2000 NCAA Division II Defensive Football Statistics
| Final Season Rankings | ||||||||
| Total Tackles | ||||||||
| Player, Team | CL | G | UT | AT | Total | PG | ||
| 1 | Danielle Rollins, Ark.-Monticello | Sr | 9 | 57 | 66 | 123 | 13.67 | |
| 2 | Chris Angel, Western Ore. | Jr | 11 | 92 | 48 | 140 | 12.73 | |
| 3 | Dan Holland, Mansfield | Fr | 10 | 81 | 41 | 122 | 12.20 | |
| 4 | Eric Walker, Mo. Western | Jr | 11 | 66 | 66 | 132 | 12.00 | |
| 5 | Jim Lukacs, Calif. (Pa.) | Jr | 11 | 70 | 60 | 130 | 11.82 | |
| 6 | Dave Morrill, Western Ore. | So | 10 | 66 | 48 | 114 | 11.40 | |
| 7 | Kevin Nagle, East Stroudsburg | Gr | 11 | 76 | 49 | 125 | 11.36 | |
| 7 | George Bates, West Ala. | Jr | 11 | 51 | 74 | 125 | 11.36 | |
| 9 | Scott Platz, Mercyhurst | Sr | 11 | 63 | 61 | 124 | 11.27 | |
| 10 | Zakee Richardson, Savannah St. | Sr | 9 | 57 | 44 | 101 | 11.22 | |
| 11 | Ryan Boozer, Abilene Christian | Jr | 10 | 45 | 64 | 109 | 10.90 | |
| 11 | Kris Spraker, UC Davis | Sr | 10 | 50 | 59 | 109 | 10.90 | |
| 13 | Adam Wheatley, Saginaw Valley | Jr | 11 | 71 | 48 | 119 | 10.82 | |
| 14 | Davon Deveaux, West Va. Tech | Jr | 11 | 57 | 60 | 117 | 10.64 | |
| 15 | Kelvin Powell, Tuskegee | Jr | 11 | 67 | 49 | 116 | 10.55 | |
| 16 | Ro. Benjamin, Clarion | Sr | 11 | 66 | 49 | 115 | 10.45 | |
| 16 | Nate Von Behren, Southwest St. | Sr | 11 | 63 | 52 | 115 | 10.45 | |
| 16 | Jake Tietje, Winona St. | Jr | 11 | 75 | 40 | 115 | 10.45 | |
| 19 | Jake Spruell, Fairmont St. | Sr | 10 | 58 | 46 | 104 | 10.40 | |
| 19 | Mick Peterson, St. Cloud St. | So | 10 | 47 | 57 | 104 | 10.40 | |
| 21 | Ian Wyer, Adams St. | Sr | 10 | 28 | 75 | 103 | 10.30 | |
| 21 | Jay Banks, Western Ore. | Sr | 10 | 67 | 36 | 103 | 10.30 | |
| 23 | Said Perez, Harding | Sr | 11 | 73 | 40 | 113 | 10.27 | |
| 24 | Bryan Brown, Bentley | Jr | 11 | 37 | 75 | 112 | 10.18 | |
| 25 | Travis Holland, Adams St. | Jr | 10 | 32 | 69 | 101 | 10.10 | |
| 26 | Charlie Pierson, Ferris St. | Jr | 11 | 73 | 37 | 110 | 10.00 | |
| 26 | Drew Bullocks, Mo.-Rolla | Jr | 11 | 65 | 45 | 110 | 10.00 | |
| 26 | Kevin Smeltzer, St. Cloud St. | Sr | 9 | 35 | 55 | 90 | 10.00 | |
| 29 | Mike Borisenko, Indiana (Pa.) | Jr | 10 | 46 | 53 | 99 | 9.90 | |
| 30 | Khalid Abdullah, Mars Hill | So | 10 | 49 | 49 | 98 | 9.80 | |
| 30 | Michael Garvin, Eastern N. M. | Sr | 10 | 57 | 41 | 98 | 9.80 | |
| TACKLES FOR LOSS | ||||||||
| Player, Team | CL | G | UT | AT | Yds | Total | PG | |
| 1 | Wally Kuchinski, Bemidji St. | Jr | 11 | 28 | 8 | 75 | 32.0 | 2.91 |
| 2 | William Yarocki, C. W. Post | Jr | 10 | 25 | 0 | 103 | 25.0 | 2.50 |
| 3 | Wes Elhers, Bemidji St. | Sr | 11 | 22 | 8 | 47 | 26.0 | 2.36 |
| 3 | Ricky Leung Wai, Concord | Sr | 11 | 26 | 0 | 160 | 26.0 | 2.36 |
| 5 | Tom Quinn, Assumption | Sr | 11 | 25 | 0 | 128 | 25.0 | 2.27 |
| 5 | Davon Deveaux, West Va. Tech | Jr | 11 | 25 | 0 | -- | 25.0 | 2.27 |
| 5 | Radell Lockhart, Catawba | Sr | 10 | 19 | 7 | 85 | 22.5 | 2.25 |
| 8 | Ryan Morris, Ferris St. | Sr | 11 | 21 | 6 | 81 | 24.0 | 2.18 |
| 9 | Isaiah Williams, C. W. Post | Sr | 10 | 21 | 0 | 73 | 21.0 | 2.10 |
| 9 | DeVonte Peterson, Catawba | Sr | 10 | 17 | 8 | 76 | 21.0 | 2.10 |
| 11 | Brett Svendsen, Assumption | So | 11 | 23 | 0 | 127 | 23.0 | 2.09 |
| 12 | Russell Radford, Southwestern Okla. | Sr | 10 | 16 | 8 | 89 | 20.0 | 2.00 |
| 12 | Rich Ricketts, C. W. Post | Sr | 9 | 18 | 0 | 101 | 18.0 | 2.00 |
| 12 | Chris Field, Shepherd | Sr | 10 | 20 | 0 | 116 | 20.0 | 2.00 |
| 12 | Dave Zuiderveen, Ferris St. | Sr | 11 | 19 | 6 | 77 | 22.0 | 2.00 |
| 16 | Emmons Johnson, Southwestern Okla. | Jr | 10 | 14 | 10 | 108 | 19.0 | 1.90 |
| 17 | Jamal Lee, Millersville | Jr | 9 | 17 | 0 | 57 | 17.0 | 1.89 |
| 17 | Derrick Ward, Fayetteville St. | Jr | 9 | 17 | 0 | 66 | 17.0 | 1.89 |
| 19 | Scott Platz, Mercyhurst | Sr | 11 | 20 | 0 | 58 | 20.0 | 1.82 |
| 19 | Troy Bowers, Clarion | Sr | 11 | 20 | 0 | 77 | 20.0 | 1.82 |
| 19 | Todd DeVree, Hillsdale | Jr | 11 | 19 | 2 | 138 | 20.0 | 1.82 |
| 19 | Said Perez, Harding | Sr | 11 | 18 | 4 | 71 | 20.0 | 1.82 |
| 23 | Travis Holland, Adams St. | Jr | 10 | 18 | 0 | 48 | 18.0 | 1.80 |
| 23 | Bryan Smith, Tex. A&M-Commerce | Jr | 10 | 18 | 0 | 56 | 18.0 | 1.80 |
| 25 | Kevin Rhodes, Kentucky St. | Sr | 9 | 16 | 0 | 76 | 16.0 | 1.78 |
| 26 | Dan Ball, Western Wash. | Sr | 10 | 15 | 5 | 69 | 17.5 | 1.75 |
| 27 | Josh Oycer, Mo. Western | Sr | 11 | 19 | 0 | 86 | 19.0 | 1.73 |
| 28 | Tim Homrich, Wayne St. (Mich.) | Sr | 10 | 17 | 0 | 98 | 17.0 | 1.70 |
| 28 | Brad Kjar, Neb.-Kearney | Sr | 10 | 17 | 0 | 81 | 17.0 | 1.70 |
| 28 | Tony Black, Ky. Wesleyan | So | 10 | 17 | 0 | 98 | 17.0 | 1.70 |
| PASS SACKS | ||||||||
| Player, Team | CL | G | UT | AT | Yds | Total | PG | |
| 1 | Todd DeVree, Hillsdale | Jr | 11 | 16 | 0 | 124 | 16.0 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Kyle Sowell, West Va. Tech | Sr | 10 | 12 | 0 | 74 | 12.0 | 1.20 |
| 2 | William Yarocki, C. W. Post | Jr | 10 | 12 | 0 | 72 | 12.0 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Rich Ricketts, C. W. Post | Sr | 9 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 10.0 | 1.11 |
| 4 | Kevin Rhodes, Kentucky St. | Sr | 9 | 10 | 0 | 58 | 10.0 | 1.11 |
| 6 | Jeff Japp, Chadron St. | Sr | 10 | 10 | 2 | 101 | 11.0 | 1.10 |
| 7 | Tony Black, Ky. Wesleyan | So | 10 | 10 | 1 | 75 | 10.5 | 1.05 |
| 7 | Ricky Leung-Wai, Concord | Sr | 11 | 10 | 3 | 119 | 11.5 | 1.05 |
| 7 | Dave Zuiderveen, Ferris St. | Sr | 11 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 11.5 | 1.05 |
| 10 | Tom Quinn, Assumption | Sr | 11 | 11 | 0 | 93 | 11.0 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Asinia Knight, Mars Hill | Jr | 10 | 10 | 0 | 69 | 10.0 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Kevin Platz, Clarion | Sr | 10 | 10 | 0 | 64 | 10.0 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Emmons Johnson, Southwestern Okla. | Jr | 10 | 10 | 0 | 71 | 10.0 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Jon Bussewitz, Winona St. | Sr | 11 | 10 | 2 | 73 | 11.0 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Chris Field, Shepherd | Sr | 10 | 9 | 1 | 66 | 9.5 | 0.95 |
| 16 | Brett Svendsen, Assumption | So | 11 | 10 | 0 | 76 | 10.0 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Isaiah Williams, C. W. Post | Sr | 10 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 9.0 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Mike Andrillo, C. W. Post | Sr | 10 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 9.0 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Tim Homrich, Wayne St. (Mich.) | Sr | 10 | 9 | 0 | 51 | 9.0 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Adam DeAngelo, East Stroudsburg | Fr | 11 | 9 | 1 | 62 | 9.5 | 0.86 |
| 21 | Tiresias McCall, Tuskegee | Sr | 11 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 9.0 | 0.82 |
| 21 | Ahmad Whitehead, Tuskegee | Sr | 11 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 9.0 | 0.82 |
| 23 | Charlie Pierson, Ferris St. | Jr | 11 | 8 | 1 | 77 | 8.5 | 0.77 |
| 24 | Kevin Nagle, East Stroudsburg | Gr | 11 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 8.0 | 0.73 |
| 24 | Ryan Morris, Ferris St. | Sr | 11 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 8.0 | 0.73 |
| 26 | Dan Holland, Mansfield | Fr | 10 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 7.0 | 0.70 |
| 26 | Dane Krager, Angelo St. | Jr | 10 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 7.0 | 0.70 |
| 26 | Russell Radford, Southwestern Okla. | Sr | 10 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 7.0 | 0.70 |
| 26 | Bryan Dmith, Tex. A&M-Commerce | Jr | 10 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 7.0 | 0.70 |
| 26 | Lucien Cazenare, UC Davis | Sr | 10 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 7.0 | 0.70 |
| 26 | Radell Lockhart, Catawba | Sr | 10 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 7.0 | 0.70 |
| 26 | Devylyn Nelson, Tex. A&M-Kingsville | So | 10 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 7.0 | 0.70 |
| 26 | Mike Zellner, Millersville | Sr | 10 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 7.0 | 0.70 |
| 26 | Nick Reynolds, Millersville | So | 10 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 7.0 | 0.70 |
| 26 | Jay O'Neal, Indiana (Pa.) | Sr | 10 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 7.0 | 0.70 |
| PASSES DEFENSED | ||||||||
| Player, Team | CL | G | PBU | Int | Total | PG | ||
| 1 | James Bracey, Mesa St. | Jr | 9 | 16 | 5 | 21.0 | 2.33 | |
| 2 | DeRen Ellis, Ferris St. | So | 11 | 17 | 8 | 25.0 | 2.27 | |
| 3 | Phil Crumb, Fayetteville St. | So | 10 | 17 | 3 | 20.0 | 2.00 | |
| 3 | Roosevelt Williams, Tuskegee | Jr | 11 | 18 | 4 | 22.0 | 2.00 | |
| 5 | James Rooths, Shepherd | Sr | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19.0 | 1.90 | |
| 6 | Deon Harrison, Shippensburg | Sr | 11 | 18 | 2 | 20.0 | 1.82 | |
| 7 | Shaun Black, Wayne St. (Mich.) | Sr | 10 | 15 | 3 | 18.0 | 1.80 | |
| 8 | Roman Evans, Augustana (S. D.) | Sr | 11 | 13 | 6 | 19.0 | 1.73 | |
| 8 | Will Pettis, Midwestern St. | Sr | 11 | 16 | 3 | 19.0 | 1.73 | |
| 10 | Jason Patterson, Central Wash. | Jr | 10 | 11 | 6 | 17.0 | 1.70 | |
| 10 | Marvin Jackson, Chadron St. | Fr | 10 | 13 | 4 | 17.0 | 1.70 | |
| 10 | Aaron Stamp, Westminster (Pa.) | Sr | 10 | 10 | 7 | 17.0 | 1.70 | |
| 10 | Anthony Cooks, Fairmont St. | Jr | 10 | 15 | 2 | 17.0 | 1.70 | |
| 10 | Charles Phillips, Miles | Fr | 10 | 14 | 3 | 17.0 | 1.70 | |
| 15 | Cash Langeness, Minn.-Duluth | Fr | 11 | 13 | 5 | 18.0 | 1.64 | |
| 16 | Kamy'ta Davis, Savannah St. | Sr | 10 | 15 | 1 | 16.0 | 1.60 | |
| 17 | DeKendrick Haskins, Ark.-Monticello | Jr | 11 | 8 | 9 | 17.0 | 1.55 | |
| 17 | Tim Mustapha, Hillsdale | Jr | 11 | 6 | 11 | 17.0 | 1.55 | |
| 19 | Ryan Norman, Catawba | So | 10 | 12 | 3 | 15.0 | 1.50 | |
| 19 | Matt Mahoney, Merrimack | Sr | 10 | 11 | 4 | 15.0 | 1.50 | |
| 19 | Shaun Johnson, Pace | Sr | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15.0 | 1.50 | |
| 22 | Demons Bryan, Saginaw Valley | Jr | 11 | 8 | 8 | 16.0 | 1.45 | |
| 23 | Gabriel Fraser, C. W. Post | Sr | 10 | 11 | 3 | 14.0 | 1.40 | |
| 23 | James Thomas, Miles | Jr | 10 | 10 | 4 | 14.0 | 1.40 | |
| 25 | Craig Riendeau, North Dakota | Jr | 11 | 10 | 5 | 15.0 | 1.36 | |
| 25 | Cody Young, Southwest St. | Fr | 11 | 9 | 6 | 15.0 | 1.36 | |
| 27 | Lamar Watson, Adams St. | Jr | 10 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 1.30 | |
| 28 | Joey Clemmons, Morningside | Jr | 11 | 12 | 2 | 14.0 | 1.27 | |
| 28 | LaVarr Luster, Saginaw Valley | Sr | 11 | 11 | 3 | 14.0 | 1.27 | |
| 30 | Justin Hibbler, Eastern N. M. | So | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12.0 | 1.20 | |
| FUMBLES | ||||||||
| Player, Team | CL | G | FR | FF | Total | PG | ||
| 1 | Dennis Gregory, Mo.-Rolla | Sr | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.82 | |
| 1 | Todd DeVree, Hillsdale | Jr | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.82 | |
| 3 | Don Augustine, Westminster (Pa.) | Sr | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.70 | |
| 3 | Jay O'Neal, Indiana (Pa.) | Sr | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 | |
| 5 | James Stewart, Eastern N. M. | Sr | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 | |
| 5 | Mike Fortier, Fairmont St. | Sr | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 | |
| 5 | Lamont Bush, Fairmont St. | Jr | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 | |
| 5 | Mike Zellner, Millersville | Sr | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.60 | |
| 5 | Tim Flagg, St. Joseph's (Ind.) | Sr | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 | |
| 10 | Joey Robinson, Southern Ark. | Jr | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 | |
| 10 | Tony DeAntonis, Mass.-Lowell | Sr | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.56 | |
| 12 | Scott Platz, Mercyhurst | Sr | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.55 | |
| 12 | Adam Wheatley, Saginaw Valley | Jr | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.55 | |
| 12 | Jason Elrod, Mo.-Rolla | Jr | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.55 | |
| 12 | Dave Chernick, Hillsdale | Jr | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.55 | |
| 12 | Aaron Curley, Hillsdale | Jr | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.55 | |
| 17 | Mike Andrillo, C. W. Post | Sr | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 | |
| 17 | Jimmy Hamilton, Eastern N. M. | So | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | |
| 17 | Derick Spencer, Fayetteville St. | So | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.50 | |
| 17 | Danield Stuckey, Wayne St. (Mich.) | Jr | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 | |
| 17 | Roderick Scribner, Gannon | So | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 | |
| 22 | Bryan Brown, Bentley | Jr | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.45 | |
| 22 | Brian Wolland, Bentley | Sr | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 | |
| 22 | Chris Markas, Minn.-Duluth | Sr | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.45 | |
| 22 | Dewey Reilly, Minn . St.-Mankato | Sr | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.45 | |
| 22 | Will Goodloe, West Tex. A&M | Jr | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.45 | |
| 22 | Scott Lilland, Morningside | So | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.45 | |
| 22 | Said Perez, Harding | Sr | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 | |
| 22 | Jimi Holden, Harding | Jr | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.45 | |
| 30 | Harry Brunson, Bowie St. | Sr | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 | |
| 30 | William Yarocki, C. W. Post | Jr | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 | |
| 30 | Jared Carter, Central Wash. | Jr | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 | |
| 30 | Omar Motley, Miles | Jr | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 | |
| 30 | Matt Macrostie, Colorado Mines | Sr | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 | |
| 30 | John Yurisinec, Gannon | So | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 | |
| 30 | Roger Wilson, Indiana (Pa.) | Sr | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 | |
