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Football defensive stats leaders for 2021 season

12/02/2021, 11:00am CST
By Travis Wilson

Colby defensive lineman Andrew Jeske was second in the state with 17 sacks, including two in the D6 title game

Below are football stats leaders for the entire 2021 season, playoffs included. Players are listed by total yards for each category. You can click on any of the stats headers to re-sort. 

You can see full season statistics by clicking here.

SEASON DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Tackles are right up there with basketball assists and baseball hit vs. error as the most subjective stats in sports, and each team records them slightly differently. Nonetheless, below are the football season leaders in tackles as well as sacks and interceptions. To be included on the lists coaches must have entered stats on WSN.

2021 SEASON TACKLE LEADERS

Rank NAME TEAM G TACKLES SOLO ASSIST TFL SACKS FUM RECVR FF INT
1 Owen Vogelsberg Potosi/Cassville 12 169 41 128 16 7.5 0 1 0
2 Riley Fischer Mukwonago 13 164 80 84 3 1 0 3 0
3 Ethan Kohlmann Campbellsport 11 158 64 94 13 2 1 2 0
4(tie) Kenny Satori Denmark 12 147 83 64 20 1 2 2 1
4(tie) Ben Zylka Kettle Moraine Lutheran 10 147 86 61 5 0 0 2 0
6 Aidan Schaefer Dominican 11 145 65 80 17 2 0 0 0
7 Travis Alvin Randolph 10 143 84 59 22 1 0 0 1
8 Andre Corn Menomonie Indian 8 141 105 36 9 0 1 4 4
9 Drew Wilson Homestead 14 138 99 39 19 6 0 0 1
10 Taylor Schaefer Southern Door 10 135 81 54 16 7 0 2 1
11 Ben Rehl Mukwonago 13 133 72 61 12 1 1 3 2
12 Preston Schmidt Cuba City 10 129 86 43 6 4 1 2 0
13 Logan Dusek Pepin/Alma 10 127 54 73 4 0 0 0 1
14 Jaden Barstow Beaver Dam 10 126 40 86 2 0 2 0 1
15 Bret Hamm Ozaukee 10 125 88 37 8 0 2 2 1
16 Dawson Goodman Chippewa Falls 10 123 37 86 0 0 0 1 4
17(tie) Cade Statz Assumption 10 121 60 61 6 3 0 0 0
17(tie) Wyatt Nitchey Turtle Lake 8 121 45 76 14 2 0 3 1
19(tie) Tyler Piotrowski Madison Memorial 9 120 35 85 22 2.5 0 1 1
19(tie) Casey Erickson Regis 12 120 120 0 0 3 0 0 0
19(tie) JD Brahm Port Washington 11 120 35 85 10 1 1 0 1
19(tie) Jed Scallon Ithaca 10 120 38 82 17 5 1 3 1
23 Marcus Getsinger Pittsville 8 119 43 76 9 2 2 1 0
24 Max Sheridan Pewaukee 13 118 62 56 14 1 0 1 2
25(tie) Tommy Raemisch Waunakee 13 117 114 3 16 3.5 1 0 0
25(tie) Lucas Milz Black Hawk 11 117 30 87 3 2.5 1 1 1
25(tie) Briggs Reinke Eau Claire Memorial 9 117 84 33 3 0 0 2 0
25(tie) Spencer Hiatt West Bend West 8 117 42 75 0 0.5 1 0 0
29(tie) Cooper King Oregon 9 116 28 88 6 0 0 0 0
29(tie) Liam Hermanson Monroe 12 116 36 80 3 2.5 0 0 0
29(tie) Chase Mathias Two Rivers 10 39 116 77 27 3 1 4 0

2021 SEASON Sacks LEADERS

Rank NAME TEAM G SACKS TFL TACKLES SOLO ASSIST
1 Ayden Stangel Kewaunee 9 19 0 42 42 0
2 Andrew Jeske Colby 13 17 17 36 31 5
3 Sam Gabler Martin Luther 10 16 35 91 73 18
4(tie) Beau Kopp Cuba City 12 14 19 71 55 16
4(tie) Brent Hoppe turner 9 14 42 87 74 13
4(tie) Isaac Runstrom Cumberland 10 14 17 111 69 42
4(tie) Owen Ward Mineral Point 9 14 22 81 62 19
4(tie) Jack Schroeder Howards Grove 8 13 21 41 33 8
4(tie) Ben Flak Wittenberg-Birnamwood 11 13 12 94 59 35
4(tie) Peter Stapleton Kenosha St. Joseph 11 13 14 50 29 21
11(tie) Sam Pilof Middleton 11 12.5 18 98 54 44
11(tie) Reid Jamerson Whitefish Bay 12 12.5 24 70 51 19
13(tie) Tyler Dormanen Boyceville 11 12 14 71 41 30
13(tie) Adam Boehm Catholic Memorial 14 12 23 85 34 51
13(tie) Christian Powell University School 9 12 11 60 38 22
16(tie) William Dzierzanowski Badger 9 11 14 55 23 32
16(tie) Dylan Palasz Franklin 12 11 27 63 38 25
16(tie) Devin Digman Platteville 10 11 25 75 75 0
16(tie) Daveon Gillespie Wausau West 9 11 2 45 37 8
20(tie) Domanic Bohn Necedah 10 10 14 85 43 42
20(tie) Jake Nesterick Stanley-Boyd 8 10 26 85 46 39
20(tie) David Nies River Ridge 10 10 24 61 38 23
23 Jackson Kitzmiller Edgewood 11 9.5 23 47 24 23
24(tie) Addison Ostrenga Sun Prairie 13 9 17 57 30 27
24(tie) Isaac Hamm Sun Prairie 11 9 18 73 49 24
24(tie) Jack Baretz Franklin 14 9 17 92 49 43
27(tie) Owen Novitski Wrightstown 10 8.5 7 67 19 48
27(tie) Alex Macksam Germantown 7 8.5 21 50 18 32
29Itie) Kian Preimesberger Mount Horeb/Barneveld 10 8 11 79 22 57
29Itie) Keegan Henschel Fond du Lac 10 8 17 79 33 46
29Itie) Armond Wempner Fond du Lac 10 8 14 61 25 36
29Itie) Austin Schlies Northwestern 11 8 16 40 12 28
29Itie) Sam Paar Oak Creek 10 8 4 37 8 29
29Itie) Henry Amborn Catholic Central 10 8 8 71 38 33
29Itie) Colby Horn Sussex Hamilton 11 8 20 59 29 30
29Itie) Tyler Mast Markesan 11 8 16 97 20 77
29Itie) Seth Miller Oconto 8 8 0 21 0 21

2021 SEASON Interceptions LEADERS

Rank NAME TEAM G INT INT TD PDEF Tackles Solo Assist
1(tie) Alex Belongia Rice Lake 14 8 1 0 92 50 42
1(tie) Noah Nosgovitz Coleman 14 8 0 1 63 30 33
3(tie) Boston Brindley La Crosse Central 9 7 1 1 28 22 6
3(tie) Ethan Shamberger Aquinas 12 7 0 9 40 23 17
5(tie) Cade Cosson Fort Atkinson 10 6 0 1 40 28 12
5(tie) Rylee Klosinski Arrowhead 10 6 2 4 48 19 29
5(tie) Axel Noll Pepin/Alma 10 6 0 0 18 9 9
5(tie) Caden Wold Boyceville 10 6 1 4 33 25 8
5(tie) Luke Webb Elmwood/Plum City 10 6 1 0 37 20 17
5(tie) Marvell Lee Catholic Memorial 14 6 1 0 54 26 28
5(tie) Nathan Schroeder Pewaukee 13 6 0 0 70 35 35
5(tie) Gavin Goodman Chippewa Falls 10 6 1 0 49 25 24
5(tie) Will Bieber Coleman 14 6 1 3 77 32 45
5(tie) Jacob Rockwell Wisconsin Dells 11 6 0 6 35 35 0
15(tie) Konner Ellenson Richland Center 10 5 1 0 65 59 6
15(tie) Sam Bosworth Richland Center 11 5 0 0 31 29 2
15(tie) Logan Engeseth DeForest 11 5 2 15 39 29 10
15(tie) Carter Olson Cuba City 12 5 3 8 42 32 10
15(tie) Tommy Drohner Stevens Point 8 5 1 9 33 16 17
15(tie) Gavin Gerber Eau Claire Memorial 9 5 0 0 29 15 14
15(tie) Cole Girard Mukwonago 12 5 0 5 53 33 20
15(tie) Ethan Stanton Melrose-Mindoro 5 5 0 0 18 9 9
15(tie) Mitchell Kaderabek Brillion 10 5 0 7 50 27 23
15(tie) Cole Trimborn Nicolet 11 5 0 19 80 51 29
15(tie) Hayden Konkol Denmark 12 5 0 0 98 70 28
15(tie) Logan Matthews Franklin 14 5 1 5 41 30 11
15(tie) Andy Albinger Wauwatosa East 8 5 0 4 79 54 25
15(tie) Max Robson Catholic Central 6 5 1 1 24 16 8
15(tie) Dajahn Nelson Racine Lutheran 10 5 1 5 28 24 4
15(tie) Kyle Haas Germantown 5 5 1 0 19 12 7
15(tie) Elliott Nolin Rice Lake 14 5 0 1 81 42 39
15(tie) Easton Evenstad Darlington 9 5 0 3 33 28 5

About the Author

Travis Wilson serves as the WisSports.net General Manager, Football Editor, and contributing writer for other parts of the site. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisWSN.

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