2002 Division I-AA Defensive Football Statistics

Final 2002 Rankings

	TOTAL TACKLES
 	Player, Team				CL	G	Solo	Ast	Total	PG
1.	Boomer Grigsby, Illinois St.		SO	11	108	71	179	16.27
2.	Josh Cain, Chattanooga			SR	12	113	79	192	16.00
3.	Dietrich Lapsley, Indiana St.		SR	12	103	68	171	14.25
4.	Aden Smith, Stony Brook			SR	10	57	83	140	14.00
4.	Bobby Rosenberg, St. John's (N.Y.)	JR	10	80	60	140	14.00
6.	Dan Smacchia, Siena			JR	10	58	67	125	12.50
7.	Nick Ricks, Eastern Ill.		JR	12	98	51	149	12.42
8.	Mario Williams, Gardner-Webb		SO	10	60	60	120	12.00
9.	Cornell Middlebrook, Western Ill.	SR	13	101	53	154	11.85
10.	Jarvis Phillips, Northern Iowa		JR	11	57	72	129	11.73
11.	Greg Pitts, Southwest Tex. St.		SR	11	57	69	126	11.45
12.	Kayode Mayowa, Sacred Heart		SR	10	57	56	113	11.30
13.	Alexis Moreland, Southern Ill.		SO	12	70	64	134	11.17
14.	Liam Gzekiel, Northeastern		SO	13	59	86	145	11.15
15.	Jeremy Cain, Massachusetts		JR	12	97	36	133	11.08
16.	Daniel Wentzel, Tennessee Tech		JR	12	79	53	132	11.00
16.	Elgin Andrews, Jackson St.		SR	11	58	63	121	11.00
16.	Sam Smalls, Appalachian St.		SR	11	59	62	121	11.00
16.	Craig Unger, Morehead St.		SO	12	55	77	132	11.00
20.	Lee Russell, Western Ill.		JR	13	97	45	142	10.92
21.	Jonathan Harrell, Northern Iowa		JR	11	68	52	120	10.91
22.	Andrew Clarke, Georgetown		JR	11	66	53	119	10.82
23.	James Noel, Robert Morris		SO	10	50	58	108	10.80
24.	Chuck Thompson, Western Ky.		SO	15	93	66	159	10.60
24.	Joe Sentipal, Monmouth			SR	10	58	48	106	10.60
26.	Matt Nelson, Wofford			JR	12	82	45	127	10.58
27.	Jeremy Balina, Wagner			SR	11	50	66	116	10.55
28.	Dan Mulhern, Delaware			SR	12	77	49	126	10.50
29.	Brandon Chambers, Southwest Mo. St.	JR	11	30	85	115	10.45
29.	Mark Thompson, Richmond			SR	11	60	55	115	10.45

 	SOLO TACKLES	 	 	 	 
 	Player, Team				CL	G	Solo	PG
1.	Boomer Grigsby, Illinois St.		SO	11	108	9.82
2.	Josh Cain, Chattanooga			SR	12	113	9.42
3.	Dietrich Lapsley, Indiana St.		SR	12	103	8.58
4.	Weston Borba, St. Mary's (Cal.)		JR	10	85	8.50
5.	Nick Ricks, Eastern Ill.		JR	12	98	8.17
6.	Jeremy Cain, Massachusetts		JR	12	97	8.08
7.	Bobby Rosenberg, St. John's (N.Y.)	JR	10	80	8.00
8.	Cornell Middlebrook, Western Ill.	SR	13	101	7.77
9.	Eric Papp, Drake			SO	10	77	7.70
10.	Parker Smith, Butler			JR	10	75	7.50
11.	Lee Russell, Western Ill.		JR	13	97	7.46
12.	Anton McKenzie, Massachusetts		SR	12	85	7.08
13.	Matt Nelson, Wofford			JR	12	82	6.83
14.	Stephen Cooper, Maine			SR	12	81	6.75
14.	Rodney McCarter, James Madison		SO	12	81	6.75
16.	Clayton Smith, Dartmouth		SO	10	67	6.70
16.	Lou Capizzi, Butler			SR	10	67	6.70
18.	Shannon James, Massachusetts		FR	12	80	6.67
19.	Jason McWilliams, Western Ill.		SR	13	86	6.62
20.	Daniel Wentzel, Tennessee Tech		JR	12	79	6.58
21.	Josh Bazan, Albany (N.Y.)		SR	12	78	6.50
22.	Dan Mulhern, Delaware			SR	12	77	6.42
23.	Perez Boyd, Tenn.-Martin		SR	12	76	6.33
24.	Daunte Neal, St. Francis (Pa.)		SR	10	63	6.30
25.	Chuck Thompson, Western Ky.		SO	15	93	6.20
26.	Jonathan Harrell, Northern Iowa		JR	11	68	6.18
27.	Trey Townsend, James Madison		SO	12	74	6.17
28.	Joel Rush, Butler			SR	8	49	6.13
29.	Nygel Rogers, Appalachian St.		JR	12	73	6.08
30.	Andrew Clarke, Georgetown		JR	11	66	6.00
30.	Mario Williams, Gardner-Webb		SO	10	60	6.00
30.	Russ Mann, Butler			SR	10	60	6.00

 	PASS SACKS	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	Player, Team				CL	G	Solo	Ast	Yds	Total	PG
1.	Robert Mathis, Alabama A&M		SR	11	19	2	150	20.0	1.82
2.	Odain Mitchell, Sacred Heart		SR	10	13	6	104	16.0	1.60
3.	Joseph Crear, Mississippi Val.		SR	11	13	3	116	14.5	1.32
4.	Renauld Williams, Hofstra		JR	12	15	0	124	15.0	1.25
5.	Anthony Jones, Wofford			SR	12	13	3	78	14.5	1.21
6.	Jamal Naji, Norfolk St.			JR	11	12	0	65	12.0	1.09
7.	Tim Bush, Montana			JR	13	11	4	105	13.0	1.00
7.	Michale Spicer, Western Caro.		JR	11	11	0	69	11.0	1.00
9.	Isaac Hilton, Hampton			JR	12	10	3	94	11.5	0.96
9.	Richard Hicks, James Madison		SR	12	11	1	60	11.5	0.96
11.	Jared Allen, Idaho St.			JR	11	9	3	70	10.5	0.95
11.	John Harrison, Wagner			SR	11	10	1	70	10.5	0.95
13.	Kyle Mitchell, Indiana St.		FR	12	11	0	49	11.0	0.92
14.	Steve Boyer, Richmond			SR	11	10	0	67	10.0	0.91
15.	Cliff Washburn, Citadel			SR	12	9	3	71	10.5	0.88
16.	Sherrod Coates, Western Ky.		SR	15	13	0	83	13.0	0.87
17.	Earl Cochran, Alcorn St.		JR	11	7	5	67	9.5	0.86
18.	Harry Flaster, Yale			SO	10	7	3	39	8.5	0.85
18.	Shaun Hubbard, Sacred Heart		SR	10	7	3	58	8.5	0.85
18.	Kayode Mayowa, Sacred Heart		SR	10	8	1	81	8.5	0.85
18.	Roy Locks, Northwestern St.		SR	13	10	2	88	11.0	0.85
22.	Lance Spencer, Montana			FR	12	9	2	52	10.0	0.83
22.	Kevin Fales, Iona			SR	9	7	1	49	7.5	0.83
24.	Kevin Akinbiyi, St. Peter's		SO	11	7	4	65	9.0	0.82
24.	Leonard Mack, Texas Southern		SR	11	7	4	74	9.0	0.82
24.	Brandon Moore, Eastern Wash.		SR	11	8	2	54	9.0	0.82
24.	Jesse Oriol, Iona			SR	11	9	0	57	9.0	0.82
28.	Ryan Tennis, Davidson			SR	10	8	0	50	8.0	0.80
29.	Jamison Young, Villanova		SR	15	11	1	42	11.5	0.77
30.	Pete Combe, Cornell			SR	10	6	3	39	7.5	0.75

 	TACKLES FOR LOSS	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	Player, Team				CL	G	Solo	Ast	Yds	Total	PG
1.	Robert Mathis, Alabama A&M		SR	11	30	1	175	30.5	2.77
2.	Odain Mitchell, Sacred Heart		SR	10	20	11	130	25.5	2.55
2.	Joseph Crear, Mississippi Val.		SR	11	27	2	149	28.0	2.55
4.	Leonard Mack, Texas Southern		SR	11	25	5	153	27.5	2.50
5.	Jamal Naji, Norfolk St.			JR	11	23	8	110	27.0	2.45
6.	Isaac Hilton, Hampton			JR	12	27	3	158	28.5	2.38
7.	Steve Watson, Southwest Mo. St.		SO	9	21	0	67	21.0	2.33
8.	Michale Spicer, Western Caro.		JR	11	24	2	112	25.0	2.27
8.	Jonathan Friend, Illinois St.		SR	11	25	0	119	25.0	2.27
10.	Anthony Jones, Wofford			SR	12	26	2	97	27.0	2.25
11.	Josh Jeffries, Appalachian St.		SR	10	20	3	84	21.5	2.15
12.	Sherrod Coates, Western Ky.		SR	15	31	0	124	31.0	2.07
13.	Steve Baggs, Bethune-Cookman		JR	13	25	2	128	26.0	2.00
14.	Adam Ercoli, Marist			SR	11	18	7	73	21.5	1.95
14.	Cedric McDonald, Mississippi Val.	SR	11	21	1	70	21.5	1.95
16.	Kyle Mitchell, Indiana St.		FR	12	23	0	77	23.0	1.92
16.	Richard Harris, Indiana St.		SR	12	23	0	66	23.0	1.92
18.	Keith O'Neil, Northern Ariz.		SR	11	21	0	70	21.0	1.91
19.	Shaun Hubbard, Sacred Heart		SO	10	16	6	95	19.0	1.90
20.	Renauld Williams, Hofstra		JR	12	19	7	117	22.5	1.88
21.	Steve Anzalone, Northeastern		SR	13	23	2	151	24.0	1.85
22.	Kevin Fales, Iona			SR	9	13	7	76	16.5	1.83
23.	Mike Kirk, Central Conn. St.		SR	11	16	8	69	20.0	1.82
23.	Steve Boyer, Richmond			SR	11	20	0	95	20.0	1.82
25.	Joe Weiss, Princeton			JR	10	18	0	67	18.0	1.80
26.	Brian Ceaser, Western Ill.		SR	13	23	0	68	23.0	1.77
27.	Greg Pitts, Southwest Tex. St.		SR	11	17	3	54	18.5	1.68
28.	Jeff Green, Florida A&M			JR	12	17	6	85	20.0	1.67
28.	Nick Ricks, Eastern Ill.		JR	12	20	0	45	20.0	1.67
30.	Roy Locks, Northwestern St.		SR	13	17	9	124	21.5	1.65
30.	Isaac Dixon, Cal Poly			SR	10	14	5	54	16.5	1.65

 	PASSES DEFENDED	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	Player, Team				CL	G	PBUs	Int	Total	PG
1.	Brandon Phillips, Morehead St.		JR	10	18	5	23.0	2.30
2.	Brian Sawyer, Hampton			JR	12	23	3	26.0	2.17
3.	Jason Horton, North Caro. A&T		JR	10	13	6	19.0	1.90
4.	Scott Cunningham, Tennessee St.		JR	12	19	3	22.0	1.83
4.	Antwan Hill, Alabama St.		JR	12	12	10	22.0	1.83
6.	Vinceson Campbell, Western Ill.		JR	11	20	0	20.0	1.82
6.	Billy Parker, William & Mary		JR	11	15	5	20.0	1.82
6.	Tyrone Parsons, Alcorn St.		JR	11	13	7	20.0	1.82
9.	Lenny Williams, Southern U.		JR	12	15	6	21.0	1.75
10.	Victor Campbell, Western Ill.		JR	12	17	3	20.0	1.67
10.	Levy Brown, Florida A&M			JR	9	7	8	15.0	1.67
12.	Charles Byrd, Morehead St.		JR	11	13	5	18.0	1.64
13.	Corey Phillips, Austin Peay		SO	12	16	3	19.0	1.58
14.	C.J. Moore, Canisius			SO	9	10	4	14.0	1.56
15.	Marcus Gray, Norfolk St.		JR	11	14	3	17.0	1.55
15.	Ricardo Walker, Delaware		SR	11	14	3	17.0	1.55
15.	Aubrey Bennett, Marist			JR	11	17	0	17.0	1.55
18.	Shannon James, Massachusetts		FR	12	14	4	18.0	1.50
18.	Musa Sarki, VMI				JR	12	12	6	18.0	1.50
18.	Deon Giddens, Tennessee St.		JR	12	13	5	18.0	1.50
21.	Rashean Mathis, Bethune-Cookman		SR	13	5	14	19.0	1.46
22.	Brent Hafford, Stephen F. Austin	JR	11	14	2	16.0	1.45
23.	Travis Oliver, Hampton			JR	12	12	5	17.0	1.42
24.	Chris Blackshear, Central Conn. St.	SO	10	7	7	14.0	1.40
25.	Brian Pawlowski, Sacred Heart		JR	8	7	4	11.0	1.38
26.	Benny Sapp, Northern Iowa		JR	11	11	4	15.0	1.36
26.	Vaughn Jarrett, Cal Poly		SR	11	11	4	15.0	1.36
28.	Montrai Pittman, North Caro. A&T	SR	12	10	6	16.0	1.33
28.	Robert Thomas, Hofstra			SR	12	14	2	16.0	1.33
28.	Keadron Dunn, Texas Southern		JR	9	9	3	12.0	1.33
28.	Denmark Reed, Grambling			SR	9	6	6	12.0	1.33

 	FORCED FUMBLES	 	 	 	 
 	Player, Team				CL	G	FF	PG
1.	Robert Mathis, Alabama A&M		SR	11	10	0.91
2.	Nick Ricks, Eastern Ill.		JR	12	7	0.58
3.	Lee Basinger, Wofford			SO	12	6	0.50
3.	Raliegh Robinson, Davidson		SO	10	5	0.50
5.	Eugene Boyd, Illinois St.		JR	11	5	0.45
5.	Steve Boyer, Richmond			SR	11	5	0.45
5.	Quinten Swain, Fla. Atlantic		JR	11	5	0.45
8.	Chad Dewberry, Eastern Ky.		SO	12	5	0.42
8.	Zac Prewitt, Morehead St.		SR	12	5	0.42
10.	Marcus Green, Portland St.		SR	10	4	0.40
10.	Travis Belden, Penn			SR	10	4	0.40
10.	Odain Mitchell, Sacred Heart		SR	10	4	0.40
10.	Joe Sentipal, Monmouth			SR	10	4	0.40
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