2011 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Mackey | Tulane | JR | LB | 8 | 60 | 38 | 98 | 12.25 |
| 2 | Luke Kuechly | BC | JR | LB | 6 | 59 | 34 | 93 | 15.50 |
| 3 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | JR | DB | 7 | 42 | 50 | 92 | 13.14 |
| 4 | Stephen Johnson | Temple | SR | LB | 8 | 44 | 44 | 88 | 11.00 |
| 5 | Brian Wagner | Akron | JR | LB | 6 | 36 | 45 | 81 | 13.50 |
| 6 | Curnelius Arnick | Tulsa | SR | LB | 6 | 47 | 25 | 72 | 12.00 |
| 7 | Winston Fraser | FIU | JR | LB | 8 | 46 | 23 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 7 | J.K. Schaffer | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 9 | Pat Schiller | N Illinois | SR | LB | 8 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 10 | James-Michael Johnson | Nevada | SR | LB | 8 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Brady Amack | Air Force | SR | LB | 5 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 12.80 |
| 10 | Marcus McGraw | Houston | SR | LB | 7 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 9.14 |
| 10 | Noah Keller | Ohio | SR | LB | 8 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 14 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 5 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 12.60 |
| 14 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | JR | LB | 6 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 10.50 |
| 16 | Lance Kelley | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 7 | 37 | 25 | 62 | 8.86 |
| 16 | Bobby Wagner | Utah State | SR | LB | 6 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 10.33 |
| 18 | Jamie Bender | UAB | SR | DB | 6 | 36 | 25 | 61 | 10.17 |
| 18 | Corey Paredes | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 7 | 36 | 25 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 18 | Ronnie Thornton | USM | SR | LB | 7 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 21 | Fred Branch | Buffalo | SR | LB | 8 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 22 | Taylor Reed | SMU | JR | LB | 7 | 39 | 20 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 22 | Steven Erzinger | Army | SR | LB | 6 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 9.83 |
| 24 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 6 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 9.67 |
| 24 | Aaron Morris | Ball State | SO | LB | 6 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 9.67 |
| 26 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 6 | 38 | 18 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 26 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | JR | DB | 6 | 36 | 20 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 26 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | SO | LB | 6 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 26 | Brandon Marshall | Nevada | SR | LB | 8 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 30 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 7 | 31 | 24 | 55 | 7.86 |
| 30 | Jacorius Cotton | USM | SO | DB | 7 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 7.86 |
| 30 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 5 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 11.00 |
| 30 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | SO | LB | 7 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 7.86 |
| 34 | Terrence Thomas | Memphis | SR | LB | 6 | 38 | 16 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 34 | Donyae Coleman | NMSU | SR | DB | 6 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 34 | Chaz Walker | Utah | SR | LB | 7 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 37 | Darryl Farley | Tulane | JR | LB | 9 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 37 | James Morris | Iowa | SO | LB | 5 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 10.60 |
| 39 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | JR | LB | 7 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 7.43 |
| 40 | LaDarrius Madden | Troy | SR | DB | 6 | 35 | 16 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 40 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | JR | LB | 6 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 40 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 5 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 10.20 |
| 43 | Duke Williams | Nevada | JR | DB | 8 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 43 | Omar Brown | Marshall | SR | DB | 5 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 10.00 |
| 43 | Michael Lanaris | S Florida | JR | LB | 6 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 8.33 |
| 43 | Gerald Moore | Ohio | JR | DB | 8 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 43 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | SO | DB | 7 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 7.14 |
| 43 | Keith Smith | SJSU | SO | LB | 7 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 7.14 |
| 43 | Lee Skinner | Buffalo | FR | LB | 8 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 50 | Jeremy Grove | ECU | FR | LB | 5 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 50 | Drew Nowak | W Mich | SR | DL | 7 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 50 | Jerrell Wedge | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 5 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 53 | Kevin Kroboth | Temple | SR | DB | 8 | 34 | 14 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 53 | Jonathan Cyprien | FIU | JR | DB | 8 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 53 | Anthony Kokal | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 6 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 8.00 |
| 53 | Sean Baker | Ball State | SR | DB | 6 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 8.00 |
| 53 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | FR | LB | 6 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 8.00 |
| 58 | Adrien Cole | La Tech | SR | LB | 6 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 7.83 |
| 58 | Jimmie Ward | N Illinois | SO | DB | 8 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 5.88 |
| 58 | Jory Johnson | U Conn | JR | LB | 6 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 7.83 |
| 58 | Brannon Bryan | Troy | JR | LB | 6 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 7.83 |
| 58 | Mitch Zajac | W Mich | SR | LB | 7 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 6.71 |
| 63 | Kevin Pierre-Louis | BC | SO | LB | 5 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 63 | Cort Dennison | Washington | SR | LB | 5 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 63 | Troy Gilmer | Akron | JR | LB | 6 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 7.67 |
| 63 | Matt Martinez | Utah | SR | LB | 7 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 63 | Winston Guy Jr. | Kentucky | SR | DB | 4 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 68 | Tavon Wilson | Illinois | SR | DB | 6 | 31 | 14 | 45 | 7.50 |
| 68 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | JR | LB | 5 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 68 | Mychal Kendricks | California | SR | LB | 6 | 29 | 16 | 45 | 7.50 |
| 68 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 6 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 7.50 |
| 68 | Ryan Travis | Tulane | JR | DB | 9 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 68 | Jeremy Springer | UTEP | SR | LB | 7 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 68 | Danny Trevathan | Kentucky | SR | LB | 4 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 68 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 76 | Shakiel Smith | Tulane | JR | DB | 9 | 34 | 10 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 76 | John Boyett | Oregon | JR | DB | 6 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 76 | Ben Bradley | NMSU | SR | DB | 7 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 76 | Najee Goode | WVU | SR | LB | 6 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 76 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | JR | LB | 7 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 76 | Xavier Lamb | Troy | SR | LB | 6 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 76 | Wesley Richardson | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 8 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 76 | Cyhl Quarles | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 5 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 8.80 |
| 76 | Jerry Franklin | Arkansas | SR | LB | 5 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 8.80 |
| 85 | Devon Lewis-Buchanan | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 7 | 33 | 10 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 85 | Gary Walker | Idaho | JR | DB | 5 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 85 | Joe Holland | Purdue | SR | LB | 5 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 85 | Jemarlous Moten | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 7 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 85 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | SO | LB | 8 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 85 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | JR | DL | 7 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 85 | Conrad Scheidt | Idaho | JR | LB | 5 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 85 | Joshua Howard | Ball State | SR | DB | 6 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 85 | McKade Brady | Utah State | JR | DB | 6 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 85 | Kyle Gallagher | Utah State | SR | LB | 6 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 95 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | JR | DB | 8 | 40 | 2 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 95 | Eric Russell | MTSU | SR | DB | 6 | 31 | 11 | 42 | 7.00 |
| 95 | Drew Frey | Cincinnati | JR | DB | 8 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 95 | DeShawn Grayson | UTEP | JR | DB | 7 | 28 | 14 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 95 | Phillip Thomas | Syracuse | JR | DB | 4 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 95 | Mike Orakpo | CSU | SO | LB | 5 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 8.40 |