2016 National Leaders Tackles - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodney Butler | NMSU | SR | LB | 5 | 19 | 58 | 77 | 15.40 |
| 2 | Eric Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 7 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 11.29 |
| 2 | Ben Gedeon | Michigan | SR | LB | 8 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 4 | Kendell Beckwith | LSU | SR | LB | 7 | 21 | 46 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 4 | Kyle Rachwal | EMU | SO | LB | 6 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 10.17 |
| 6 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | JR | MLB | 7 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 10.00 |
| 6 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SO | LB | 5 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 10.40 |
| 8 | Tré Watson | Illinois | SO | LB | 7 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 9 | Travin Howard | TCU | JR | LB | 7 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 9.43 |
| 9 | Chris Frey | Mich St | JR | LB | 7 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 9 | Antonio Kinard | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 7 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 12 | Montae Nicholson | Mich St | JR | S | 7 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 12 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | JR | ILB | 6 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Ty Summers | TCU | SO | LB | 7 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 9.00 |
| 12 | Lewis Neal | LSU | SR | DE | 7 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 16 | Hardy Nickerson | Illinois | SR | LB | 7 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 16 | Steve Casali | U Mass | JR | ILB | 6 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 18 | Joe Giles-Harris | Duke | FR | LB | 6 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 11.50 |
| 18 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 7 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 18 | Ben Boulware | Clemson | SR | LB | 6 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 9.67 |
| 18 | Duke Riley | LSU | SR | LB | 7 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 8.00 |
| 18 | Riley Bullough | Mich St | SR | LB | 5 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 10.20 |
| 23 | Andre Smith | N Carolina | SO | LB | 6 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 10.67 |
| 23 | Ben Humphreys | Duke | SO | LB | 6 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 10.50 |
| 25 | Azeez Al-Shaair | FAU | SO | LB | 6 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 25 | Jerod Fernandez | NC State | JR | LB | 7 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 7.57 |
| 25 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | JR | LB | 5 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 9.40 |
| 25 | Ryan McAleenan | UNLV | SR | LB | 6 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 29 | Tau Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 6 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 10.67 |
| 29 | Marcus Allen | Penn State | JR | S | 7 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 29 | Alvin Jones | UTEP | JR | LB | 5 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 10.80 |
| 29 | Eric Boggs | App St | JR | ILB | 6 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 29 | Dante Lovilette | UTEP | JR | LB | 7 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 7.43 |
| 29 | Devante Downs | California | JR | LB | 6 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 8.17 |
| 29 | Chase Hancock | Marshall | SO | LB | 6 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 36 | Khalil Hodge | Buffalo | SO | LB | 6 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Nick Cook | Charlotte | SR | LB | 6 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 36 | Trenton Greene | BGSU | SR | LB | 6 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 8.83 |
| 36 | Brandon Bell | Penn State | SR | LB | 4 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 11.75 |
| 40 | Deonte Roberts | Rutgers | SO | LB | 7 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 7.86 |
| 40 | Anthony Williams | Utah State | SR | LB | 6 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 7.50 |
| 40 | Jason Cabinda | Penn State | JR | LB | 4 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 43 | Stratton Brown | Fresno St | SR | DB | 6 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 11.00 |
| 43 | Josh Jones | NC State | JR | S | 7 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 9.29 |
| 43 | Bo Bower | Iowa | JR | LB | 7 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 7.29 |
| 43 | Shaan Washington | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 7 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 43 | Josh Banderas | Nebraska | SR | LB | 7 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 43 | Xavier Woodson-Luster | Ark St | SR | LB | 6 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 7.50 |
| 49 | Obi Melifonwu | UConn | SR | S | 7 | 39 | 30 | 69 | 9.86 |
| 49 | Richie Brown | Miss St | SR | LB | 6 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 9.67 |
| 49 | Troy Hawthorne | UNLV | SR | DB | 6 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 49 | Tre'maine Lightfoot | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 6 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Jason Beck | EMU | JR | DB | 6 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 7.83 |
| 49 | Demetrious Cox | Mich St | SR | DB | 6 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 49 | Nick Usher | UTEP | SR | LB | 7 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 49 | Andrew Dowell | Mich St | SO | LB | 7 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 49 | Dexter Lawrence | Clemson | FR | DT | 7 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 58 | Treyvon Williams | FIU | JR | LB | 7 | 41 | 29 | 70 | 10.00 |
| 58 | Quin Blanding | Virginia | JR | FS | 6 | 39 | 29 | 68 | 11.33 |
| 58 | Caleb Saulo | Oregon St | SR | ILB | 7 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 58 | Raekwon McMillan | Ohio State | JR | LB | 7 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 7.57 |
| 58 | Frank Ginda | SJSU | SO | LB | 6 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 58 | Denzel Johnson | TCU | SR | S | 6 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 58 | Kendall Joseph | Clemson | SO | LB | 7 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 7.14 |
| 58 | Jaden Wright | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 66 | Anthony Wint | FIU | JR | LB | 7 | 40 | 28 | 68 | 9.71 |
| 66 | Ben Weaver | Boise St | SR | WLB | 6 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 10.00 |
| 66 | Blair Brown | Ohio | SR | LB | 6 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 66 | Robert Spillane | W Mich | JR | LB | 6 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 66 | Josiah Tauaefa | UTSA | FR | LB | 6 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 66 | Anthony Wilson | ODU | SR | LB | 6 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 8.17 |
| 66 | Kane Seeley | Iowa State | SR | LB | 7 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 6.71 |
| 66 | Brandon Smith | Penn State | JR | LB | 7 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 66 | Demeitre Brim | UCF | SR | LB | 6 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 6.83 |
| 66 | Davon Godchaux | LSU | JR | DT | 7 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 66 | Marquise Copeland | Cincinnati | SO | DE | 7 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 77 | Alex Bertrando | Nevada | SR | LB | 5 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 10.80 |
| 77 | Mike Edwards | Kentucky | SO | S | 7 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 7.29 |
| 77 | Nick Orr | TCU | JR | S | 7 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 7.29 |
| 77 | Shane Cockerille | Maryland | JR | LB | 6 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 8.17 |
| 77 | DeMarquis Gates | Miss | JR | LB | 6 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 7.83 |
| 77 | Brooks Ellis | Arkansas | SR | LB | 7 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 77 | Willie Harvey | Iowa State | SO | LB | 7 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 77 | Andrew Motuapuaka | Va Tech | JR | LB | 6 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 77 | Kennan Gilchrist | App St | SR | OLB | 6 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 7.00 |
| 86 | Marquel Lee | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 7 | 39 | 26 | 65 | 9.29 |
| 86 | Zach Cunningham | Vanderbilt | JR | ILB | 6 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 86 | Trevor Morris | Rutgers | SO | LB | 7 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 7.57 |
| 86 | TJ Ricks | ODU | SR | LB | 6 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 8.17 |
| 86 | Kyle Wilson | Ark St | JR | LB | 6 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 6.50 |
| 86 | Devontre'a Tyler | Marshall | SR | LB | 7 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 92 | Bryan London | Texas St | FR | LB | 6 | 51 | 25 | 76 | 12.67 |
| 92 | Devin Chappell | Oregon St | SR | S | 7 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 92 | Toran Davis | Ohio | SR | S | 6 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 8.00 |
| 92 | Donnie Miles | N Carolina | JR | S | 6 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 7.67 |
| 92 | Corey Neely | Marshall | SR | S | 7 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 92 | Josh Watson | CSU | SO | LB | 6 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 92 | Vontae Diggs | UConn | JR | LB | 7 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 92 | Jamal Adams | LSU | JR | S | 7 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 92 | Kendall Gant | Marshall | JR | S | 7 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 5.86 |