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

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Xavier Moss Army SR DB 1 6 7 13 13.00
1 James Onwualu Notre Dame SR LB 1 3 10 13 13.00
3 Rodney Butler NMSU SR LB 8 41 62 103 12.88
4 Bryan London Texas St FR LB 8 61 39 100 12.50
5 Steve Casali U Mass JR ILB 1 6 6 12 12.00
6 Micah Kiser Virginia JR ILB 8 47 47 94 11.75
7 Eric Wilson Cincinnati SR LB 8 44 48 92 11.50
8 Travin Howard TCU JR LB 9 58 43 101 11.22
9 Zach Cunningham Vanderbilt JR ILB 8 51 38 89 11.13
10 Joe Giles-Harris Duke FR LB 8 46 42 88 11.00
11 Stratton Brown Fresno St SR DB 8 38 49 87 10.88
12 Jayon Brown UCLA SR LB 9 53 44 97 10.78
13 Azeez Al-Shaair FAU SO LB 8 43 43 86 10.75
14 Jahlani Tavai Hawai'i SO LB 8 55 30 85 10.63
15 Emmanuel Ellerbee Rice JR LB 7 39 35 74 10.57
16 Ukeme Eligwe Ga South JR LB 8 55 29 84 10.50
16 Tau Lotulelei UNLV SR LB 8 45 39 84 10.50
18 Tegray Scales Indiana JR LB 9 70 24 94 10.44
19 Nick Cuthbert Kent State SR LB 8 46 37 83 10.38
20 Josey Jewell Iowa JR MLB 9 42 51 93 10.33
20 Tré Watson Illinois SO LB 9 33 60 93 10.33
22 Sean Wiggins Ball State SR LB 8 48 34 82 10.25
22 Ulysees Gilbert III Akron SO LB 8 44 38 82 10.25
24 Obi Melifonwu UConn SR S 8 47 34 81 10.13
24 Quin Blanding Virginia JR FS 8 47 34 81 10.13
26 Ty Summers TCU SO LB 9 47 43 90 10.00
26 Ben Humphreys Duke SO LB 8 40 40 80 10.00
26 Colbert Calhoun U Mass JR ILB 1 6 4 10 10.00
26 Andrew King Army SR LB 1 5 5 10 10.00
30 Trevor Morris Rutgers SO LB 9 49 40 89 9.89
31 Troy Hawthorne UNLV SR DB 8 42 37 79 9.88
31 Dalton Herrington NMSU JR LB 8 37 42 79 9.88
33 Ben Boulware Clemson SR LB 9 44 44 88 9.78
34 Alvin Jones UTEP JR LB 7 33 35 68 9.71
35 Jordan Sterns Okla St SR S 8 51 26 77 9.63
35 Andre Smith N Carolina SO LB 8 38 39 77 9.63
37 Alex Bertrando Nevada SR LB 7 37 30 67 9.57
38 Blair Brown Ohio SR LB 9 52 34 86 9.56
38 Andrew Wingard Wyoming SO FS 9 52 34 86 9.56
40 Josh Jones NC State JR S 8 44 32 76 9.50
40 Jeff Camilli Fresno St SR ILB 8 33 43 76 9.50
42 Parris Bennett Syracuse JR LB 8 44 31 75 9.38
43 Jalen Young FAU SO S 7 42 23 65 9.29
43 Trent Martin Tulsa SR LB 7 35 30 65 9.29
45 Marquel Lee Wk Forest SR LB 8 48 26 74 9.25
45 Troy Dye Oregon FR LB 8 45 29 74 9.25
45 Alvin Davis Akron FR CB 8 41 33 74 9.25
45 Cole Holcomb N Carolina SO LB 8 40 34 74 9.25
45 Khalil Hodge Buffalo SO LB 8 39 35 74 9.25
45 Antonio Kinard Cincinnati SR LB 8 31 43 74 9.25
51 Shane Cockerille Maryland JR LB 9 42 41 83 9.22
52 Riley Bullough Mich St SR LB 7 14 50 64 9.14
53 Chris Melton MTSU SO LB 8 39 34 73 9.13
54 Keith Brown Western Ky SR LB 9 38 44 82 9.11
55 Markus Bailey Purdue FR LB 9 48 33 81 9.00
55 Deonte Roberts Rutgers SO LB 9 28 53 81 9.00
55 Jason Beck EMU JR DB 8 35 37 72 9.00
55 Greer Martini Notre Dame JR LB 1 5 4 9 9.00
55 Jaylon McClinton Army FR DB 1 3 6 9 9.00
60 Fish Smithson Kansas SR S 9 59 21 80 8.89
61 Gabe Loyd Texas St JR LB 8 44 27 71 8.88
61 Zach Edwards Cincinnati SR S 8 43 28 71 8.88
63 Godwin Igwebuike N'western JR S 9 59 20 79 8.78
63 Elijah Lee Kansas St JR LB 9 58 21 79 8.78
63 Anthony Walker, Jr. N'western JR LB 9 45 34 79 8.78
66 Christian Tago SJSU SR LB 8 41 29 70 8.75
67 Tremaine Edmunds Va Tech SO LB 9 45 33 78 8.67
67 Hardy Nickerson Illinois SR LB 9 26 52 78 8.67
69 Denzel Johnson TCU SR S 8 43 26 69 8.63
69 Donnie Miles N Carolina JR S 8 41 28 69 8.63
69 Shaan Washington Texas A&M SR LB 8 30 39 69 8.63
69 Josiah Tauaefa UTSA FR LB 8 26 43 69 8.63
73 Kenneth Olugbode Colorado SR ILB 10 57 29 86 8.60
74 Marcus Epps Wyoming SO DB 9 51 26 77 8.56
74 Jermaine Carter, Jr. Maryland JR LB 9 37 40 77 8.56
76 Auggie Sanchez S Florida JR LB 8 39 29 68 8.50
76 Nick Cook Charlotte SR LB 8 33 35 68 8.50
76 Tre'maine Lightfoot La-Lafytte SR LB 8 28 40 68 8.50
76 Kyle Rachwal EMU SO LB 8 26 42 68 8.50
80 Caleb Saulo Oregon St SR ILB 9 44 32 76 8.44
80 Lucas Wacha Wyoming SR LB 9 44 32 76 8.44
82 Kendell Beckwith LSU SR LB 7 24 35 59 8.43
83 Jessie Bates III Wk Forest FR DB 8 44 23 67 8.38
83 Asauni Rufus Nevada SO DB 8 43 24 67 8.38
83 Justin Evans Texas A&M SR DB 8 42 25 67 8.38
83 Ishmael Hargrove Buffalo JR LB 8 38 29 67 8.38
83 Treyvon Williams FIU JR LB 8 36 31 67 8.38
83 Tony Lashley Idaho SO LB 8 35 32 67 8.38
83 Trenton Greene BGSU SR LB 8 32 35 67 8.38
83 Jimmie Swain Oregon JR LB 8 27 40 67 8.38
91 Josh Banderas Nebraska SR LB 9 33 42 75 8.33
91 Matthew Adams Houston JR ILB 6 36 14 50 8.33
93 Zaire Franklin Syracuse JR LB 8 38 28 66 8.25
94 Marcus Oliver Indiana JR LB 9 52 22 74 8.22
95 D'Nerius Antoine USM SR LB 8 40 25 65 8.13
95 Anthony Wint FIU JR LB 8 36 29 65 8.13
95 Anthony Williams Utah State SR LB 8 26 39 65 8.13
98 Mike Lee Kansas FR S 9 66 7 73 8.11
98 Chase Hansen Utah SO DB 9 44 29 73 8.11
98 Ben Gedeon Michigan SR LB 9 28 45 73 8.11

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