Patrick Nelson has the most sacks by a defensive back in a season, with 12 sacks in 2019.

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	NAME	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Patrick Nelson P. Nelson	12.0	2019	SMU	13	62	11	73	85.5	1	19	0	1	1	0
2	John Marshall J. Marshall	11.5	2022	NAVY	12	45	40	85	76.5	1	0	0	2	0	0
3	Ja'Von Rolland-Jones J. Rolland-Jones	8.5	2014	ARST	9	17	3	20	40	0	0	0	2	1	0
4	Jacob Springer J. Springer	8.0	2019	NAVY	13	61	9	70	51				3	0	0
5	Khaleke Hudson K. Hudson	8.0	2017	MICH	12	61	13	74	67.5	2	22	0	2	0	0
6	James Hearns J. Hearns	8.0	2016	LOU	10	21	7	28	71				5	0	0
7	Kendrick Simpkins K. Simpkins	7.5	2023	WKU	12	34	20	54	59	0	0	0	4	0	0
8	Dee Winters D. Winters	7.5	2022	TCU	15	50	29	79	40.5	1	29	1	0	1	0
9	Alex Aukerman A. Aukerman	7.5	2016	ARMY	10	25	8	33	45	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	Kyle Kelley K. Kelley	7.5	2015	SDSU	8	18	2	20	44	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	Chris Young C. Young	7.5	2013	ASU	9	33	5	38	43				2	2	0
12	James Hearns J. Hearns	7.0	2017	LOU	9	18	2	20	48				4	1	0
13	Josh Furman J. Furman	7.0	2014	OKST	7	14	0	14	42	1	35	0	1	0	0
14	Jordan Batiste J. Batiste	7.0	2013	TULN	11	30	20	50	13	1	11	0	0	0	0
15	Seyi Oladipo S. Oladipo	6.5	2024	BSU	14	52	16	68	44.5	0	0	0	1	1	0
16	Malik Demby M. Demby	6.5	2017	NMSU	10	28	16	44	39	0	0	0	1	2	0
17	Adam Redden A. Redden	6.5	2014	BUFF	9	28	4	32	49.5				4	2	0
18	Sonny Styles S. Styles	6.0	2024	OSU	16	51	48	99	50	0	0	0	1	1	0
19	Jack Henderson J. Henderson	6.0	2024	MINN	13	20	24	44	47.5	1	25	1	1	1	0
20	Arron Mosby A. Mosby	6.0	2021	FRES	13	28	8	36	40	0	0	0	6	2	1
21	Taylor Rapp T. Rapp	6.0	2018	WASH	13	39	11	50	33	2	0	0	0	3	0
22	Alex Aukerman A. Aukerman	6.0	2017	ARMY	9	36	4	40	51	1	11	0	1	1	0
23	Kyle Kelley K. Kelley	6.0	2016	SDSU	10	30	13	43	38				0	1	0
24	Trevon Stewart T. Stewart	6.0	2015	HOU	13	48	8	56	65	4	58	0	2	4	0
25	Kendal Daniels K. Daniels	5.5	2024	OKST	12	46	18	64	45	0	0	0	0	0	0

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	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Miami	6-2	13-2
4	Pittsburgh	6-2	8-5
5	SMU	6-2	9-4
6	Georgia Tech	6-2	9-4
7	California	4-4	7-6

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4,379

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3,973

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Rush Yards Leaders

1,661

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1,649

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1,567

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Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

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1,276

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1,264

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Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

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34

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Rush TD Leaders

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Lacy

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Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

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QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

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170.4

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Sack Leaders

14.5

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PPG Rankings

45.1

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11.7

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Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

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Rush Yards Rankings

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	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167

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