2011 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curnelius Arnick | Tulsa | SR | LB | 11 | 80 | 50 | 130 | 11.82 |
| 2 | Bobby Wagner | Utah State | SR | LB | 11 | 55 | 72 | 127 | 11.55 |
| 3 | Donyae Coleman | NMSU | SR | DB | 10 | 62 | 59 | 121 | 12.10 |
| 4 | Brady Amack | Air Force | SR | LB | 10 | 52 | 68 | 120 | 12.00 |
| 5 | Carmen Messina | New Mexico | SR | LB | 9 | 61 | 55 | 116 | 12.89 |
| 6 | Marcus McGraw | Houston | SR | LB | 11 | 56 | 57 | 113 | 10.27 |
| 7 | Brian Wagner | Akron | JR | LB | 8 | 42 | 70 | 112 | 14.00 |
| 8 | Noah Keller | Ohio | SR | LB | 12 | 42 | 66 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 8 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | JR | LB | 9 | 32 | 76 | 108 | 12.00 |
| 10 | Jamie Bender | UAB | SR | DB | 10 | 61 | 43 | 104 | 10.40 |
| 11 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | JR | DB | 10 | 63 | 39 | 102 | 10.20 |
| 12 | Stephen Johnson | Temple | SR | LB | 10 | 51 | 50 | 101 | 10.10 |
| 13 | Ronnie Thornton | USM | SR | LB | 12 | 41 | 58 | 99 | 8.25 |
| 14 | Trent Mackey | Tulane | JR | LB | 9 | 63 | 35 | 98 | 10.89 |
| 15 | Tre`Shawn Robinson | Idaho | SR | LB | 9 | 51 | 44 | 95 | 10.56 |
| 16 | Lance Kelley | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 10 | 46 | 48 | 94 | 9.40 |
| 17 | Dwayne Woods | BGSU | JR | LB | 10 | 42 | 51 | 93 | 9.30 |
| 18 | Adrien Cole | La Tech | SR | LB | 10 | 63 | 29 | 92 | 9.20 |
| 18 | Keith Smith | SJSU | SO | LB | 10 | 44 | 48 | 92 | 9.20 |
| 20 | Aaron Morris | Ball State | SO | LB | 9 | 40 | 51 | 91 | 10.11 |
| 20 | Pat Schiller | N Illinois | SR | LB | 11 | 28 | 63 | 91 | 8.27 |
| 22 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 10 | 62 | 28 | 90 | 9.00 |
| 22 | Terrence Thomas | Memphis | SR | LB | 10 | 62 | 28 | 90 | 9.00 |
| 22 | Corey Paredes | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 10 | 50 | 40 | 90 | 9.00 |
| 22 | Shaquil Barrett | CSU | SO | LB | 10 | 39 | 51 | 90 | 9.00 |
| 26 | Gary Walker | Idaho | JR | DB | 9 | 58 | 30 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 26 | Winston Fraser | FIU | JR | LB | 11 | 50 | 38 | 88 | 8.00 |
| 26 | James-Michael Johnson | Nevada | SR | LB | 11 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 8.00 |
| 26 | Brandon Marshall | Nevada | SR | LB | 11 | 39 | 49 | 88 | 8.00 |
| 30 | Omar Brown | Marshall | SR | DB | 10 | 56 | 31 | 87 | 8.70 |
| 31 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 12 | 49 | 37 | 86 | 7.17 |
| 31 | James Skelton | CSU | JR | LB | 10 | 36 | 50 | 86 | 8.60 |
| 33 | Jacorius Cotton | USM | SO | DB | 12 | 47 | 38 | 85 | 7.08 |
| 33 | Jeremy Grove | ECU | FR | LB | 8 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 10.63 |
| 35 | Brian Hendricks | Wyoming | SR | LB | 10 | 46 | 38 | 84 | 8.40 |
| 36 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | JR | LB | 10 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 36 | Luke Batton | Kent State | JR | LB | 9 | 38 | 45 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 36 | Kyle Gallagher | Utah State | SR | LB | 11 | 37 | 46 | 83 | 7.55 |
| 39 | Tashaun Gipson | Wyoming | SR | DB | 10 | 60 | 22 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 40 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | FR | LB | 11 | 40 | 41 | 81 | 7.36 |
| 41 | Luke Ruff | Wyoming | JR | DB | 10 | 44 | 36 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 42 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | SO | LB | 11 | 53 | 26 | 79 | 7.18 |
| 42 | Jason Edwards | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 9 | 39 | 40 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 42 | Steven Erzinger | Army | SR | LB | 8 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 45 | Taylor Reed | SMU | JR | LB | 9 | 46 | 32 | 78 | 8.67 |
| 45 | Ben Bradley | NMSU | SR | DB | 11 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 7.09 |
| 45 | Xavier Lamb | Troy | SR | LB | 10 | 37 | 41 | 78 | 7.80 |
| 48 | LaDarrius Madden | Troy | SR | DB | 10 | 52 | 25 | 77 | 7.70 |
| 48 | David Niumatalolo | NMSU | SR | DL | 11 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 7.00 |
| 48 | Boyblue Aoelua | NMSU | SR | LB | 11 | 20 | 57 | 77 | 7.00 |
| 51 | McKade Brady | Utah State | JR | DB | 11 | 37 | 39 | 76 | 6.91 |
| 51 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | SO | LB | 9 | 30 | 46 | 76 | 8.44 |
| 53 | Jay Dudley | La Tech | SR | LB | 10 | 47 | 28 | 75 | 7.50 |
| 53 | David Hinds | FAU | JR | LB | 9 | 41 | 34 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 53 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | SO | DB | 8 | 40 | 35 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 53 | Jahleel Addae | C Mich | JR | DB | 8 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 53 | Kemal Ishmael | UCF | JR | DB | 10 | 36 | 39 | 75 | 7.50 |
| 53 | Conrad Scheidt | Idaho | JR | LB | 9 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 59 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 11 | 47 | 27 | 74 | 6.73 |
| 60 | Duke Williams | Nevada | JR | DB | 11 | 50 | 23 | 73 | 6.64 |
| 60 | Tyson Gale | Marshall | SR | LB | 10 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 7.30 |
| 60 | George Carpenter | Marshall | SR | LB | 10 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 7.30 |
| 60 | Brannon Bryan | Troy | JR | LB | 10 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 7.30 |
| 64 | Anthony Kokal | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 9 | 41 | 31 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 64 | Jordan Hunt | FIU | JR | LB | 11 | 40 | 32 | 72 | 6.55 |
| 64 | Andrae Kirk | FAU | FR | LB | 9 | 37 | 35 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 64 | Joshua Howard | Ball State | SR | DB | 8 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Cameron Nwosu | Rice | SO | LB | 8 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Jimmie Ward | N Illinois | SO | DB | 11 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 6.55 |
| 70 | Desmond Marrow | Toledo | SR | DB | 10 | 41 | 30 | 71 | 7.10 |
| 70 | Gerald Moore | Ohio | JR | DB | 12 | 40 | 31 | 71 | 5.92 |
| 70 | Jon Davis | Air Force | SR | DB | 10 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 7.10 |
| 70 | Sean Baker | Ball State | SR | DB | 7 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 10.14 |
| 74 | Randell Johnson | FAU | SO | LB | 9 | 47 | 23 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 74 | Matt Warrick | Navy | JR | LB | 8 | 41 | 29 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 74 | Mike Orakpo | CSU | SO | LB | 10 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 74 | Alex Means | Air Force | JR | LB | 10 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 74 | Phillip Steward | Houston | JR | LB | 11 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 6.36 |
| 79 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | JR | DL | 10 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 6.80 |
| 79 | Pompey Festejo | SJSU | SR | LB | 10 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 6.80 |
| 81 | Deron Wilson | USM | SO | DB | 12 | 43 | 24 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 81 | Jerry Gates | BGSU | SO | DB | 10 | 40 | 27 | 67 | 6.70 |
| 81 | Dexter McCoil | Tulsa | JR | DB | 11 | 38 | 29 | 67 | 6.09 |
| 81 | Nate Carter | UNLV | SR | LB | 9 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 85 | Jonathan Cyprien | FIU | JR | DB | 11 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 85 | Jerrell Wedge | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 8 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 85 | Gabe Knapton | Wyoming | SR | DL | 10 | 20 | 46 | 66 | 6.60 |
| 88 | Tra'ves Bush | Navy | JR | DB | 8 | 45 | 20 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 88 | Chris Banjo | SMU | SR | DB | 9 | 43 | 22 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 88 | Jamel Johnson | La Tech | JR | DB | 10 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 88 | Vinny Curry | Marshall | SR | DL | 10 | 39 | 26 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 88 | Ryan Kennedy | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 9 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 88 | James Orth | SJSU | JR | DB | 10 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 88 | Byron Hout | Boise St | SR | LB | 11 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 88 | C.J. Malauulu | Kent State | JR | LB | 9 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 88 | Dan Molls | Toledo | JR | LB | 6 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 10.83 |
| 97 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | JR | LB | 10 | 41 | 23 | 64 | 6.40 |
| 97 | Troy Gilmer | Akron | JR | LB | 8 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 99 | Nevin Lawson | Utah State | SO | DB | 11 | 46 | 17 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 99 | Courtney Viney | NMSU | SR | DB | 11 | 45 | 18 | 63 | 5.73 |