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2022 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. 1Georgia14.3
  2. 2Michigan16.1
  3. 3Troy17.1
  4. 4Alabama18.2
  5. 5Penn State18.2
  6. 6Fresno State19.4
  7. 7Oregon State20.0
  8. 8Florida State20.6
  9. 9Clemson20.9
  10. 10Ohio State21.0
  11. 11Utah21.4
  12. 12Texas21.6
  13. 13Kansas State21.9
  14. 14Tulane22.2
  15. 15LSU22.5
  16. 16Tennessee22.8
  17. 17Notre Dame23.0
  18. 18Mississippi State23.1
  19. 19Pittsburgh24.3
  20. 20Washington25.8
  21. 21Oregon27.4
  22. 22South Carolina28.8
  23. 23TCU29.0
  24. 24UCLA29.0
  25. 25USC29.2

Sacks

By the defence, per game

  1. 1Pittsburgh3.6
  2. 2Penn State3.2
  3. 3Clemson3.1
  4. 4Troy2.9
  5. 5Utah2.9
  6. 6Alabama2.9
  7. 7Florida State2.9
  8. 8USC2.9
  9. 9Washington2.8
  10. 10Notre Dame2.8
  11. 11Michigan2.6
  12. 12Ohio State2.6
  13. 13Tennessee2.4
  14. 14Mississippi State2.4
  15. 15Georgia2.3
  16. 16UCLA2.2
  17. 17Kansas State2.1
  18. 18Texas2.1
  19. 19TCU2.0
  20. 20LSU1.9
  21. 21Tulane1.7
  22. 22Fresno State1.6
  23. 23Oregon State1.6
  24. 24South Carolina1.5
  25. 25Oregon1.3

Tackles for loss

By the defence, per game

  1. 1Penn State7.8
  2. 2Clemson7.6
  3. 3Tennessee7.0
  4. 4Texas6.7
  5. 5Ohio State6.5
  6. 6Alabama6.5
  7. 7Mississippi State6.4
  8. 8Pittsburgh6.4
  9. 9Florida State6.0
  10. 10Notre Dame6.0
  11. 11Utah5.9
  12. 12Troy5.6
  13. 13USC5.5
  14. 14Washington5.5
  15. 15Georgia5.4
  16. 16Fresno State5.1
  17. 17Oregon State4.9
  18. 18Michigan4.9
  19. 19Kansas State4.9
  20. 20LSU4.8
  21. 21TCU4.7
  22. 22UCLA4.3
  23. 23South Carolina4.3
  24. 24Tulane4.1
  25. 25Oregon3.9

Interceptions

Caught by the defence, per game

  1. 1USC1.4
  2. 2Oregon1.2
  3. 3South Carolina1.2
  4. 4Kansas State1.1
  5. 5Penn State1.1
  6. 6Mississippi State1.1
  7. 7Pittsburgh1.1
  8. 8TCU1.1
  9. 9Michigan1.0
  10. 10Troy0.9
  11. 11Clemson0.9
  12. 12Oregon State0.9
  13. 13Tulane0.9
  14. 14Utah0.9
  15. 15Fresno State0.9
  16. 16Tennessee0.8
  17. 17Ohio State0.8
  18. 18UCLA0.8
  19. 19Georgia0.8
  20. 20Notre Dame0.8
  21. 21Texas0.8
  22. 22LSU0.6
  23. 23Florida State0.6
  24. 24Alabama0.5
  25. 25Washington0.5

Players

Sacks

Season total

  1. 1Tuli TuipulotuUSC13.5
  2. 2Jose RamirezEastern Michigan12
  3. 3Nick HerbigWisconsin11
  4. 4David PeralesFresno State10.5
  5. 5Isaiah FoskeyNotre Dame10.5
  6. 6John MarshallNavy10.5
  7. 7Jonah TavaiSan Diego State10.5
  8. 8Laiatu LatuUCLA10.5
  9. 9Thomas IncoomCentral Michigan10.5
  10. 10Drew SandersArkansas10
  11. 11Dylan HortonTCU10
  12. 12Ivan Pace Jr.Cincinnati10
  13. 13Junior FehokoSan José State10
  14. 14Karl BrooksBowling Green10
  15. 15Will Anderson Jr.Alabama10
  16. 16Jadrian TaylorUTEP9.5
  17. 17Owen PorterMarshall9.5
  18. 18T.J. JacksonTroy9.5
  19. 19Yasir AbdullahLouisville9.5
  20. 20Bralen TriceWashington9
  21. 21Dominic QuewonSouthern Miss9
  22. 22Jaques EvansWestern Kentucky9
  23. 23Layton JordanTemple9
  24. 24Daniel GrzesiakUtah State8.5
  25. 25DeVonne HarrisWyoming8.5

Tackles for loss

Season total

  1. 1Durrell JohnsonLiberty22.5
  2. 2Tuli TuipulotuUSC21
  3. 3Ivan Pace Jr.Cincinnati20.5
  4. 4Jose RamirezEastern Michigan19.5
  5. 5Thomas IncoomCentral Michigan19
  6. 6John MarshallNavy18.5
  7. 7Junior FehokoSan José State18.5
  8. 8Layton JordanTemple18.5
  9. 9Karl BrooksBowling Green17.5
  10. 10Will Anderson Jr.Alabama17
  11. 11Drake ThomasNC State16
  12. 12T.J. JacksonTroy16
  13. 13Jared VerseFlorida State15.5
  14. 14Jordan FergusonMiddle Tennessee15.5
  15. 15Mohamed KamaraColorado State15.5
  16. 16Nick HerbigWisconsin15.5
  17. 17Trey MooreUTSA15.5
  18. 18David PeralesFresno State15
  19. 19Cal WallerstedtUTEP14.5
  20. 20Yasir AbdullahLouisville14.5
  21. 21Calijah KanceyPittsburgh14
  22. 22Cole PearceBall State14
  23. 23Drew SandersArkansas14
  24. 24Jalen MackieMassachusetts14
  25. 25Jaques EvansWestern Kentucky14

Total tackles

Season total

  1. 1Jason HendersonOld Dominion179
  2. 2Cedric GrayNorth Carolina136
  3. 3Shaun DolacBuffalo135
  4. 4Jackson MitchellUConn133
  5. 5Bubba ArslanianAkron129
  6. 6Carlton MartialTroy126
  7. 7Austin AjiakeUNLV124
  8. 8Ivan Pace Jr.Cincinnati121
  9. 9Cal HaladayMichigan State120
  10. 10Danny StutsmanOklahoma119
  11. 11Ayinde EleyGeorgia Tech118
  12. 12KD DavisNorth Texas118
  13. 13Jason JohnsonUCF117
  14. 14Jack CampbellIowa116
  15. 15Ryan McWoodMiami (OH)113
  16. 16Charlie ThomasGeorgia Tech112
  17. 17Easton GibbsWyoming112
  18. 18Tommy EichenbergOhio State112
  19. 19Clayton CollBall State110
  20. 20Kyle SoelleArizona State110
  21. 21James PattersonBuffalo109
  22. 22Jaylan FordTexas109
  23. 23Nathaniel WatsonMississippi State109
  24. 24Dwayne BoylesSouth Florida108
  25. 25Jack HowellColorado State108

Interceptions

Season total

  1. 1Decorian PattersonMiddle Tennessee7
  2. 2Benjamin MorrisonNotre Dame6
  3. 3Clark Phillips IIIUtah6
  4. 4Emmanuel ForbesMississippi State6
  5. 5Jason Taylor IIOklahoma State6
  6. 6Kamren KinchensMiami6
  7. 7Micah AbrahamMarshall6
  8. 8Sydney BrownIllinois6
  9. 9Yamarus BanksSouth Alabama6
  10. 10Bentlee SandersNevada5
  11. 11Bud ClarkTCU5
  12. 12Calen BullockUSC5
  13. 13Cameron LockridgeFresno State5
  14. 14Clifford ChattmanUTSA5
  15. 15Cooper DeJeanIowa5
  16. 16Jay StanleySouthern Miss5
  17. 17John TorchioWisconsin5
  18. 18Kendall SmithIllinois5
  19. 19Marcus FuquaBuffalo5
  20. 20Quinyon MitchellToledo5
  21. 21Robert RahimiLiberty5
  22. 22Aydan WhiteNC State4
  23. 23Bralen TrahanLouisiana4
  24. 24C.J. ColdonOklahoma4
  25. 25Christian GonzalezOregon4

Defensive points

Defensive and interception touchdowns × 6

  1. 1Cooper DeJeanIowa18
  2. 2Emmanuel ForbesMississippi State18
  3. 3M.J. DevonshirePittsburgh18
  4. 4Anthony GouldOregon State12
  5. 5Cameron OliverUNLV12
  6. 6Clark Phillips IIIUtah12
  7. 7DQ SmithSouth Carolina12
  8. 8Derius DavisTCU12
  9. 9Eric GarrorLouisiana12
  10. 10Eric ScottSouthern Miss12
  11. 11Jailin WalkerJames Madison12
  12. 12Jayce RogersHouston12
  13. 13Jaylin LucasIndiana12
  14. 14John TorchioWisconsin12
  15. 15Jordan ByrdSan Diego State12
  16. 16Layton JordanTemple12
  17. 17Marquis WilliamsPittsburgh12
  18. 18Max TooleyBYU12
  19. 19Nikko RemigioFresno State12
  20. 20Quadric BullardUCF12
  21. 21Quinyon MitchellToledo12
  22. 22Teja YoungFlorida Atlantic12
  23. 23Xavier CullensMemphis12
  24. 24A.J. HenningMichigan6
  25. 25AJ McCartyBaylor6