Players · DL, DE, DT, NG, NT
Defensive Line
Defensive ends and tackles, by tackles, tackles for loss and sacks. Click any name for a full profile: career totals, season-by-season statistics, game logs and all-time rankings.
Defensive Line in the archive
114
81 with statistics
Career Tackles
202
Peter Johanik · 2022–2025
Career TFL
60.0
Peter Johanik · 2022–2025
Career Sacks
32.0
Peter Johanik · 2022–2025
All-Americans
7
1 played pro football
Every defensive line
Sortable · 114 players| Player | # | Pos | Seasons | GP | Tackles ▾ | TFL | Sacks | INT | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Johanik AA | 54 | DL | 2022–2025 | 39 | 202 | 60.0 | 32.0 | 1 | West Chicago, Ill. |
| Dallas McRae AA | 54 | DL | 2017–2021 | 44 | 168 | 51.5 | 25.0 | 0 | Crown Point, Ind. |
| Patrick O'Connell AA | 47 | DL | 2016–2019 | 44 | 151 | 46.5 | 23.5 | 2 | Long Grove, Ill. |
| Chase Greenlee AA | 49 | DL | 2015–2017 | 35 | 138 | 45.0 | 31.5 | 1 | Columbus, Ohio |
| Brandon Dykstra AA | 77 | DT | 2010–2013 | 36 | 123 | 16.5 | 7.0 | 0 | Hudsonville, Mich. |
| Jake Holaday AA | 92 | DL | 2018–2021 | 35 | 123 | 33.0 | 16.0 | 0 | Brandon, Miss. |
| Robert Ramsay | 33 | DL | 2009–2011 | 31 | 120 | 23.5 | 11.5 | 0 | Fredericksburg, Texas |
| Josh Aldrin | 92 | DL | 2013–2015 | 28 | 112 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 1 | Woodridge, Ill. |
| Jalen Shaffer | 60 | DL | 2019–2022 | 24 | 111 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 1 | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| Andy Studebaker AA PRO | 90 | DE | 2005–2007 | 27 | 111 | 50.5 | 30.0 | 0 | Congerville, Ill. |
| Jared Todd | 43 | DE | 2012–2014 | 32 | 108 | 28.5 | 17.5 | 0 | Fort Myers, Fla. |
| Nick Theobald | 99 | DT | 2006–2009 | 35 | 101 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 0 | Wheaton, Ill. |
| Ben Kuenzle | 91 | DE | 2006–2008 | 33 | 99 | 27.0 | 17.5 | 0 | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Isaac Parrish | 48 | DL | 2022–2024 | 31 | 97 | 19.0 | 9.5 | 1 | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Brayden Anthony | 39 | DL | 2019–2022 | 33 | 96 | 21.0 | 10.5 | 1 | Wheaton, Ill. |
| River Shindledecker | 90 | DL | 2018–2021 | 33 | 92 | 24.5 | 15.0 | 0 | Clarksburg, Pa. |
| Noah Spielman | 91 | DL | 2015–2017 | 27 | 82 | 17.5 | 4.5 | 0 | Columbus, Ohio |
| Rex Kroger | 2 | DL | 2024–2025 | 24 | 73 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 1 | Wheaton, Ill. |
| Grant Roszkowiak | 56 | DT | 2006–2008 | 26 | 68 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 2 | Savannah, Ga. |
| Charley Mitchell | 92 | DT | 2009–2010 | 21 | 67 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0 | Frisco, Texas |
| Eric Theisen | 94 | DT | 2007–2008 | 18 | 65 | 22.5 | 4.5 | 0 | Delano, Minn. |
| Jaden Ferlita | 96 | DL | 2021–2023 | 31 | 59 | 15.5 | 8.5 | 0 | Rockford, Ill. |
| Jack Bates | 55 | DL | 2016–2018 | 25 | 58 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 0 | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| David Suominen | 97 | DE | 2012–2014 | 26 | 57 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 0 | LaGrange Park, Ill. |
| Aaron Reyes | 48 | DE | 2007–2008 | 15 | 52 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 0 | Round Rock, Texas |
| Javier Almanza | 93 | DT | 2005–2007 | 21 | 51 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 0 | San Antonio, Texas |
| Ryan Dougan | 70 | DE | 2008–2010 | 21 | 50 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 0 | Branson, Mo. |
| Caleb Kuhn | 91 | DL | 2021–2022 | 15 | 48 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 0 | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| Owen Downing | 53 | DL | 2023–2025 | 24 | 41 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0 | Castle Pines, Colo. |
| Dmarte Arafiles | 90 | DL | 2016–2018 | 23 | 39 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1 | San Jose, Calif. |
| Maxton Leathers | 93 | DL | 2023–2025 | 19 | 39 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0 | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Nic O'Neal | 55 | DT | 2007–2009 | 22 | 35 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 0 | Peoria, Ariz. |
| Christian Bonacquisti | 92 | DL | 2021–2023 | 24 | 34 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | Roscoe, Ill. |
| Sam Weatherred | 90 | DT | 2011–2013 | 19 | 30 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 0 | Wheaton, Ill. |
| David Seamon | 98 | DE | 2009–2011 | 18 | 28 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0 | Cypress, Texas |
| Tim Lovett | 15 | DL | 2013–2015 | 18 | 27 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0 | Bellbrook, Ohio |
| Trey Andrew | 52 | DE | 2003–2006 | 15 | 26 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 0 | Vidalia, Ga. |
| Chase Campbell | 66 | DT | 2007–2008 | 12 | 25 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0 | Kalama, Wash. |
| Dimitrie Skakavac | 99 | DL | 2021–2022 | 20 | 25 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0 | Aurora, Ill. |
| Michael Stanley | 94 | DL | 2015–2017 | 19 | 25 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
| Whit Wiggins | 98 | DL | 2015–2017 | 25 | 25 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | Fort Myers, Fla. |
| Dan Studebaker | 98 | DT | 2004–2006 | 20 | 22 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | Congerville, Ill. |
| Bobby Pugsley | 93 | DL | 2012–2015 | 14 | 18 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| Chad Reitz | 94 | DL | 2012–2013 | 24 | 18 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | Edmond, Okla. |
| Grant Miller | 75 | DL | 2018–2019 | 16 | 17 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 | Herscher, Ill. |
| Josh Bishop | 97 | DE | 2007–2009 | 11 | 16 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Sheridan, Mich. |
| Grant Tallon | 95 | DE | 2008–2011 | 10 | 16 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | Branson, Mo. |
| Chandler Bryant | 44 | DL | 2025 | 13 | 15 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0 | Allen, Texas |
| Jeff Root | 51 | DE | 2007–2008 | 10 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | Wheaton, Ill. |
| Theo Selvaggio | 97 | DL | 2016–2017 | 12 | 14 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | Wayne, Ill. |
| Jack Nussbaum | 90 | DL | 2014–2015 | 13 | 13 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | Wheaton, Ill. |
| Jorge Ibarra | 99 | DL | 2018–2019 | 12 | 12 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | Alamo, Texas |
| Daniel Ibsen | 43 | DE | 2015–2017 | 9 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | Tampa, Fla. |
| Jordan Johnson | 46 | DL | 2023–2025 | 18 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | Little Rock, Ark. |
| Robert Briones | 94 | DL | 2018–2021 | 14 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | Irvine, Calif. |
| Brian Griffin | 64 | DE | 2004–2006 | 12 | 10 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | Willowbrook, Ill. |
| Gage Autry | 37 | DL | 2023–2025 | 14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | Little Elm, Texas |
| Matthew Bunnel | 98 | DL | 2021 | 5 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | San Juan Capistrano, Calif. |
| Ryan Kerns | 92 | DE | 2011–2012 | 4 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | Three Lakes, Wis. |
| Adrian Verdict | 92 | DL | 2023 | 2 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Austin, Texas |
| Josiah Bubna | 97 | DL | 2010 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Dakar, Senegal |
| Grant Hayworth | 91 | DL | 2023 | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0 | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Jaxon Powell | 52 | DL | 2024 | 2 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | Cedar Crest, N.M. |
| Garrett Borger | 93 | DL | 2019 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Longmont, Colo. |
| Jay Conkin | 99 | DE | 2012 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | Kingsport, Tenn. |
| Isaiah Love | 31 | DL | 2021 | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Solona Beach, Calif. |
| David Bauer | 91 | DL | 2018 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Wheaton, Ill. |
| Brendan Bentley | 56 | DL | 2019–2022 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Omaha, Neb. |
| Jonathan Englebrecht | 47 | DL | 2023 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | Orange, Calif. |
| Phillip Husband | 90 | DL | 2022–2024 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Ephraim Nitz | 41 | DL | 2025 | 10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Rockford, Ill. |
| Gavin Roe | 95 | DL | 2021–2022 | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | San Dimas, Calif. |
| Billy Bevill | 47 | DL | 2021 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Coral Springs, Fla. |
| Tim Durham | 79 | DE | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Barre, Vt. |
| Parker Fair | 99 | DL | 2016 | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Suwanee, Ga. |
| Guillermo Toro | 67 | DL | 2019 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Homestead, Fla. |
| Garrett VanderWaal | 95 | DL | 2017 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | West Chester, Pa. |
| Caleb Ericson | 53 | DL | 2021 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Geneva, Ill. |
| Mitch Foor | 93 | DL | 2010 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Gladwin, Mich. |
| Dan O'Beirne | 54 | DL | 2016 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | San Diego, Calif. |
| Will Wiggins | 57 | DL | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Fort Meyers, Fla. |
| Elliot Arnson | 89 | DE | 2011–2013 | — | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | ||||
| Leonard Blair Jr. | 79 | DE | 2014 | — | St. Louis, Mo. | ||||
| Caleb Boonzaayer | 63 | DL | 2023–2024 | — | Peoria, Ariz. | ||||
| Stuart Boschma | 62 | DL | 2021–2022 | — | Tonopah, Ariz. | ||||
| Caleb Cobb | 69 | DT | 2008–2009 | — | Keller, Texas | ||||
| James Cooksey | 96 | DL | 2014–2017 | — | Jacksonville, Fla. | ||||
| Zach Dangeau | 94 | DL | 2009 | — | Fayetteville, Ark. | ||||
| Oz Funk | 94 | DL | 2024 | — | North Hills, Calif. | ||||
| Kelly Glover, Jr. | 97 | DL | 2024 | — | Saginaw, Texas | ||||
| Blake Herman | 98 | DE | 2013–2014 | — | Fall City, Wash. | ||||
| John Huibregste | 48 | DL | 2024–2025 | — | Glen Ellyn, Ill. | ||||
| Chase Jennings | 96 | DL | 2025 | — | Senatobia, Miss. | ||||
| Jeremiah Jordan | 98 | DL | 2025 | — | Chicago, Ill. | ||||
| Josh Joseph | 47 | DL | 2022–2025 | — | Lighthouse, Fla. | ||||
| Max Kingsbury | 55 | DL | 2023–2025 | — | Shoreview, Minn. | ||||
| Ryan Lau | 94 | DT | 2011 | — | Waukesha, Wis. | ||||
| Kipp Miller | 97 | DL | 2021 | — | Dallas, Texas | ||||
| Leo Ost | 76 | DL | 2024–2025 | — | Hutto, Texas | ||||
| Kyle Powelke | 92 | DL | 2024 | — | Warrenville, Ill. | ||||
| Trey Regitz | 99 | DL | 2023–2025 | — | Costa Mesa, Calif. | ||||
| Josiah Skaar | 56 | DL | 2018 | — | Rosemount, Minn. | ||||
| Sterling Snell | 72 | DL | 2019 | — | West Chester, Ohio | ||||
| Blake Stephens | 73 | DL | 2025 | — | St. Petersburg, Fla. | ||||
| Austin Taylor | 91 | DL | 2010 | — | Austin, Texas | ||||
| Luke Terrell | 91 | DL | 2009 | — | Plano, Texas | ||||
| Jackson Toth | 95 | DL | 2018 | — | Orlando, Fla. | ||||
| Josh Tramm | 90 | DL | 2025 | — | St. Paul, Minn. | ||||
| Tryg Veker | 47 | DL | 2014–2015 | — | Edina, Minn. | ||||
| Jake Wentworth | 91 | DE | 2013–2014 | — | Rock Hill, S.C. | ||||
| Tommy Whitehouse | 97 | DL | 2025 | — | Highlands Ranch, Colo. | ||||
| Ethan Williams | 96 | DL | 2018–2019 | — | Okemah, Okla. | ||||
| Kyle Williams | 96 | DE | 2006–2008 | — | Boca Raton, Fla. | ||||
| Alphonso Willis | 71 | DL | 2022 | — | Denton, Texas |