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2017 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. 1Alabama11.9
  2. 2Clemson13.6
  3. 3Wisconsin13.9
  4. 4Virginia Tech14.8
  5. 5Washington16.1
  6. 6Georgia16.4
  7. 7Penn State16.5
  8. 8Auburn18.5
  9. 9LSU18.9
  10. 10Ohio State19.0
  11. 11TCU19.0
  12. 12Michigan State20.0
  13. 13Northwestern20.1
  14. 14Mississippi State20.9
  15. 15Miami21.0
  16. 16Notre Dame21.5
  17. 17Stanford22.7
  18. 18Boise State22.9
  19. 19South Florida23.5
  20. 20NC State25.2
  21. 21UCF25.3
  22. 22USC26.1
  23. 23Oklahoma27.1
  24. 24Oklahoma State29.4
  25. 25Memphis32.5

Sacks

By the defence, per game

  1. 1Clemson3.3
  2. 2Penn State3.2
  3. 3Ohio State3.2
  4. 4Stanford3.2
  5. 5USC3.1
  6. 6Wisconsin3.0
  7. 7South Florida3.0
  8. 8Miami3.0
  9. 9LSU3.0
  10. 10TCU2.9
  11. 11Washington2.9
  12. 12Alabama2.9
  13. 13Mississippi State2.8
  14. 14Northwestern2.5
  15. 15Virginia Tech2.5
  16. 16Boise State2.4
  17. 17Oklahoma State2.3
  18. 18NC State2.3
  19. 19Auburn2.3
  20. 20Michigan State2.2
  21. 21Georgia2.1
  22. 22UCF2.1
  23. 23Memphis2.0
  24. 24Notre Dame1.8
  25. 25Oklahoma1.6

Tackles for loss

By the defence, per game

  1. 1South Florida8.4
  2. 2Ohio State8.1
  3. 3Clemson7.9
  4. 4Miami7.8
  5. 5Virginia Tech7.8
  6. 6Northwestern7.5
  7. 7Oklahoma State7.3
  8. 8Penn State7.2
  9. 9Alabama7.1
  10. 10Memphis7.0
  11. 11TCU6.6
  12. 12Washington6.5
  13. 13Mississippi State6.5
  14. 14NC State6.5
  15. 15Wisconsin6.4
  16. 16UCF6.0
  17. 17LSU5.9
  18. 18USC5.8
  19. 19Boise State5.7
  20. 20Georgia5.7
  21. 21Notre Dame5.5
  22. 22Auburn5.5
  23. 23Stanford5.1
  24. 24Michigan State5.0
  25. 25Oklahoma4.9

Interceptions

Caught by the defence, per game

  1. 1South Florida1.7
  2. 2UCF1.5
  3. 3Wisconsin1.4
  4. 4Alabama1.4
  5. 5Oklahoma State1.3
  6. 6Northwestern1.3
  7. 7Miami1.3
  8. 8Stanford1.3
  9. 9Memphis1.2
  10. 10Washington1.2
  11. 11USC1.1
  12. 12Michigan State1.1
  13. 13NC State1.1
  14. 14Boise State1.1
  15. 15Clemson1.0
  16. 16Virginia Tech1.0
  17. 17Mississippi State1.0
  18. 18Ohio State0.9
  19. 19TCU0.9
  20. 20LSU0.9
  21. 21Georgia0.8
  22. 22Penn State0.8
  23. 23Notre Dame0.8
  24. 24Oklahoma0.6
  25. 25Auburn0.4

Players

Sacks

Season total

  1. 1Joe OstmanCentral Michigan14
  2. 2Sutton SmithNorthern Illinois14
  3. 3Ja'Von Rolland-JonesArkansas State13
  4. 4Anthony WinbushBall State11.5
  5. 5Mat BoesenTCU11.5
  6. 6Curtis WeaverBoise State11
  7. 7Maxx CrosbyEastern Michigan11
  8. 8Peter KalambayiStanford11
  9. 9Roderic TeamerTulane11
  10. 10Landis DurhamTexas A&M10.5
  11. 11Montez SweatMississippi State10.5
  12. 12Bradley ChubbNC State10
  13. 13Brian WomacRice10
  14. 14Rasheem GreenUSC10
  15. 15Antonious SimsApp State9.5
  16. 16Carl GrandersonWyoming9.5
  17. 17Cedric Wilcots IINew Mexico State9.5
  18. 18Charles WrightVanderbilt9.5
  19. 19Clelin FerrellClemson9.5
  20. 20Justin LawlerSMU9.5
  21. 21Uchenna NwosuUSC9.5
  22. 22Jeff HollandAuburn9
  23. 23Joe GazianoNorthwestern9
  24. 24Austin BryantClemson8.5
  25. 25Ben BanoguTCU8.5

Tackles for loss

Season total

  1. 1Sutton SmithNorthern Illinois30
  2. 2Bradley ChubbNC State25
  3. 3Genard AveryMemphis22
  4. 4Joe Dineen Jr.Kansas21.5
  5. 5Brian WomacRice21
  6. 6Joe OstmanCentral Michigan20.5
  7. 7Chase WinovichMichigan20
  8. 8Da'Sean DowneyMassachusetts20
  9. 9Olasunkanmi AdeniyiToledo20
  10. 10Ja'Von Rolland-JonesArkansas State19
  11. 11Clelin FerrellClemson18
  12. 12Jawuan JohnsonNorthern Illinois18
  13. 13Hercules Mata'afaWashington State17.5
  14. 14Nate HallNorthwestern17.5
  15. 15Khalil BrooksMiddle Tennessee17
  16. 16Marcus DavenportUTSA17
  17. 17Anthony WinbushBall State16.5
  18. 18Ben BanoguTCU16.5
  19. 19Daniel WiseKansas16.5
  20. 20Duke EjioforWake Forest16.5
  21. 21Ed OliverHouston16.5
  22. 22Maxx CrosbyEastern Michigan16.5
  23. 23Mike McCrayMichigan16.5
  24. 24Carl GrandersonWyoming16
  25. 25Joe Giles-HarrisDuke16

Total tackles

Season total

  1. 1Frank GindaSan José State173
  2. 2Khalil HodgeBuffalo153
  3. 3Azeez Al-ShaairFlorida Atlantic146
  4. 4Micah KiserVirginia143
  5. 5Leighton Vander EschBoise State141
  6. 6Ulysees Gilbert IIIAkron140
  7. 7Quin BlandingVirginia136
  8. 8Dalton HerringtonNew Mexico State133
  9. 9Devin WhiteLSU133
  10. 10Josey JewellIowa132
  11. 11Joe Dineen Jr.Kansas130
  12. 12Chase HancockMarshall128
  13. 13Christian SamArizona State127
  14. 14Jeffrey AllisonFresno State126
  15. 15Jaylyin MinorCincinnati125
  16. 16Joe Giles-HarrisDuke125
  17. 17Roquan SmithGeorgia125
  18. 18Jahlani TavaiHawai'i124
  19. 19Emmanuel EllerbeeRice120
  20. 20Tony LashleyIdaho120
  21. 21Joel IyiegbuniweWestern Kentucky117
  22. 22De'Jon HarrisArkansas115
  23. 23Parris BennettSyracuse115
  24. 24Thomas BarberMinnesota115
  25. 25Trevor MorrisRutgers115

Interceptions

Season total

  1. 1Joshua JacksonIowa8
  2. 2Jalen YoungFlorida Atlantic7
  3. 3Lukas DenisBoston College7
  4. 4Andraez WilliamsLSU6
  5. 5Clifton DuckApp State6
  6. 6DeShon ElliottTexas6
  7. 7Josh CoxCentral Michigan6
  8. 8Mark GilbertDuke6
  9. 9Mark McLaurinMississippi State6
  10. 10Parry NickersonTulane6
  11. 11Amik RobertsonLouisiana Tech5
  12. 12Andrew WingardWyoming5
  13. 13Blace BrownTroy5
  14. 14Damon WebbOhio State5
  15. 15Darious WilliamsUAB5
  16. 16Darius WilliamsUAB5
  17. 17David DowellMichigan State5
  18. 18Demetrius MondayKent State5
  19. 19Devin AbrahamSouth Florida5
  20. 20Jalen DavisUtah State5
  21. 21Jawuan JohnsonNorthern Illinois5
  22. 22Justin ReidStanford5
  23. 23Kyle QueiroNorthwestern5
  24. 24Lorenzo BurnsArizona5
  25. 25Monquavion BrinsonGeorgia Southern5

Defensive points

Defensive and interception touchdowns × 6

  1. 1Marcus GreenUL Monroe24
  2. 2Mike HughesUCF24
  3. 3Tony PollardMemphis24
  4. 4Dante PettisWashington18
  5. 5Darius PhillipsWestern Michigan18
  6. 6Greg StromanVirginia Tech18
  7. 7Isaiah HarperOld Dominion18
  8. 8Jalen DavisUtah State18
  9. 9Marcus JonesTroy18
  10. 10Rashaad PennySan Diego State18
  11. 11Anthony Ratliff-WilliamsNorth Carolina12
  12. 12Auggie SanchezSouth Florida12
  13. 13Avery WilliamsBoise State12
  14. 14Blaise TaylorArkansas State12
  15. 15Bradd EllisOhio12
  16. 16Bryon Fields Jr.Duke12
  17. 17CJ HendersonFlorida12
  18. 18Christian KirkTexas A&M12
  19. 19D.J. CharkLSU12
  20. 20D.J. ReedKansas State12
  21. 21Darnell Savage Jr.Maryland12
  22. 22Darryl LewisLouisiana Tech12
  23. 23DeShon ElliottTexas12
  24. 24Deebo SamuelSouth Carolina12
  25. 25Diontae JohnsonToledo12