2023 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  Jay HigginsLB SR | Iowa | 14 | 171 | 79 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
2  Jason HendersonLB SR | Old Dominion | 12 | 165 | 50 | 19.0 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
3  MJ TafisiLB SR | Utah State | 13 | 142 | 55 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
4  Nickolas MartinLB JR | Oklahoma State | 14 | 140 | 83 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
5  Joseph SparacioLB SR | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 139 | 63 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
6  Payton WilsonLB SR | NC State | 12 | 138 | 69 | 17.5 | 6.0 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
7  Matthew SalopekLB SR | Miami (OH) | 14 | 137 | 75 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
8  Nathaniel WatsonLB SR | Mississippi State | 12 | 137 | 35 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 9Wayne Matthews IIILB SR | Old Dominion | 13 | 135 | 40 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
10  Kendarin RayS SR | Tulsa | 12 | 131 | 73 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11Jett JohnsonLB SR | Mississippi State | 12 | 130 | 45 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
12  Bryce HoustonLB SR | Ohio | 13 | 128 | 60 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 13Chase KlineLB SR | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 124 | 42 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 14Ty WiseLB SR | Miami (OH) | 14 | 122 | 61 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
15  Cedric GrayLB SR | North Carolina | 12 | 121 | 64 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
16  Hunter WohlerS SR | Wisconsin | 13 | 120 | 74 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
17  Marques Watson-TrentLB SR | Georgia Southern | 13 | 116 | 58 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
18  Tyren DupreeLB SR | Liberty | 14 | 116 | 60 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
19  Dallas GantLB SR | Toledo | 14 | 114 | 49 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
20  Trevor WilliamsLB SR | Sam Houston | 10 | 114 | 71 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
21  Bryce GallagherLB SR | Northwestern | 12 | 113 | 42 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
22  Debo WilliamsLB SR | South Carolina | 12 | 113 | 67 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
23  Jackson MitchellLB SR | UConn | 12 | 113 | 56 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
24  Tyrice KnightLB SR | UTEP | 10 | 113 | 63 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
25  Keyshaun ElliottLB SR | New Mexico State | 15 | 110 | 58 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 26Nick JacksonLB SR | Iowa | 14 | 110 | 51 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
27  Andrew ParkerLB SR | App State | 14 | 109 | 50 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
28  Aaron CaseyLB SR | Indiana | 12 | 108 | 77 | 20.0 | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
29  Aiden FisherLB SR | James Madison | 13 | 107 | 50 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
30  Caleb DownsS JR | Alabama | 14 | 107 | 70 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
31  Jonas SankerS SR | Virginia | 12 | 107 | 73 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
32  Beau FreylerDB SR | Iowa State | 13 | 106 | 56 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
33  Bryun ParhamLB SR | San José State | 13 | 106 | 60 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
34  Dillon ThienemanDB JR | Purdue | 12 | 106 | 74 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
35  Easton Mascarenas-ArnoldLB SR | Oregon State | 12 | 106 | 49 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
36  Ben RobertsLB SR | Texas Tech | 13 | 105 | 56 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
37  Brian HollowayLB SR | Texas State | 13 | 105 | 60 | 16.0 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
38  Donovan McMillonDB SR | Pittsburgh | 11 | 105 | 54 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39Kendal DanielsLB SR | Oklahoma State | 14 | 105 | 62 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
40  Marlowe WaxLB SR | Syracuse | 13 | 105 | 72 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
41  Jacob ManuLB SR | Arizona | 13 | 104 | 42 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
42  Jason JohnsonLB SR | UCF | 11 | 104 | 60 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43Terry JonesDB SR | Old Dominion | 12 | 104 | 29 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 44Xander MuellerLB SR | Northwestern | 12 | 103 | 51 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 45Ike LarsenS SR | Utah State | 13 | 102 | 58 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 46Power EcholsLB SR | North Carolina | 13 | 102 | 60 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
47  Easton GibbsLB JR | Wyoming | 12 | 101 | 42 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 48Nicholas RossS SR | App State | 14 | 101 | 43 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 49Trey RuckerS SR | Oklahoma State | 14 | 100 | 62 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50  Dominique HamptonCB SR | Washington | 14 | 98 | 58 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
51  Donovan ManuelLB SR | Florida International | 10 | 98 | 56 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
52  Jack HowellDB SR | Colorado State | 11 | 98 | 44 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
53  Jesus MachadoLB SR | Tulane | 13 | 98 | 56 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
54  Jackson WoodardLB SR | UNLV | 12 | 97 | 42 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
55  Jhalyn ShulerLB SR | South Florida | 13 | 97 | 45 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
56  Lee KpogbaLB SR | West Virginia | 13 | 97 | 47 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
57  Jaylan FordLB SR | Texas | 14 | 96 | 46 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 58Chase WilsonLB SR | Colorado State | 11 | 95 | 42 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
59  K.C. OssaiLB SR | Louisiana | 13 | 95 | 52 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 60Shawn Asbury IIDB SR | Old Dominion | 12 | 95 | 39 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
61  Tre FreemanLB SR | Duke | 13 | 95 | 52 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
62  Chandler MartinLB JR | Memphis | 13 | 94 | 66 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
63  Colin RamosLB SR | Navy | 11 | 94 | 52 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 64Daniel BoldenLB SR | Toledo | 14 | 94 | 43 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
65  Deion JenningsLB SR | Rutgers | 13 | 94 | 45 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
66  Jontrey HunterLB SR | Georgia State | 12 | 94 | 50 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 67Keye ThompsonLB SR | Ohio | 12 | 94 | 42 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
68  Alec MockLB SR | Air Force | 13 | 93 | 53 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
69  Elias NealLB SR | Marshall | 13 | 93 | 35 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
70  Jeslord BoatengLB SR | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 93 | 31 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
71  Max TooleyLB SR | BYU | 12 | 92 | 53 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 72Mohamed ToureLB SR | Rutgers | 13 | 92 | 45 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
73  Quae DrakeLB SR | Jacksonville State | 13 | 92 | 48 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 74Shawn HoltonS SR | Texas State | 13 | 92 | 64 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
75  Vinny DePalmaLB SR | Boston College | 13 | 92 | 42 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
76  Cal HaladayLB SR | Michigan State | 12 | 91 | 41 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
77  Charles WillekesLB SR | Arkansas State | 13 | 91 | 32 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 78Trevian ThomasS SR | Arkansas State | 13 | 91 | 58 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
79  A.J. HaulcyS SR | Houston | 11 | 90 | 69 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 80Edefuan UlofoshioLB SR | Washington | 14 | 90 | 58 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
81  Emany JohnsonDB SR | Nevada | 11 | 90 | 67 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
82  Major BurnsS SR | LSU | 13 | 90 | 44 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
83  Clayton IsbellS SR | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 89 | 49 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
84  D'Eryk JacksonLB SR | Kentucky | 13 | 89 | 53 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
85  Demetrius Knight IILB SR | Charlotte | 11 | 89 | 42 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 86Greg Penn IIILB SR | LSU | 13 | 89 | 34 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
87  Jaheim ThomasLB SR | Arkansas | 11 | 89 | 38 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
88  Junior ColsonLB JR | Michigan | 14 | 89 | 40 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 89Justin BarronDB SR | Syracuse | 13 | 89 | 56 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 90Reggie PetersonLB SR | Florida International | 10 | 89 | 42 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 91Shae SuiaunoaLB SR | Wyoming | 12 | 89 | 58 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
92  Levani DamuniLB SR | Utah | 12 | 88 | 43 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93Myles HeardDB SR | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 88 | 40 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
94  Patrick McMorrisDB SR | California | 13 | 88 | 50 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
95  Peter ManumaDB SR | Hawai'i | 13 | 88 | 60 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
96  Danny StutsmanLB SR | Oklahoma | 12 | 87 | 46 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
97  Julius WoodDB SR | East Carolina | 12 | 87 | 42 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 98Kaleb Elarms-OrrLB SR | California | 11 | 87 | 49 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
99  TJ QuinnLB SR | Louisville | 14 | 87 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 100Dalton JohnsonDB SR | Arizona | 13 | 86 | 53 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
To qualify here: at least 1.5 tackles, hurries or pass breakups per game played.
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