florida12
  2. 2Javon TracyMinnesota12
  3. 3Jayden HibblerIncarnate Word12
  4. 4Kalen WoodsMiddle Tennessee12
  5. 5Michael ScottJames Madison12
  6. 6Vernell Brown IIIFlorida12
  7. 7Vicari SwainSouth Carolina12
  8. 8Ahamad ChapmanUTSA6
  9. 9Alex BroomeAbilene Christian6
  10. 10Alex UchtmanSouth Dakota State6
  11. 11Andre JordanAuburn6
  12. 12Andruw EllisNorthern Illinois6
  13. 13Austin HowardVanderbilt6
  14. 14Avery DixonNorth Dakota6
  15. 15Aydan WestMinnesota6
  16. 16Blake FletcherAir Force6
  17. 17Blake SchiltzNorth Dakota State6
  18. 18Boubacar TraoreNotre Dame6
  19. 19Brandon WhiteKansas State6
  20. 20Brendon RossMontana State6
  21. 21Bryce LlewellynEastern Michigan6
  22. 22Bryson AdamohCentral Arkansas6
  23. 23Bryson GravesDelaware6
  24. 24Caden RiceHampton6
  25. 25Caleb McKenzieFlorida A&M6