2016 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Rodney Butler NMSU SR LB 8 41 62 103 12.88
2 Travin Howard TCU JR LB 9 58 43 101 11.22
3 Bryan London Texas St FR LB 8 61 39 100 12.50
4 Jayon Brown UCLA SR LB 9 53 44 97 10.78
5 Tegray Scales Indiana JR LB 9 70 24 94 10.44
5 Micah Kiser Virginia JR ILB 8 47 47 94 11.75
7 Josey Jewell Iowa JR MLB 9 42 51 93 10.33
7 Tré Watson Illinois SO LB 9 33 60 93 10.33
9 Eric Wilson Cincinnati SR LB 8 44 48 92 11.50
10 Ty Summers TCU SO LB 9 47 43 90 10.00
11 Zach Cunningham Vanderbilt JR ILB 8 51 38 89 11.13
11 Trevor Morris Rutgers SO LB 9 49 40 89 9.89
13 Joe Giles-Harris Duke FR LB 8 46 42 88 11.00
13 Ben Boulware Clemson SR LB 9 44 44 88 9.78
15 Stratton Brown Fresno St SR DB 8 38 49 87 10.88
16 Kenneth Olugbode Colorado SR ILB 10 57 29 86 8.60
16 Blair Brown Ohio SR LB 9 52 34 86 9.56
16 Andrew Wingard Wyoming SO FS 9 52 34 86 9.56
16 Azeez Al-Shaair FAU SO LB 8 43 43 86 10.75
20 Jahlani Tavai Hawai'i SO LB 8 55 30 85 10.63
21 Ukeme Eligwe Ga South JR LB 8 55 29 84 10.50
21 Tau Lotulelei UNLV SR LB 8 45 39 84 10.50
23 Nick Cuthbert Kent State SR LB 8 46 37 83 10.38
23 Shane Cockerille Maryland JR LB 9 42 41 83 9.22
25 Sean Wiggins Ball State SR LB 8 48 34 82 10.25
25 Ulysees Gilbert III Akron SO LB 8 44 38 82 10.25
25 Keith Brown Western Ky SR LB 9 38 44 82 9.11
28 Markus Bailey Purdue FR LB 9 48 33 81 9.00
28 Obi Melifonwu UConn SR S 8 47 34 81 10.13
28 Quin Blanding Virginia JR FS 8 47 34 81 10.13
28 Deonte Roberts Rutgers SO LB 9 28 53 81 9.00
32 Fish Smithson Kansas SR S 9 59 21 80 8.89
32 Ben Humphreys Duke SO LB 8 40 40 80 10.00
32 Marcus Allen Penn State JR S 10 40 40 80 8.00
35 Godwin Igwebuike N'western JR S 9 59 20 79 8.78
35 Elijah Lee Kansas St JR LB 9 58 21 79 8.78
35 Anthony Walker, Jr. N'western JR LB 9 45 34 79 8.78
35 Troy Hawthorne UNLV SR DB 8 42 37 79 9.88
35 Dalton Herrington NMSU JR LB 8 37 42 79 9.88
40 Tremaine Edmunds Va Tech SO LB 9 45 33 78 8.67
40 Hardy Nickerson Illinois SR LB 9 26 52 78 8.67
42 Jordan Sterns Okla St SR S 8 51 26 77 9.63
42 Marcus Epps Wyoming SO DB 9 51 26 77 8.56
42 Andre Smith N Carolina SO LB 8 38 39 77 9.63
42 Jermaine Carter, Jr. Maryland JR LB 9 37 40 77 8.56
46 Josh Jones NC State JR S 8 44 32 76 9.50
46 Caleb Saulo Oregon St SR ILB 9 44 32 76 8.44
46 Lucas Wacha Wyoming SR LB 9 44 32 76 8.44
46 Jeff Camilli Fresno St SR ILB 8 33 43 76 9.50
50 Parris Bennett Syracuse JR LB 8 44 31 75 9.38
50 Josh Banderas Nebraska SR LB 9 33 42 75 8.33
52 Marcus Oliver Indiana JR LB 9 52 22 74 8.22
52 Marquel Lee Wk Forest SR LB 8 48 26 74 9.25
52 Troy Dye Oregon FR LB 8 45 29 74 9.25
52 Alvin Davis Akron FR CB 8 41 33 74 9.25
52 Cole Holcomb N Carolina SO LB 8 40 34 74 9.25
52 Emmanuel Ellerbee Rice JR LB 7 39 35 74 10.57
52 Khalil Hodge Buffalo SO LB 8 39 35 74 9.25
52 Antonio Kinard Cincinnati SR LB 8 31 43 74 9.25
60 Mike Lee Kansas FR S 9 66 7 73 8.11
60 Chase Hansen Utah SO DB 9 44 29 73 8.11
60 Chris Melton MTSU SO LB 8 39 34 73 9.13
60 Ben Gedeon Michigan SR LB 9 28 45 73 8.11
64 Reuben Foster Alabama SR LB 9 37 35 72 8.00
64 Jason Beck EMU JR DB 8 35 37 72 9.00
64 Chris Frey Mich St JR LB 9 34 38 72 8.00
67 Gabe Loyd Texas St JR LB 8 44 27 71 8.88
67 Zach Edwards Cincinnati SR S 8 43 28 71 8.88
69 Jaleel Wadood UCLA JR DB 9 47 23 70 7.78
69 Christian Tago SJSU SR LB 8 41 29 70 8.75
69 Brandon Bell Penn State SR LB 7 32 38 70 10.00
72 Kenny Young UCLA JR LB 9 46 23 69 7.67
72 Denzel Johnson TCU SR S 8 43 26 69 8.63
72 Nick Orr TCU JR S 9 43 26 69 7.67
72 Donnie Miles N Carolina JR S 8 41 28 69 8.63
72 Manase Hungalu Oregon St JR ILB 9 40 29 69 7.67
72 Robert Spillane W Mich JR LB 9 37 32 69 7.67
72 Patrick Nelson Illinois FR DB 9 32 37 69 7.67
72 Shaan Washington Texas A&M SR LB 8 30 39 69 8.63
72 Josiah Tauaefa UTSA FR LB 8 26 43 69 8.63
81 Auggie Sanchez S Florida JR LB 8 39 29 68 8.50
81 Willie Harvey Iowa State SO LB 9 34 34 68 7.56
81 Alvin Jones UTEP JR LB 7 33 35 68 9.71
81 Nick Cook Charlotte SR LB 8 33 35 68 8.50
81 Tre'maine Lightfoot La-Lafytte SR LB 8 28 40 68 8.50
81 Kyle Rachwal EMU SO LB 8 26 42 68 8.50
87 Leroy Clark Purdue SR S 9 46 21 67 7.44
87 Jessie Bates III Wk Forest FR DB 8 44 23 67 8.38
87 Asauni Rufus Nevada SO DB 8 43 24 67 8.38
87 Justin Evans Texas A&M SR DB 8 42 25 67 8.38
87 Ishmael Hargrove Buffalo JR LB 8 38 29 67 8.38
87 Alex Bertrando Nevada SR LB 7 37 30 67 9.57
87 Treyvon Williams FIU JR LB 8 36 31 67 8.38
87 Tony Lashley Idaho SO LB 8 35 32 67 8.38
87 Trenton Greene BGSU SR LB 8 32 35 67 8.38
87 Raekwon McMillan Ohio State JR LB 9 29 38 67 7.44
87 Jimmie Swain Oregon JR LB 8 27 40 67 8.38
98 Jordyn Brooks Texas Tech FR LB 9 45 21 66 7.33
98 Peyton Pelluer Wash St JR LB 9 44 22 66 7.33
98 Brandon Snyder Iowa SO DB 9 43 23 66 7.33