most tfl for a db in college fb in a season

Patrick Nelson has the most tackles for loss by a defensive back in a season, with 18 tackles in 2019.

	NAME	TFL	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Patrick Nelson P. Nelson	18	2019	SMU	13	62	11	73	12.0	85.5	1	19	0	1	1	0
2	Will Clarke W. Clarke	17	2013	WVU	11	40	4	44	5.0	39	0	0	0	1	1	0
3	Jacob Springer J. Springer	16	2019	NAVY	13	61	9	70	8.0	51				3	0	0
4	Khaleke Hudson K. Hudson	16	2017	MICH	12	61	13	74	8.0	67.5	2	22	0	2	0	0
5	Jawuan Johnson J. Johnson	14	2017	NIU	13	70	10	80	4.0	18	5	98	2	5	1	0
6	Daquan Evans D. Evans	13	2023	USF	13	50	14	64	4.0	26	1	34	0	1	1	0
7	Dee Winters D. Winters	13	2022	TCU	15	50	29	79	7.5	40.5	1	29	1	0	1	0
8	John Marshall J. Marshall	13	2022	NAVY	12	45	40	85	11.5	76.5	1	0	0	2	0	0
9	Brad Koenig B. Koenig	13	2018	M-OH	9	61	11	72	5.0	31	3	13	0	4	1	0
10	Mike Hilton M. Hilton	13	2015	MISS	13	49	6	55	1.5	10.5	2	2	0	1	0	0
11	Alijah Halliburton A. Halliburton	12	2019	WYO	13	90	21	111	2.0	16	2	23	0	0	1	0
12	Delarrin Turner-Yell D. Turner-Yell	12	2019	OKLA	14	77	2	79	0.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	Chidobe Awuzie C. Awuzie	12	2015	COLO	11	53	2	55	4.0	30	2	26	0	1	0	0
14	Jeremy Cash J. Cash	12	2015	DUKE	11	49	12	61	2.5	25.5	0	0	0	3	1	0
15	Denzel Johnson D. Johnson	12	2015	TCU	12	57	11	68	2.0	7	1	50	1	0	0	0
16	Weston Steelhammer W. Steelhammer	12	2015	AFA	14	53	13	66	1.0	9	5	30	0	0	1	0
17	Keionte Scott K. Scott	11	2025	MIA	14	44	22	66	5.0	24	2	110	2	2	2	0
18	Aaron Beasley A. Beasley	11	2022	TENN	13	38	30	68	3.0	25	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	Enock Makonzo E. Makonzo	11	2020	CCAR	12	59	17	76	2.0	19	0	0	0	2	1	0
20	Trey Sterling T. Sterling	11	2020	OKST	10	66	9	75	0.5	3.5	2	78	1	0	2	0
21	Dee Winters D. Winters	11	2020	TCU	10	57	8	65	2.0	16				0	1	1
22	Rodjay Burns R. Burns	11	2019	LOU	13	65	11	76	2.0	15	1	4	0	1	1	1
23	JaCoby Stevens J. Stevens	11	2019	LSU	15	76	18	94	5.0	28	3	9	0	0	0
24	Grant Stuard G. Stuard	11	2019	HOU	12	88	11	99	1.0	10				0	0
25	Perry Young P. Young	11	2019	CIN	14	59	15	74	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	0

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More SMU Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,641

Jennings

RUSH

787

Harden

REC

766

Hudson

Team Rankings

PPG

32.9

30th

OPP PPG

20.7

34th

RUSH YDS/G

135.6

107th

PASS YDS/G

283.5

17th

2025 ACC Standings

	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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/7	SMU	@	FSU	7:30 PM
Sat 9/12	UCD	@	SMU	1:00 PM
Sat 9/19	SMU	@	LOU	1:00 PM
Sat 9/26	MOSU	@	SMU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	BC	@	SMU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Arizona

0 - 1

Final

SMU

1 - 0

Fri 2 Jan 2026

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,278

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.7

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	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