2017 Players
Rate and per-game stats rank only players with enough volume per game played. Everyone else is listed below, in gray.
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| Player | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  Frank GindaLB 2017Y | San José State | 13 | 173 | 94 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
2  Khalil HodgeLB JR | Buffalo | 12 | 153 | 66 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
3  Azeez Al-ShaairLB SR | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 146 | 71 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
4  Micah KiserILB 2017Y | Virginia | 13 | 143 | 50 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
5  Leighton Vander Esch? 2017Y | Boise State | 14 | 141 | 91 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
6  Ulysees Gilbert IIILB SR | Akron | 14 | 140 | 65 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 7Quin Blanding? 2017Y | Virginia | 13 | 136 | 61 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
8  Dalton HerringtonLB 2017Y | New Mexico State | 13 | 133 | 63 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
9  Devin WhiteLB JR | LSU | 13 | 133 | 37 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
10  Josey Jewell? 2017Y | Iowa | 12 | 132 | 69 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
11  Joe Dineen Jr.LB SR | Kansas | 12 | 130 | 89 | 21.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
12  Chase HancockLB SR | Marshall | 13 | 128 | 37 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
13  Christian SamLB 2017Y | Arizona State | 12 | 127 | 87 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
14  Jeffrey AllisonLB JR | Fresno State | 14 | 126 | 79 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
15  Jaylyin MinorLB 2017Y | Cincinnati | 12 | 125 | 64 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
16  Joe Giles-HarrisLB JR | Duke | 13 | 125 | 54 | 16.0 | 4.5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
17  Roquan SmithILB 2017Y | Georgia | 14 | 125 | 77 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
18  Jahlani TavaiLB SR | Hawai'i | 12 | 124 | 66 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
19  Emmanuel EllerbeeLB 2017Y | Rice | 12 | 120 | 68 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
20  Tony Lashley? 2017Y | Idaho | 12 | 120 | 78 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
21  Joel IyiegbuniweLB 2017Y | Western Kentucky | 13 | 117 | 54 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
22  De'Jon HarrisLB SR | Arkansas | 12 | 115 | 66 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
23  Parris BennettLB 2017Y | Syracuse | 12 | 115 | 68 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
24  Thomas BarberLB SR | Minnesota | 12 | 115 | 76 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
25  Trevor MorrisLB SR | Rutgers | 12 | 115 | 55 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
26  DeMarquis GatesLB 2017Y | Ole Miss | 12 | 114 | 70 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
27  Joel LanningLB 2017Y | Iowa State | 13 | 114 | 51 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 28Jordan MackLB SR | Virginia | 13 | 114 | 40 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
29  McKinley WhitfieldS SR | Tulsa | 12 | 113 | 67 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
30  Austin PaulhusLB 2017Y | Nevada | 12 | 112 | 49 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
31  Paddy FisherLB SR | Northwestern | 13 | 111 | 65 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
32  Suli TamaivenaLB SR | Utah State | 13 | 111 | 43 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
33  Al-Rasheed BentonLB 2017Y | West Virginia | 13 | 110 | 78 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
34  D'Juan HinesLB 2017Y | Houston | 12 | 110 | 57 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
35  Malik JeffersonLB 2017Y | Texas | 12 | 110 | 79 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
36  Josh WatsonLB SR | Colorado State | 13 | 109 | 65 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
37  Kenny YoungLB 2017Y | UCLA | 12 | 109 | 77 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
38  Tremaine EdmundsLB 2017Y | Virginia Tech | 13 | 109 | 60 | 14.0 | 5.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
39  Andrew Wingard? SR | Wyoming | 12 | 108 | 67 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
40  E.J. EjiyaLB SR | North Texas | 13 | 108 | 51 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 41Logan WilsonLB SR | Wyoming | 12 | 108 | 74 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
42  Bobby Jones IVLB 2017Y | Northern Illinois | 13 | 107 | 59 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
43  Cameron SmithILB SR | USC | 14 | 107 | 58 | 11.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 44Kekoa NawahineS SR | Boise State | 14 | 107 | 65 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 45Marcel Spears Jr.LB SR | Iowa State | 13 | 107 | 56 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
46  Quentin PolingLB 2017Y | Ohio | 13 | 107 | 49 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
47  Te'von ConeyLB SR | Notre Dame | 12 | 107 | 49 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 48Terrill HanksLB SR | New Mexico State | 13 | 107 | 50 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
49  Troy DyeLB SR | Oregon | 13 | 107 | 62 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
50  Ty SchwabLB 2017Y | Boston College | 13 | 107 | 48 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 51Cooper EdmistonLB SR | Tulsa | 12 | 106 | 55 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
52  Jeff GemmellLB SR | Charlotte | 12 | 106 | 49 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
53  Bryton BarrLB SR | Massachusetts | 12 | 105 | 45 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
54  Cale GarrettLB SR | Missouri | 13 | 105 | 65 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
55  Mikial OnuS SR | SMU | 13 | 105 | 85 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
56  Pat JasinskiLB SR | UCF | 13 | 104 | 46 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 57Ron LaForceDB SR | New Mexico State | 12 | 104 | 55 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
58  Tony Fields IILB SR | Arizona | 13 | 104 | 65 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
59  Tyrel DodsonLB JR | Texas A&M | 13 | 104 | 49 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
60  Alvin JonesLB 2017Y | UTEP | 12 | 103 | 48 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 61Dre GreenlawLB SR | Arkansas | 12 | 103 | 52 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
62  James NachtigalLB SR | Army | 13 | 103 | 53 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
63  Jeremy ReavesS 2017Y | South Alabama | 12 | 103 | 70 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 64Ben DeLucaDB SR | Charlotte | 11 | 102 | 56 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
65  Brad KoenigLB SR | Miami (OH) | 12 | 102 | 65 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
66  David ReeseLB SR | Florida | 11 | 102 | 46 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
67  Eric BoggsILB 2017Y | App State | 13 | 102 | 53 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
68  Tevin CrewsLB 2017Y | UAB | 13 | 102 | 59 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
69  Dakota AllenLB SR | Texas Tech | 13 | 101 | 58 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
70  Jovante MoffattS SR | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 101 | 64 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 71Perry YoungLB SR | Cincinnati | 12 | 101 | 56 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 72Malik GantS JR | Marshall | 12 | 100 | 47 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
73  Shane JohnsonLB 2017Y | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 100 | 45 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74Zach AllenDE SR | Boston College | 13 | 100 | 47 | 15.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 75DJ CalhounLB 2017Y | Arizona State | 13 | 99 | 65 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
76  Jayd KirbyLB 2017Y | Kansas State | 13 | 99 | 77 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
77  Jerod FernandezLB 2017Y | NC State | 13 | 99 | 43 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 78Rashad SmithLB SR | Florida Atlantic | 14 | 99 | 49 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
79  Asantay BrownLB 2017Y | Western Michigan | 12 | 98 | 56 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
80  Cameron GlennDB SR | Wake Forest | 13 | 98 | 65 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
81  Dalton BakerDB SR | UNLV | 12 | 98 | 68 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 82Jawuan JohnsonLB SR | Northern Illinois | 13 | 98 | 59 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
83  Jim JonesLB SR | Kent State | 12 | 98 | 52 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 84Jah'Shawn JohnsonDB SR | Texas Tech | 13 | 97 | 68 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
85  Manase HungaluILB 2017Y | Oregon State | 12 | 97 | 57 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
86  Rae Juan MarbleyLB 2017Y | Tulane | 12 | 97 | 61 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
87  Tracy WalkerDB 2017Y | Louisiana | 12 | 97 | 62 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 88Trent TankingLB 2017Y | Kansas State | 13 | 97 | 71 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
89  Chase DutraDB 2017Y | Indiana | 12 | 96 | 65 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 90Colin SchoolerLB SR | Arizona | 13 | 96 | 68 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 91Deonte RobertsLB SR | Rutgers | 12 | 96 | 35 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
92  Kendall JosephLB SR | Clemson | 12 | 96 | 36 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 93Kishawn McClainS 2017Y | North Texas | 14 | 96 | 67 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
94  Korrin WigginsDB 2017Y | East Carolina | 11 | 96 | 54 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
95  Mike EdwardsS SR | Kentucky | 13 | 96 | 53 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
96  Fred GarthDB SR | Bowling Green | 12 | 95 | 58 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
97  Travin HowardLB 2017Y | TCU | 11 | 95 | 52 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 98Dameon BaberDB SR | Nevada | 12 | 94 | 54 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
99  Drew LewisILB SR | Colorado | 12 | 94 | 59 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
100  Joe BachieLB SR | Michigan State | 13 | 94 | 43 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
To qualify here: at least 1.5 tackles, hurries or pass breakups per game played.
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