most sacks by a florida state defense in a season

Demarcus Walker has the most sacks for Florida State in a season, with 16 sacks in 2016.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Sacks: player season data complete from 2013

	NAME	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Demarcus Walker D. Walker	16.0	2016	FSU	12	47	6	53	116				3	2	0
2	Jermaine Johnson J. Johnson	12.0	2021	FSU	12	38	34	72	72	0	0	0	2	1	1
3	Jared Verse J. Verse	11.0	2023	FSU	14	28	18	46	80	0	0	0	1	1	0
4	Demarcus Walker D. Walker	10.5	2015	FSU	13	39	12	51	58.5	1	0	0	4	0	0
5	Brian Burns B. Burns	10.0	2018	FSU	12	37	10	47	94.5				3	1	0
6	Braden Fiske B. Fiske	9.0	2023	FSU	14	22	26	48	74.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Jared Verse J. Verse	9.0	2022	FSU	12	20	22	42	71	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	Brian Burns B. Burns	8.5	2016	FSU	8	13	4	17	51.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	Kalen DeLoach K. DeLoach	7.0	2023	FSU	13	34	34	68	62.5	1	6	0	2	1	1
10	Patrick Payton P. Payton	7.0	2023	FSU	14	29	15	44	34	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	Josh Sweat J. Sweat	7.0	2016	FSU	9	22	9	31	38.5				1	0	0
12	Mandrell Desir M. Desir	6.5	2025	FSU	12	14	13	27	55	0	0	0	1	0	0
13	Keir Thomas K. Thomas	6.5	2021	FSU	12	26	14	40	26	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Rylan Kennedy R. Kennedy	6.0	2026	FSU	9	19	7	26	24	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Derrick Nnadi D. Nnadi	6.0	2016	FSU	11	25	13	38	29.5				1	1	0
16	Josh Sweat J. Sweat	5.5	2017	FSU	11	24	11	35	21.5				0	0
17	Lamarcus Joyner L. Joyner	5.5	2013	FSU	13	37	6	43	53.5	2	21	0	3	2	0
18	Joshua Farmer J. Farmer	5.0	2023	FSU	14	10	21	31	27	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	Patrick Payton P. Payton	5.0	2022	FSU	13	22	8	30	48	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	Cory Durden C. Durden	5.0	2019	FSU	13	22	11	33	27.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
21	Marvin Wilson M. Wilson	5.0	2019	FSU	9	21	12	33	30	0	0	0	1	1	0
22	Brian Burns B. Burns	4.5	2017	FSU	11	23	12	35	21				3	1	0
23	Jacob Pugh J. Pugh	4.5	2016	FSU	10	29	2	31	38.5				1	1	0
24	Derwin James D. James	4.5	2015	FSU	12	46	10	56	29				2	2	0
25	Timmy Jernigan T. Jernigan	4.5	2013	FSU	10	29	6	35	32.5				0	0

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More Florida State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,146

Daniels

RUSH

609

Kromah

REC

487

Danzy

Team Rankings

PPG

30.7

51st

OPP PPG

28.3

109th

RUSH YDS/G

169.8

58th

PASS YDS/G

240.8

61st

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
8	Virginia Tech	3-3	6-3
9	North Carolina	2-3	5-4
10	Florida State	2-4	4-5
11	Stanford	2-4	4-5
12	Virginia	2-4	4-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/13	FSU	@	PITT	7:00 PM
Sat 11/21	NCST	@	FSU	3:30 PM
Fri 11/27	FLA	@	FSU	3:30 PM

Last Game

Florida State

4 - 5

Final

Boston College

4 - 5

Sat 7 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Mensah

27

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

191.0

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.5

Dean

10.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

517.3

517.0

514.0

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

326.1

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	6	3	.667
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	7	.222
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	4	5	.444
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	South Florida	6	3	.667
10	Tulane	4	5	.444
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333