2016 FBS Independents Leaders Tackles - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 2 | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 4 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 3 | Fred Warner | BYU | JR | LB | 5 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 4 | Tedrick Lowery | U Mass | JR | S | 4 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 5 | Andrew King | Army | SR | LB | 4 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Steve Casali | U Mass | JR | ILB | 4 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 4 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Khary Bailey-Smith | U Mass | SR | S | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 9 | Lee Moses | U Mass | SO | S | 4 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 10 | James Onwualu | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Francis Bernard | BYU | SO | LB | 5 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 12 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | JR | S | 4 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 12 | Isaac Rochell | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 4 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 12 | Jesse Monteiro | U Mass | JR | S | 4 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 12 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 16 | Shane Huber | U Mass | JR | ILB | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 17 | Harvey Langi | BYU | SR | LB | 5 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 18 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 4 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 18 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | JR | OLB | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 20 | Rhyan England | Army | JR | DB | 4 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 21 | Logan Taele | BYU | SR | DL | 5 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 22 | Greer Martini | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 23 | Kai Nacua | BYU | SR | DB | 5 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 23 | Xavier Moss | Army | SR | DB | 4 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 23 | Vondell Langston | U Mass | SR | ILB | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 26 | Matt Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 5 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 27 | Nick Coleman | Notre Dame | SO | DB | 4 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 27 | Avery Sebastian | Notre Dame | SR | S | 4 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 27 | Devin Studstill | Notre Dame | FR | S | 4 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 27 | Marcus Hyatt | Army | SO | DB | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 27 | Sha-Ki Holines | U Mass | JR | DL | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 32 | Michael Davis | BYU | SR | DB | 5 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 33 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 4 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 33 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SO | LB | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 35 | Dayan Lake | BYU | FR | DB | 5 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 36 | Cole Luke | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 4 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 37 | Elijah Riley | Army | FR | DB | 4 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Jarron Jones | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Ali Ali-Musa | U Mass | JR | DL | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Joe Previte | U Mass | SO | DL | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 42 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 42 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | FR | CB | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 42 | Peter Ngobidi | U Mass | SR | OLB | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 45 | Adam Pulsipher | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 46 | Sae Tautu | BYU | SR | LB | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 47 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SO | DL | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 47 | James Bowe, Jr. | U Mass | FR | ILB | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Mario Patton | U Mass | FR | DL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Colbert Calhoun | U Mass | JR | ILB | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.