The Defensive Disruption Index ™ — Defense Deserves the Glory

Jones and Teo Lead All Linebackers in Disruptions

(The Disruption Index 11.4.2012) – Georgia’s Jarvis Jones and Notre Dame’s Manti Teo lead outside and inside linebackers in disruptions after week 10.

Teo leads all linebackers with 5 interceptions while Jones is tied for the lead with Rutgers’ Khaseem Greene with 5 forced fumbles.

Southern Mississippi’s Jamie Collins took over the lead for all defensive ends with 9 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, a blocked kick and 5 passes broken up. Missouri’s Sheldon Richardson and Arizona State’s Will Sutton lead the defensive tackles, Sutton stands out for 9 sacks, and Richardson for 3 forced fumbles and 7 quarterback hurries.

Phillip Thomas of Fresno State, with 7 interceptions (tops in the FBS) and 3 forced fumbles, leads all safeties in disruptions per game, while Oregon cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu leads the cornerbacks with 3 interceptions and 13 passes broken up.

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Disruption Leaders by Position

Pos	DPG	DDI	Player

DE	1.72	183.74	COLLINS, JAMIE \| Southern Miss.
OLB	2.12	183.58	JONES, JARVIS \| Georgia
DT	1.41	181.72	RICHARDSON, SHELDON \| Missouri
ILB	1.60	167.27	TE'O, MANTI \| Notre Dame
CB	1.46	158.84	EKPRE-OLOMU, IFO \| Oregon
S	1.78	130.20	THOMAS, PHILLIP \| Fresno St.

Disruption Index – DL

DDI	DPG	Player	G

181.72	1.41	RICHARDSON, SHELDON \| Missouri	9
181.50	1.41	SUTTON, WILL \| Arizona St.	8
147.62	1.15	SHORT, KAWANN \| Purdue	9
147.26	1.14	JONES, CHRIS \| Bowling Green	9
139.91	1.09	JENNINGS, ANDY \| Fresno St.	8
138.79	1.08	PERICAK, WILL \| Colorado	9
136.17	1.06	NIX, ROOSEVELT \| Kent St.	9
126.63	0.98	FRANCIS, A.J. \| Maryland	9
114.95	0.89	LOTULELEI, STAR \| Utah	9
114.02	0.89	DONALD, AARON \| Pittsburgh	8

Disruption Index – DE

DDI	DPG	Player	G

183.74	1.72	COLLINS, JAMIE \| Southern Miss.	9
166.81	1.56	MOORE, DAMONTRE \| Texas A&M	9
159.10	1.49	LAWRENCE, DEMARCUS \| Boise St.	7
145.92	1.36	JOHNSON, TRAVIS \| San Jose St.	9
139.33	1.30	DAVIS, TROY \| UCF	8
137.11	1.28	OKAFOR, ALEX \| Texas	9
130.53	1.22	SMITH, QUANTERUS \| Western Ky.	8
126.32	1.18	TUITT, STEPHON \| Notre Dame	9
119.88	1.12	FIELDS, DEVONTE \| TCU	9
119.84	1.12	CARRADINE, CORNELLIUS \| Florida St.	8

Disruption Index – LB

DDI	DPG	Player	G

183.58	2.12	JONES, JARVIS \| Georgia	7
179.69	2.07	GREENE, KHASEEM \| Rutgers	8
169.68	1.96	STEWARD, PHILLIP \| Houston	9
137.52	1.59	KNOTT, JAKE \| Iowa St.	8
134.87	1.56	SHAZIER, RYAN \| Ohio St.	10
128.10	1.48	VAN NOY, KYLE \| BYU	9
127.78	1.47	FLOWERS, MARQUIS \| Arizona	9
126.33	1.46	MATHEWS, DERRICK \| Houston	9
120.88	1.39	NKEMDICHE, DENZEL \| Ole Miss	9
120.15	1.39	JACKSON, SHAWN \| Tulsa	6

Disruption Index – DB

DDI	DPG	Player	G

158.84	1.46	EKPRE-OLOMU, IFO \| Oregon	9
150.26	1.39	POYER, JORDAN \| Oregon St.	7
149.20	1.38	VERRETT, JASON \| TCU	9
146.39	1.35	COCKRELL, ROSS \| Duke	10
144.78	1.34	ROBY, BRADLEY \| Ohio St.	9
144.58	1.33	MILLINER, DEMARCUS \| Alabama	8
139.06	1.28	HAYDEN, D.J. \| Houston	9
133.06	1.23	RYAN, LOGAN \| Rutgers	8
132.38	1.22	BROWN, ERIK \| UTSA	8
130.02	1.20	SWANN, DAMIAN \| Georgia	9

Disruption Index – S

DDI	DPG	Player	G

130.20	1.78	THOMAS, PHILLIP \| Fresno St.	10
103.86	1.42	DOWLING, JONATHAN \| Western Ky.	8
103.80	1.42	TEVIS, JARED \| Arizona	7
100.10	1.37	WADE, TRISTON \| UTSA	9
99.09	1.35	RASNER, ROSS \| Arkansas	9
97.97	1.34	BYAS, JORDON \| Duke	7
91.89	1.26	PREWITT, CODY \| Ole Miss	8
91.44	1.25	BUCANNON, DEONE \| Washington St.	9
91.16	1.25	PRYOR, CALVIN \| Louisville	9
90.49	1.24	GIVENS, DURRELL \| Iowa St.	9