2011 National Leaders Tackles - Games in October Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Wagner | Akron | JR | LB | 4 | 25 | 49 | 74 | 18.50 |
| 2 | Trent Mackey | Tulane | JR | LB | 5 | 44 | 23 | 67 | 13.40 |
| 3 | Luke Kuechly | BC | JR | LB | 4 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 15.25 |
| 4 | Brady Amack | Air Force | SR | LB | 5 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 12.00 |
| 5 | Steven Johnson | Kansas | SR | LB | 5 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 11.60 |
| 6 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | JR | LB | 5 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 11.40 |
| 7 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 4 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 14.00 |
| 8 | Sean Spence | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 5 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 11.00 |
| 8 | Cameron Nwosu | Rice | SO | LB | 5 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 11.00 |
| 10 | Donyae Coleman | NMSU | SR | DB | 4 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 13.25 |
| 10 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | JR | DL | 5 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 10.60 |
| 12 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | JR | DB | 5 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 10.40 |
| 13 | Aaron Morris | Ball State | SO | LB | 5 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 10.00 |
| 13 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 4 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 12.50 |
| 13 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | JR | LB | 5 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 10.00 |
| 16 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 4 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 12.25 |
| 17 | Danny Trevathan | Kentucky | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 12.00 |
| 18 | Carmen Messina | New Mexico | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 11.75 |
| 18 | Dwayne Beckford | Purdue | JR | LB | 5 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 9.40 |
| 20 | Jahleel Addae | C Mich | JR | DB | 5 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 20 | Lance Kelley | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 5 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 20 | Dwayne Woods | BGSU | JR | LB | 5 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 20 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | SO | LB | 5 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 20 | A.J. Johnson | Tennessee | FR | LB | 5 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 20 | James-Michael Johnson | Nevada | SR | LB | 5 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 26 | Terrence Thomas | Memphis | SR | LB | 5 | 33 | 12 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 26 | Julian Burnett | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 5 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 26 | Matt Warrick | Navy | JR | LB | 5 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 26 | Jerrell Wedge | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 5 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 30 | Alex Hoffman-Ellis | Wash St | SR | LB | 5 | 33 | 11 | 44 | 8.80 |
| 30 | Steve Greer | Virginia | JR | LB | 4 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 11.00 |
| 32 | Jerry Franklin | Arkansas | SR | LB | 4 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 10.75 |
| 32 | Matt Daniels | Duke | SR | DB | 4 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 10.75 |
| 32 | Jason Edwards | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 4 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 10.75 |
| 32 | Jeremy Grove | ECU | FR | LB | 4 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 10.75 |
| 32 | Andrew Wilson | Missouri | SO | LB | 4 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 10.75 |
| 32 | Chaz Walker | Utah | SR | LB | 5 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 32 | Mitch Zajac | W Mich | SR | LB | 5 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 39 | Gary Walker | Idaho | JR | DB | 4 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 39 | Winston Guy Jr. | Kentucky | SR | DB | 4 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 39 | Cyhl Quarles | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 5 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 39 | Winston Fraser | FIU | JR | LB | 4 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 39 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | SO | DB | 5 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 44 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | JR | LB | 5 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 44 | Paul Porras | Rice | SO | DB | 5 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 44 | Omar Brown | Marshall | SR | DB | 5 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 44 | Dion Bailey | USC | FR | LB | 4 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 44 | Jamie Bender | UAB | SR | DB | 5 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 44 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 4 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 44 | Brian Peters | N'western | SR | DB | 5 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 51 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | JR | DB | 5 | 28 | 12 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 51 | Keith Smith | SJSU | SO | LB | 4 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 51 | Bobby Wagner | Utah State | SR | LB | 3 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 13.33 |
| 51 | Xavier Lamb | Troy | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 51 | Stephen Johnson | Temple | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 51 | Travis Lewis | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 5 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 51 | Luke Batton | Kent State | JR | LB | 4 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 51 | Willie Williams | E Mich | SR | DB | 4 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 51 | Noah Keller | Ohio | SR | LB | 4 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 60 | Josh Copeland | Buffalo | SR | DB | 5 | 29 | 10 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 60 | Curnelius Arnick | Tulsa | SR | LB | 4 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 60 | Tra'ves Bush | Navy | JR | DB | 5 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 60 | Justin Allen | Rice | SR | LB | 5 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 60 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 60 | Preston Brown | Louisville | SO | LB | 5 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 60 | Zachary Orr | N Texas | SO | LB | 5 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 60 | David Nwabuisi | N'western | JR | LB | 5 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 60 | Antone Exum | Va Tech | SO | DB | 5 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 69 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 5 | 33 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 69 | Jacques Washington | Iowa State | SO | DB | 5 | 25 | 13 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 69 | Jonathan Stewart | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 5 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 69 | Titus Till | Maryland | FR | DB | 5 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 69 | Michael Doctor | Oregon St | SO | LB | 5 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 69 | Austin Johnson | Tennessee | SR | LB | 5 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 69 | Corico Hawkins | Clemson | JR | LB | 5 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 69 | Brandon Marshall | Nevada | SR | LB | 5 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 77 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 4 | 28 | 9 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 77 | Ryland Ward | BGSU | FR | DB | 5 | 25 | 12 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 77 | Jake Knott | Iowa State | JR | LB | 5 | 25 | 12 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 77 | Duke Williams | Nevada | JR | DB | 5 | 25 | 12 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 77 | Eric Franklin | Maryland | JR | DB | 5 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 77 | Zach Brown | N Carolina | SR | LB | 5 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 77 | Darius Willis | Kansas | SO | LB | 5 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 77 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | SO | LB | 4 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 77 | Brian Blechen | Utah | SO | LB | 5 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 77 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | JR | LB | 4 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 77 | James Skelton | CSU | JR | LB | 4 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 77 | Cort Dennison | Washington | SR | LB | 4 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 77 | Joe Holland | Purdue | SR | LB | 5 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 77 | C.J. Malauulu | Kent State | JR | LB | 4 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 77 | Brannon Bryan | Troy | JR | LB | 4 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 92 | Fred Branch | Buffalo | SR | LB | 5 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 92 | Mark Murphy | Indiana | FR | DB | 5 | 25 | 11 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 92 | Albert Evans | Purdue | SR | DB | 5 | 25 | 11 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 92 | Kareem Peterson | Western Ky | JR | DB | 5 | 25 | 11 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 92 | Kim Royston | Minnesota | SR | DB | 4 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 92 | Jory Johnson | U Conn | JR | LB | 4 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 92 | Walt Canty | Duke | JR | DB | 4 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 92 | Kyle Tudor | ECU | SO | LB | 5 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 92 | Pat Schiller | N Illinois | SR | LB | 4 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 9.00 |