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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. 1South Carolina4.5
  2. 2Penn State4.5
  3. 3Kansas State5.0
  4. 4Virginia5.5
  5. 5Notre Dame6.5
  6. 6Iowa6.5
  7. 7North Carolina6.5
  8. 8New Mexico7.0
  9. 9Maryland7.0
  10. 10Indiana8.0
  11. 11James Madison8.0
  12. 12Oklahoma8.5
  13. 13UCF9.0
  14. 14Texas A&M10.0
  15. 15Baylor10.0
  16. 16Miami11.0
  17. 17Michigan11.0
  18. 18TCU11.0
  19. 19Georgia Southern11.0
  20. 20Pittsburgh11.3
  21. 21Georgia11.5
  22. 22Florida12.0
  23. 23Virginia Tech12.0
  24. 24Utah12.0
  25. 25LSU12.0

Sacks

By the defence, per game

  1. 1Virginia Tech6.0
  2. 2LSU5.5
  3. 3Vanderbilt5.5
  4. 4Maryland5.0
  5. 5Tennessee5.0
  6. 6Baylor4.5
  7. 7New Mexico4.0
  8. 8Georgia Southern4.0
  9. 9Sam Houston4.0
  10. 10Alabama3.5
  11. 11West Virginia3.5
  12. 12North Carolina3.5
  13. 13Troy3.5
  14. 14Tulsa3.5
  15. 15Old Dominion3.5
  16. 16Indiana3.0
  17. 17Georgia State3.0
  18. 18Iowa3.0
  19. 19Michigan State3.0
  20. 20Colorado3.0
  21. 21Washington3.0
  22. 22Memphis3.0
  23. 23Oklahoma3.0
  24. 24Louisiana Tech3.0
  25. 25Delaware3.0

Tackles for loss

By the defence, per game

  1. 1Virginia Tech16.0
  2. 2Louisiana Tech12.0
  3. 3Georgia Southern12.0
  4. 4LSU11.0
  5. 5Troy10.5
  6. 6Old Dominion10.5
  7. 7Indiana9.5
  8. 8Tennessee9.5
  9. 9Kansas State9.0
  10. 10West Virginia9.0
  11. 11Baylor9.0
  12. 12New Mexico8.5
  13. 13Colorado8.5
  14. 14Vanderbilt8.0
  15. 15Washington8.0
  16. 16Oklahoma8.0
  17. 17Kansas8.0
  18. 18Georgia7.5
  19. 19Colorado State7.5
  20. 20Minnesota7.5
  21. 21Sam Houston7.5
  22. 22East Carolina7.5
  23. 23Syracuse7.3
  24. 24Florida7.0
  25. 25Maryland7.0

Interceptions

Caught by the defence, per game

  1. 1New Mexico2.5
  2. 2Colorado State2.5
  3. 3Washington2.5
  4. 4Virginia2.0
  5. 5BYU2.0
  6. 6Massachusetts2.0
  7. 7UTSA2.0
  8. 8Louisiana Tech2.0
  9. 9Arkansas State2.0
  10. 10Louisiana2.0
  11. 11Southern Miss2.0
  12. 12Boston College2.0
  13. 13California2.0
  14. 14North Dakota State1.7
  15. 15Maryland1.5
  16. 16App State1.5
  17. 17UCLA1.5
  18. 18Auburn1.5
  19. 19Baylor1.5
  20. 20Coastal Carolina1.5
  21. 21Air Force1.5
  22. 22San Diego State1.5
  23. 23Florida State1.5
  24. 24Ball State1.5
  25. 25Northern Illinois1.5

Players

Sacks

Season total

  1. 1Princewill UmanmielenLSU4.5
  2. 2Lamont Lester Jr.Colorado4
  3. 3Xavier LewisNorth Carolina4
  4. 4Elijah KinslerMemphis3.5
  5. 5Alonzo Jackson Jr.Louisiana Tech3
  6. 6Ansel Din-MbuhTCU3
  7. 7Caleb SandstromApp State3
  8. 8Cortez HarrisVirginia Tech3
  9. 9Eli CoenenMichigan State3
  10. 10Isaac TerrellIowa State3
  11. 11Mariyon DyeTennessee3
  12. 12Mylachi WilliamsVirginia Tech3
  13. 13Thomas DavisTulsa3
  14. 14Xavier GilliamTennessee3
  15. 15Aycen StevensVirginia Tech2.5
  16. 16Brett KarhuNew Mexico2.5
  17. 17Chase KennedyArizona2.5
  18. 18DD HolmesMaryland2.5
  19. 19Elijah GrovesSam Houston2.5
  20. 20J'Mond TappMemphis2.5
  21. 21Jamond MathisTexas Tech2.5
  22. 22Javen GibsonOld Dominion2.5
  23. 23Kelton McCaslinNorth Dakota State2.5
  24. 24Keyshawn JohnsonSyracuse2.5
  25. 25Tausili AkanaBYU2.5

Tackles for loss

Season total

  1. 1Xavier LewisNorth Carolina6.5
  2. 2Mylachi WilliamsVirginia Tech6
  3. 3Princewill UmanmielenLSU6
  4. 4Xavier GilliamTennessee5.5
  5. 5Alonzo Jackson Jr.Louisiana Tech5
  6. 6Lamont Lester Jr.Colorado5
  7. 7Tae FloydJacksonville State5
  8. 8Elijah KinslerMemphis4.5
  9. 9Elisha BaldridgeFlorida International4
  10. 10Garrick PonderBaylor4
  11. 11Javen GibsonOld Dominion4
  12. 12Jordan RossLSU4
  13. 13Leroy Harris IIIKansas4
  14. 14Miles CapersVanderbilt4
  15. 15Samuel OmosighoUCLA4
  16. 16Will HeldtClemson4
  17. 17Alex SanfordPittsburgh3.5
  18. 18Ansel Din-MbuhTCU3.5
  19. 19Antoine DeslauriersSyracuse3.5
  20. 20Bryce YoungNotre Dame3.5
  21. 21Caleb SandstromApp State3.5
  22. 22Cortez HarrisVirginia Tech3.5
  23. 23Jamond MathisTexas Tech3.5
  24. 24Jide AbasiriUSC3.5
  25. 25Kaleb SpencerVirginia Tech3.5

Total tackles

Season total

  1. 1Kona MooreHawai'i30
  2. 2Zach MowchanEastern Michigan30
  3. 3Ethan StuhlsatzWyoming26
  4. 4Caleb WomackSan José State25
  5. 5Jamih OtisHawai'i25
  6. 6Dylan LeeSan José State24
  7. 7EJ SmithNevada24
  8. 8Zach RuffinMemphis24
  9. 9Boogsie SilveraSacramento State23
  10. 10Dickson AguTulane23
  11. 11Dorian PringleBowling Green23
  12. 12Ian FosterMemphis23
  13. 13Jake PopeUNLV23
  14. 14Anthony PalanoBoston College22
  15. 15Cooper CatalanoWisconsin22
  16. 16Donovan WoolenNorth Dakota State22
  17. 17Kal-El PascalBowling Green22
  18. 18Michael MontgomeryMemphis22
  19. 19Naseri DanielsonSan José State22
  20. 20Blake FletcherAir Force21
  21. 21Cam BuffingtonIowa21
  22. 22Kevin AdamsTulane21
  23. 23Kyle EffordGeorgia Tech21
  24. 24Matt RoseStanford21
  25. 25Nicolas SessionsNew Mexico State21

Interceptions

Season total

  1. 1Kingston LopaCalifornia4
  2. 2Brandyn HillmanVirginia3
  3. 3Jahmad HarmonMassachusetts3
  4. 4Kobi AlbertSouthern Miss3
  5. 5Alex McLaughlinWashington2
  6. 6Andre JordanAuburn2
  7. 7Anthony PalanoBoston College2
  8. 8C.J. BlockerColorado State2
  9. 9Dylan SmithMemphis2
  10. 10Jaylen ThomasWashington State2
  11. 11Jones ThomasWyoming2
  12. 12Kamron ChambleBall State2
  13. 13Marion MooreNorth Dakota State2
  14. 14Messiah DelhommeMaryland2
  15. 15Mike LindsaySan Diego State2
  16. 16Moses WalkerRutgers2
  17. 17Oumar DiomandeColorado State2
  18. 18Ta'Shawn JamesUCLA2
  19. 19Yassine FalkeNorthern Illinois2
  20. 20Ahamad ChapmanUTSA1
  21. 21Ahmere FosterMemphis1
  22. 22Alonzo Jackson Jr.Louisiana Tech1
  23. 23Amier Boyd-MatthewsTexas Tech1
  24. 24Andruw EllisNorthern Illinois1
  25. 25Ashlynd BarkerFlorida State1

Defensive points

Defensive and interception touchdowns × 6

  1. 1Javon TracyMinnesota12
  2. 2Kalen WoodsMiddle Tennessee12
  3. 3Michael ScottJames Madison12
  4. 4Vernell Brown IIIFlorida12
  5. 5Vicari SwainSouth Carolina12
  6. 6Ahamad ChapmanUTSA6
  7. 7Andre JordanAuburn6
  8. 8Andruw EllisNorthern Illinois6
  9. 9Austin HowardVanderbilt6
  10. 10Aydan WestMinnesota6
  11. 11Blake FletcherAir Force6
  12. 12Blake SchiltzNorth Dakota State6
  13. 13Boubacar TraoreNotre Dame6
  14. 14Brandon WhiteKansas State6
  15. 15Bryce LlewellynEastern Michigan6
  16. 16Bryson GravesDelaware6
  17. 17Caleb NixJacksonville State6
  18. 18Cameron BatesBoise State6
  19. 19Cannon DeVriesBYU6
  20. 20Carson Van DinterWisconsin6
  21. 21DJ James-HamiltonOhio6
  22. 22De'Marcus PetersNew Mexico State6
  23. 23Dedrick LatulasLouisiana Tech6
  24. 24Dejuan LaneTennessee6
  25. 25Derek WackerNebraska6