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Defense · 2025 · full season · FBS · DL
Top 100
2025 REG
| # | Player | Pos | Tm | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | TFL ↓ | Sk | QBH | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Daley | DL |  IU | 13 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 19.0 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Dylan Labarbera | DL |  NEV | 12 | 49 | 39 | 88 | 16.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Michael Heldman | DL |  CMU | 12 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 16.0 | 11.5 | 8 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Quincy Rhodes Jr. | DL |  ARK | 12 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 5 | MJ Stroud | DL |  GASO | 12 | 24 | 7 | 31 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Langston Hardy | DL |  WAKE | 12 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Taylor Wein | DL |  OU | 12 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Sahir West | DL |  JMU | 12 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 7 | 4 | — |
| 9 | Anthony Smith | DL |  MINN | 11 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 10 | Melkart Abou-Jaoude | DL |  UNC | 12 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Akheem Mesidor | DL |  MIA | 11 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 12 | J'Mond Tapp | DL |  USM | 12 | 18 | 48 | 66 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 13 | Elijah Hill | DL |  KENN | 13 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Ezra Christensen | DL |  NMSU | 11 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 10 | 2 | — |
| 15 | Clev Lubin | DL |  LOU | 12 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 7 | 3 | — |
| 16 | Tyrique Tucker | DL | IU | 12 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 17 | Deshawn McKnight | DL |  ARIZ | 10 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Jordan van den Berg | DL |  GT | 12 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Marques White | DL |  MASS | 11 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 20 | Julien Laventure | DL |  AKR | 11 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 21 | Finn Claypool | DL |  FRES | 11 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 22 | Ethan Hassler | DL |  ARST | 12 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 23 | Tylon Dunlap | DL | KENN | 12 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 24 | CJ Nunnally IV | DL |  PUR | 12 | 29 | 13 | 42 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Sidney Stewart | DL |  MD | 12 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 26 | Eric O'Neill | DL |  RUTG | 12 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 27 | Zion Wilson | DL |  ECU | 12 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 28 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | DL |  TTU | 13 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | — |
| 29 | Boubacar Traore | DL |  ND | 10 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 30 | Keviyan Huddleston | DL |  UNT | 12 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 31 | J'Dan Burnett | DL |  TLSA | 12 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 32 | R Mason Thomas | DL | OU | 8 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 33 | Cyrus Durham | DL | AKR | 10 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 34 | Lee Hunter | DL | TTU | 13 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 35 | Eddie Walls III | DL |  HOU | 12 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 9 | 5 | — |
| 36 | Kenton Simmons | DL |  FIU | 11 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 37 | Anas Luqman | DL |  OHIO | 10 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 38 | Chris Forbes | DL |  ODU | 12 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 39 | Max Llewellyn | DL |  IOWA | 11 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | — |
| 40 | De'Jon Benton | DL |  HAW | 10 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 41 | Korver Demma | DL | CMU | 11 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 42 | Khordae Sydnor | DL |  VAN | 12 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 8 | 3 | — |
| 43 | Kellan Wyatt | DL | IU | 7 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 44 | Ethan Hurkett | DL | IOWA | 12 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 45 | Daniel Rickert | DL |  UVA | 12 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 46 | Zahir Mathis | DL | MD | 9 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 47 | Jamond Mathis | DL |  KENT | 11 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | — |
| 48 | David Stone | DL | OU | 12 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 49 | Nuer Gatkuoth | DL | WAKE | 11 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Bruno Dall | DL | AKR | 12 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 51 | Karter Menz | DL | MINN | 8 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 52 | Kemari Copeland | DL |  VT | 12 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | Jayden Loving | DL | WAKE | 12 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 54 | Kayden McDonald | DL |  OSU | 13 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 55 | Michael Kilbane | DL |  NU | 10 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 56 | Elijah O'Neal | DL |  ASU | 12 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 57 | Aiden Gobaira | DL | JMU | 12 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 58 | Sedarius McConnell | DL |  BC | 11 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 59 | Gabe Kirschke | DL | WAKE | 12 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 60 | Ahmad Moten Sr. | DL | MIA | 9 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 61 | Prince Dorbah | DL | ASU | 9 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 62 | Mandrell Desir | DL |  FSU | 11 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 63 | Jimmy Scott | DL |  PITT | 11 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 64 | Jackie Johnson III | DL | HAW | 11 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 65 | Santana Hopper | DL |  TULN | 10 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 66 | Rueben Bain Jr. | DL | MIA | 11 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 67 | Tyre West | DL |  TENN | 10 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 68 | Max Stege | DL |  BOIS | 11 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 69 | Bradley Weaver | DL | RUTG | 12 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 70 | Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace | DL |  UK | 10 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 71 | Gracen Halton | DL | OU | 12 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 72 | Dylan Manuel | DL |  APP | 12 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 73 | Immanuel Bush | DL | JMU | 10 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 74 | Wesley Bailey | DL | LOU | 12 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 75 | Samuel Dankah | DL | ECU | 12 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 76 | Ethan Day | DL | UNT | 13 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 77 | Xavier Holmes | DL | JMU | 12 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 78 | Aidan Hubbard | DL | NU | 9 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 79 | Jack Bousum | DL |  ARMY | 11 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 80 | Carlos Allen Jr. | DL | HOU | 12 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 81 | Talan Carter | DL |  JXST | 12 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 82 | Clayton Smith | DL | ASU | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 83 | Mario Landino | DL | IU | 11 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 84 | Ty Cooper | DL | TLSA | 10 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 85 | Nahki Johnson | DL | TLSA | 10 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 86 | Lesterlaisene Lagafuaina | DL | HAW | 11 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 87 | Jacob Ferguson | DL | GASO | 10 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 88 | Dominic Bailey | DL | TENN | 12 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 89 | Jon Jones | DL |  UTSA | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 90 | Tony Anyanwu | DL |  RICE | 12 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 91 | Jojo Johnson | DL |  ORST | 9 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 92 | James Smith | DL |  ALA | 10 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 93 | Kevin Abrams-Verwayne | DL | APP | 11 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 94 | CJ Doggette Jr. | DL |  FAU | 10 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 95 | C.J. Fite | DL | ASU | 12 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 96 | Aaron Graves | DL | IOWA | 12 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 97 | J.D. Lampley | DL | ECU | 11 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 98 | Byron Turner Jr. | DL | TLSA | 9 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 99 | Braxton Fely | DL | BOIS | 12 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 100 | Justin Scott | DL | MIA | 8 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | — |