The Laws of Averages

Notre Dame defensive lineman Trevor Laws has played himself into the first round of the NFL draft and is the runaway leader in tackles among defensive linemen across the country. Laws is the only defensive linemen in the country ranking among the top 100 of defensive players in average tackles per game. He's the best defensive linemen we've had since Bryant Young and some now think that Laws may be better. In a year of suffering and under performance, Trevor Laws has been the MVP of this team and a role model for younger players and recruits like Williams and Hunter who show Laws type promise.

Rank	Player	Pos	Cl	Gm	Solo	Ast	Total	PG
1	Erin Henderson, Maryland	LB	JR	9	52	60	112	12.44
2	David Vobora, Idaho	LB	SR	10	73	51	124	12.40
3	Will Dunbar, UAB	DB	SR	8	55	42	97	12.13
4	Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh	LB	JR	9	68	40	108	12.00
5	Jordon Dizon, Colorado	LB	SR	11	93	38	131	11.91
6	Chris Chamberlain, Tulsa	LB	SR	10	69	50	119	11.90
7	Curtis Lofton, Oklahoma	LB	JR	10	63	49	112	11.20
7	Durell Mapp, North Carolina	LB	SR	10	69	43	112	11.20
9	Dan Connor, Penn St.	LB	SR	11	63	60	123	11.18
10	Gerald McRath, Southern Miss.	LB	SO	10	52	59	111	11.10
11	Solomon Elimimian, Hawaii	LB	JR	9	47	52	99	11.00
12	C.J. Spillman, Marshall	DB	JR	10	56	53	109	10.90
13	Matthew Castelo, San Jose St.	LB	SR	10	55	52	107	10.70
14	John Haneline, Bowling Green	LB	JR	9	42	54	96	10.67
15	Daniel Holtzclaw, Eastern Mich.	LB	JR	11	47	70	117	10.64
15	Mike Humpal, Iowa	LB	SR	11	46	71	117	10.64
17	Nelson Coleman, Tulsa	LB	SR	10	47	59	106	10.60
17	Lamar Myles, Louisville	LB	JR	10	64	42	106	10.60
19	Frantz Joseph, Fla. Atlantic	LB	JR	9	42	53	95	10.56
20	Clayton Mullins, Miami (Ohio)	LB	JR	10	54	51	105	10.50
21	J Leman, Illinois	LB	SR	11	60	54	114	10.36
21	Sean Lee, Penn St.	LB	JR	11	48	66	114	10.36
23	Thomas Keith, Central Mich.	LB	SR	10	56	47	103	10.30
23	Bryant Haines, Ball St.	LB	SR	10	55	48	103	10.30
23	Beau Bell, UNLV	LB	SR	10	63	40	103	10.30
23	Marcus Riley, Fresno St.	LB	SR	10	56	47	103	10.30
23	Antonio Baker, Louisiana Tech	DB	SO	10	48	55	103	10.30
28	Danny Lansanah, Connecticut	LB	SR	10	39	63	102	10.20
29	Joshua Mauga, Nevada	LB	JR	7	29	42	71	10.14
30	Wesley Woodyard, Kentucky	LB	SR	10	55	46	101	10.10
30	Brandon Spikes, Florida	LB	SO	10	63	38	101	10.10
32	Russell Allen, San Diego St.	LB	JR	9	54	36	90	10.00
32	Spencer Larsen, Arizona	LB	SR	10	62	38	100	10.00
34	Michael Tauiliili, Duke	LB	JR	9	41	48	89	9.89
35	Adam Kadela, Northwestern	LB	SR	11	48	60	108	9.82
35	Jordan Lake, Baylor	DB	SO	11	58	50	108	9.82
37	Trevor Laws, Notre Dame	DL	SR	10	43	55	98	9.80
37	Dave Philistin, Maryland	LB	JR	10	40	58	98	9.80
39	Patrick Chung, Oregon	DB	JR	9	46	42	88	9.78
40	Lawrence Wilson, Connecticut	LB	SO	10	44	53	97	9.70
40	Vincent Rey, Duke	LB	SO	10	44	53	97	9.70
40	Braxton Amy, UTEP	DB	SO	10	67	30	97	9.70
43	Cergile Sincere, Fla. Atlantic	LB	SR	9	48	39	87	9.67
44	Alex Kube, Northern Ill.	DB	FR	10	40	56	96	9.60
45	Anthony Felder, California	LB	JR	10	45	50	95	9.50
46	Darran Matthews, Eastern Mich.	LB	SR	11	50	54	104	9.45
47	Jamie Silva, Boston College	DB	SR	10	58	36	94	9.40
48	Chip Vaughn, Wake Forest	DB	JR	10	54	39	93	9.30
48	Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri	LB	SO	10	51	42	93	9.30
50	Dante Floyd, New Mexico St.	LB	SR	11	44	58	102	9.27
51	Joe Brockington, Notre Dame	LB	SR	10	45	47	92	9.20
51	Bo McNally, Stanford	DB	SO	10	57	35	92	9.20
53	E.J. Savannah, Washington	LB	SO	10	58	33	91	9.10
53	Tavares Gooden, Miami (Fla.)	LB	SR	10	55	36	91	9.10
53	Davonte Shannon, Buffalo	DB	FR	10	53	38	91	9.10
56	Erique Dozier, Bowling Green	LB	JR	10	31	59	90	9.00
56	Joe Henderson, UAB	LB	JR	10	36	54	90	9.00
58	Drew Fowler, Air Force	LB	SR	11	37	61	98	8.91
59	Worrell Williams, California	LB	JR	10	44	45	89	8.90
60	Pat Maynor, Stanford	LB	JR	9	46	34	80	8.89
60	Ashlee Palmer, Mississippi	LB	JR	9	48	32	80	8.89
62	James Laurinaitis, Ohio St.	LB	JR	11	37	60	97	8.82
63	Evan Lee, Tulane	LB	JR	10	43	45	88	8.80
64	Adam Leonard, Hawaii	LB	JR	9	38	41	79	8.78
65	Cornelius Brown, Missouri	DB	SR	8	41	29	70	8.75
66	Demetrius Jones, San Jose St.	LB	SR	10	38	49	87	8.70
67	Walter Thurmond III, Oregon	DB	SO	9	56	22	78	8.67
68	Jamarca Sanford, Mississippi	DB	JR	8	42	27	69	8.63
69	Joe Fields, Syracuse	DB	SR	10	48	38	86	8.60
69	Matt Hewitt, Arkansas	DB	SR	10	41	45	86	8.60
69	Jonathan Goff, Vanderbilt	LB	SR	10	48	38	86	8.60
69	Jack Williams, Kent St.	DB	SR	10	65	21	86	8.60
73	Kelly Poppinga, BYU	LB	SR	9	33	44	77	8.56
74	Mark Dodge, Texas A&M	LB	SR	11	33	61	94	8.55
74	Alvin Bowen, Iowa St.	LB	SR	11	64	30	94	8.55
76	Derek Burrell, Kent St.	LB	JR	10	35	50	85	8.50
76	Koby McKinnon, Arkansas St.	LB	SR	10	43	42	85	8.50
76	Jordan Murray, Army	DB	SR	10	56	29	85	8.50
79	Will Patterson, Indiana	LB	SO	11	53	40	93	8.45
79	Joe Pawelek, Baylor	LB	SO	11	38	55	93	8.45
81	Caleb Bostic, Miami (Ohio)	LB	SO	9	36	40	76	8.44
82	Xavier Adibi, Virginia Tech	LB	SR	10	37	47	84	8.40
82	Clinton Snyder, Stanford	LB	SO	10	55	29	84	8.40
82	Nick Watkins, Clemson	LB	SR	10	52	32	84	8.40
82	Mike Dorulla, Ball St.	LB	SR	10	34	50	84	8.40
82	Dennis Keyes, UCLA	DB	SR	10	54	30	84	8.40
82	Quin Harris, Louisiana Tech	LB	JR	10	34	50	84	8.40
82	Steve Tate, Utah	DB	SR	10	53	31	84	8.40
89	Jon Copper, Virginia	LB	JR	11	48	44	92	8.36
90	Matthew Harper, Oregon	DB	SR	9	36	39	75	8.33
91	Andrew Sendejo, Rice	DB	SO	10	55	28	83	8.30
91	Robert James, Arizona St.	LB	SR	10	50	33	83	8.30
91	Emmanuel Cook, South Carolina	DB	SO	10	68	15	83	8.30
91	Boston McCornell, Western Mich.	LB	JR	10	37	46	83	8.30
95	Austin Thomas, Indiana	DB	SO	11	55	36	91	8.27
95	Dominique Barber, Minnesota	DB	SR	11	64	27	91	8.27
97	Reed Williams, West Virginia	LB	JR	9	33	41	74	8.22
97	Corey Small, Fla. Atlantic	DB	JR	9	60	14	74	8.22
99	Brandon Sumrall, Southern Miss.	DB	SR	10	51	31	82	8.20
100	Derrick Richardson, New Mexico St.	DB	JR	11	51	39	90	8.18