Sports in Kansas has released its weekly defensive stat leaders list of football stat leaders across the state. Stats are compiled across the state of Kansas each week from coaches/athletic directors. Directions to submit: submit official stats (cumulative stats/totals, not individual game box scores) by Monday at 5 pm to sportsinkansas@gmail.com. Must be emailed (no DMs/tweets on any social media platforms as this is a very large project to produce with over 300 schools playing in KS). If we don’t have your stats then they were not submitted to Sports in Kansas by the deadline or not submitted at all. If you make the list after week eight of the season (we are updated after week 10) you stay on the list and are eligible for a statewide leaders patch (send an email to sportsinkansas@gmail.com and we will email you back an order form ASAP)
Tackle Leaders in Kansas (11-Man) – Sports in Kansas (Order patch now at sportsinkansas@gmail.com)
| Name | School | Tackles | Games |
| Sean Anderson | Norton (2A) | 135 | 9 |
| Daniel Brown | Bishop Ward (3A) | 126 | 9 |
| Trenton Long | Eudora (4A) | 119 | 10 |
| Memo Flores | SW Heights (2A) | 118 | 9 |
| Tate Deever | Wabaunsee (1A) | 118 | 10 |
| Mason Lheureux | Piper (4A) | 117 | 10 |
| Tristan Rathbone | Hillsboro (2A) | 113 | 10 |
| Landon Brown | Atchison Co. (2A) | 113 | 9 |
| Bobby Trujillo | Emporia (5A) | 111 | 9 |
| Cameron Cleveland | Concordia (3A) | 111 | 10 |
| Austin Rivers | Spring Hill (5A) | 109 | 9 |
| Miguel Hernandez | Sublette (1A) | 107 | 7 |
| Will Krzkowski | Olathe West (6A) | 104 | 9 |
| Jack Mudgett | SM Northwest (6A) | 104 | 10 |
| Silas Jones | Norton (2A) | 103 | 9 |
| Rowdy Kuntz | Abilene (4A) | 101 | 9 |
| Caden Crawford | Lansing (4A) | 101 | 8 |
| K. Emling | Chanute (4A) | 99 | 10 |
| Chasyn Vogan | Minneapolis (2A) | 97 | 9 |
| Haven Lysell | Smoky Valley (3A) | 97 | 9 |
| Clayton Kavlick | Blue Valley (6A) | 97 | 10 |
| Kayden Pennewell | SM Northwest (6A) | 97 | 10 |
| Michael Allen | Blue Valley (6A) | 96 | 9 |
| Michael Feltman | Cimarron (2A) | 96 | 8 |
| Bryton Reeves | Wabaunsee (1A) | 95 | 10 |
| Cooper Simmons | Colgan (2A) | 94 | 8 |
| Kyler Konrade | Inman (1A) | 92 | 8 |
| Andrew O’Doherty | Pittsburg (5A) | 92 | 9 |
| Colton McCammon | Prairie View (3A) | 92 | 9 |
| Karsten McKee | Pleasanton (1A) | 91 | 8 |
| Ethan Walker | Piper (4A) | 91 | 10 |
| Dane Hutchins | Olathe West (6A) | 90 | 9 |
| Cody Hawks | Eisenhower (5A) | 90 | 9 |
| Trenton Kimmi | Atchison Co. (2A) | 90 | 10 |
| Quantre Moore | Washington (5a) | 89 | 8 |
| Dalton Hilyard | Douglass (2A) | 89 | 10 |
| Ty Weber | Washburn Rural (6A) | 89 | 9 |
| Sam Hicks | Basehor Linwood (4A) | 89 | 10 |
| Keith Locke | SM Northwest (6A) | 89 | 10 |
| Sam Becker | McPherson (4A) | 88 | 8 |
| Miles Wash | Derby (6A) | 88 | 9 |
| Ty Leedy | Chanute (4A) | 88 | 10 |
| Jake Laurie | BV Southwest (5A) | 87 | 10 |
| Gavin Meyers | Hays (5A) | 86 | 8 |
| Braxton Harrison | Cimarron (2A) | 86 | 9 |
| Brandin Andrew | Bonner Springs (5A) | 86 | 9 |
| Braxton Harrison | Cimarron (2A) | 86 | 9 |
| Cooper Parsons | Osage City (2A) | 86 | 10 |
| Aidan Morgan | BV Southwest (5A) | 86 | 10 |
| Maverick Havenstein | Wabaunsee (1A) | 85 | 9 |
| Terrel Anderson | Piper (4A) | 85 | 10 |
| Triston Vandevelde | Silver Lake (2A) | 85 | 10 |
| Sean Hoffmann | Maur Hill (2A) | 84 | 8 |
| Sean Hoffmann | Maur Hill (2A) | 84 | 8 |
| Brody Wadman | Blue Valley (6A) | 84 | 10 |
| Dominic Lopez | Central Hts (2A) | 83 | 8 |
| Rex Johnson | Ellis (2A) | 83 | 8 |
| Zach Darche | BV West (6A) | 83 | 10 |
| Colby Schreiner | Kingman (3A) | 82 | 9 |
| Parker Smith | Winfield (4A) | 82 | 9 |
| Sergio Garcia | Garden City (6A) | 82 | 9 |
| Trey Sommer | Humboldt (2A) | 82 | 10 |
| Dillon Savage | Andover Central (4A) | 82 | 10 |
| Kade Harris | TMP (2A) | 81 | 9 |
| Conner Conklin | Wasbhurn Rural (6A) | 81 | 9 |
| Travis Curry | Olathe South (6A) | 81 | 8 |
| Bentley Montgomery | Smith Center (1A) | 81 | 9 |
| Alonso Marquez | Garden City (6A) | 81 | 9 |
| Brent Golden | Chapman (3A) | 81 | 10 |
| Judah Skipper | Pleasanton (1A) | 80 | 8 |
| Caleb Wiese | Garden City (6A) | 80 | 9 |
| Jackson Davis | Olathe North (6A) | 80 | 9 |
| Mekhi Knight | SM West (6A) | 80 | 9 |
| Aidan Janatello | St. James (4A) | 80 | 10 |
Tackle Leaders in Kansas (8-Man/6-Man) – Sports in Kansas (Order patch now at sportsinkansas@gmail.com)
| Name | School | Tackles | Games |
| Derek George | Natoma | 162 | 9 |
| Cooper Jermark | SJ/Tipton | 158 | 9 |
| Mitch Budke | Chase Co. | 137 | 10 |
| Cade Johnson | Wallace Co. | 121 | 9 |
| Cayde Welsh | Triplains/Brewster | 120 | 8 |
| Adam Phillips | W. Grinnell | 120 | 10 |
| Jayden Reed | Rawlins Co. | 115 | 8 |
| Jackson Risley | Caldwell | 113 | 10 |
| Tony Brogan | Central Burden | 112 | 9 |
| Cade Gourley | Hoxie | 112 | 10 |
| Isaacc Mendez | W. Grinnell | 110 | 10 |
| Jake Willems | Wallace Co. | 109 | 9 |
| Kevin Alvarado | Linn | 109 | 9 |
| Donavan Balluch | Hoxie | 106 | 9 |
| Luke Bates | SJ/Tipton | 103 | 9 |
| Tucker Locke | South Haven | 102 | 9 |
| Scott Price | Bucklin | 101 | 9 |
| Adam Blanchat | A&A | 101 | 10 |
| Brayden Berens | Skyline | 100 | 9 |
| Tyson Struber | Canton Galva | 100 | 9 |
| Solomon Drinkard | Valley Falls | 98 | 9 |
| B. Griffin | Chase Co. | 98 | 10 |
| Ryan Heier | W. Grinnell | 97 | 10 |
| Dawson Bristor | Caldwell | 96 | 9 |
| Conner Dinkel | Hill City | 96 | 10 |
| Colby Snyder | South Central | 94 | 8 |
| Max Neeley | Dighton | 94 | 10 |
| Donovan Balluch | Hoxie | 92 | 8 |
| Kyler Wommack | Wetmore | 92 | 9 |
| Brayden Norris | Meade | 92 | 10 |
| Ryan Kuckelman | Macksville | 92 | 10 |
| Jace Wunderlich | Central Burden | 91 | 9 |
| Drew Stutesman | Madison | 91 | 10 |
| Kacen Anthony | Satanta | 89 | 7 |
| Olin Brown | Thunder Ridge | 89 | 8 |
| Caleb Dotterer | Lincoln | 88 | 8 |
| Eli Wilkinson | Dighton | 88 | 10 |
| Wyatt Peterson | A&A | 88 | 10 |
| Cooper Barriger | La Crosse | 87 | 10 |
| Brody Perkins | Caldwell | 86 | 9 |
| Samuel Drinkard | Valley Falls | 86 | 9 |
| TJ Koehn | Canton Galva | 86 | 9 |
| Korben Clawson | Meade | 86 | 10 |
| Logan McCarty | Cheylin | 85 | 8 |
| Ayden Nickelson | Hill City | 84 | 10 |
| Kaleb Atkins | Hill City | 84 | 10 |
| Josh Uhland | Logan/Palco | 83 | 8 |
| Jett Vincent | Wheatland Grinnell | 83 | 10 |
| Caden Rathgeber | South Barber | 83 | 10 |
| Grady Howell | South Haven | 82 | 9 |
| Adam Hands | Pawnee Hts | 81 | 8 |
| Dalton Bice | Thunder Ridge | 81 | 9 |
| Andrew Zeller | Burlingame | 80 | 8 |
| Cole Feldt | Trego | 80 | 9 |
| Dylan Hynes | Solomon | 80 | 9 |
Sack Leaders in Kansas (11-Man) – Sports in Kansas (Order patch now at sportsinkansas@gmail.com)
| Name | School | Sacks | Games |
| Quantre Moore | Washington (5A) | 13 | 8 |
| Kaleb Green | Wellsville (2A) | 11.5 | 10 |
| Wade Spencer | St. James (4A) | 11.5 | 10 |
| Cade Schuber | Eisenhower (5A) | 11 | 9 |
| Dylan Elmore | Aquinas (5A) | 10 | 9 |
| Brody Gormley | Seaman (5A) | 9 | 10 |
| Dagen Dean | Chanute (4A) | 9 | 10 |
| Carson Wood | Central Hts (2A) | 8.5 | 8 |
| Packson Bettis | Washburn Rural (6A) | 8 | 9 |
| Trent Moses | Mulvane (4A) | 8 | 10 |
| Truman Griffith | Mill Valley (5A) | 7.5 | 10 |
| Peyton Smith | Marysville (3A) | 7 | 7 |
| Tanner Bailey | Cimarron (2A) | 7 | 9 |
| Dawson Mannebach | Inman (1A) | 7 | 8 |
| Ely Jackson | Chaparral (2A) | 7 | 10 |
| Jack Cecil | Blue Valley (6A) | 7 | 10 |
| J. Powell | Olathe NW (6A) | 7 | 9 |
| Nick Warren | Clearwater (3A) | 6.5 | 8 |
| Ty Birkenbaugh | Kingman (3A) | 6.5 | 9 |
| Kamden Wilson | Andover Central (4A) | 6 | 10 |
| Matthe Rodriguez | SE Saline (3A) | 6 | 9 |
| Kolten LaCrone | Chanute (4A) | 6 | 10 |
| Connor Berlin | SM Northwest (6A) | 6 | 8 |
| Conor Berlin | SM Northwest (6A) | 6 | 10 |
| Eleazar Whitfield | Manhattan (6A) | 5.5 | 10 |
| Brooks Lowe | BV West (5A) | 5.5 | 7 |
| Josh Sohm | Russell (3A) | 5.5 | 8 |
| Terrell Elliott | Garden City (6A) | 5.5 | 9 |
| Drew Kaufman | BV Northwest (6A) | 5 | 8 |
| J. Neuenschwander | Coffeyville (4A) | 5 | 9 |
| Jamari Harris | Hillsboro (2A) | 5 | 10 |
| Tyler Hobrock | Concordia (3A) | 5 | 10 |
| Kainen White | Coffeyville (4A) | 5 | 9 |
| Cody Moore | Mill Valley (5A) | 5 | 9 |
| Mason Hopper | Derby (6A) | 5 | 8 |
| Devan Komarek | Ellinwood (1A) | 5 | 9 |
| Jarrett Bogner | Cimarron (2A) | 5 | 9 |
| Brandin Andrew | Bonner Springs (5A) | 5 | 9 |
| Charlie Gilliland | Holton (3A) | 5 | 10 |
Sack Leaders in Kansas (8-Man/6-Man) – Sports in Kansas (Order patch now at sportsinkansas@gmail.com)
| Name | School | Sacks | Games |
| Derek George | Natoma | 13 | 9 |
| Dameion Hatten | Sedan | 12 | 10 |
| Harlem Miller | Medcine Lodge | 10 | 9 |
| Jacob Jackson | Pike Valley | 9 | 9 |
| Joshua Martin | Pike Valley | 9 | 9 |
| Tyrell Chapin | W. Grinnell | 8 | 10 |
| Kael Marquis | Pike Valley | 8 | 8 |
| Casey Helm | Madison | 8 | 10 |
| Cody Nolan | Crest | 7 | 9 |
| Brec Long | Sedan | 7 | 10 |
| Hunter Green | Central Plains | 7 | 9 |
| Antonio Vasquez | South Barber | 7 | 10 |
| Tristen Porter | Wichita Co. | 7 | 9 |
| Miles Rickard | Pike Valley | 7 | 9 |
| Solomon Drinkard | Valley Falls | 6.5 | 9 |
| Justus Novotny | Skyline | 6 | 8 |
| Coady Blick | A&A | 6 | 6 |
| Cael Sorum | Flinthills | 6 | 8 |
| Josh Popp | Rawlins Co. | 6 | 9 |
| C. Kohlmeier | Chase Co. | 6 | 10 |
| Ayden Nickelson | Hill City | 6 | 10 |
| Wesley Young | West Elk | 6 | 10 |
| Cody Blick | A&A | 6 | 6 |
| Garrett Toon | West Elk | 6 | 10 |
| Gabe Rice | Southern Cloud | 5 | 5 |
| Owen Jones | Skyline | 5 | 7 |
| Lathan McPhail | Ashland | 5 | 8 |
| Ben Peterson | Triplains Brewster | 5 | 8 |
| Rayce Fisher | Onaga | 5 | 9 |
| Brandon Chvatal | Rawlins Co. | 5 | 9 |
| Khris Hermosillo | Wichita Co. | 5 | 9 |
| Cullen Lumry | Meade | 5 | 8 |
| Eli Wilkinson | Dighton | 5 | 9 |
| Jonathan McCreight | Flint Hills | 5 | 9 |
| Waylon Dolezal | Bucklin | 5 | 7 |
| Ronnie Thompson | Osborne | 5 | 7 |
| Tanner Sells | Trego | 5 | 9 |
| Hector Wilson | Dighton | 5 | 10 |
INT Leaders in Kansas (11-Man & 8-Man) – Sports in Kansas (Order patch now at sportsinkansas@gmail.com)
| Name | School | INT | Games |
| Maison Slater | Clifton Clyde | 12 | 10 |
| Brandon Schmelzle | Axtell (8M) | 8 | 10 |
| Cashten Cummings | Yates Center (8M) | 6 | 9 |
| Richie Patrick | Lansing (4A) | 6 | 9 |
| Braden Young | Little River (8M) | 6 | 10 |
| Luke McGuire | Cunningham (6M) | 6 | 10 |
| Daniel Cramer | Dighton (8M) | 6 | 10 |
| Stryker Hake | Concordia (3A) | 6 | 10 |
| Ayden Campbell | Hoxie (8M) | 6 | 9 |
| Isaiah Smilko | Sedan (8M) | 6 | 10 |
| Derek Keith | Hill City (8M) | 6 | 10 |
| Holden Artzer | St. James (4A) | 6 | 10 |
| Brady Jones | Hoxie (8M) | 5 | 9 |
| Tracen Frye | Natoma (6M) | 5 | 7 |
| Austin Apelu | Rolla (6M) | 5 | 7 |
| Garrett Ruark | Erie (2A) | 5 | 8 |
| Logan McCarty | Cheylin (6M) | 5 | 8 |
| Callen Barta | Seaman (5A) | 5 | 10 |
| Kolten Bennett | Spearville (8M) | 5 | 9 |
| Colter McDaniel | A&A (8M) | 5 | 10 |
| Braxton Harrison | Cimarron (2A) | 5 | 9 |
| Keiondre Smith | Caldwell (8M) | 5 | 10 |
| Koda King | Dighton (8M) | 5 | 10 |
| Cody Dedonder | St. Marys (2A) | 5 | 10 |
| Brett Sarwinski | Galena (3A) | 5 | 10 |
| Isaac Detweiler | Axtell (8M) | 5 | 10 |
| Parrish Beagle | Maur Hill (2A) | 4 | 3 |
| Alec Pfaff | Chaparral (2A) | 4 | 7 |
| Alec Carlson | Pawnee Hts (6M) | 4 | 5 |
| Pablo Bermudez | Cheylin (6M) | 4 | 6 |
| Jesus Casas | Skyline (8M) | 4 | 9 |
| Preston Witzel | St. Francis (8M) | 4 | 7 |
| Jaedon Granere | Marmaton Valley (8M) | 4 | 9 |
| Cole Lamatsch | Central Plains (8M) | 4 | 8 |
| Drew Caudle | Maur Hill (2A) | 4 | 8 |
| Kris Hovestadt | Burlingame (8M) | 4 | 9 |
| Bricen Lee | Atchison Co. (2A) | 4 | 8 |
| Brody Hayes | Clay Center (3A) | 4 | 8 |
| Cayde Welsh | Triplains Brewster (8M) | 4 | 7 |
| Evan Benjamin | Spearville (8M) | 4 | 7 |
| Dontrell Harris | W. Northwest (5A) | 4 | 8 |
| Mekhi Knight | SM West (6A) | 4 | 9 |
| Jack Francis | Chaparral (2A) | 4 | 9 |
| Dezomond Winton | Wellsville (2A) | 4 | 8 |
| Derek Keigh | Hill City (8M) | 4 | 10 |
| Landon Grimmett | Lebo (8M) | 4 | 10 |
| Jacob Wassall | W. North (6A) | 4 | 9 |
| Trey Thomas | BV Southwest (5A) | 4 | 10 |
| Dalton Regan | Otis Bison (8M) | 4 | 9 |
| Nathan Imel | Bucklin (8M) | 4 | 8 |
| Levi Knoll | Holcomb (3A) | 4 | 10 |
| Cade Johnson | Wallace Co. (8M) | 4 | 9 |
| Dagim Reed | Cunningham (6M) | 4 | 9 |
| T. Groh | Chase Co. (8M) | 4 | 10 |
| Kam Koester | Chanute (4A) | 4 | 10 |
| Cole Watkins | Kingman (2A) | 4 | 9 |
| Caden Hacker | BV Southwest (5A) | 4 | 9 |
| Cody Hawks | Eisenhower (5A) | 4 | 9 |
| Ryan Shaw | Hoxie (8M) | 4 | 10 |
| Jett Vincent | W. Grinnell (8M) | 4 | 10 |
| Dillon Savage | A. Central (4A) | 4 | 10 |
| Drew Ryan | BV West (6A) | 4 | 10 |
| Tagen Kippes | Rossville (2A) | 4 | 10 |
| Derrick Robinson | Wichita NW (5A) | 4 | 10 |
| Briggs Jewell | South Barber (8M) | 4 | 10 |
| Colby Stull | La Crosse (8M) | 4 | 10 |
| Will Krzkowski | Olathe West (6A) | 4 | 10 |
| Aidan Poore | Concordia (3A) | 4 | 10 |
| Bryson Turner | Madison (8M) | 4 | 10 |
| Mason Ellis | Mulvane (4A) | 4 | 10 |
| Hunter Seirer | Mulvane (4A) | 4 | 10 |
