2011 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Kuechly | BC | JR | LB | 8 | 73 | 58 | 131 | 16.38 |
| 2 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 9 | 44 | 63 | 107 | 11.89 |
| 3 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | JR | LB | 8 | 30 | 71 | 101 | 12.63 |
| 4 | Danny Trevathan | Kentucky | SR | LB | 8 | 48 | 52 | 100 | 12.50 |
| 5 | Carmen Messina | New Mexico | SR | LB | 7 | 54 | 42 | 96 | 13.71 |
| 5 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 9 | 40 | 56 | 96 | 10.67 |
| 7 | Sam Holl | Baylor | SO | DB | 9 | 66 | 26 | 92 | 10.22 |
| 8 | Trent Mackey | Tulane | JR | LB | 8 | 59 | 32 | 91 | 11.38 |
| 9 | Cort Dennison | Washington | SR | LB | 9 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 10.00 |
| 9 | Marcus McGraw | Houston | SR | LB | 9 | 41 | 49 | 90 | 10.00 |
| 9 | Brian Wagner | Akron | JR | LB | 7 | 33 | 57 | 90 | 12.86 |
| 12 | Steven Johnson | Kansas | SR | LB | 9 | 47 | 41 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 12 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | JR | LB | 8 | 33 | 55 | 88 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Noah Keller | Ohio | SR | LB | 9 | 31 | 57 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 15 | Matt Daniels | Duke | SR | DB | 8 | 46 | 41 | 87 | 10.88 |
| 16 | Curnelius Arnick | Tulsa | SR | LB | 8 | 54 | 32 | 86 | 10.75 |
| 16 | Aaron Morris | Ball State | SO | LB | 8 | 39 | 47 | 86 | 10.75 |
| 18 | Donyae Coleman | NMSU | SR | DB | 6 | 46 | 38 | 84 | 14.00 |
| 18 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 8 | 46 | 38 | 84 | 10.50 |
| 18 | Elliot Coffey | Baylor | SR | LB | 9 | 41 | 43 | 84 | 9.33 |
| 21 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 9 | 65 | 18 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 21 | Mychal Kendricks | California | SR | LB | 10 | 56 | 27 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 21 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 7 | 35 | 48 | 83 | 11.86 |
| 24 | Kim Royston | Minnesota | SR | DB | 8 | 45 | 37 | 82 | 10.25 |
| 24 | Chaz Walker | Utah | SR | LB | 9 | 34 | 48 | 82 | 9.11 |
| 26 | Emmanuel Acho | Texas | SR | LB | 9 | 44 | 37 | 81 | 9.00 |
| 27 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | JR | DB | 8 | 48 | 32 | 80 | 10.00 |
| 28 | Mike Hicks | Baylor | JR | DB | 9 | 53 | 26 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 28 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | JR | LB | 9 | 50 | 29 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 28 | Jamie Bender | UAB | SR | DB | 8 | 46 | 33 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 28 | Dwayne Woods | BGSU | JR | LB | 8 | 33 | 46 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 28 | Bobby Wagner | Utah State | SR | LB | 7 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 11.29 |
| 33 | Winston Guy Jr. | Kentucky | SR | DB | 8 | 39 | 39 | 78 | 9.75 |
| 34 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | JR | LB | 8 | 46 | 31 | 77 | 9.63 |
| 34 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | JR | DB | 7 | 40 | 37 | 77 | 11.00 |
| 34 | Tre`Shawn Robinson | Idaho | SR | LB | 7 | 38 | 39 | 77 | 11.00 |
| 37 | John Boyett | Oregon | JR | DB | 10 | 50 | 26 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 37 | Jonathan Stewart | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 9 | 44 | 32 | 76 | 8.44 |
| 39 | Alex Hoffman-Ellis | Wash St | SR | LB | 9 | 59 | 16 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 39 | Terrence Thomas | Memphis | SR | LB | 8 | 52 | 23 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 39 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | SO | DB | 8 | 40 | 35 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 39 | Jahleel Addae | C Mich | JR | DB | 8 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 39 | Lance Kelley | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 8 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 39 | Stephen Johnson | Temple | SR | LB | 8 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 39 | Sean Spence | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 7 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 10.71 |
| 39 | Jeremy Grove | ECU | FR | LB | 7 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 10.71 |
| 39 | Pat Schiller | N Illinois | SR | LB | 9 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 48 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | JR | DB | 9 | 56 | 18 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 48 | Jake Knott | Iowa State | JR | LB | 9 | 48 | 26 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 48 | Julian Burnett | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 8 | 39 | 35 | 74 | 9.25 |
| 48 | Ronnie Thornton | USM | SR | LB | 9 | 25 | 49 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 52 | Tramain Thomas | Arkansas | SR | DB | 8 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 52 | Dwayne Beckford | Purdue | JR | LB | 8 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 52 | Antone Exum | Va Tech | SO | DB | 9 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 55 | Charles Mitchell | Miss St | SR | DB | 8 | 37 | 35 | 72 | 9.00 |
| 55 | Brady Amack | Air Force | SR | LB | 7 | 34 | 38 | 72 | 10.29 |
| 55 | Jason Edwards | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 38 | 72 | 9.00 |
| 55 | Steve Greer | Virginia | JR | LB | 8 | 34 | 38 | 72 | 9.00 |
| 55 | Cameron Nwosu | Rice | SO | LB | 8 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 9.00 |
| 60 | Luke Batton | Kent State | JR | LB | 8 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 8.88 |
| 61 | Aaron Colvin | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 9 | 49 | 21 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 61 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | JR | LB | 9 | 43 | 27 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 61 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | JR | DL | 8 | 42 | 28 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 61 | Cyhl Quarles | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 8 | 39 | 31 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 61 | J.K. Schaffer | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 7 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 10.00 |
| 66 | Jonathan Bostic | Florida | JR | LB | 8 | 43 | 26 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 66 | Winston Fraser | FIU | JR | LB | 8 | 41 | 28 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 66 | David Hinds | FAU | JR | LB | 8 | 38 | 31 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 69 | Adrien Cole | La Tech | SR | LB | 7 | 46 | 22 | 68 | 9.71 |
| 69 | Gary Walker | Idaho | JR | DB | 7 | 45 | 23 | 68 | 9.71 |
| 69 | Michael Clay | Oregon | JR | LB | 8 | 39 | 29 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 69 | Anthony Kokal | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 8 | 38 | 30 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 69 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 9 | 37 | 31 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 69 | Keenan Robinson | Texas | SR | LB | 9 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 69 | Andrew Wilson | Missouri | SO | LB | 9 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 69 | George Carpenter | Marshall | SR | LB | 8 | 26 | 42 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 77 | Alex Elkins | Okla St | JR | LB | 9 | 50 | 17 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 77 | Omar Brown | Marshall | SR | DB | 8 | 40 | 27 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 77 | D.J. Holt | California | SR | LB | 10 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 6.70 |
| 77 | Corico Hawkins | Clemson | JR | LB | 9 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 81 | Emmanuel Lamur | Kansas St | SR | DB | 9 | 43 | 23 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 81 | Sean Cattouse | California | SR | DB | 10 | 43 | 23 | 66 | 6.60 |
| 81 | Dion Bailey | USC | FR | LB | 8 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 81 | Darius Willis | Kansas | SO | LB | 9 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 81 | Walt Canty | Duke | JR | DB | 8 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 81 | Jacorius Cotton | USM | SO | DB | 9 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 81 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | JR | LB | 8 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 81 | Xavier Lamb | Troy | SR | LB | 8 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 81 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | SO | LB | 8 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 90 | Daytawion Lowe | Okla St | SO | DB | 9 | 50 | 15 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 90 | Daniel Cobb | Texas Tech | SO | LB | 9 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 90 | Eddie Whitley | Va Tech | SR | LB | 9 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 90 | A.J. Johnson | Tennessee | FR | LB | 8 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 90 | Jordan Bernstine | Iowa | SR | DB | 8 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 95 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | SO | DB | 9 | 44 | 20 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 95 | Audie Cole | NC State | SR | LB | 8 | 40 | 24 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 95 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | SO | LB | 8 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 95 | James Morris | Iowa | SO | LB | 7 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 9.14 |
| 99 | Paul Porras | Rice | SO | DB | 8 | 44 | 19 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 99 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 7 | 43 | 20 | 63 | 9.00 |