2026 Ncaa Football Defensive Leaders

	NAME	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Tyler Brown T. Brown	2026	JMU	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2	Donovan Murph D. Murph	2026	SCAR	5	159	31.8	2	0	0.0	0	159	31.8	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3	Mohamed Toure M. Toure	2026	MIA	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
4	Stephon Wright S. Wright	2026	CSU	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
5	Daytione Smith D. Smith	2026	MRSH	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
6	Nick Session N. Session	2026	NMSU	5	26	5.2	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
7	Monroe Mills M. Mills	2026	UVA	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
8	Cade Bennett C. Bennett	2026	TCU	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
9	Daniel Sparks D. Sparks	2026	UVA	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
10	Mitch Griffis M. Griffis	2026	ECU	4	75	18.8	0	75	18.8	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
11	Braydon Bennett B. Bennett	2026	EMU	6	244	40.7	2	195	32.5	2	49	8.2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
12	Jake Renfro J. Renfro	2026	ILL	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Aakil Washington A. Washington	2026	SMU	5	28	5.6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
14	Xavier McIver X. McIver	2026	USM	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Derek Burns D. Burns	2026	UTEP	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
16	Matt Smith M. Smith	2026	SHSU	4	5	1.3	0	0	0.0	0	5	1.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
17	Logan Klotz L. Klotz	2026	ULL	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
18	Jimmy Calloway J. Calloway	2026	TLSA	4	138	34.5	0	15	3.8	0	123	30.8	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
19	Morven Joseph M. Joseph	2026	JVST	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
20	Thomas Shrader T. Shrader	2026	USF	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
21	Josh Pierre-Louis J. Pierre-Louis	2026	MRSH	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
22	Micah Harper M. Harper	2026	ISU	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Brandon Mack II B. Mack II	2026	HOU	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
24	Chris Thompson Jr. C. Thompson Jr.	2026	TLSA	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
25	Demick Starling D. Starling	2026	USU	5	73	14.6	1	0	0.0	0	73	14.6	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,850

Atkinson

1,744

Maiava

1,588

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

685

Riley

652

Cook

644

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

823

Smith

741

Legree

628

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

17

Taylor

16

Atkinson

15

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

11

Hawkins

9

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

9

Legree

9

Smith

8

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

203.7

Hoover

202.0

Stockton

Sack Leaders

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

51.4

49.6

47.5

46.2

44.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

10.8

11.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

548.3

547.8

541.2

531.6

524.6

Rush Yards Rankings

334.3

297.3

294.0

281.5

277.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

377.4

357.0

346.5

341.0

340.0

334.4

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	5	0	1.000
2	Georgia	5	0	1.000
3	Texas	4	0	1.000
4	Florida	4	1	.800
5	Kentucky	4	1	.800
6	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
7	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
8	LSU	4	1	.800
9	Missouri	4	1	.800
10	Tennessee	4	1	.800
11	Auburn	3	2	.600
12	Texas A&M	3	2	.600
13	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
14	Vanderbilt	3	2	.600
15	Arkansas	2	3	.400
16	South Carolina	2	3	.400

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	4	1	.800
2	Fresno State	4	1	.800
3	Oregon State	3	2	.600
4	San Diego State	2	3	.400
5	Colorado State	2	3	.400
6	Texas State	2	3	.400
7	Utah State	1	4	.200
8	Washington State	1	4	.200

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	3	3	.500
2	Toledo	4	1	.800
3	Central Michigan	3	2	.600
4	Ohio	3	2	.600
5	Western Michigan	3	2	.600
6	Bowling Green	1	4	.200
7	UMass	4	1	.800
8	Kent State	2	3	.400
9	Buffalo	2	3	.400
10	Miami (OH)	2	3	.400
11	Akron	1	4	.200
12	Ball State	1	4	.200
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
2	Memphis	4	1	.800
3	UTSA	4	1	.800
4	North Texas	3	2	.600
5	UAB	3	2	.600
6	South Florida	4	1	.800
7	Army	2	2	.500
8	Temple	2	3	.400
9	East Carolina	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Tulsa	3	2	.600
12	Rice	1	4	.200
13	Charlotte	0	5	.000
14	Navy	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	5	0	1.000
2	Nebraska	5	0	1.000
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Minnesota	4	1	.800
5	Ohio State	4	1	.800
6	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	USC	5	1	.833
9	Iowa	4	1	.800
10	Northwestern	3	1	.750
11	Purdue	2	3	.400
12	Michigan	3	2	.600
13	Penn State	3	2	.600
14	Washington	3	2	.600
15	Illinois	2	3	.400
16	Maryland	2	3	.400
17	Michigan State	2	3	.400
18	Rutgers	1	4	.200

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	4	1	.800
2	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
3	New Mexico State	2	3	.400
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
8	Delaware	2	3	.400
9	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
10	Western Kentucky	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	5	0	1.000
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	SMU	4	1	.800
5	Wake Forest	4	1	.800
6	Clemson	3	2	.600
7	Florida State	3	2	.600
8	Virginia	3	2	.600
9	Virginia Tech	4	1	.800
10	NC State	3	2	.600
11	California	2	3	.400
12	Louisville	2	3	.400
13	Stanford	2	3	.400
14	North Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
16	Syracuse	2	2	.500
17	Boston College	2	3	.400

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	5	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	3	.400

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
2	BYU	4	0	1.000
3	Baylor	4	1	.800
4	Utah	4	0	1.000
5	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
6	Arizona	4	1	.800
7	Houston	4	1	.800
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Iowa State	3	2	.600
10	UCF	3	2	.600
11	Arizona State	2	2	.500
12	Kansas State	3	1	.750
13	Kansas	2	2	.500
14	West Virginia	3	2	.600
15	Colorado	2	3	.400
16	TCU	2	3	.400

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	5	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	4	1	.800
3	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
4	South Alabama	3	2	.600
5	Arkansas State	2	3	.400
6	Georgia State	4	1	.800
7	Marshall	3	2	.600
8	Troy	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
10	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
11	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
12	Coastal Carolina	1	4	.200
13	Old Dominion	1	4	.200
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	5	0	1.000
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	UNLV	3	2	.600
4	Air Force	3	1	.750
5	Wyoming	2	3	.400
6	San Jose State	3	2	.600
7	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
8	Nevada	1	3	.250
9	UTEP	1	4	.200
10	Hawai'i	1	4	.200