2011 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Trevathan | Kentucky | SR | LB | 7 | 49 | 44 | 93 | 13.29 |
| 2 | Carmen Messina | New Mexico | SR | LB | 7 | 44 | 46 | 90 | 12.86 |
| 3 | Neiko Thorpe | Auburn | SR | DB | 10 | 44 | 45 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 4 | Curnelius Arnick | Tulsa | SR | LB | 7 | 52 | 35 | 87 | 12.43 |
| 4 | Steven Johnson | Kansas | SR | LB | 9 | 45 | 42 | 87 | 9.67 |
| 4 | Luke Kuechly | BC | JR | LB | 5 | 42 | 45 | 87 | 17.40 |
| 7 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | JR | LB | 9 | 47 | 39 | 86 | 9.56 |
| 8 | Daren Bates | Auburn | JR | LB | 10 | 46 | 38 | 84 | 8.40 |
| 8 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 8 | 40 | 44 | 84 | 10.50 |
| 10 | Matt Daniels | Duke | SR | DB | 7 | 43 | 39 | 82 | 11.71 |
| 10 | Cameron Nwosu | Rice | SO | LB | 8 | 36 | 46 | 82 | 10.25 |
| 12 | Eric Franklin | Maryland | JR | DB | 8 | 48 | 31 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 12 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 8 | 48 | 31 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 12 | Emmanuel Acho | Texas | SR | LB | 8 | 42 | 37 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 12 | Donyae Coleman | NMSU | SR | DB | 6 | 41 | 38 | 79 | 13.17 |
| 12 | Cort Dennison | Washington | SR | LB | 7 | 34 | 45 | 79 | 11.29 |
| 17 | Elliot Coffey | Baylor | SR | LB | 8 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 9.75 |
| 18 | Daytawion Lowe | Okla St | SO | DB | 9 | 56 | 21 | 77 | 8.56 |
| 18 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 8 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 9.63 |
| 20 | Max Gruder | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 8 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 9.50 |
| 21 | Kim Royston | Minnesota | SR | DB | 8 | 44 | 31 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 21 | Marcus McGraw | Houston | SR | LB | 6 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 12.50 |
| 21 | Bobby Wagner | Utah State | SR | LB | 6 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 12.50 |
| 24 | Jake Knott | Iowa State | JR | LB | 9 | 47 | 27 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 24 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | JR | LB | 7 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 10.57 |
| 26 | Mike Hicks | Baylor | JR | DB | 8 | 52 | 21 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 26 | Dwayne Woods | BGSU | JR | LB | 7 | 35 | 38 | 73 | 10.43 |
| 26 | Jeremy Grove | ECU | FR | LB | 6 | 22 | 51 | 73 | 12.17 |
| 29 | Adrien Cole | La Tech | SR | LB | 6 | 45 | 26 | 71 | 11.83 |
| 29 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | JR | LB | 6 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 11.83 |
| 31 | Sam Holl | Baylor | SO | DB | 8 | 50 | 20 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 31 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | JR | LB | 8 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 31 | Zach Brown | N Carolina | SR | LB | 8 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 31 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 7 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 10.00 |
| 35 | Jacques Washington | Iowa State | SO | DB | 9 | 48 | 21 | 69 | 7.67 |
| 35 | David Hinds | FAU | JR | LB | 7 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 9.86 |
| 37 | Alex Elkins | Okla St | JR | LB | 9 | 54 | 13 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 37 | Audie Cole | NC State | SR | LB | 7 | 42 | 25 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 37 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | JR | DL | 8 | 40 | 27 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 37 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | JR | DB | 6 | 39 | 28 | 67 | 11.17 |
| 37 | Walt Canty | Duke | JR | DB | 7 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 37 | Sean Spence | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 6 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 11.17 |
| 37 | Tre`Shawn Robinson | Idaho | SR | LB | 6 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 11.17 |
| 37 | Demetrius Hartsfield | Maryland | JR | LB | 6 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 11.17 |
| 45 | D.J. Johnson | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 8 | 48 | 18 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 45 | Kenny Demens | Michigan | JR | LB | 9 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 45 | Julian Burnett | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 7 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 9.43 |
| 48 | Jonathan Stewart | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 8 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 49 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | JR | DB | 9 | 48 | 16 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 49 | Drew Astorino | Penn State | SR | DB | 8 | 42 | 22 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 49 | John Boyett | Oregon | JR | DB | 7 | 37 | 27 | 64 | 9.14 |
| 49 | Justin Allen | Rice | SR | LB | 8 | 36 | 28 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Jahleel Addae | C Mich | JR | DB | 6 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 10.67 |
| 49 | Shaquil Barrett | CSU | SO | LB | 6 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 10.67 |
| 55 | Omar Brown | Marshall | SR | DB | 8 | 39 | 24 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 55 | Gary Walker | Idaho | JR | DB | 6 | 38 | 25 | 63 | 10.50 |
| 55 | Demetruce McNeal | Auburn | SO | DB | 10 | 36 | 27 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 55 | Dwayne Beckford | Purdue | JR | LB | 7 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 9.00 |
| 55 | Matt Warrick | Navy | JR | LB | 7 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 9.00 |
| 55 | Michael Clay | Oregon | JR | LB | 6 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 10.50 |
| 55 | Charles Mitchell | Miss St | SR | DB | 7 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Tyrann Mathieu | LSU | SO | DB | 9 | 49 | 13 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 62 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 7 | 47 | 15 | 62 | 8.86 |
| 62 | Andrew Wilson | Missouri | SO | LB | 7 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 8.86 |
| 62 | Winston Guy Jr. | Kentucky | SR | DB | 7 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 8.86 |
| 62 | Anthony Watkins | Oregon St | JR | DB | 7 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 8.86 |
| 62 | Brandon Wilson | Miss St | SR | LB | 7 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 8.86 |
| 68 | Eric Reid | LSU | SO | DB | 9 | 44 | 17 | 61 | 6.78 |
| 68 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | SO | LB | 7 | 37 | 24 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 68 | Corico Hawkins | Clemson | JR | LB | 9 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 6.78 |
| 68 | Sean Parker | Washington | SO | DB | 7 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 72 | Paul Porras | Rice | SO | DB | 8 | 40 | 20 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 72 | Rashard Hall | Clemson | SR | DB | 9 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 72 | Steve Greer | Virginia | JR | LB | 7 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 72 | Brady Amack | Air Force | SR | LB | 6 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 10.00 |
| 76 | C.J. Barnett | Ohio State | SO | DB | 9 | 36 | 23 | 59 | 6.56 |
| 76 | Gary Tinsley | Minnesota | SR | LB | 8 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 7.38 |
| 78 | Tashaun Gipson | Wyoming | SR | DB | 7 | 44 | 14 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 78 | Keenan Robinson | Texas | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 78 | Jamie Bender | UAB | SR | DB | 6 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 9.67 |
| 78 | Darius Willis | Kansas | SO | LB | 9 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 6.44 |
| 78 | Jason Edwards | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 7 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 78 | Luke Ruff | Wyoming | JR | DB | 7 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 78 | Luke Batton | Kent State | JR | LB | 6 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 9.67 |
| 85 | Mychal Kendricks | California | SR | LB | 6 | 40 | 17 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 85 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | SO | DB | 8 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 85 | Tyson Gale | Marshall | SR | LB | 8 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 85 | Ibraheim Campbell | N'western | FR | DB | 7 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 85 | Brian Hendricks | Wyoming | SR | LB | 7 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 85 | Aaron Morris | Ball State | SO | LB | 6 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 85 | George Carpenter | Marshall | SR | LB | 8 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 92 | Leonard Johnson | Iowa State | SR | DB | 9 | 48 | 8 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 92 | Caleb Lavey | Okla St | SO | LB | 9 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 92 | Jay Dudley | La Tech | SR | LB | 6 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 92 | James Skelton | CSU | JR | LB | 6 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 92 | Matt Tau'fo'ou | Iowa State | SR | LB | 9 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 92 | Brian Wagner | Akron | JR | LB | 4 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 14.00 |
| 98 | Jordan Kovacs | Michigan | JR | DB | 8 | 39 | 16 | 55 | 6.88 |
| 98 | Aaron Colvin | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 9 | 36 | 19 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 98 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | SO | DB | 5 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 11.00 |