2011 National Leaders Tackles - Games in November Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Kuechly | BC | JR | LB | 4 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 15.25 |
| 2 | Demetrius Hartsfield | Maryland | JR | LB | 4 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 14.25 |
| 3 | Sam Holl | Baylor | SO | DB | 4 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 13.00 |
| 3 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | JR | DB | 4 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 13.00 |
| 3 | Emmanuel Acho | Texas | SR | LB | 4 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 13.00 |
| 6 | Danny Trevathan | Kentucky | SR | LB | 4 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 12.25 |
| 7 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | JR | DB | 4 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 12.00 |
| 7 | Curnelius Arnick | Tulsa | SR | LB | 4 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 12.00 |
| 7 | Dan Molls | Toledo | JR | LB | 4 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 12.00 |
| 7 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | JR | LB | 3 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 16.00 |
| 11 | Adrien Cole | La Tech | SR | LB | 4 | 35 | 12 | 47 | 11.75 |
| 11 | Corey Paredes | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 4 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 11.75 |
| 13 | Kim Royston | Minnesota | SR | DB | 4 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 14 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 4 | 32 | 13 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 14 | Jamie Bender | UAB | SR | DB | 4 | 29 | 16 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 14 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 14 | Tre`Shawn Robinson | Idaho | SR | LB | 3 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 15.00 |
| 14 | McKade Brady | Utah State | JR | DB | 4 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 14 | Brady Amack | Air Force | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 14 | Bobby Wagner | Utah State | SR | LB | 4 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 21 | Matt Daniels | Duke | SR | DB | 4 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Stephen Johnson | Temple | SR | LB | 4 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Tramain Thomas | Arkansas | SR | DB | 4 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | JR | LB | 4 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 11.00 |
| 25 | Elliot Coffey | Baylor | SR | LB | 4 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 25 | Cort Dennison | Washington | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 25 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 4 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 28 | Michael Clay | Oregon | JR | LB | 4 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 29 | Carmen Messina | New Mexico | SR | LB | 3 | 28 | 12 | 40 | 13.33 |
| 29 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 4 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 29 | Marcus McGraw | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 29 | Anthony Watkins | Oregon St | JR | DB | 4 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 29 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 4 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 29 | J.K. Schaffer | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 4 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 29 | Jeremy Grove | ECU | FR | LB | 4 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Mike Hicks | Baylor | JR | DB | 4 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 36 | Walt Canty | Duke | JR | DB | 4 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 38 | Hakeem Smith | Louisville | SO | DB | 4 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 38 | Travis Sandersfeld | Colorado | SR | DB | 4 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 38 | Tashaun Gipson | Wyoming | SR | DB | 4 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 38 | Eric Franklin | Maryland | JR | DB | 4 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 38 | Jacorius Cotton | USM | SO | DB | 4 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 38 | Jordan Bernstine | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 38 | Sean Baker | Ball State | SR | DB | 3 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 12.67 |
| 38 | Keith Smith | SJSU | SO | LB | 4 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 46 | Ibraheim Campbell | N'western | FR | DB | 4 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 46 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 4 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 46 | Mychal Kendricks | California | SR | LB | 4 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 46 | Clayton Geathers | UCF | FR | DB | 4 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 46 | David Hinds | FAU | JR | LB | 4 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 46 | Winston Guy Jr. | Kentucky | SR | DB | 4 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 46 | Troy Gilmer | Akron | JR | LB | 4 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 53 | Terrell Manning | NC State | JR | LB | 4 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 53 | Taylor Reed | SMU | JR | LB | 4 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 53 | Ryan Kennedy | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 4 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 53 | D.J. Johnson | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 4 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 53 | Nate Carter | UNLV | SR | LB | 4 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 53 | Dwayne Woods | BGSU | JR | LB | 3 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 12.00 |
| 59 | Paul Porras | Rice | SO | DB | 4 | 27 | 8 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 59 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | JR | LB | 3 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 11.67 |
| 59 | Daniel Cobb | Texas Tech | SO | LB | 4 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 59 | Princeton Fuimaono | Washington | SO | LB | 4 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 59 | Noah Keller | Ohio | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 59 | Anthony Kokal | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 4 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 59 | Andrae Kirk | FAU | FR | LB | 4 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 59 | Luke Ruff | Wyoming | JR | DB | 4 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 59 | Aaron Morris | Ball State | SO | LB | 3 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 11.67 |
| 68 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | JR | DB | 4 | 28 | 6 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 68 | Devonte Morgan | Akron | FR | DB | 4 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 68 | Daren Bates | Auburn | JR | LB | 3 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 11.33 |
| 68 | Jake Knott | Iowa State | JR | LB | 3 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 11.33 |
| 68 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | SO | LB | 4 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 68 | Dwayne Beckford | Purdue | JR | LB | 4 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 68 | Darin Drakeford | Maryland | JR | LB | 4 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 68 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | JR | LB | 4 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 68 | Pat Schiller | N Illinois | SR | LB | 4 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 77 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 77 | Luke Anderson | Wyoming | JR | DB | 4 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 77 | Mike Rallis | Minnesota | JR | LB | 4 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 77 | Kemal Ishmael | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 77 | Gary Tinsley | Minnesota | SR | LB | 4 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 77 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 3 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 11.00 |
| 77 | Dont'a Hightower | Alabama | JR | LB | 4 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 77 | Jon Davis | Air Force | SR | DB | 4 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 77 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 4 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 77 | Kyle Gallagher | Utah State | SR | LB | 4 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 87 | Deone Bucannon | Wash St | SO | DB | 4 | 29 | 3 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 87 | Nigel Bradham | FSU | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 87 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | JR | DL | 4 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 87 | Blake Gideon | Texas | SR | DB | 4 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 87 | Jonathan Stewart | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 4 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 87 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | FR | LB | 4 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 87 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | JR | DL | 4 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 87 | Julian Burnett | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 3 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 87 | Joshua Howard | Ball State | SR | DB | 3 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 87 | Michael Lanaris | S Florida | JR | LB | 4 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 87 | Ronnie Thornton | USM | SR | LB | 4 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 87 | Tyler Nielsen | Iowa | SR | LB | 4 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 87 | Serderius Bryant | Miss | FR | LB | 4 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 87 | Thomas Nardo | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 8.00 |