2011 National Leaders Tackles - Games Won Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus McGraw | Houston | SR | LB | 13 | 63 | 67 | 130 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 11 | 39 | 69 | 108 | 9.82 |
| 3 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 11 | 47 | 58 | 105 | 9.55 |
| 4 | Sam Holl | Baylor | SO | DB | 10 | 73 | 27 | 100 | 10.00 |
| 5 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | FR | LB | 13 | 50 | 48 | 98 | 7.54 |
| 5 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | JR | DB | 9 | 46 | 52 | 98 | 10.89 |
| 7 | Jerry Franklin | Arkansas | SR | LB | 11 | 44 | 49 | 93 | 8.45 |
| 7 | Ronnie Thornton | USM | SR | LB | 12 | 39 | 54 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 7 | Pat Schiller | N Illinois | SR | LB | 11 | 34 | 59 | 93 | 8.45 |
| 10 | Stephen Johnson | Temple | SR | LB | 9 | 51 | 39 | 90 | 10.00 |
| 11 | Daytawion Lowe | Okla St | SO | DB | 12 | 68 | 21 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 11 | Elliot Coffey | Baylor | SR | LB | 10 | 47 | 42 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 13 | Curnelius Arnick | Tulsa | SR | LB | 8 | 56 | 31 | 87 | 10.88 |
| 13 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 13 | 52 | 35 | 87 | 6.69 |
| 13 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 9 | 36 | 51 | 87 | 9.67 |
| 16 | John Boyett | Oregon | JR | DB | 11 | 59 | 27 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 17 | Mike Hicks | Baylor | JR | DB | 10 | 55 | 28 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 18 | Adrien Cole | La Tech | SR | LB | 8 | 55 | 27 | 82 | 10.25 |
| 18 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 12 | 51 | 31 | 82 | 6.83 |
| 20 | Michael Clay | Oregon | JR | LB | 9 | 46 | 35 | 81 | 9.00 |
| 21 | Alex Elkins | Okla St | JR | LB | 12 | 66 | 14 | 80 | 6.67 |
| 21 | J.K. Schaffer | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 10 | 35 | 45 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 23 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | JR | LB | 10 | 46 | 33 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 23 | Lance Kelley | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 9 | 44 | 35 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 25 | Kenny Demens | Michigan | JR | LB | 11 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 7.09 |
| 25 | Dont'a Hightower | Alabama | JR | LB | 12 | 37 | 41 | 78 | 6.50 |
| 27 | Brady Amack | Air Force | SR | LB | 7 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 10.86 |
| 27 | Noah Keller | Ohio | SR | LB | 10 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 27 | Max Bullough | Mich St | SO | LB | 11 | 30 | 46 | 76 | 6.91 |
| 30 | Antonio Allen | S Carolina | SR | LB | 11 | 46 | 29 | 75 | 6.82 |
| 30 | Julian Burnett | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 8 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 30 | Jimmie Ward | N Illinois | SO | DB | 11 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 6.82 |
| 33 | Jacorius Cotton | USM | SO | DB | 12 | 42 | 32 | 74 | 6.17 |
| 33 | Hayes Pullard | USC | FR | LB | 10 | 41 | 33 | 74 | 7.40 |
| 33 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 8 | 36 | 38 | 74 | 9.25 |
| 36 | Emmanuel Acho | Texas | SR | LB | 8 | 40 | 33 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 36 | Tramain Thomas | Arkansas | SR | DB | 11 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 6.64 |
| 36 | Bobby Wagner | Utah State | SR | LB | 7 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 10.43 |
| 36 | Phillip Steward | Houston | JR | LB | 13 | 30 | 43 | 73 | 5.62 |
| 40 | Tyrann Mathieu | LSU | SO | DB | 12 | 53 | 17 | 70 | 5.83 |
| 40 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | JR | LB | 9 | 39 | 31 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 42 | D.J. Swearinger | S Carolina | JR | DB | 11 | 50 | 19 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 42 | Caleb Lavey | Okla St | SO | LB | 12 | 44 | 25 | 69 | 5.75 |
| 44 | Kenny Cain | TCU | JR | LB | 10 | 37 | 31 | 68 | 6.80 |
| 44 | Brandan Bishop | NC State | JR | DB | 8 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 46 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | SO | DB | 10 | 42 | 25 | 67 | 6.70 |
| 46 | Kent Brooks | Houston | SO | DB | 13 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 46 | Brandon Taylor | LSU | SR | DB | 13 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 49 | Jhony Faustin | N Illinois | SO | DB | 11 | 43 | 23 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 50 | Markelle Martin | Okla St | SR | DB | 12 | 51 | 14 | 65 | 5.42 |
| 50 | David Garrett | Kansas St | SR | DB | 10 | 49 | 16 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 50 | Winston Fraser | FIU | JR | LB | 8 | 44 | 21 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 50 | Eric Reid | LSU | SO | DB | 12 | 44 | 21 | 65 | 5.42 |
| 50 | Darwin Cook | WVU | SO | DB | 10 | 39 | 26 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 50 | Najee Goode | WVU | SR | LB | 10 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 50 | Alonzo Highsmith | Arkansas | JR | LB | 11 | 33 | 32 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 50 | Antone Exum | Va Tech | SO | DB | 11 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 58 | Rashaan Melvin | N Illinois | JR | DB | 11 | 43 | 20 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 58 | Jordan Kovacs | Michigan | JR | DB | 10 | 41 | 22 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 58 | Andrew Wilson | Missouri | SO | LB | 8 | 22 | 41 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 61 | Johnny Fobbs | TCU | SR | DB | 11 | 39 | 23 | 62 | 5.64 |
| 61 | Emmanuel Lamur | Kansas St | SR | DB | 10 | 34 | 28 | 62 | 6.20 |
| 61 | Luke Ruff | Wyoming | JR | DB | 8 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 7.75 |
| 61 | Chaz Walker | Utah | SR | LB | 8 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 7.75 |
| 61 | Byron Hout | Boise St | SR | LB | 12 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 5.17 |
| 66 | Eain Smith | WVU | SR | DB | 10 | 43 | 18 | 61 | 6.10 |
| 66 | Tank Carder | TCU | SR | LB | 11 | 37 | 24 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 66 | Jarek Lancaster | Stanford | JR | LB | 11 | 36 | 25 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 66 | Jordan Delegal | N Illinois | SR | LB | 11 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 66 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | JR | LB | 10 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 6.10 |
| 66 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 11 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 66 | Will Compton | Nebraska | JR | LB | 9 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 6.78 |
| 66 | Steve Greer | Virginia | JR | LB | 8 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 66 | Corico Hawkins | Clemson | JR | LB | 10 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 6.10 |
| 75 | Jake Knott | Iowa State | JR | LB | 6 | 40 | 20 | 60 | 10.00 |
| 75 | Mark Barron | Alabama | SR | DB | 12 | 40 | 20 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 75 | Taylor Reed | SMU | JR | LB | 8 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 75 | Zach Brown | N Carolina | SR | LB | 7 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 75 | Chris Norman | Mich St | JR | LB | 10 | 34 | 26 | 60 | 6.00 |
| 75 | Earl Wolff | NC State | JR | DB | 8 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 75 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | JR | LB | 6 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 10.00 |
| 82 | Brodrick Brown | Okla St | JR | DB | 12 | 50 | 9 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 82 | Shaun Lewis | Okla St | SO | LB | 12 | 39 | 20 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 82 | Thomas Gordon | Michigan | SO | DB | 11 | 36 | 23 | 59 | 5.36 |
| 82 | Michael Thomas | Stanford | SR | DB | 11 | 36 | 23 | 59 | 5.36 |
| 82 | Cort Dennison | Washington | SR | LB | 7 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 82 | Keenan Robinson | Texas | SR | LB | 8 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 7.38 |
| 82 | Michael Gilliard | Georgia | JR | LB | 10 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 82 | Winston Guy Jr. | Kentucky | SR | DB | 5 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 11.80 |
| 82 | Aaron Morris | Ball State | SO | LB | 6 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 9.83 |
| 91 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | SO | LB | 10 | 46 | 12 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 91 | D.J. Hayden | Houston | JR | DB | 12 | 46 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 91 | Aaron Colvin | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 9 | 37 | 21 | 58 | 6.44 |
| 91 | Travis Lewis | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 9 | 36 | 22 | 58 | 6.44 |
| 91 | Dion Bailey | USC | FR | LB | 9 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 6.44 |
| 91 | Brian Hendricks | Wyoming | SR | LB | 8 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 91 | Tyson Gale | Marshall | SR | LB | 7 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 91 | Tom Wort | Oklahoma | SO | LB | 10 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 91 | Demario Davis | Ark St | SR | LB | 10 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 91 | Eric Bennett | Arkansas | SO | DB | 11 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 5.27 |