CFB Leaders · Sacks
Defense · 2021 · full season · FBS
Top 100
2021 REG
| # | Player | Pos | Tm | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | TFL | Sk ↓ | QBH | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Anderson Jr. | LB | ALA | 13 | 52 | 39 | 91 | 30.0 | 15.5 | 9 | 2 | — |
| 2 | Andre Carter II | LB | ARMY | 11 | 31 | 10 | 41 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Aidan Hutchinson | DL | MICH | 13 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 12 | 3 | — |
| 4 | Josaiah Stewart | DE | CCU | 11 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Sam Williams | DL | MISS | 12 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 6 | Jermaine Johnson | DE | FSU | 12 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 12 | 2 | — |
| 7 | Collin Oliver | LB | OKST | 13 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 15.0 | 11.5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Cameron Thomas | DL | SDSU | 13 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 20.5 | 11.5 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Ali Fayad | DE | WMU | 11 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 16.0 | 11.5 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 10 | Will McDonald | DE | ISU | 11 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 11 | Javon Solomon | LB | TROY | 12 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | David Ojabo | LB | MICH | 13 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 7 | 3 | — |
| 13 | Felix Anudike | DE | KSU | 12 | 36 | 14 | 50 | 14.5 | 11.0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Chauncey Manac | LB | UL | 13 | 34 | 21 | 55 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Scott Patchan | DL | CSU | 12 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 18.5 | 10.5 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 16 | Tristan Nichols | DT | NEV | 10 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 17 | Nick Hampton | LB | APP | 13 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 16.5 | 10.0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 18 | Isaiah Foskey | DL | ND | 12 | 33 | 14 | 47 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 19 | Jamal Hines | LB | TOL | 12 | 33 | 49 | 82 | 14.5 | 10.0 | 2 | 8 | — |
| 20 | Clarence Hicks | LB | UTSA | 12 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Vince Sanford | LB | AF | 12 | 44 | 12 | 56 | 15.0 | 9.5 | 9 | 3 | — |
| 22 | Arnold Ebiketie | DE | PSU | 12 | 34 | 28 | 62 | 18.0 | 9.5 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 23 | Mika Tafua | DE | UTAH | 13 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 13.0 | 9.5 | 5 | 3 | — |
| 24 | Habakkuk Baldonado | DL | PITT | 13 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 25 | Yasir Abdullah | LB | LOU | 12 | 35 | 17 | 52 | 14.5 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 26 | Luiji Vilain | DL | WAKE | 12 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 27 | Derick Hall | LB | AUB | 12 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 28 | Lonnie Phelps | DE | M-OH | 10 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 29 | Tyree Johnson | DL | TA&M | 11 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 30 | DeMarvin Leal | DL | TA&M | 11 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 31 | Eyioma Uwazurike | DE | ISU | 12 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 32 | Tomon Fox | LB | UNC | 12 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 33 | Kivon Bennett | LB | ARST | 12 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 34 | Kameron Butler | DE | M-OH | 12 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Zachary Carter | DL | FLA | 12 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 36 | DeAngelo Malone | DE | WKU | 13 | 41 | 47 | 88 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | — |
| 37 | Devin Lloyd | LB | UTAH | 13 | 63 | 44 | 107 | 22.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 38 | Jordan Ferguson | DE | MTSU | 12 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 13 | 1 | — |
| 39 | Isaiah Thomas | DL | OU | 12 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 40 | Phidarian Mathis | DL | ALA | 12 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 41 | Curtis Brooks | DT | CIN | 12 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 42 | Cody Roscoe | DL | SYR | 12 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 43 | Myles Murphy | DE | CLEM | 9 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 13.0 | 7.5 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 44 | Jonah Tavai | DL | SDSU | 13 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 45 | Joe Ozougwu | LB | ARST | 12 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 46 | Brenton Cox | LB | FLA | 12 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 11 | 4 | — |
| 47 | Grayson Murphy | DL | UNT | 11 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 48 | Richard Jibunor | LB | TROY | 11 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 49 | Mohamed Kamara | DL | CSU | 10 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 50 | Nick Herbig | LB | WIS | 12 | 35 | 19 | 54 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 51 | Leo Chenal | LB | WIS | 8 | 51 | 36 | 87 | 16.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 52 | Calijah Kancey | DL | PITT | 11 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 53 | Jordan Jackson | DT | AF | 12 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 54 | Junior Fehoko | DL | SJSU | 11 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 5 | 6 | — |
| 55 | Kayvon Thibodeaux | DE | ORE | 10 | 35 | 14 | 49 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 56 | Micheal Clemons | DL | TA&M | 10 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 13 | 2 | — |
| 57 | Scott Matlock | DT | BOIS | 11 | 29 | 12 | 41 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 58 | David Perales | DE | FRES | 11 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 59 | Darius Muasau | LB | HAW | 12 | 65 | 43 | 108 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 60 | Cameron Goode | LB | CAL | 11 | 29 | 16 | 45 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | — |
| 61 | Kevin Atkins | DT | FRES | 11 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 62 | Nik Bonitto | LB | OU | 11 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 9 | 1 | — |
| 63 | D'Anthony Jones | DL | HOU | 9 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 64 | Demetrius Taylor | DL | APP | 12 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 65 | Tyrus Wheat | LB | MSST | 12 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 66 | Rondell Bothroyd | DL | WAKE | 13 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 67 | Brock Martin | DE | OKST | 12 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 68 | Marlowe Wax | LB | SYR | 12 | 37 | 24 | 61 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 69 | Jadrian Taylor | DE | UTEP | 9 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 70 | DeVere Levelston | DT | SMU | 12 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 71 | Daymond Williams | DT | BUF | 12 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 72 | Cedric Johnson | DE | MISS | 11 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 73 | Troy Hairston | DL | CMU | 12 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 74 | Storey Jackson | LB | LIB | 12 | 55 | 38 | 93 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | Micah McFadden | LB | IU | 12 | 49 | 28 | 77 | 15.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | — |
| 76 | Joey Noble | DE | UNM | 12 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 77 | Keir Thomas | DE | FSU | 12 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 15 | 1 | — |
| 78 | J.J. Weaver | LB | UK | 12 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 79 | Jacoby Windmon | LB | UNLV | 12 | 72 | 46 | 118 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 80 | Karl Brooks | DL | BGSU | 12 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 81 | Kyron Johnson | DE | KU | 12 | 41 | 22 | 63 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 82 | Big Kat Bryant | DE | UCF | 12 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | — |
| 83 | Boye Mafe | DL | MINN | 11 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 84 | Chance Campbell | LB | MISS | 12 | 39 | 60 | 99 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 11 | 2 | — |
| 85 | Anthony Goodlow | DE | TLSA | 11 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 86 | Cam'ron Carter | LB | CSU | 12 | 34 | 66 | 100 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 87 | Jose Ramirez | DL | EMU | 12 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 10 | 3 | — |
| 88 | Lukas Van Ness | DL | IOWA | 12 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 89 | Turner Coxe | DE | SMU | 12 | 30 | 6 | 36 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 90 | Logan Hall | DL | HOU | 12 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 91 | Tre Williams | DL | ARK | 10 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 92 | Dante Stills | DL | WVU | 12 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 93 | Markees Watts | DE | CLT | 12 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 94 | Joe Evans | DE | IOWA | 13 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 95 | Drake Thomas | LB | NCSU | 12 | 48 | 51 | 99 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 96 | D'Marco Jackson | LB | APP | 13 | 55 | 59 | 114 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 97 | Devin Harper | LB | OKST | 13 | 56 | 29 | 85 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 15 | 1 | — |
| 98 | Levi Jones | LB | NCSU | 10 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 99 | Gabriel Murphy | DL | UNT | 12 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | — |
| 100 | Alex Wright | LB | UAB | 11 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | — |



































































