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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. 1Iowa4.3
  2. 2Indiana5.3
  3. 3Penn State7.3
  4. 4Notre Dame7.7
  5. 5Oklahoma7.7
  6. 6Utah8.0
  7. 7Ohio State10.0
  8. 8Miami11.0
  9. 9Texas12.0
  10. 10Michigan13.0
  11. 11Georgia13.3
  12. 12Washington13.3
  13. 13Tennessee14.0
  14. 14BYU15.7
  15. 15Virginia16.3
  16. 16Texas A&M17.0
  17. 17Missouri17.3
  18. 18Houston18.0
  19. 19LSU18.7
  20. 20Texas Tech20.0
  21. 21Alabama21.0
  22. 22Oregon22.0
  23. 23USC22.8
  24. 24Ole Miss23.7
  25. 25SMU25.0

Sacks

By the defence, per game

  1. 1LSU4.3
  2. 2Oklahoma4.0
  3. 3Tennessee3.7
  4. 4Alabama3.3
  5. 5Utah3.0
  6. 6Michigan3.0
  7. 7Georgia2.7
  8. 8Iowa2.7
  9. 9Missouri2.7
  10. 10Washington2.7
  11. 11Texas Tech2.7
  12. 12Indiana2.3
  13. 13Notre Dame2.3
  14. 14Miami2.0
  15. 15USC2.0
  16. 16Ole Miss2.0
  17. 17Houston2.0
  18. 18Texas1.7
  19. 19Virginia1.7
  20. 20SMU1.7
  21. 21Penn State1.3
  22. 22BYU1.3
  23. 23Ohio State1.3
  24. 24Oregon1.3
  25. 25Texas A&M1.3

Tackles for loss

By the defence, per game

  1. 1Indiana8.7
  2. 2Oklahoma8.7
  3. 3Michigan8.3
  4. 4LSU8.3
  5. 5Tennessee7.7
  6. 6Washington7.7
  7. 7Missouri7.3
  8. 8Ole Miss7.3
  9. 9SMU7.3
  10. 10Georgia7.0
  11. 11Notre Dame6.7
  12. 12Texas6.3
  13. 13Iowa5.7
  14. 14Alabama5.7
  15. 15Ohio State5.7
  16. 16Virginia5.7
  17. 17Utah5.3
  18. 18BYU5.3
  19. 19Penn State5.0
  20. 20Texas Tech5.0
  21. 21Houston4.7
  22. 22Texas A&M4.7
  23. 23USC4.0
  24. 24Miami3.7
  25. 25Louisville3.3

Interceptions

Caught by the defence, per game

  1. 1BYU1.7
  2. 2Alabama1.7
  3. 3Washington1.7
  4. 4Oregon1.7
  5. 5Virginia1.3
  6. 6Indiana1.0
  7. 7Utah1.0
  8. 8Iowa1.0
  9. 9Notre Dame1.0
  10. 10Texas1.0
  11. 11Missouri1.0
  12. 12Ohio State1.0
  13. 13Houston1.0
  14. 14LSU1.0
  15. 15Louisville1.0
  16. 16USC0.8
  17. 17Georgia0.7
  18. 18Penn State0.7
  19. 19Tennessee0.7
  20. 20Michigan0.7
  21. 21Ole Miss0.7
  22. 22Texas Tech0.7
  23. 23Texas A&M0.7
  24. 24Miami0.3
  25. 25SMU0.3

Players

Sacks

Season total

  1. 1Xavier LewisNorth Carolina6
  2. 2Princewill UmanmielenLSU5.5
  3. 3Caleb SandstromApp State4
  4. 4Lamont Lester Jr.Colorado4
  5. 5Thomas DavisTulsa4
  6. 6Will HeldtClemson4
  7. 7Aycen StevensVirginia Tech3.5
  8. 8Elijah KinslerMemphis3.5
  9. 9Alonzo Jackson Jr.Louisiana Tech3
  10. 10Ansel Din-MbuhTCU3
  11. 11Cortez HarrisVirginia Tech3
  12. 12Daeden HopkinsMissouri3
  13. 13DeeJay Holmes Jr.Florida International3
  14. 14Devan ThompkinsAlabama3
  15. 15Eli CoenenMichigan State3
  16. 16Elisha BaldridgeFlorida International3
  17. 17Ibrahim DiawaraCoastal Carolina3
  18. 18Isaac TerrellIowa State3
  19. 19Jackson ForrestOld Dominion3
  20. 20Jayden WoodsFlorida3
  21. 21Kaleb SpencerVirginia Tech3
  22. 22Mariyon DyeTennessee3
  23. 23Mylachi WilliamsVirginia Tech3
  24. 24Nicholas RinaldiVanderbilt3
  25. 25Samuel OmosighoUCLA3

Tackles for loss

Season total

  1. 1Xavier LewisNorth Carolina8.5
  2. 2Princewill UmanmielenLSU7
  3. 3Wendell GregoryKansas State6.5
  4. 4Alonzo Jackson Jr.Louisiana Tech6
  5. 5Elijah MelendezAuburn6
  6. 6Lamont Lester Jr.Colorado6
  7. 7Leroy Harris IIIKansas6
  8. 8Mylachi WilliamsVirginia Tech6
  9. 9Samuel OmosighoUCLA6
  10. 10Will HeldtClemson6
  11. 11Elisha BaldridgeFlorida International5.5
  12. 12Xavier GilliamTennessee5.5
  13. 13Anthony PalanoBoston College5
  14. 14Caleb SandstromApp State5
  15. 15Jackson ForrestOld Dominion5
  16. 16Miles CapersVanderbilt5
  17. 17Tae FloydJacksonville State5
  18. 18Tawfiq ThomasGeorgia Tech5
  19. 19Thomas DavisTulsa5
  20. 20Elijah KinslerMemphis4.5
  21. 21Kaleb SpencerVirginia Tech4.5
  22. 22Tobi OsunsanmiIndiana4.5
  23. 23Anthony BynumGeorgia Southern4
  24. 24Caleb BaconPenn State4
  25. 25Carson WillichIowa State4

Total tackles

Season total

  1. 1Zach MowchanEastern Michigan36
  2. 2Dylan LeeSan José State35
  3. 3EJ SmithNevada35
  4. 4Anthony PalanoBoston College34
  5. 5Michael MolnarOhio33
  6. 6Curly OrdonezTemple32
  7. 7Dorian PringleBowling Green32
  8. 8Jared LloydMissouri State32
  9. 9Muaaz ByardUAB32
  10. 10Caleb WomackSan José State31
  11. 11Naseri DanielsonSan José State31
  12. 12Samuel OmosighoUCLA31
  13. 13Boogsie SilveraSacramento State30
  14. 14Kona MooreHawai'i30
  15. 15Brandon Tucker Jr.UTSA29
  16. 16Dickson AguTulane29
  17. 17Elijah MelendezAuburn29
  18. 18Jalen WoodsUCLA29
  19. 19Jason MarshallEastern Michigan29
  20. 20Jordan CastellKentucky29
  21. 21Kevin AdamsTulane29
  22. 22Walker O'SteenJacksonville State29
  23. 23Mario ThompsonOld Dominion28
  24. 24Sione HalaSan Diego State28
  25. 25Xavier WhiteCentral Michigan28

Interceptions

Season total

  1. 1Kingston LopaCalifornia5
  2. 2Brandyn HillmanVirginia3
  3. 3C.J. BlockerColorado State3
  4. 4Jahmad HarmonMassachusetts3
  5. 5Kobi AlbertSouthern Miss3
  6. 6Travis AndersonBoise State3
  7. 7Alex McLaughlinWashington2
  8. 8Andre JordanAuburn2
  9. 9Anthony PalanoBoston College2
  10. 10Bo Simpson-NealyFlorida Atlantic2
  11. 11Demari HendersonUCF2
  12. 12Devon JordanBaylor2
  13. 13Dre WalkerApp State2
  14. 14Dylan SmithMemphis2
  15. 15Ethan TierneyFresno State2
  16. 16Gregory SmithNorth Carolina2
  17. 17Jaylen ThomasWashington State2
  18. 18Jett WashingtonOregon2
  19. 19Jones ThomasWyoming2
  20. 20Jordan CastellKentucky2
  21. 21KP PriceBoston College2
  22. 22Kaleb BeasleyLouisville2
  23. 23Kamron ChambleBall State2
  24. 24Marion MooreNorth Dakota State2
  25. 25Messiah DelhommeMaryland2

Defensive points

Defensive and interception touchdowns × 6

  1. 1Caleb NixJacksonville State12
  2. 2Javon TracyMinnesota12
  3. 3Jaylen ThomasWashington State12
  4. 4Kalen WoodsMiddle Tennessee12
  5. 5Michael ScottJames Madison12
  6. 6Vernell Brown IIIFlorida12
  7. 7Vicari SwainSouth Carolina12
  8. 8Ahamad ChapmanUTSA6
  9. 9Aiden FloraIowa State6
  10. 10Anas LuqmanUConn6
  11. 11Andre JordanAuburn6
  12. 12Andruw EllisNorthern Illinois6
  13. 13Austin HowardVanderbilt6
  14. 14Aydan WestMinnesota6
  15. 15Ayden DuncansonEast Carolina6
  16. 16Blake FletcherAir Force6
  17. 17Blake SchiltzNorth Dakota State6
  18. 18Boubacar TraoreNotre Dame6
  19. 19Brandon WhiteKansas State6
  20. 20Bryce LlewellynEastern Michigan6
  21. 21Bryson GravesDelaware6
  22. 22Cameron BatesBoise State6
  23. 23Cameron PettawayIowa State6
  24. 24Cannon DeVriesBYU6
  25. 25Carson Van DinterWisconsin6