2000 Final Division I-A Defensive Football Statistics
Rankings Through the End of the Regular Season
TOTAL TACKLES Player, Team CL G UT AT Total PG1. Levar Fisher, North Carolina St. JR 11 93 70 163 14.822. Tito Rodriguez, UCF JR 9 80 41 121 13.443. Brian Leigeb, Central Mich. SR 11 90 57 147 13.364. Chad Carson, Clemson JR 11 77 69 146 13.275. Lawrence Flugence, Texas Tech SO 12 76 80 156 13.006. Dan Morgan, Miami (Fla.) SR 11 92 46 138 12.556. Keith Adams, Clemson JR 11 74 64 138 12.558. Levar Talley, Temple SR 11 74 61 135 12.279. Mario Haggan, Mississippi St. SO 11 70 62 132 12.0010. Brandon Spoon, North Carolina SR 11 71 60 131 11.9111. Wayne Rogers, Houston SR 11 70 60 130 11.8212. Jamie Winborn, Vanderbilt JR 9 62 43 105 11.6713. Yubrenal Isabelle, Virginia SR 11 66 62 128 11.6414. Byron Thweatt, Virginia SR 11 80 45 125 11.3615. Rick Crowell, Colorado St. SR 11 81 42 123 11.1816. Richard Newsome, Michigan St. SR 8 52 37 89 11.1317. Brian Zickefoose, Army SR 11 75 47 122 11.0918. E.J. Henderson, Maryland SO 10 70 39 109 10.9019. Nick Griesen, Wisconsin JR 12 80 50 130 10.8319. Vic Vlloria, Southern Methodist SO 12 75 55 130 10.8321. Adan Archuleton, Arizona St. SR 11 86 33 119 10.8221. Brent Passey, Utah St. SR 11 66 53 119 10.8223. Michael Lewis, Colorado JR 11 75 43 118 10.7323. Quinton Mikell, Boise St. SO 11 76 42 118 10.7325. Brad Kassell, North Texas JR 11 72 43 115 10.4525. Derick McNally, Army SR 11 65 50 115 10.4525. Kamal Shakir, Memphis SR 11 76 39 115 10.4525. Kwabena Peprah, Wyoming SR 11 74 41 115 10.4529. Rocky Calmus, Oklahoma JR 12 64 61 125 10.4230. Gerald Hayes, Pittsburgh SO 10 59 45 104 10.40
TACKLES FOR LOSS Player, Team CL G UT AT Yds Total PG1. Wayne Rogers, Houston SR 11 27 0 128 27.0 2.452. Bryan Knight, Pittsburgh JR 11 26 0 141 26.0 2.363. Julius Peppers, North Carolina SO 11 24 0 146 24.0 2.184. Michael Josiah, Louisville SO 9 19 0 113 19.0 2.115. Justin Smith, Missouri JR 11 23 0 126 23.0 2.096. Chris Johnson, Kansas St. SR 12 25 0 103 25.0 2.087. Juqua Thomas, Oklahoma St. SR 11 22 0 97 22.0 2.008. John Henderson, Tennessee JR 11 21 0 107 21.0 1.919. Marcus Steele, Southern California SR 9 17 0 48 17.0 1.8910. Fred Wakefield, Illinois SR 11 20 0 78 20.0 1.8210. Greg Gathers, Georgia Tech SO 11 20 0 105 20.0 1.8210. Karon Riley, Minnesota SR 11 20 0 121 20.0 1.8210. Riall Johnson, Stanford SR 11 20 0 130 20.0 1.8214. Wesley Robertson, Rutgers SR 10 18 0 74 18.0 1.8015. Jimmy Parker, Marshall SR 12 21 0 53 21.0 1.7516. Andre Carter, California SR 11 19 0 104 19.0 1.7316. Cedric Scott, Southern Miss. SR 11 19 0 70 19.0 1.7316. Elton Patterson, UCF SO 11 19 0 101 19.0 1.7316. Keith Adams, Clemson JR 11 19 0 82 19.0 1.7316. LaDairis Jackson, Oregon St. SR 11 19 0 87 19.0 1.7316. Patrick Chukwurah, Wyoming SR 11 19 0 82 19.0 1.7316. Saul Patu, Oregon SR 11 19 0 85 19.0 1.7323. Casey Hampton, Texas SR 11 18 0 53 18.0 1.6423. Derrick Burgess, Mississippi SR 11 18 0 84 18.0 1.6423. Joe Tafoya, Arizona SR 11 18 0 80 18.0 1.6426. Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. FR 10 16 0 72 16.0 1.6027. Anthony Sessions, Tennessee SR 11 17 1 111 17.5 1.5928. Darnell Dockett, Florida St. FR 12 19 0 66 19.0 1.5828. David Warren, Florida St. SR 12 19 0 70 19.0 1.5830. Rog Magee, Southern Miss. JR 9 14 0 57 14.0 1.56
PASS SACKS Player, Team CL G UT AT Yds Total PG1. Michael Josiah, Louisville SO 9 12 1 102 12.5 1.392. Julius Peppers, North Carolina SO 11 15 0 117 15.0 1.363. Greg Gathers, Georgia Tech SO 11 13 0 89 13.0 1.183. Andre Arnold, Memphis JR 11 13 0 90 13.0 1.185. Riall Johnson, Stanford SR 11 10 5 110 12.5 1.145. Karon Riley, Minnesota SR 11 12 1 105 12.5 1.147. John Henderson, Tennessee JR 11 12 0 86 12.0 1.097. Andre Carter, California SR 11 11 2 90 12.0 1.099. Dewayne White, Louisville FR 11 11 1 65 11.5 1.059. Bryan Knight, Pittsburgh JR 11 11 1 106 11.5 1.0511. Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. FR 10 10 0 60 10.0 1.0011. Jamal Reynolds, Florida St. SR 12 12 0 72 12.0 1.0013. Menson Holloway, UTEP SR 11 10 1 72 10.5 0.9514. Paul Toviessi, Marshall SR 12 11 0 29 11.0 0.9215. Elton Patterson, UCF SO 11 10 0 68 10.0 0.9115. Cedric Scott, Southern Miss. SR 11 8 4 56 10.0 0.9115. Bryan Thomas, UAB SR 11 9 2 95 10.0 0.9118. Wayne Rogers, Houston SR 11 9 1 86 9.5 0.8618. LaDairis Jackson, Oregon St. SR 11 9 1 67 9.5 0.8618. Kevin Rollins, Toledo SR 11 9 1 60 9.5 0.8618. Justin Smith, Missouri JR 11 8 3 91 9.5 0.8618. Derrick Burgess, Mississippi SR 11 9 1 69 9.5 0.8618. Anthony Sessions, Tennessee SR 11 9 1 88 9.5 0.8624. Saul Patu, Oregon SR 11 8 2 66 9.0 0.8224. Orlando Huff, Fresno St. SR 11 8 2 55 9.0 0.8224. Nick Rogers, Georgia Tech JR 11 9 0 86 9.0 0.8224. Dwayne Missouri, Northwestern SR 11 9 0 62 9.0 0.8224. Duane Williams, Buffalo JR 11 9 0 75 9.0 0.8224. DeJuan Goulde, Toledo SR 11 9 0 50 9.0 0.8224. David Warren, Florida St. SR 11 9 0 45 9.0 0.82
PASSES DEFENSED Player, Team CL G PBU Int Total PG1. Ken Lucas, Mississippi SR 11 20 5 30.0 2.272. Fred Smoot, Mississippi St. SR 11 19 5 24.0 2.183. Daniel Wilturner, Baylor SR 11 2 21 23.0 2.093. Edward Reed, Miami (Fla.) JR 11 15 8 23.0 2.093. Quentin Jammer, Texas JR 11 20 3 23.0 2.096. Mike Echols, Wisconsin SR 11 17 5 22.0 2.006. Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin JR 9 12 6 18.0 2.008. Steve Smith, Oregon JR 11 20 1 21.0 1.918. Milo Lewis, Alabama SR 11 17 4 21.0 1.9110. Anthony Floyd, Louisville SO 11 10 10 20.0 1.8210. Rashad Bauman, Oregon JR 11 16 4 20.0 1.8210. Rashad Holman, Louisville SR 11 14 6 20.0 1.8213. Jemeel Powell, California SO 9 12 4 16.0 1.7814. Cedric Henry, Michigan St. JR 11 14 5 19.0 1.7314. D. Ross, Boise St. SR 11 17 2 19.0 1.7314. Dwight Smith, Akron SO 11 9 10 19.0 1.7314. Harold Blackmon, Northwestern SR 11 14 5 19.0 1.7314. Eugene Clinton, Mississippi St. SR 11 16 3 19.0 1.7314. Syniker Taylor, Mississippi JR 11 16 3 19.0 1.7320. Rodney Crayton, Auburn SO 12 15 5 20.0 1.6721. DeJuan Groce, Nebraska SR 11 17 1 18.0 1.6421. Shawn Robinson, Pittsburgh SO 11 12 6 18.0 1.6421. Tim Wansley, Georgia JR 11 12 6 18.0 1.6421. Sheldon Brown, South Carolina JR 11 14 4 18.0 1.6425. Andre Dyson, Utah SR 11 13 4 17.0 1.5525. Davin Bush, UCF SR 11 14 3 17.0 1.5525. J.T. Thatcher, Oklahoma SR 11 9 8 17.0 1.5525. Lawrence Ellis, North Texas SR 11 15 2 17.0 1.5525. Nijrell Eason, Arizona St. SR 11 12 5 17.0 1.5525. Terrance Leftwich, Temple SO 11 13 4 17.0 1.5525. Will Allen, Syracuse SR 11 15 2 17.0 1.55
FUMBLES Player, Team CL G FR FF Total PG1. Marques Anderson, UCLA JR 10 4 3 7 0.701. Tony Hardman, UCF JR 10 2 5 7 0.703. Adan Archuleton, Arizona St. SR 11 4 3 7 0.643. DeLawrence Gant, Oregon St. SR 11 3 4 7 0.643. Troy Evans, Cincinnati SR 11 4 3 7 0.643. John Henderson, Tennessee JR 11 3 4 7 0.647. Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. FR 10 2 4 6 0.608. Keoni Fraser, Arizona JR 11 5 1 6 0.558. Levar Fisher, North Carolina St. JR 11 4 2 6 0.558. Nick Rogers, Georgia Tech JR 11 6 0 6 0.558. Raheem Brock, Temple SR 11 3 3 6 0.558. Robert Thomas, UCLA JR 11 0 6 6 0.558. Terrence Moore, Western Mich. SR 11 1 5 6 0.558. Trey Merkens, UTEP SR 11 2 4 6 0.558. Tyler Krambahk, Washington FR 11 3 3 6 0.5516. Markus Pratt, Southern Methodist JR 10 2 3 5 0.5016. Pig Prather, Mississippi St. JR 10 2 3 5 0.5018. Aaron Thompson, Maryland JR 11 3 2 5 0.4518. Anthony Keiley, Washington JR 11 2 3 5 0.4518. Brian Jamison, North Carolina St. JR 11 4 1 5 0.4518. De'Andre Lewis, Texas JR 11 0 5 5 0.4518. Dwayne Missouri, Northwestern SR 11 0 5 5 0.4518. Eric Field, Arizona St. JR 11 3 2 5 0.4518. James Harrison, Kent St. JR 11 3 2 5 0.4518. Nijrell Eason, Arizona St. SR 11 3 2 5 0.4518. Noel Ellis, Tulane SR 11 2 3 5 0.4518. Taylor Suman, Temple JR 11 3 2 5 0.4518. Matt Stewart, Vanderbilt SR 11 4 1 5 0.4518. Todd Johnson, Florida SO 11 4 1 5 0.4518. Otis Grigsby, Kentucky SO 11 3 2 5 0.4518. Alex Brown, Florida JR 11 2 3 5 0.45
