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2020 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. 1BYU15.3
  2. 2Northwestern15.9
  3. 3Iowa16.0
  4. 4Cincinnati16.8
  5. 5Alabama19.4
  6. 6Notre Dame19.7
  7. 7San José State19.9
  8. 8Georgia20.0
  9. 9Clemson20.2
  10. 10Coastal Carolina20.3
  11. 11Indiana20.3
  12. 12Liberty20.5
  13. 13Iowa State21.4
  14. 14Tulsa21.6
  15. 15Texas A&M21.7
  16. 16Oklahoma21.7
  17. 17Buffalo21.9
  18. 18Louisiana22.0
  19. 19Oklahoma State23.5
  20. 20Ohio State25.8
  21. 21Ball State25.8
  22. 22USC26.0
  23. 23Miami27.0
  24. 24Oregon28.3
  25. 25Texas28.5

Sacks

By the defence, per game

  1. 1Clemson3.8
  2. 2Oklahoma3.4
  3. 3Georgia3.3
  4. 4San José State3.1
  5. 5Indiana3.1
  6. 6North Carolina3.0
  7. 7Cincinnati2.9
  8. 8Buffalo2.9
  9. 9Miami2.8
  10. 10Iowa2.8
  11. 11Florida2.8
  12. 12NC State2.8
  13. 13Texas A&M2.7
  14. 14Coastal Carolina2.7
  15. 15Oklahoma State2.6
  16. 16Ohio State2.6
  17. 17Tulsa2.4
  18. 18Notre Dame2.4
  19. 19Liberty2.4
  20. 20Iowa State2.3
  21. 21BYU2.3
  22. 22USC2.2
  23. 23Alabama2.1
  24. 24Ball State1.9
  25. 25Oregon1.7

Tackles for loss

By the defence, per game

  1. 1Clemson9.1
  2. 2Miami8.5
  3. 3Oklahoma State8.0
  4. 4NC State7.6
  5. 5Tulsa7.4
  6. 6Texas7.4
  7. 7Oklahoma7.4
  8. 8Notre Dame7.3
  9. 9Cincinnati7.2
  10. 10Ball State7.0
  11. 11Iowa State6.8
  12. 12San José State6.6
  13. 13Coastal Carolina6.4
  14. 14Iowa6.4
  15. 15Texas A&M6.3
  16. 16Northwestern6.1
  17. 17Georgia6.1
  18. 18Florida6.0
  19. 19Indiana5.9
  20. 20Ohio State5.8
  21. 21North Carolina5.8
  22. 22USC5.7
  23. 23Alabama5.5
  24. 24Liberty5.4
  25. 25Buffalo5.3

Interceptions

Caught by the defence, per game

  1. 1Indiana2.1
  2. 2Cincinnati1.6
  3. 3Northwestern1.6
  4. 4USC1.5
  5. 5Louisiana1.5
  6. 6Oklahoma1.5
  7. 7Iowa1.4
  8. 8Coastal Carolina1.3
  9. 9Ball State1.3
  10. 10Clemson1.2
  11. 11Liberty1.0
  12. 12Texas A&M1.0
  13. 13Texas1.0
  14. 14Alabama0.9
  15. 15Georgia0.9
  16. 16Ohio State0.9
  17. 17Buffalo0.9
  18. 18NC State0.8
  19. 19Iowa State0.8
  20. 20Florida0.8
  21. 21Oregon0.7
  22. 22BYU0.7
  23. 23North Carolina0.7
  24. 24Tulsa0.7
  25. 25Miami0.6

Players

Sacks

Season total

  1. 1Cade HallSan José State10
  2. 2Will McDonaldIowa State10
  3. 3Azeez OjulariGeorgia9.5
  4. 4Jordan StrachanGeorgia State9.5
  5. 5Nik BonittoOklahoma9
  6. 6Patrick JohnsonTulane9
  7. 7Durrell JohnsonLiberty8.5
  8. 8Patrick Jones IIPittsburgh8.5
  9. 9Tarron JacksonCoastal Carolina8.5
  10. 10Wyatt HubertKansas State8.5
  11. 11Chris Rumph IIDuke8
  12. 12Leighton McCarthyFlorida Atlantic8
  13. 13Morris JosephMemphis8
  14. 14Isaiah ThomasOklahoma7.5
  15. 15Rashad WeaverPittsburgh7.5
  16. 16Victor DimukejeDuke7.5
  17. 17Adetokunbo OgundejiNotre Dame7
  18. 18Calvin BundageOklahoma State7
  19. 19JaQuan BaileyIowa State7
  20. 20Jaelan PhillipsMiami7
  21. 21Justin RiceArkansas State7
  22. 22Myjai SandersCincinnati7
  23. 23Tomon FoxNorth Carolina7
  24. 24Zion Tupuola-FetuiWashington7
  25. 25Amare BarnoVirginia Tech6.5

Tackles for loss

Season total

  1. 1Justin RiceArkansas State18.5
  2. 2Amare BarnoVirginia Tech16
  3. 3Carson WellsColorado16
  4. 4Dorian WilliamsTulane15.5
  5. 5Jaelan PhillipsMiami15.5
  6. 6Joseph OssaiTexas15.5
  7. 7Quincy RocheMiami14.5
  8. 8Jordan StrachanGeorgia State14
  9. 9Khari ColemanTCU14
  10. 10Rashad WeaverPittsburgh14
  11. 11Raymond Johnson IIIGeorgia Southern14
  12. 12SirVocea DennisPittsburgh14
  13. 13Tarron JacksonCoastal Carolina14
  14. 14Daviyon NixonIowa13.5
  15. 15Patrick JohnsonTulane13.5
  16. 16Demetrius TaylorApp State13
  17. 17JaQuan BaileyIowa State13
  18. 18Jalen PitreBaylor13
  19. 19Nico EzidoreTexas State13
  20. 20Will McDonaldIowa State13
  21. 21Wyatt HubertKansas State13
  22. 22Azeez OjulariGeorgia12.5
  23. 23Jeffrey GunterCoastal Carolina12.5
  24. 24Junior FehokoSan José State12.5
  25. 25Patrick Jones IIPittsburgh12.5

Total tackles

Season total

  1. 1Carlton MartialTroy114
  2. 2Zakoby McClainAuburn113
  3. 3Grant MorganArkansas111
  4. 4Payton WilsonNC State108
  5. 5Isaiah McDuffieBoston College107
  6. 6Nick JacksonVirginia103
  7. 7Darius MuasauHawai'i102
  8. 8Jamin DavisKentucky102
  9. 9Bumper PoolArkansas101
  10. 10Jalen CatalonArkansas99
  11. 11Max RichardsonBoston College99
  12. 12Dorian WilliamsTulane97
  13. 13Mike RoseIowa State96
  14. 14Riley ColeSouth Alabama96
  15. 15Tyler GrubbsLouisiana Tech96
  16. 16Erroll ThompsonMississippi State95
  17. 17Nick BoltonMissouri95
  18. 18Nick MobleySouth Alabama95
  19. 19Rashad WisdomUTSA95
  20. 20Isaiah MooreNC State94
  21. 21Owen PappoeAuburn93
  22. 22Olakunle FatukasiRutgers92
  23. 23Chazz SurrattNorth Carolina91
  24. 24Hayes MaplesSouthern Miss91
  25. 25Trey CobbApp State91

Interceptions

Season total

  1. 1Brandon JosephNorthwestern6
  2. 2Derrick CanteenGeorgia Southern6
  3. 3D'Jordan StrongCoastal Carolina5
  4. 4Mike RoseIowa State5
  5. 5Shakur BrownMichigan State5
  6. 6Tre NorwoodOklahoma5
  7. 7Alex SpillumCoastal Carolina4
  8. 8Antavious LaneGeorgia State4
  9. 9Bralen TrahanLouisiana4
  10. 10Brandon CrossleySMU4
  11. 11Brendan HarringtonApp State4
  12. 12Christian IzienRutgers4
  13. 13Coby BryantCincinnati4
  14. 14Divine DeabloVirginia Tech4
  15. 15Eli RicksLSU4
  16. 16Emmanuel ForbesMississippi State4
  17. 17Eric StokesGeorgia4
  18. 18Gregory Grate Jr.Middle Tennessee4
  19. 19Ja'Quan McMillianEast Carolina4
  20. 20Jamar JohnsonIndiana4
  21. 21Jarron MorrisTexas State4
  22. 22Jaylin WilliamsIndiana4
  23. 23Jerrick Reed IINew Mexico4
  24. 24Kelvin JosephKentucky4
  25. 25Mikel JonesSyracuse4

Defensive points

Defensive and interception touchdowns × 6

  1. 1Avery WilliamsBoise State30
  2. 2Emmanuel ForbesMississippi State18
  3. 3Aron CruickshankRutgers12
  4. 4Chancellor SmithLiberty12
  5. 5Chris SmithLouisiana12
  6. 6Derius DavisTCU12
  7. 7Eli RicksLSU12
  8. 8Eric StokesGeorgia12
  9. 9Jabari MooreArmy12
  10. 10Jalen PitreBaylor12
  11. 11Jason Taylor IIOklahoma State12
  12. 12Jeremiah HaydelTexas State12
  13. 13Phillip Brooks IIIKansas State12
  14. 14Trestan EbnerBaylor12
  15. 15Xavier MartinTexas Tech12
  16. 16Zaven CollinsTulsa12
  17. 17Zech McPhearsonTexas Tech12
  18. 18A.J. Brathwaite Jr.Western Kentucky6
  19. 19A.J. ThomasWestern Michigan6
  20. 20AJ ParkerKansas State6
  21. 21Aaron McAllisterCharlotte6
  22. 22Alim McNeillNC State6
  23. 23Amechi UzodinmaBall State6
  24. 24Andrew Booth Jr.Clemson6
  25. 25Antavious LaneGeorgia State6