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2021 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. 1Georgia10.2
  2. 2Clemson14.8
  3. 3Texas A&M15.9
  4. 4Cincinnati16.9
  5. 5Michigan17.4
  6. 6Oklahoma State18.1
  7. 7Baylor18.3
  8. 8Louisiana18.5
  9. 9Iowa19.2
  10. 10NC State19.7
  11. 11Notre Dame19.7
  12. 12San Diego State19.8
  13. 13Alabama20.1
  14. 14Houston20.4
  15. 15Kentucky21.7
  16. 16Utah22.6
  17. 17Ohio State22.8
  18. 18Arkansas22.9
  19. 19Pittsburgh23.6
  20. 20Utah State24.4
  21. 21Ole Miss24.7
  22. 22BYU24.8
  23. 23Michigan State25.3
  24. 24Oklahoma25.8
  25. 25Oregon27.0

Sacks

By the defence, per game

  1. 1Oklahoma State4.1
  2. 2Pittsburgh3.9
  3. 3Alabama3.8
  4. 4Michigan State3.3
  5. 5Georgia3.3
  6. 6Texas A&M3.3
  7. 7Houston3.2
  8. 8Notre Dame3.2
  9. 9Clemson3.2
  10. 10Baylor3.1
  11. 11Ole Miss3.0
  12. 12Utah3.0
  13. 13San Diego State2.9
  14. 14NC State2.8
  15. 15Cincinnati2.8
  16. 16Louisiana2.8
  17. 17Ohio State2.8
  18. 18Wake Forest2.7
  19. 19Oklahoma2.5
  20. 20Michigan2.4
  21. 21Utah State2.3
  22. 22Kentucky2.2
  23. 23Iowa2.2
  24. 24Arkansas1.8
  25. 25Oregon1.6

Tackles for loss

By the defence, per game

  1. 1Oklahoma State8.4
  2. 2Pittsburgh8.1
  3. 3Alabama7.9
  4. 4Utah State7.6
  5. 5Oklahoma7.5
  6. 6Texas A&M7.4
  7. 7Baylor7.4
  8. 8Cincinnati7.3
  9. 9Houston7.1
  10. 10Utah7.0
  11. 11Wake Forest6.9
  12. 12Clemson6.9
  13. 13San Diego State6.8
  14. 14Georgia6.6
  15. 15NC State6.6
  16. 16Michigan State6.5
  17. 17Notre Dame6.5
  18. 18Ohio State6.4
  19. 19Ole Miss6.2
  20. 20Kentucky6.1
  21. 21Arkansas6.1
  22. 22Louisiana6.1
  23. 23Oregon5.1
  24. 24Michigan5.1
  25. 25BYU4.9

Interceptions

Caught by the defence, per game

  1. 1Iowa1.8
  2. 2Cincinnati1.4
  3. 3Baylor1.4
  4. 4NC State1.3
  5. 5San Diego State1.2
  6. 6Oregon1.2
  7. 7Notre Dame1.2
  8. 8BYU1.2
  9. 9Pittsburgh1.1
  10. 10Wake Forest1.1
  11. 11Georgia1.1
  12. 12Alabama1.0
  13. 13Houston1.0
  14. 14Arkansas1.0
  15. 15Ohio State0.9
  16. 16Clemson0.9
  17. 17Utah State0.9
  18. 18Oklahoma0.8
  19. 19Ole Miss0.8
  20. 20Texas A&M0.8
  21. 21Michigan State0.8
  22. 22Louisiana0.7
  23. 23Utah0.7
  24. 24Kentucky0.7
  25. 25Oklahoma State0.6

Players

Sacks

Season total

  1. 1Will Anderson Jr.Alabama17.5
  2. 2Andre Carter IIArmy14.5
  3. 3Aidan HutchinsonMichigan14
  4. 4Ali FayadWestern Michigan13
  5. 5Josaiah StewartCoastal Carolina12.5
  6. 6Sam WilliamsOle Miss12.5
  7. 7Jermaine JohnsonFlorida State12
  8. 8Cameron ThomasSan Diego State11.5
  9. 9Collin OliverOklahoma State11.5
  10. 10Will McDonaldIowa State11.5
  11. 11David OjaboMichigan11
  12. 12Felix AnudikeKansas State11
  13. 13Isaiah FoskeyNotre Dame11
  14. 14Javon SolomonTroy11
  15. 15Nick HamptonApp State11
  16. 16Chauncey ManacLouisiana10.5
  17. 17Clarence HicksUTSA10.5
  18. 18Scott PatchanColorado State10.5
  19. 19Jamal HinesToledo10
  20. 20Tristan NicholsNevada10
  21. 21Yasir AbdullahLouisville10
  22. 22Arnold EbiketiePenn State9.5
  23. 23Lonnie PhelpsMiami (OH)9.5
  24. 24Mika TafuaUtah9.5
  25. 25Vince SanfordAir Force9.5

Tackles for loss

Season total

  1. 1Will Anderson Jr.Alabama32
  2. 2Devin LloydUtah22
  3. 3Cameron ThomasSan Diego State20.5
  4. 4Nick HeningerUtah State19.5
  5. 5D'Marco JacksonApp State18.5
  6. 6Jalen PitreBaylor18.5
  7. 7Scott PatchanColorado State18.5
  8. 8Ali FayadWestern Michigan18
  9. 9Arnold EbiketiePenn State18
  10. 10Jermaine JohnsonFlorida State18
  11. 11Leo ChenalWisconsin18
  12. 12Andre Carter IIArmy17.5
  13. 13DeAngelo MaloneWestern Kentucky17.5
  14. 14Jordan FergusonMiddle Tennessee17.5
  15. 15Nick HamptonApp State17.5
  16. 16Yasir AbdullahLouisville17.5
  17. 17Javon SolomonTroy17
  18. 18Aidan HutchinsonMichigan16.5
  19. 19Clarence HicksUTSA16.5
  20. 20Darius HodgesTulane16.5
  21. 21Kivon BennettArkansas State16.5
  22. 22Ralph HolleyWestern Michigan16.5
  23. 23Rondell BothroydWake Forest16.5
  24. 24DQ ThomasMiddle Tennessee16
  25. 25Daniel GreenKansas State16

Total tackles

Season total

  1. 1Chad MumaWyoming142
  2. 2Jack CampbellIowa140
  3. 3Damone ClarkLSU136
  4. 4Kyle HarmonSan José State134
  5. 5Chris BerginNorthwestern132
  6. 6Malcolm RodriguezOklahoma State129
  7. 7Jeremy BanksTennessee128
  8. 8Carlton MartialTroy126
  9. 9Bumper PoolArkansas125
  10. 10Darren AndersBowling Green124
  11. 11Justin RiceUtah State124
  12. 12Avery RobertsOregon State123
  13. 13JJ RussellMemphis123
  14. 14KD DavisNorth Texas120
  15. 15D'Marco JacksonApp State119
  16. 16Jacoby WindmonUNLV118
  17. 17Nick JacksonVirginia117
  18. 18Dean ClarkKent State116
  19. 19James PattersonBuffalo114
  20. 20Noah SewellOregon114
  21. 21Ivan Pace Jr.Miami (OH)113
  22. 22Jackson MitchellUConn113
  23. 23Jaylan AlexanderPurdue113
  24. 24Joel DublankoCincinnati113
  25. 25Jaylin ThomasBall State112

Interceptions

Season total

  1. 1JT WoodsBaylor6
  2. 2Ji'Ayir BrownPenn State6
  3. 3Verone McKinley IIIOregon6
  4. 4Antavious LaneGeorgia State5
  5. 5Dane BeltonIowa5
  6. 6Ja'Quan McMillianEast Carolina5
  7. 7Jaylan FosterSouth Carolina5
  8. 8Kerby JosephIllinois5
  9. 9Khoury BethleyHawai'i5
  10. 10Marcus JonesHouston5
  11. 11Montaric BrownArkansas5
  12. 12Quincy RileyMiddle Tennessee5
  13. 13Steven JonesApp State5
  14. 14Brandon SebastianBoston College4
  15. 15Cam AllenPurdue4
  16. 16Cam'Ron KellyNorth Carolina4
  17. 17Daiyan HenleyNevada4
  18. 18Darrell Luter JrSouth Alabama4
  19. 19Deontai WilliamsNebraska4
  20. 20Derion KendrickGeorgia4
  21. 21Deshawn PaceCincinnati4
  22. 22Devin LloydUtah4
  23. 23Jammie RobinsonFlorida State4
  24. 24Jaylin ThomasBall State4
  25. 25Jaylon CarliesMissouri4

Defensive points

Defensive and interception touchdowns × 6

  1. 1Marcus JonesHouston24
  2. 2Brian BattieSouth Florida18
  3. 3Britain CoveyUtah18
  4. 4Steven JonesApp State18
  5. 5Alan LamarArkansas State12
  6. 6Alex SpillumCoastal Carolina12
  7. 7Andrew AlekiSan Diego State12
  8. 8Brian BrewtonUConn12
  9. 9Bryan MasseySMU12
  10. 10Cal HaladayMichigan State12
  11. 11Chad MumaWyoming12
  12. 12David Carter Jr.Eastern Michigan12
  13. 13Devin LloydUtah12
  14. 14Grayson CashUAB12
  15. 15Jack KiserNotre Dame12
  16. 16Jalen VirgilApp State12
  17. 17Jameson WilliamsAlabama12
  18. 18Jase McClellanAlabama12
  19. 19Jayden ReedMichigan State12
  20. 20Jaylen StinsonDuke12
  21. 21Jordan BattleAlabama12
  22. 22Kalil PimpletonCentral Michigan12
  23. 23Lamareon JamesOld Dominion12
  24. 24Malik KnowlesKansas State12
  25. 25Riley MossIowa12