CFB Player Defense
2026 season · Week 9. Ranks among qualified FBS players; games against FCS opponents count. Ties share a rank. Tap, hover or focus a value for its rank.
| 1 | Dorian Pringle | Bowling Green | LB | 9 | — Neutral+5.3% | |||||||||
| 2 | EJ Smith | Nevada | LB | 8 | ▼ Down-27.8% | |||||||||
| 2 | Jared Lloyd | Missouri State | LB | 8 | ▼ Down-27.8% | |||||||||
| 4 | Derek McDonald | North Carolina | LB | 8 | — Neutral+18.1% | |||||||||
| 5 | Chris Thompson Jr. | Tulsa | LB | 8 | — Neutral+8.8% | |||||||||
| 5 | Nicholas Rodriguez | Missouri | LB | 8 | ▲ Up+26.8% | |||||||||
| 7 | Blake Fletcher | Air Force | LB | 8 | ▼ Down-24.2% | |||||||||
| 7 | Sione Hala | San Diego State | LB | 9 | — Neutral-9.1% | |||||||||
| 9 | Sullivan Schlimgen | Iowa State | LB | 8 | — Neutral+19.6% | |||||||||
| 10 | Dickson Agu | Tulane | LB | 8 | — Neutral+15.9% | |||||||||
| 10 | Dylan Lee | San José State | LB | 9 | — Neutral-5.7% | |||||||||
| 10 | Muaaz Byard | UAB | LB | 8 | — Neutral-6.7% | |||||||||
| 13 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | Colorado | LB | 8 | ▲ Up+80.2% | |||||||||
| 13 | Popo Aguirre | NC State | LB | 8 | ▲ Up+31.8% | |||||||||
| 15 | Cooper Catalano | Wisconsin | LB | 8 | — Neutral+14.8% | |||||||||
| 15 | Ethan Wesloski | Oklahoma State | LB | 8 | ▼ Down-27.7% | |||||||||
| 15 | Oumar Diomande | Colorado State | LB | 8 | — Neutral+2.8% | |||||||||
| 18 | Curly Ordonez | Temple | LB | 8 | — Neutral-16.7% | |||||||||
| 18 | Marcellius Pulliam | Coastal Carolina | LB | 8 | — Neutral-0.7% | |||||||||
| 20 | Joe Drew | Arkansas State | S | 8 | — Neutral+1.4% | |||||||||
| 21 | Peyton Seelmann | North Carolina | LB | 8 | ▲ Up+62.2% | |||||||||
| 22 | Grant Godfrey | Kentucky | LB | 8 | — Neutral+19.0% | |||||||||
| 22 | Kevin Adams III | Tulane | S | 8 | — Neutral0.0% | |||||||||
| 22 | Noah Flemmings | UL Monroe | LB | 8 | ▲ Up+41.0% | |||||||||
| 22 | Owen Long | Arizona State | LB | 8 | — Neutral-11.3% | |||||||||
| 26 | Boogsie Silvera | Sacramento State | S | 9 | ▲ Up+38.1% | |||||||||
| 26 | Donelius Johnson | Akron | LB | 8 | ▲ Up+22.0% | |||||||||
| 26 | Keith Brown | Washington State | LB | 9 | ▲ Up+94.4% | |||||||||
| 26 | Michael Molnar | Ohio | LB | 8 | — Neutral-3.7% | |||||||||
| 30 | Cam Buffington | Iowa | LB | 8 | — Neutral-1.5% | |||||||||
| 30 | Jake Pope | UNLV | S | 8 | ▲ Up+57.4% | |||||||||
| 30 | Mathis Haygood | Southern Miss | LB | 8 | — Neutral+11.1% | |||||||||
| 33 | Anthony Palano | Boston College | LB | 8 | — Neutral+0.8% | |||||||||
| 33 | Jo'Tavion Pierce | UAB | DB | 7 | ▲ Up+73.3% | |||||||||
| 33 | Lucas Struck | Old Dominion | S | 9 | ▲ Up+45.0% | |||||||||
| 33 | Michael Robinson III | Southern Miss | DB | 8 | — Neutral+7.1% | |||||||||
| 33 | Randon Fontenette | Colorado | DB | 8 | ▲ Up+20.8% | |||||||||
| 33 | Tano Letuli | San Diego State | LB | 9 | — Neutral+6.7% | |||||||||
| 39 | Braydon Brus | Northwestern | LB | 8 | ▲ Up+39.6% | |||||||||
| 39 | Korey Smith | Middle Tennessee | LB | 8 | ▼ Down-20.3% | |||||||||
| 41 | SaVeon Brown | Buffalo | LB | 8 | ▲ Up+27.2% | |||||||||
| 42 | Austin Romaine | Texas Tech | LB | 8 | ▲ Up+66.7% | |||||||||
| 42 | Donovan Woolen | North Dakota State | LB | 9 | — Neutral0.0% | |||||||||
| 42 | Justyce Betts | Western Michigan | LB | 9 | ▲ Up+30.0% | |||||||||
| 42 | Keno Jones | Troy | 8 | ▲ Up+47.6% | ||||||||||
| 42 | Mike Montgomery | Memphis | LB | 9 | ▲ Up+66.7% | |||||||||
| 42 | Santana Banner | Missouri | S | 8 | — Neutral-4.8% | |||||||||
| 48 | Gavin Willis | Charlotte | LB | 8 | — Neutral-8.7% | |||||||||
| 48 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | LB | 9 | — Neutral-11.1% | |||||||||
| 48 | Jordan Castell | Kentucky | DB | 8 | — Neutral-8.7% |
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Data: CollegeFootballData.com · Stats through Week 9. Ranks among FBS teams; games against FCS opponents count toward totals. Values not available from source show as —, never as zero.