most tfls and tackles and sacks by a freshman linebacker in 2023

Red Murdock, Javante Mackey and Nate Johnson were tied for the most tackles for loss by a freshman linebacker in 2023, with 7 tackles.

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most tfls and tackles and defensive sacks by a freshman linebacker in 2023

	NAME	TFL	TKL	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Red Murdock R. Murdock	7	35	2.0	2023	BUFF	12	24	59	12	0	0	0	2	0	0
2	Javante Mackey J. Mackey	7	53	2.0	2023	ARST	12	28	81	16	0	0	0	0	1	1
3	Nate Johnson N. Johnson	7	21	7.5	2023	APP	14	23	44	65.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	Alexander Kilgore A. Kilgore	6	27	4.0	2023	SMU	14	9	36	27	1	-5	0	0	0	0
5	Anthony Hill Jr. A. Hill Jr.	6	40	5.0	2023	TEX	14	26	66	27	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	Keon Wylie K. Wylie	5	13	3.0	2023	PSU	12	4	17	27	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Owen Pewee O. Pewee	5	21	1.0	2023	UTSA	13	10	31	6	1	0	0	0	0	0
8	Ethan Wesloski E. Wesloski	5	36	3.0	2023	UNT	12	27	63	10	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	Jordan Hall J. Hall	5	31	4.5	2023	MSU	12	34	65	42	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	Suntarine Perkins S. Perkins	5	20	3.5	2023	MISS	13	18	38	28	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Taurean York T. York	5	39	3.0	2023	TAMU	13	34	73	11	0	0	0	1	0	0
12	Ben Cutter B. Cutter	5	31	2.0	2023	WVU	13	27	58	13	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Sone Aupiu S. Aupiu	4	32	2.0	2023	NMSU	14	15	47	11	0	0	0	2	1	0
14	Logan Pili L. Pili	4	16	1.0	2023	USU	11	16	32	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Maverick Baranowski M. Baranowski	4	28	1.0	2023	MINN	10	25	53	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Tackett Curtis T. Curtis	4	25	2.0	2023	USC	12	14	39	11	0	0	0	1	2	0
17	Teitum Tuioti T. Tuioti	4	19	2.0	2023	ORE	13	11	30	24	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Isaiah Chisom I. Chisom	4	9	1.0	2023	ORST	5	5	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Tate Romney T. Romney	3	29	1.0	2023	ASU	12	22	51	9	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	Jonathan Thompson J. Thompson	3	20	0.0	2023	CIN	12	11	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Melvin Jordan IV M. Jordan IV	3	13	1.0	2023	ORST	12	9	22	13	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Kip Lewis K. Lewis	3	42	1.0	2023	OKLA	13	25	67	7	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	Kam Robinson K. Robinson	3	45	1.0	2023	UVA	12	25	70	3	2	42	1	0	0	0
24	Cade Uluave C. Uluave	3	40	2.0	2023	CAL	12	28	68	25	2	4	0	2	2	1
25	Mario Thompson M. Thompson	3	17	2.0	2023	ODU	9	26	43	17	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

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

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

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

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1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	1	.500
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	1	.500
6	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
7	Kent State	1	1	.500
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	2	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

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1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	SMU	2	0	1.000
3	Virginia	2	0	1.000
4	California	1	1	.500
5	Duke	2	0	1.000
6	North Carolina	2	0	1.000
7	Pittsburgh	2	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	2	0	1.000
10	Boston College	1	1	.500
11	Clemson	1	1	.500
12	Louisville	1	1	.500
13	Georgia Tech	0	2	.000
14	Florida State	1	1	.500
15	NC State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	Syracuse	1	1	.500

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1	Notre Dame	2	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	1	.500

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1	South Florida	2	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	1	1	.500
3	Tulsa	2	0	1.000
4	UTSA	2	0	1.000
5	Memphis	2	1	.667
6	North Texas	1	1	.500
7	Rice	1	1	.500
8	Temple	1	1	.500
9	Tulane	1	1	.500
10	UAB	1	1	.500
11	Charlotte	0	2	.000
12	East Carolina	0	2	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

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1	USC	3	0	1.000
2	Indiana	2	0	1.000
3	Iowa	2	0	1.000
4	Maryland	2	0	1.000
5	Michigan	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
7	Nebraska	2	0	1.000
8	Penn State	2	0	1.000
9	UCLA	2	0	1.000
10	Washington	2	0	1.000
11	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
12	Illinois	1	1	.500
13	Minnesota	1	1	.500
14	Ohio State	1	1	.500
15	Oregon	1	1	.500
16	Purdue	1	1	.500
17	Wisconsin	1	1	.500
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

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1	Delaware	1	1	.500
2	Kennesaw State	1	1	.500
3	Middle Tennessee	1	1	.500
4	Jacksonville State	1	2	.333
5	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
6	Florida International	1	1	.500
7	Liberty	1	1	.500
8	Missouri State	1	1	.500
9	Sam Houston	0	2	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
4	San Jose State	2	1	.667
5	Nevada	1	1	.500
6	UTEP	1	1	.500
7	Wyoming	1	1	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	2	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333