Sports in Kansas has released its weekly list of football defensive stat leaders across the state. Stats are compiled across the state of Kansas each week from coaches/athletic directors. Directions to submit: Coaches/ ADs submit official stats (cumulative stats/totals, not individual game box scores) by Monday at 5 pm to Chet Kuplen at 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 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)
11-Man Tackle Leaders in Kansas – Sports in Kansas Parents/Athletes: ORDER PATCH at sportsinkansas@gmail.com
| Name | School | Tackles | Games |
| Cade Reynolds | Hugoton (3A) | 156 | 9 |
| Miles Wash | Derby (6A) | 134 | 11 |
| Braden Young | NE-Arma (1A) | 132 | 9 |
| Todrick Duncan | Riverside (1A) | 127 | 9 |
| Cannon McCormack | Circle (4A) | 126 | 10 |
| Jalen Rice | El Dorado (4A) | 123 | 9 |
| Eli McGinnis | Pleasanton (1A) | 121 | 9 |
| Wyatt Miller | Fredonia (2A) | 119 | 9 |
| Ty Weber | Washburn Rural (6A) | 118 | 10 |
| Aaron Henson | Piper (4A) | 117 | 10 |
| Cooper Novacek | Olathe West (6A) | 116 | 11 |
| Adam Hageman | SM Northwest (6A) | 115 | 9 |
| Ashton Moore | Louisburg (4A) | 114 | 10 |
| Teegan Haines | McPherson (4A) | 112 | 11 |
| Landin Midgett | Columbus (3A) | 112 | 11 |
| Karsten McKee | Pleasanton (1A) | 111 | 10 |
| Alex Gunderson | Olathe North (6A) | 110 | 10 |
| Jaydn Hale | Columbus (3A) | 110 | 11 |
| Maguire Richman | Blue Valley (6A) | 109 | 9 |
| Cameron Bowyer | Valley Center (5A) | 109 | 10 |
| Rylan Cass | Ellis (1A) | 108 | 9 |
| Jerrit Norris | Troy (1A) | 107 | 10 |
| Mason L’Heureux | Piper (4A) | 105 | 11 |
| Garrett Siemsen | Republic Co. (1A) | 103 | 9 |
| Byron Fry | Uniontown (1A) | 103 | 9 |
| Trystian Juarez | Liberal (5A) | 103 | 9 |
| David Signs | Wellsville (3A) | 103 | 10 |
| Conner Neill | Maize South (5A) | 103 | 9 |
| Brandon Roupsouay | Olathe West (6A) | 102 | 11 |
| Colin Kleysteuber | Garden City (6A) | 101 | 10 |
| Nate Campbell | Wichita Hts (6A) | 100 | 9 |
| Isaac Shafer | Highland Park (5A) | 100 | 9 |
| Gage Greer | Basehor Linwood (4A) | 99 | 9 |
| Spencher Dohm | St. James (4A) | 99 | 10 |
| Mackey James | Highland Park (5A) | 97 | 9 |
| Dusten Fischer | Independence (4A) | 96 | 9 |
| Rex Johnson | Ellis (1A) | 96 | 9 |
| Kaden Jackson | Hugoton (3A) | 94 | 9 |
| Kenton Simmons | Lawrence (6A) | 92 | 10 |
| Kody Howard | Rock Creek (3A) | 92 | 11 |
| Aidan Blum | Olathe South (6A) | 91 | 10 |
| Hayden Johnson | Pleasanton (1A) | 91 | 10 |
| Payton MCCarn | Rock Creek (3A) | 91 | 11 |
| Adam Caudle | Maur Hill (2A) | 90 | 8 |
| Nick Dodd | Valley Falls (1A) | 90 | 9 |
| Austin Elam | Garden City (6A) | 89 | 10 |
| Cameron Farmer | Russell (2A) | 89 | 10 |
| Wyatt Holland | Louisburg (4A) | 89 | 10 |
| Matthew Moeder | Great Bend (5A) | 88 | 10 |
| Landon Boss | Osage City (2A) | 87 | 10 |
| Nick Anderson | Chapman (4A) | 86 | 9 |
| Chad Babcock | Neodesha (2A) | 86 | 9 |
| Jarret Mader | Ellis (1A) | 86 | 9 |
| Dawson Hogan | Salina Central (5A) | 86 | 9 |
| Brody Hayes | Clay Center (4A) | 86 | 10 |
| Brayson Voss | Coffeyville (4A) | 86 | 10 |
| Yanci Spiller | Rock Creek (3A) | 86 | 11 |
| Kade Harris | TMP (2A) | 85 | 9 |
| Gannon Couture | Wamego (4A) | 85 | 11 |
| Isaac Saye | Andover Central (4A) | 85 | 11 |
| Brayden Kunz | Conway Springs (2A) | 85 | 10 |
| Ezric Knox | SM South (6A) | 84 | 9 |
| Landon Rozean | TMP (2A) | 84 | 9 |
| Colin Matile | BV Northwest (6A) | 84 | 10 |
| Logan Holthaus | BV Northwest (6A) | 84 | 10 |
| Mac Chambers | SE Saline (2A) | 84 | 11 |
| Carter Cunningham | Medicine Lodge (1A) | 83 | 9 |
| Jorge Cerecers | Lyons (2A) | 82 | 9 |
| Jack Messersmith | Tonganoxie (4A) | 82 | 9 |
| Karson Bangs | Burlington (3A) | 82 | 9 |
| Grant Larson | Wamego (4A) | 82 | 11 |
| Maddox Ibarra | Rock Creek (3A) | 82 | 10 |
| Mason Sanchez | Andover Central (4A) | 82 | 11 |
| Solomon Drinkard | Valley Falls (1A) | 81 | 8 |
| JD Veile | Independence (4A) | 81 | 9 |
| Wyatt Harris | Tonganoxie (4A) | 81 | 9 |
| Brenden Martin | Atchison (4A) | 81 | 10 |
| Fischer Troxel | Columbus (3A) | 81 | 11 |
| Colter Oldham | Lakin (2A) | 80 | 9 |
| Brice Sasser | Republic Co. (2A) | 80 | 9 |
| B. Sigmon | NE-Arma (1A) | 80 | 9 |
| Lane Nelson | Goddard (5A) | 80 | 9 |
| Skyler McMullen | Great Bend (5A) | 80 | 10 |
| Jesus Rodriguez | Garden City (6A) | 80 | 10 |
| Charles Krug | Russell (2A) | 80 | 10 |
| Caleb Saner | Valley Center (5A) | 80 | 10 |
| Nathan Vincent | Louisburg (4A) | 80 | 10 |
| Trey Ridley | BV Northwest (6A) | 80 | 10 |
| Layson Johnson | Olathe West (6A) | 80 | 11 |
| Jace Adler | Andover Central (4A) | 80 | 11 |
8-Man/6-Man Tackle Leaders in Kansas – Sports in Kansas Parents/Athletes: ORDER PATCH at sportsinkansas@gmail.com
| Name | School | Tackles | Games |
| Mitch Budke | Chase Co. | 154 | 11 |
| Branden Sinclair | Lincoln | 151 | 9 |
| Josh Ferguson | Thunder Ridge | 147 | 11 |
| Brock Burgman | Blue Valley | 134 | 9 |
| Conner Dinkel | Hill City | 132 | 10 |
| Cooper Jermark | St. Johns Tipton | 130 | 9 |
| Josiah Mettling | Spearville | 130 | 9 |
| Dylan Bice | Thunder Ridge | 122 | 11 |
| Casten Wirth | Lyndon | 119 | 10 |
| Nate Ehlers | Tescott | 119 | 10 |
| Eli Wilkinson | Dighton | 118 | 11 |
| Caleb Burkholder | Goessel | 117 | 10 |
| Brock Griffin | Chase Co. | 116 | 10 |
| Chance Jermark | St. Johns Tipton | 115 | 9 |
| Jonathan Mader | Hoxie | 114 | 10 |
| Peyton Rush | Oxford | 112 | 9 |
| Ervey Triana | Macksville | 112 | 10 |
| Logan Meier | Lincoln | 107 | 9 |
| Adam Phillips | Wheatland Grinnell | 106 | 9 |
| L. Getz | Quinter | 106 | 10 |
| Miguel Hernandez | Sublette | 104 | 8 |
| Blaine Hickel | Central Plains | 104 | 8 |
| Jimmy Gardner | Pawnee Hts | 103 | 9 |
| Kacen Anthony | Satanta | 102 | 8 |
| Max Neeley | Dighton | 101 | 11 |
| Bryan Rodriguez | Rawlins Co. | 100 | 11 |
| Jace Wunderlich | Central Burden | 99 | 9 |
| Nicholas Greenwood | St. Johns Tipton | 99 | 9 |
| Jayden Reed | Rawlins Co. | 99 | 11 |
| Dodge Fromholtz | St. Francis | 98 | 9 |
| Owen Day | Trego | 98 | 10 |
| Dalton Morrison | A&A | 97 | 9 |
| Joshua Hildebrand | Stafford | 97 | 9 |
| Skyler Rohr | Hill City | 97 | 10 |
| Landon Sump | Blue Valley | 96 | 9 |
| Avery Blaufuss | Crest | 96 | 10 |
| C. Polifka | Quinter | 96 | 10 |
| Braxton Disxon | Rawlins Co. | 95 | 11 |
| Hunter Lowmaster | Flinthills | 94 | 9 |
| Brayden Berens | Skylien | 94 | 9 |
| Ryan Kuckelman | Macksville | 94 | 10 |
| Braxton Lafferty | Little River | 94 | 11 |
| Hunter Klima | Central Plains | 93 | 9 |
| Sawyer Bowman | Hodgeman Co. | 93 | 9 |
| Drew Bretz | Hoxie | 93 | 10 |
| Oakley Duvall | South Barber | 92 | 8 |
| Bradan Balman | Central Burden | 92 | 9 |
| Drew Ellis | Bucklin | 92 | 10 |
| Holden Barker | Crest | 91 | 8 |
| Jaden Nuss | Hill City | 91 | 10 |
| Bryson Turner | Madison | 91 | 9 |
| Daeagen Walters | Lincoln | 89 | 9 |
| Trenton Zenger | Washington Co. | 89 | 9 |
| Toby Jesseph | Little River | 89 | 11 |
| George Von Leonrod | Dighton | 89 | 11 |
| Jalen Massey | Lyndon | 88 | 10 |
| Brent Duncan | South Barber | 88 | 8 |
| Colton Gossen | Peabody Burns | 88 | 10 |
| JD Tyson | Burlingame | 88 | 11 |
| Kelly Chandler | Pretty Prairie | 87 | 7 |
| Landon Meier | Golden Plains | 87 | 9 |
| Kyler Wommack | Wetmore | 87 | 9 |
| Ryan Renner | Minneols | 87 | 9 |
| Noah Deibert | Minneola | 86 | 9 |
| Joseph Anderson | Satanta | 85 | 9 |
| Trent Long | Hill City | 85 | 10 |
| Kaleb Wagenblast | Thunder Ridge | 85 | 11 |
| Dylan Gantz | Stafford | 84 | 9 |
| Evan Benjamin | Spearville | 84 | 9 |
| Brandon Chvatal | Rawlins Co. | 84 | 11 |
| Pablo Bermudez | Cheylin | 82 | 10 |
| Diego Perez | Golden Plains | 81 | 8 |
| Skyler Zoeller | Blue Valley | 81 | 9 |
| Kiser Wiatrak | St. Paul | 81 | 9 |
| Kolson Cook | Bucklin | 81 | 10 |
| Dalton Bice | Thunder Ridge | 81 | 9 |
| Kaden Miller | Central Burden | 80 | 7 |
| Luke Bates | St. Johns Tipton | 80 | 9 |
| Payton Leduc | Washington Co. | 80 | 9 |
| Quentin Rhaodes | Washington Co. | 80 | 9 |
| Caden Gossen | Peabody Burns | 80 | 10 |
| Kaleb Atkins | Hill City | 80 | 10 |
| Connor Schurr | Osborne | 80 | 11 |
Sack Leaders in Kansas – Sports in Kansas Parents/Athletes: ORDER PATCH at sportsinkansas@gmail.com
| Name | School | Sacks | Games |
| Grant Stephens | Little River (8M) | 16 | 11 |
| Lorenzo Johnson | Schlagle (5A) | 14.5 | 8 |
| Brody Kerschenske | Stafford (8M) | 14 | 9 |
| Kael Marquis | Pike Valley (8M) | 14 | 8 |
| Roman Hauser | Norton (2A) | 13 | 10 |
| Roman Hernandez | Russell (2A) | 12 | 10 |
| Brody Weir | Wellington (4A) | 11.5 | 9 |
| Brandon Chvatal | Rawlins Co. (8M) | 11 | 11 |
| Dalton Bice | Thunder Ridge (8M) | 10 | 9 |
| Jude Meseke | Wabaunsee (1A) | 9.5 | 11 |
| Khris Hermosillo | Wichita Co. (8M) | 9.5 | 11 |
| Trent Hardin | Frankfort (8M) | 9 | 10 |
| Seth Schwein | Victoria (8M) | 9 | 10 |
| Quentin Rhoades | Washington Co. (8M) | 9 | 9 |
| Hector Wilkison | Dighton (8M) | 9 | 8 |
| Samuel Same | Derby (6A) | 9 | 11 |
| Nathan Goheen | Osborne (8M) | 8.5 | 11 |
| Nate Campbell | Heights (6A) | 8.5 | 9 |
| Tristen Davidson | Kingman (2A) | 8.5 | 9 |
| Lashaon Davis | Derby (6A) | 8 | 10 |
| Samuel Watkins | Hoxie (8M) | 8 | 10 |
| Caden Miranda | Maize (5A) | 8 | 10 |
| Walt Gray | Bishop Carroll (5A) | 8 | 8 |
| Gauge Stauffer | Pretty Prairie (8M) | 8 | 8 |
| Johnken Ngwaba | Maur Hill (2A) | 8 | 7 |
| Sam Kendig | Osborne (8M) | 8 | 11 |
| Drake Stapleton | Caney Valley (2A) | 8 | 11 |
| Jonathan Mader | Hoxie (8M) | 8 | 10 |
| Michah Wendt | Wakefield (8M) | 7.5 | 9 |
| Josh Popp | Rawlins Co. (8M) | 7.5 | 11 |
| Christopher Michel | Wichita Co. (8M) | 7.5 | 11 |
| Kenneth Micek | Rawlins Co. (8M) | 7 | 10 |
| Tucker Smith | Minneapolis (2A) | 7 | 9 |
| Creyo Koop | West Elk (8M) | 7 | 9 |
| Dodge Fromholtz | St. Francis (8M) | 7 | 9 |
| Trent Long | Hill City (8M) | 7 | 10 |
| Carson Wood | Central Hts (1A) | 7 | 8 |
| Brett Loader | Clay Center (4A) | 7 | 11 |
| Jayden Reed | Rawlins Co. (8M) | 6.5 | 11 |
| Ryan Beavers | Republic CO. (2A) | 6.5 | 9 |
| Kainen White | Coffeyville (4A) | 6 | 10 |
| Maverick Havenstein | Wabaunsee (1A) | 6 | 11 |
| Barrett Lietz | Rossville (2A) | 6 | 10 |
| Jayden Mabion | St. James (4A) | 6 | 11 |
| Holden Ziegler | Council Grove (2A) | 6 | 10 |
| Lucas Kenney | Norton (2A) | 6 | 10 |
| Miles Baalman | Hoxie (8M) | 6 | 10 |
| Jefferson Glover | Peabody (6M) | 6 | 10 |
| Chase Schumacher | Victoria (8M) | 6 | 10 |
| Ryan Schutter | Wabaunsee (1A) | 6 | 10 |
| Luke Hillman | Garden Plain (1A) | 6 | 9 |
| Lamar Lynch | Piper (4A) | 6 | 11 |
| Joshua Hildebrand | Stafford (8M) | 6 | 9 |
| Josiah Metting | Spearville (8M) | 6 | 9 |
| Waylon Dolezal | Bucklin (8M) | 6 | 9 |
| Kasen Hasenkamp | Seaman (5A) | 6 | 8 |
| Jack Ruckle | Cunningham (6M) | 6 | 8 |
| Sam Thumann | Republic CO. (2A) | 6 | 7 |
| Grant Rutkowski | Mill Valley (5A) | 6 | 10 |
| Williams Jamale | Lansing (5A) | 5.5 | 9 |
| Ryler Allen | St. Johns Tipton (8M) | 5.5 | 9 |
| Noah Freeman | Wakefield (8M) | 5.5 | 9 |
| Jaytin Gumm | McPherson (4A) | 5 | 11 |
| Cannon McCormack | Circle (4A) | 5 | 11 |
| LaVonte McGowan | Atchison (4A) | 5 | 10 |
| Caleb Anschutz | Lyndon (8M) | 5 | 10 |
| Connor Schurr | Osborne (8M) | 5 | 11 |
| Drew Withington | Rawlins Co. (8M) | 5 | 11 |
| Kolson Cook | Bucklin (8M) | 5 | 10 |
| Danny Vigil | Cherryvale (2A) | 5 | 9 |
| Gabe Hueser | Minneapolis (2A) | 5 | 9 |
| Braylon Smith | Minneapolis (2A) | 5 | 9 |
| Mackey James | Highland Park (5A) | 5 | 9 |
| Trey Rogers | West Franklin (2A) | 5 | 9 |
| Chance Jermark | St. Johns Tipton (8M) | 5 | 9 |
| Connor Wachsmann | St. Francis (8M) | 5 | 9 |
| Gavin Uhl | South Central (8M) | 5 | 9 |
| Justin Holt | Smoky Valley (2A) | 5 | 8 |
| Deandre Shobe | Coffeyville (4A) | 5 | 8 |
| Noah Anderton | Spring Hill (5A) | 5 | 8 |
| Chris Beard | Parsons (3A) | 5 | 8 |
| Adrian Burney | Highland Park (5A) | 5 | 8 |
| Wade Nichols | West Franklin (2A) | 5 | 8 |
| Mason Jackson | Oakley (1A) | 5 | 8 |
| Hunter Houser | Eisenhower (5A) | 5 | 8 |
| Octavien Cardenas | Washington Co. (8M) | 5 | 8 |
| Ethan Miller | Central Plains (8M) | 5 | 8 |
| Gage Burk | La Crosse (8M) | 5 | 8 |
| Caden Ross | Wichita NW (6A) | 5 | 7 |
| Camden Polifka | Quinter (8M) | 5 | 6 |
| Cal Kohlmeier | Chase County (8M) | 5 | 5 |
| Cole Wiens | South Sumner (8M) | 5 | 4 |
| Ben Matthews | Caney Valley (2A) | 5 | 11 |
| Quint Walt | Trego (8M) | 5 | 10 |
| Eli Wikinson | Dighton (8M) | 5 | 11 |
| Brayden Kunz | Conway Springs (1A) | 5 | 10 |
| Preston Christenson | Troy (1A) | 5 | 10 |
Interception (INT) Leaders in Kansas – Sports in Kansas Parents/Athletes: ORDER PATCH at sportsinkansas@gmail.com
| Name | School | INTS | Games |
| Javon Letsch | Natoma (6M) | 11 | 8 |
| Stetson Schafer | Cherryvale (2A) | 11 | 9 |
| Carter Helm | Kingman (2A) | 10 | 11 |
| Kaleb Atkins | Hill City (8M) | 10 | 10 |
| Briggs Jewell | South Barber (8M) | 9 | 8 |
| Colson Minks | Stafford (8M) | 9 | 9 |
| Jett Vincent | Canton-Galva (8M) | 8 | 9 |
| Carson Shimer | Dighton (8M) | 8 | 11 |
| Matthew Heckman | Burlingame (8M) | 8 | 11 |
| Danny Guzman | Ness City (8M) | 7 | 8 |
| Trey Thomas | BV Southwest (5A) | 7 | 11 |
| Josh Boone | St. James (4A) | 7 | 11 |
| Trey Deweese | Cunningham (6M) | 6 | 8 |
| Jaydon Otott | Washington Co. (8M) | 6 | 8 |
| Brody Lee | Wellsville (3A) | 6 | 9 |
| Lane Homewood | Sylvan Lucas (8M) | 6 | 9 |
| Daniel Cramer | Dighton (8M) | 5 | 9 |
| Harley McPherson | Cheylin (6M) | 5 | 10 |
| Kyler Wommack | Wetmore (6M) | 5 | 10 |
| Jaden Sawyers | South Central (8M) | 5 | 9 |
| Hunter Howell | Osborne (8M) | 5 | 11 |
| Landon Grimmett | Lebo (8M) | 5 | 11 |
| Luke Davies | Lebo (8M) | 5 | 11 |
| Blake Green | Tescott (6M) | 5 | 11 |
| Robert Marshall | Blue Valley (6A) | 5 | 8 |
| Chandler Scott | West Franklin (2A) | 5 | 8 |
| Cole Glaves | Circle (4A) | 5 | 9 |
| Kreyton Bauerle | Atchison Co. (2A) | 5 | 9 |
| Daegen Vinduska | Rock Creek (3A) | 5 | 9 |
| Cade Saporito | Columbus (3A) | 5 | 9 |
| Aydren Drew-Gregory | Highland Park (5A) | 5 | 9 |
| Baker Moore | Central Hts (1A) | 5 | 9 |
| Romeo Terriquez | Wichita Co. (8M) | 5 | 11 |
| Joshua Parrish | Olathe North (6A) | 5 | 10 |
| Ty Smith | Circle (4A) | 5 | 11 |
| Dylan Foes | Circle (4A) | 5 | 10 |
| Wyatt Wurtz | Wabaunsee (1A) | 5 | 11 |
| Matt Lierz | Holton (3A) | 5 | 11 |
| Connor VanBecelaere | Colgan (1A) | 5 | 10 |
| Keegan Brown | Council Grove (2A) | 5 | 10 |
| Jaret Myers | McPherson (4A) | 5 | 11 |
| Gage Ilges | BV Southwest (5A) | 5 | 11 |
| Brandon Schmelzle | Axtell (8M) | 5 | 11 |
| Cade Hurlburt | Madison (8M-I) | 5 | 9 |
| Xander Woods | Central Burden (8M) | 4 | 6 |
| Teven Humphries | W. Grinnell (8M) | 4 | 7 |
| Jon Frisbie | Oswego (8M) | 4 | 7 |
| Luke McGuire | Cunningham (6M) | 4 | 8 |
| Austin Rice | Lakeside (8M) | 4 | 9 |
| Ryan Sramek | Rawlins Co. (8M) | 4 | 10 |
| Krady Ketzner | Cheylin (6M) | 4 | 9 |
| Jacob Carls | Wetmore (6M) | 4 | 10 |
| Brayden Berens | Skyline (8M) | 4 | 9 |
| Carson Jones | Hodgeman Co. (8M) | 4 | 9 |
| Jesse Smith | Minneola (8M) | 4 | 9 |
| Tucker Groh | Chase Co. (8M) | 4 | 5 |
| Landon Bowman | Douglass (2A) | 4 | 6 |
| Isaac Stanley | St. James (4A) | 4 | 6 |
| Kael Gorski | Perry Lecompton (3A) | 4 | 8 |
| Chris Palacios | Holcomb (3A) | 4 | 9 |
| Colin Hite | Colgan (1A) | 4 | 9 |
| Anthony Longergan | Blue Valley (6A) | 4 | 9 |
| Jayden Berry | Shawnee Heights (5A) | 4 | 9 |
| Clayton Sumner | Norton (2A) | 4 | 9 |
| Bentley Montgomery | Smith Center (1A) | 4 | 9 |
| Jackson Henry | Clay Center (3A) | 4 | 11 |
| Noah Riley | Pratt (3A) | 4 | 10 |
| Ryan Heiman | Garden City (6A) | 4 | 10 |
| Tucker Harrell | Colgan (1A) | 4 | 10 |
| Jeter Purdy | Atchison (4A) | 4 | 10 |
| Drew Veatch | Andover Central (4A) | 4 | 11 |
| Lane McMannis | Canton-Galva (8M) | 4 | 11 |
| Landon Schmitz | Axtell (8M) | 4 | 11 |
| Dawson Tajchman | Wamego (4A) | 4 | 11 |
| Wyatt Lewis | Aquinas (4A) | 4 | 11 |
| Brady Ketzner | Cheylin (6M) | 4 | 10 |
| Austin Grable | Troy (1A) | 4 | 10 |
