2016 FBS Independents Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 4 | 25 | 13 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 2 | Fred Warner | BYU | JR | LB | 5 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 3 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 4 | Steve Casali | U Mass | JR | ILB | 6 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 7.83 |
| 5 | Khary Bailey-Smith | U Mass | SR | S | 5 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 6 | Harvey Langi | BYU | SR | LB | 5 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 7 | James Onwualu | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 7 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 8 | Francis Bernard | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 9 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | JR | S | 7 | 33 | 12 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 10 | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 7 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 11 | Andrew King | Army | SR | LB | 4 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 12 | Jesse Monteiro | U Mass | JR | S | 6 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 13 | Dayan Lake | BYU | FR | DB | 5 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 14 | Xavier Moss | Army | SR | DB | 4 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 14 | Rhyan England | Army | JR | DB | 4 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 16 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 7 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 17 | Greer Martini | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 7 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 17 | Isaac Rochell | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 7 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 19 | Cole Luke | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 7 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 19 | Jarron Jones | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 7 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 21 | Kai Nacua | BYU | SR | DB | 5 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 22 | Colbert Calhoun | U Mass | JR | ILB | 6 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 23 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 7 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 23 | Vondell Langston | U Mass | SR | ILB | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 23 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | JR | OLB | 5 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 26 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 6 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 27 | Logan Taele | BYU | SR | DL | 5 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 27 | Sae Tautu | BYU | SR | LB | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 29 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SO | LB | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 30 | Charan Singh | U Mass | SO | S | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 31 | Devin Studstill | Notre Dame | FR | S | 6 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 32 | Sha-Ki Holines | U Mass | JR | DL | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 33 | John Voit | Army | JR | DL | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 33 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 35 | Jackson Porter | U Mass | JR | CB | 6 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 36 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 7 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 37 | Ali Ali-Musa | U Mass | JR | DL | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Matt Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SO | DL | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 40 | Asmar Bilal | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 7 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 41 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | FR | CB | 6 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 42 | Lee Moses | U Mass | SO | S | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 42 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | FR | DB | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 44 | Peter Angeh | U Mass | SR | DL | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 44 | Elijah Riley | Army | FR | DB | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 44 | Andrew McLean | Army | JR | DL | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 44 | Kesni Tausinga | BYU | JR | DL | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 48 | Andrew Trumbetti | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2.29 |
| 49 | Peter Ngobidi | U Mass | SR | OLB | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 50 | Donte Vaughn | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 7 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.