2016 National Leaders Tackles - All Games through 01/09/2017

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Rodney Butler NMSU SR LB 12 63 102 165 13.75
2 Nate Holley Kent State SR S 9 80 31 111 12.33
3 Bryan London Texas St FR LB 12 83 58 141 11.75
4 Micah Kiser Virginia JR ILB 12 65 69 134 11.17
5 Eric Wilson Cincinnati SR LB 12 60 69 129 10.75
6 Emmanuel Ellerbee Rice JR LB 11 70 48 118 10.73
7 Khalil Hodge Buffalo SO LB 12 61 62 123 10.25
8 Ulysees Gilbert III Akron SO LB 12 65 56 121 10.08
9 Travin Howard TCU JR LB 13 72 58 130 10.00
9 Jayon Brown UCLA SR LB 12 70 50 120 10.00
9 Quin Blanding Virginia JR FS 12 70 50 120 10.00
12 Obi Melifonwu UConn SR S 12 73 45 118 9.83
13 Jeff Camilli Fresno St SR ILB 11 53 55 108 9.82
14 Tau Lotulelei UNLV SR LB 12 62 55 117 9.75
15 Tegray Scales Indiana JR LB 13 93 33 126 9.69
16 Zach Cunningham Vanderbilt JR ILB 13 71 54 125 9.62
17 Stratton Brown Fresno St SR DB 12 57 58 115 9.58
18 Alex Bertrando Nevada SR LB 11 62 43 105 9.55
19 Josey Jewell Iowa JR MLB 13 58 66 124 9.54
20 Ukeme Eligwe Ga South JR LB 11 65 39 104 9.45
21 Dalton Herrington NMSU JR LB 12 47 66 113 9.42
22 Andrew Wingard Wyoming SO FS 14 75 56 131 9.36
22 Keith Brown Western Ky SR LB 14 60 71 131 9.36
24 Azeez Al-Shaair FAU SO LB 12 56 56 112 9.33
25 Ty Summers TCU SO LB 13 59 62 121 9.31
26 Taylor Young Baylor JR LB 10 58 35 93 9.30
26 Alvin Jones UTEP JR LB 10 44 49 93 9.30
28 Trenton Greene BGSU SR LB 12 54 57 111 9.25
29 Jahlani Tavai Hawai'i SO LB 14 86 43 129 9.21
30 Parris Bennett Syracuse JR LB 12 56 54 110 9.17
31 Blair Brown Ohio SR LB 14 71 57 128 9.14
32 Kendell Beckwith LSU SR LB 10 33 58 91 9.10
33 Jalen Young FAU SO S 11 67 33 100 9.09
34 Sean Wiggins Ball State SR LB 12 62 47 109 9.08
34 Treyvon Williams FIU JR LB 12 61 48 109 9.08
36 Auggie Sanchez S Florida JR LB 13 67 50 117 9.00
36 Anthony Wint FIU JR LB 12 57 51 108 9.00
36 Shane Cockerille Maryland JR LB 12 52 56 108 9.00
36 Nick Cook Charlotte SR LB 12 49 59 108 9.00
40 Troy Hawthorne UNLV SR DB 12 57 50 107 8.92
40 Joe Giles-Harris Duke FR LB 12 55 52 107 8.92
40 Hardy Nickerson Illinois SR LB 12 38 69 107 8.92
43 Cole Holcomb N Carolina SO LB 13 62 53 115 8.85
43 Josiah Tauaefa UTSA FR LB 13 50 65 115 8.85
45 Ben Humphreys Duke SO LB 12 51 55 106 8.83
46 Steve Casali U Mass JR ILB 12 47 58 105 8.75
47 Andre Smith N Carolina SO LB 13 56 57 113 8.69
48 Jeremy Timpf Army SR LB 13 62 50 112 8.62
49 Ishmael Hargrove Buffalo JR LB 12 61 42 103 8.58
49 Terrill Hanks NMSU SO LB 12 38 65 103 8.58
51 Ironhead Gallon Ga South SR LB 12 59 43 102 8.50
51 Gabe Loyd Texas St JR LB 12 59 43 102 8.50
51 Trevor Morris Rutgers SO LB 12 54 48 102 8.50
51 Tré Watson Illinois SO LB 12 38 64 102 8.50
55 Elijah Lee Kansas St JR LB 13 72 38 110 8.46
55 Kevin Davis CSU SR LB 13 66 44 110 8.46
57 Zach Edwards Cincinnati SR S 11 55 38 93 8.45
58 Riley Bullough Mich St SR LB 9 20 56 76 8.44
59 Jordan Sterns Okla St SR S 12 63 38 101 8.42
59 Zaire Franklin Syracuse JR LB 12 56 45 101 8.42
61 Jordan Jones Kentucky SO LB 13 74 35 109 8.38
61 Josh Jones NC State JR S 13 62 47 109 8.38
63 Trent Martin Tulsa SR LB 12 53 47 100 8.33
64 Godwin Igwebuike N'western JR S 13 78 30 108 8.31
64 Ben Weaver Boise St SR WLB 13 58 50 108 8.31
66 Butch Pau'u BYU SO LB 10 45 38 83 8.30
67 Ben Boulware Clemson SR LB 14 58 58 116 8.29
67 Calvin Munson SDSU SR LB 14 57 59 116 8.29
69 Troy Dye Oregon FR LB 11 57 34 91 8.27
70 Frank Ginda SJSU SO LB 12 50 49 99 8.25
71 Kenneth Olugbode Colorado SR ILB 14 69 46 115 8.21
72 Nick Cuthbert Kent State SR LB 12 52 46 98 8.17
73 Jermaine Carter, Jr. Maryland JR LB 13 58 48 106 8.15
74 Andrew Motuapuaka Va Tech JR LB 14 52 62 114 8.14
75 Christian Tago SJSU SR LB 9 44 29 73 8.11
76 Tony Lashley Idaho SO LB 13 64 41 105 8.08
76 Marquel Lee Wk Forest SR LB 13 63 42 105 8.08
76 Anthony Walker, Jr. N'western JR LB 13 62 43 105 8.08
76 Alonzo McGee Georgia St SR LB 12 63 34 97 8.08
76 Markus Bailey Purdue FR LB 12 61 36 97 8.08
81 Jason Beck EMU JR DB 13 47 57 104 8.00
81 Shaan Washington Texas A&M SR LB 13 45 59 104 8.00
81 Kyle Rachwal EMU SO LB 13 38 66 104 8.00
81 Marcus Oliver Indiana JR LB 12 65 31 96 8.00
81 Anthony Williams Utah State SR LB 12 48 48 96 8.00
81 Chris Frey Mich St JR LB 12 40 56 96 8.00
87 Marcus Epps Wyoming SO DB 14 72 39 111 7.93
87 Robert Spillane W Mich JR LB 14 60 51 111 7.93
89 Asauni Rufus Nevada SO DB 12 67 28 95 7.92
89 Caleb Saulo Oregon St SR ILB 12 49 46 95 7.92
89 Deonte Roberts Rutgers SO LB 12 35 60 95 7.92
92 Marcus Allen Penn State JR S 14 57 53 110 7.86
93 Donnie Miles N Carolina JR S 13 53 49 102 7.85
93 Chris Melton MTSU SO LB 13 52 50 102 7.85
93 Richie Brown Miss St SR LB 13 51 51 102 7.85
93 Raekwon McMillan Ohio State JR LB 13 49 53 102 7.85
93 TJ Ricks ODU SR LB 13 48 54 102 7.85
98 Jordan Harris La Tech SR LB 12 53 41 94 7.83
99 Montae Nicholson Mich St JR S 11 39 47 86 7.82
100 Quentin Poling Ohio JR LB 14 66 43 109 7.79

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.