2000 NCAA Division I-AA Defensive Football Statistics
| Final Season Rankings | ||||||||
| Total Tackles | ||||||||
| Player, Team | CL | G | UT | AT | Total | PG | ||
| 1 | Edgerton Hartwell, Western Ill. | Sr | 11 | 107 | 62 | 169 | 15.36 | |
| 2 | Tim Johnson, Youngstown St. | Sr | 11 | 83 | 80 | 163 | 14.82 | |
| 3 | Melvin Wisham, Western Ky. | 11 | 92 | 58 | 150 | 13.64 | ||
| 4 | Derick Pack, James Madison | Jr | 11 | 97 | 51 | 148 | 13.45 | |
| 5 | Joe Williams, Southeast Mo. St. | 11 | 85 | 62 | 147 | 13.36 | ||
| 6 | Travis Stephens, Citadel | Jr | 11 | 74 | 70 | 144 | 13.09 | |
| 7 | Todd Greineder, William & Mary | Sr | 11 | 73 | 68 | 141 | 12.82 | |
| 8 | Ryan Doak, Northern Iowa | Sr | 11 | 64 | 74 | 138 | 12.55 | |
| 9 | Galen Scott, Illinois St. | Sr | 11 | 63 | 72 | 135 | 12.27 | |
| 10 | Denny Haywood, Citadel | Sr | 11 | 67 | 67 | 134 | 12.18 | |
| 11 | Vincent Thomas, Tenn.-Martin | 11 | 88 | 45 | 133 | 12.09 | ||
| 12 | Dustin Wilson, Austin Peay | Jr | 11 | 62 | 66 | 128 | 11.64 | |
| 13 | Kurt Rodriquez, Northwestern St. | So | 11 | 70 | 57 | 127 | 11.55 | |
| 13 | Brett Bashaw, New Hampshire | Sr | 11 | 63 | 64 | 127 | 11.55 | |
| 15 | Scott Wilhelm, Drake | 11 | 85 | 41 | 126 | 11.45 | ||
| 16 | Jimmy Cerminaro, William & Mary | Sr | 11 | 60 | 65 | 125 | 11.36 | |
| 16 | Isaac Powell, Southeast Mo. St. | 11 | 66 | 59 | 125 | 11.36 | ||
| 18 | Kole Ayi, Massachusetts | Sr | 11 | 76 | 48 | 124 | 11.27 | |
| 19 | Will Bouton, Furman | Jr | 11 | 69 | 51 | 120 | 10.91 | |
| 20 | Nartasha James, Jacksonville St. | Sr | 10 | 71 | 38 | 109 | 10.90 | |
| 21 | Naazir Yamini, Troy St. | So | 11 | 68 | 51 | 119 | 10.82 | |
| 22 | Chad Evitts, Tennessee Tech | 11 | 48 | 70 | 118 | 10.73 | ||
| 23 | Derrick Lloyd, James Madison | Jr | 10 | 66 | 41 | 107 | 10.70 | |
| 24 | Lee Rogers, Nicholls St. | Jr | 11 | 88 | 28 | 116 | 10.55 | |
| 25 | Kevin Campbell, La Salle | Sr | 11 | 71 | 43 | 114 | 10.36 | |
| 25 | James Antinopoulos, Duquesne | Jr | 11 | 70 | 44 | 114 | 10.36 | |
| 27 | Ryan Szokola, Illinois St. | 11 | 66 | 47 | 113 | 10.27 | ||
| 28 | Rahim El Amin, East Tenn. St. | Sr | 11 | 74 | 38 | 112 | 10.18 | |
| 29 | Joe Best, Appalachian St. | Sr | 10 | 64 | 37 | 101 | 10.10 | |
| 30 | Beau Guest, Murray St. | 11 | 62 | 48 | 110 | 10.00 | ||
| TACKLES FOR LOSS | ||||||||
| Player, Team | CL | G | UT | AT | Yds | Total | PG | |
| 1 | Andy Petek, Montana | Sr | 11 | 27 | 0 | 142 | 27.0 | 2.45 |
| 2 | Andrew Hollingsworth, Towson | Sr | 9 | 18 | 4 | 138 | 20.0 | 2.22 |
| 3 | Chad Evitts,. Tennessee Tech | 11 | 24 | 0 | 53 | 24.0 | 2.18 | |
| 3 | Brian Bodor, Wofford | Sr | 11 | 24 | 0 | 78 | 24.0 | 2.18 |
| 3 | Jeff Allen, Eastern Wash. | Sr | 11 | 24 | 0 | 115 | 24.0 | 2.18 |
| 6 | Chris Trumbull, Siena | Sr | 10 | 21 | 0 | -- | 21.0 | 2.10 |
| 7 | D. J. Bleisath, Tennessee Tech | 11 | 23 | 0 | 98 | 23.0 | 2.09 | |
| 7 | Travis Stephens, Citadel | Jr | 11 | 23 | 0 | 89 | 23.0 | 2.09 |
| 9 | Bo Henderson, Davidson | Sr | 10 | 17 | 4 | 91 | 19.0 | 1.90 |
| 10 | Corey Mathis, Southeast Mo. St. | 11 | 19 | 0 | 58 | 19.0 | 1.73 | |
| 10 | Razul Wallace, Connecticut | So | 11 | 19 | 0 | 40 | 19.0 | 1.73 |
| 10 | Greg Belzer, Eastern Wash. | Sr | 11 | 19 | 0 | 45 | 19.0 | 1.73 |
| 10 | Anthony Daisley, Cal St. Sacramento | Sr | 11 | 19 | 0 | 72 | 19.0 | 1.73 |
| 10 | Chris Morant, James Madison | Sr | 11 | 19 | 0 | 79 | 19.0 | 1.73 |
| 10 | Mark Thompson, Richmond | So | 11 | 19 | 0 | 50 | 19.0 | 1.73 |
| 10 | Brett Bashaw, New Hampshire | Sr | 11 | 19 | 0 | 56 | 19.0 | 1.73 |
| 17 | Nathan Fuqua, Wofford | So | 11 | 18 | 0 | 64 | 18.0 | 1.64 |
| 17 | Jon Montoya, Montana St. | Fr | 11 | 18 | 0 | 60 | 18.0 | 1.64 |
| 19 | Bryan Archibald, Southern Ill. | Jr | 11 | 17 | 1 | 85 | 17.5 | 1.59 |
| 20 | Teddy Sims, Southern Ill. | Sr | 11 | 17 | 0 | 77 | 17.0 | 1.55 |
| 20 | Jake Morrison, McNeese St. | Sr | 11 | 17 | 0 | 77 | 17.0 | 1.55 |
| 20 | Melvin Wisham, Western Ky. | 11 | 17 | 0 | 40 | 17.0 | 1.55 | |
| 20 | P. J. Jones, Southwest Mo. St. | Jr | 11 | 17 | 0 | 51 | 17.0 | 1.55 |
| 20 | Justin Yowell, Jacksonville | Jr | 11 | 16 | 2 | 87 | 17.0 | 1.55 |
| 20 | C. Ambercrombie, Cal St. Northridge | Jr | 11 | 17 | 0 | 85 | 17.0 | 1.55 |
| 20 | Damon Boinske, Maine | Jr | 11 | 17 | 0 | 89 | 17.0 | 1.55 |
| 20 | Jon Wasielewski, St. Peter's | Fr | 11 | 17 | 0 | -- | 17.0 | 1.55 |
| 28 | Tim Cullen, Marist | Jr | 10 | 15 | 0 | 38 | 15.0 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Mike Carlin, Eastern Ill. | 11 | 16 | 0 | 57 | 16.0 | 1.45 | |
| 29 | Eric Allen, Tennessee Tech | 11 | 16 | 0 | 52 | 16.0 | 1.45 | |
| 29 | Tavita Tovio, Southern Ill. | Sr | 11 | 16 | 0 | 70 | 16.0 | 1.45 |
| 29 | Jamar Wilkins, Connecticut | Sr | 11 | 16 | 0 | 58 | 16.0 | 1.45 |
| 29 | Adam Boomer, Montana | Sr | 11 | 16 | 0 | 50 | 16.0 | 1.45 |
| 29 | Josh Spraker, Richmond | 11 | 16 | 0 | 62 | 16.0 | 1.45 | |
| PASS SACKS | ||||||||
| Player, Team | CL | G | UT | AT | Yds | Total | PG | |
| 1 | Andrew Hollingsworth, Towson | Sr | 9 | 16 | 2 | 112 | 17.0 | 1.89 |
| 2 | Andy Petek, Montana | Sr | 11 | 19 | 0 | 117 | 19.0 | 1.73 |
| 3 | Mike Foster, Drake | 10 | 13 | 0 | 72 | 13.0 | 1.30 | |
| 4 | Jeff Allen, Eastern Wash. | Sr | 11 | 9 | 5 | 91 | 11.5 | 1.05 |
| 5 | Mike Carlin, Eastern Ill. | 11 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 10.0 | 0.91 | |
| 5 | C. J. Carroll, Southwest Tex. St. | Sr | 11 | 9 | 2 | 78 | 10.0 | 0.91 |
| 5 | Chris Morant, James Madison | Sr | 11 | 10 | 0 | 69 | 10.0 | 0.91 |
| 8 | Brian Bodor, Wofford | 10 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 9.0 | 0.90 | |
| 9 | Josh Martin, Eastern Wash. | Sr | 11 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 9.5 | 0.86 |
| 9 | Michael Quarship, St. Peter's | Fr | 11 | 9 | 1 | -- | 9.5 | 0.86 |
| 11 | Bo Henderson, Davidson | Sr | 10 | 8 | 1 | 60 | 8.5 | 0.85 |
| 11 | Tom Lennon, Marist | Sr | 10 | 8 | 1 | 58 | 8.5 | 0.85 |
| 13 | Michael Adams, Stephen F. Austin | So | 11 | 8 | 2 | 67 | 9.0 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Damon Boinske, Maine | Jr | 11 | 9 | 0 | 68 | 9.0 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Jimmy Abram, McNeese St. | So | 10 | 8 | 0 | 58 | 8.0 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Chris Trumbull, Siena | Sr | 10 | 8 | 0 | -- | 8.0 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Joe Massey, Bucknell | So | 11 | 8 | 1 | 68 | 8.5 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Joe Keating, Villanova | Jr | 10 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 7.5 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Bryan Archibald, Southern Ill. | 11 | 8 | 0 | 65 | 8.0 | 0.73 | |
| 19 | Galen Scott, Illinois St. | 11 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 8.0 | 0.73 | |
| 19 | Desmond Scantling, Tennessee St. | 11 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 8.0 | 0.73 | |
| 22 | Jason Nicastro, Cal St. Northridge | Jr | 10 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 7.0 | 0.70 |
| 23 | DeAngelo Hunter, Portland St. | Sr | 11 | 7 | 1 | 62 | 7.5 | 0.68 |
| 23 | Eric Gray, Rhode Island | Fr | 11 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 7.5 | 0.68 |
| 23 | Jake Morrison, McNeese St. | Sr | 11 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 7.5 | 0.68 |
| 26 | Tavita Tovio, Southern Ill. | 11 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 7.0 | 0.64 | |
| 26 | Lee Russell, Western Ill. | 11 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 7.0 | 0.64 | |
| 26 | Walter Reese, Tennessee St. | 11 | 7 | 0 | 69 | 7.0 | 0.64 | |
| 26 | D. J. Bleisath, Tennessee Tech | 11 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 7.0 | 0.64 | |
| 26 | Corey Mathis, Southeast Mo. St. | 11 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 7.0 | 0.64 | |
| 26 | C. Ambercrombie, Cal St. Northridge | Jr | 11 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 7.0 | 0.64 |
| 26 | Jon Montoya, Montana St. | Fr | 11 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 7.0 | 0.64 |
| 26 | Fearon Wright, Rhode Island | Sr | 11 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 7.0 | 0.64 |
| 26 | Shawn Reilly, Lafayette | Sr | 11 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 7.0 | 0.64 |
| PASSES DEFENSED | ||||||||
| Player, Team | CL | G | PBU | Int | Total | PG | ||
| 1 | Bobby Sippio, Western Ky. | So | 10 | 18 | 9 | 27.0 | 2.70 | |
| 2 | Leigh Bodden, Duquesne | So | 11 | 17 | 9 | 26.0 | 2.36 | |
| 3 | Harry Sutton, Iona | Sr | 11 | 24 | 1 | 25.0 | 2.27 | |
| 4 | Steve Dogmanits, Fairfield | Sr | 10 | 10 | 11 | 21.0 | 2.10 | |
| 4 | Don Milligan, Fairfield | Sr | 10 | 12 | 9 | 21.0 | 2.10 | |
| 6 | Linj Shell, Jacksonville | So | 9 | 17 | 1 | 18.0 | 2.00 | |
| 7 | Donald Wood, Towson | Sr | 11 | 19 | 2 | 21.0 | 1.91 | |
| 8 | Sam Young, Illinois St. | Sr | 11 | 20 | 0 | 20.0 | 1.82 | |
| 8 | Elijah Beamon, Lafayette | Sr | 11 | 18 | 2 | 20.0 | 1.82 | |
| 10 | Ryan Crawford, Davidson | Sr | 10 | 12 | 6 | 18.0 | 1.80 | |
| 11 | Bruce Bolden, McNeese St. | Sr | 11 | 16 | 3 | 19.0 | 1.73 | |
| 12 | Reggie Waddell, Western Ill. | Sr | 11 | 15 | 3 | 18.0 | 1.64 | |
| 12 | Richard Holland, VMI | Sr | 11 | 15 | 3 | 18.0 | 1.64 | |
| 12 | Matt Salvaterra, Lehigh | So | 11 | 15 | 3 | 18.0 | 1.64 | |
| 12 | Kevin Eiben, Bucknell | Sr | 11 | 10 | 8 | 18.0 | 1.64 | |
| 12 | Eriles McCollough, Jacksonville St. | Sr | 11 | 11 | 7 | 18.0 | 1.64 | |
| 17 | William Peterson, Western Ill. | Jr | 11 | 12 | 5 | 17.0 | 1.55 | |
| 17 | Michael Blake, Holy Cross | Jr | 11 | 13 | 4 | 17.0 | 1.55 | |
| 19 | Kourtney Young, Eastern Ill. | Jr | 11 | 9 | 7 | 16.0 | 1.45 | |
| 20 | Nate Gaines, Ga. Southern | Sr | 11 | 9 | 6 | 15.0 | 1.36 | |
| 20 | Julian Williams, Eastern Wash. | Sr | 11 | 13 | 2 | 15.0 | 1.36 | |
| 22 | Mark Coates, James Madison | Sr | 11 | 12 | 2 | 14.0 | 1.27 | |
| 22 | Russell Cheatham, Jacksonville | Jr | 11 | 12 | 2 | 14.0 | 1.27 | |
| 22 | Tyrone Wright, Jacksonville | Jr | 11 | 10 | 4 | 14.0 | 1.27 | |
| 25 | Brian Luman, San Diego | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12.0 | 1.20 | ||
| 26 | Lee Lafayette, Illinois St. | Sr | 11 | 11 | 2 | 13.0 | 1.18 | |
| 26 | Jason Hill, Richmond | Jr | 11 | 9 | 4 | 13.0 | 1.18 | |
| 26 | Elton Gabourel, Cal St. Sacramento | Sr | 11 | 9 | 4 | 13.0 | 1.18 | |
| 26 | Ryan Doak, Northern Iowa | Sr | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13.0 | 1.18 | |
| 30 | Chris Peckham, Marist | Sr | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11.0 | 1.10 | |
| FUMBLES | ||||||||
| Player, Team | CL | G | FR | FF | Total | PG | ||
| 1 | Andy Petek, Montana | Sr. | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 | |
| 1 | Tommy Swindell, Jacksonville | Jr | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.82 | |
| 1 | C. J. Carroll, Southwest Tex. St. | Sr. | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.82 | |
| 4 | Josh Bazan, Albany (N. Y.) | So | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.73 | |
| 5 | Dustin Wilson, Austin Peay | Jr | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 | |
| 6 | Donte King, Southwest Mo. St. | Sr. | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.55 | |
| 6 | Ed Hartwell, Western Ill. | Sr. | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.55 | |
| 8 | Corky Martin, Southwest Mo. St. | Sr. | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 | |
| 9 | Josh Jeffries, Appalachian St. | So | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.45 | |
| 9 | Franco Madafari, Duquesne | Sr. | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 | |
| 11 | Bobby Sippio, Western Ky. | So | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.40 | |
| 11 | Andre Carelock, Davidson | Sr. | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 | |
| 11 | Bo Henderson, Davidson | Sr. | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 | |
| 11 | Greg Peters, Marist | Sr. | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 | |
| 11 | Steven Ross, Marist | Sr. | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.40 | |
| 16 | Edgerton Hartwell, Western Ill. | Sr. | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.36 | |
| 16 | Chane Price, Tennessee St. | Sr. | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.36 | |
| 16 | Frank Hopper, East Tenn. St. | So | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.36 | |
| 16 | Billy Hutchins, Chattanooga | Sr. | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.36 | |
| 16 | Compton Webster, Massachusetts | Sr. | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 | |
| 16 | Shelton Walker, Austin Peay | Sr. | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.36 | |
| 16 | Rhamel Brown, Fordham | So | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.36 | |
| 16 | Charles Mull, Fordham | Jr | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.36 | |
