2016 FBS Independents Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 2 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 12.00 |
| 2 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | SO | LB | 5 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 10.20 |
| 3 | Andrew King | Army | SR | LB | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 4 | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 9 | 46 | 26 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | JR | S | 9 | 47 | 23 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 6 | Fred Warner | BYU | JR | LB | 6 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 7.67 |
| 7 | Khary Bailey-Smith | U Mass | SR | S | 4 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 7 | Rhyan England | Army | JR | DB | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 9 | Tedrick Lowery | U Mass | JR | S | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 10 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Francis Bernard | BYU | SO | LB | 6 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 6.67 |
| 11 | Shane Huber | U Mass | JR | ILB | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 13 | Steve Casali | U Mass | JR | ILB | 4 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 14 | Lee Moses | U Mass | SO | S | 4 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 15 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 9 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 16 | Jesse Monteiro | U Mass | JR | S | 4 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 17 | James Onwualu | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 9 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 18 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SO | LB | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 19 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | JR | OLB | 4 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 20 | Jarron Jones | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 9 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 21 | Isaac Rochell | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 9 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 22 | Cole Luke | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 9 | 31 | 7 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 23 | Kai Nacua | BYU | SR | DB | 6 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 24 | Harvey Langi | BYU | SR | LB | 6 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 24 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 4 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 24 | John Voit | Army | JR | DL | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Greer Martini | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 9 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 28 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 9 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 29 | Marcus Hyatt | Army | SO | DB | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 29 | Xavier Moss | Army | SR | DB | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 31 | Devin Studstill | Notre Dame | FR | S | 9 | 24 | 7 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 32 | Michael Davis | BYU | SR | DB | 6 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 32 | Sae Tautu | BYU | SR | LB | 6 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 32 | Logan Taele | BYU | SR | DL | 6 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 35 | Vondell Langston | U Mass | SR | ILB | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 35 | Ali Ali-Musa | U Mass | JR | DL | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 35 | Sha-Ki Holines | U Mass | JR | DL | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 38 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 9 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 39 | Dayan Lake | BYU | FR | DB | 6 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 40 | Jackson Porter | U Mass | JR | CB | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 41 | Asmar Bilal | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 9 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 42 | Matt Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 6 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 42 | Peter Angeh | U Mass | SR | DL | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 42 | Elijah Riley | Army | FR | DB | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 45 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | FR | CB | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 45 | Joe Previte | U Mass | SO | DL | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 47 | Andrew Trumbetti | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 9 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2.11 |
| 48 | Peter Ngobidi | U Mass | SR | OLB | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 48 | Gibby Gibson | Army | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 50 | Donte Vaughn | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1.86 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.