2016 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) 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 | Bryan London | Texas St | FR | LB | 12 | 83 | 58 | 141 | 11.75 |
| 3 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 13 | 84 | 43 | 127 | 9.77 |
| 4 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 13 | 57 | 67 | 124 | 9.54 |
| 5 | Khalil Hodge | Buffalo | SO | LB | 11 | 60 | 59 | 119 | 10.82 |
| 6 | Andrew Wingard | Wyoming | SO | FS | 13 | 69 | 49 | 118 | 9.08 |
| 7 | Blair Brown | Ohio | SR | LB | 13 | 65 | 52 | 117 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Tau Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 12 | 62 | 55 | 117 | 9.75 |
| 9 | Calvin Munson | SDSU | SR | LB | 14 | 57 | 59 | 116 | 8.29 |
| 10 | Josiah Tauaefa | UTSA | FR | LB | 13 | 50 | 65 | 115 | 8.85 |
| 11 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | JR | LB | 12 | 47 | 66 | 113 | 9.42 |
| 12 | Azeez Al-Shaair | FAU | SO | LB | 12 | 56 | 56 | 112 | 9.33 |
| 13 | Eric Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 10 | 50 | 60 | 110 | 11.00 |
| 14 | Treyvon Williams | FIU | JR | LB | 12 | 61 | 48 | 109 | 9.08 |
| 14 | Stratton Brown | Fresno St | SR | DB | 11 | 55 | 54 | 109 | 9.91 |
| 16 | Ben Weaver | Boise St | SR | WLB | 13 | 58 | 50 | 108 | 8.31 |
| 16 | Anthony Wint | FIU | JR | LB | 12 | 57 | 51 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 18 | Troy Hawthorne | UNLV | SR | DB | 12 | 57 | 50 | 107 | 8.92 |
| 19 | Andrew Motuapuaka | Va Tech | JR | LB | 12 | 48 | 58 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 20 | Alex Bertrando | Nevada | SR | LB | 11 | 62 | 43 | 105 | 9.55 |
| 20 | Robert Spillane | W Mich | JR | LB | 13 | 56 | 49 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 22 | Ukeme Eligwe | Ga South | JR | LB | 11 | 65 | 39 | 104 | 9.45 |
| 22 | Emmanuel Ellerbee | Rice | JR | LB | 10 | 62 | 42 | 104 | 10.40 |
| 22 | Sean Wiggins | Ball State | SR | LB | 11 | 61 | 43 | 104 | 9.45 |
| 22 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | JR | LB | 11 | 57 | 47 | 104 | 9.45 |
| 22 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 12 | 57 | 47 | 104 | 8.67 |
| 27 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | JR | LB | 13 | 64 | 39 | 103 | 7.92 |
| 27 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SO | LB | 12 | 38 | 65 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 29 | Obi Melifonwu | UConn | SR | S | 10 | 61 | 41 | 102 | 10.20 |
| 29 | Zach Cunningham | Vanderbilt | JR | ILB | 11 | 60 | 42 | 102 | 9.27 |
| 29 | Gabe Loyd | Texas St | JR | LB | 12 | 59 | 43 | 102 | 8.50 |
| 29 | Ulysees Gilbert III | Akron | SO | LB | 10 | 54 | 48 | 102 | 10.20 |
| 29 | Chris Melton | MTSU | SO | LB | 13 | 52 | 50 | 102 | 7.85 |
| 29 | TJ Ricks | ODU | SR | LB | 13 | 48 | 54 | 102 | 7.85 |
| 35 | Lucas Wacha | Wyoming | SR | LB | 13 | 56 | 45 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 35 | Tre'maine Lightfoot | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 13 | 47 | 54 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 35 | Steve Casali | U Mass | JR | ILB | 11 | 45 | 56 | 101 | 9.18 |
| 38 | Jalen Young | FAU | SO | S | 11 | 67 | 33 | 100 | 9.09 |
| 38 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | SO | DB | 13 | 65 | 35 | 100 | 7.69 |
| 38 | Darrell Songy | USA | JR | LB | 13 | 59 | 41 | 100 | 7.69 |
| 41 | Tony Lashley | Idaho | SO | LB | 12 | 60 | 39 | 99 | 8.25 |
| 41 | Travin Howard | TCU | JR | LB | 10 | 56 | 43 | 99 | 9.90 |
| 41 | Anthony Wilson | ODU | SR | LB | 13 | 54 | 45 | 99 | 7.62 |
| 41 | Frank Ginda | SJSU | SO | LB | 12 | 50 | 49 | 99 | 8.25 |
| 45 | Jeff Camilli | Fresno St | SR | ILB | 10 | 50 | 48 | 98 | 9.80 |
| 45 | Eric Boggs | App St | JR | ILB | 13 | 43 | 55 | 98 | 7.54 |
| 47 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | JR | ILB | 9 | 48 | 49 | 97 | 10.78 |
| 48 | Micah Thomas | Navy | JR | LB | 12 | 57 | 39 | 96 | 8.00 |
| 48 | Kyle Rachwal | EMU | SO | LB | 12 | 33 | 63 | 96 | 8.00 |
| 50 | Asauni Rufus | Nevada | SO | DB | 12 | 67 | 28 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 50 | Tremaine Edmunds | Va Tech | SO | LB | 12 | 48 | 47 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 50 | Trenton Greene | BGSU | SR | LB | 11 | 45 | 50 | 95 | 8.64 |
| 53 | Jordan Harris | La Tech | SR | LB | 12 | 53 | 41 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 53 | Otha Peters | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 13 | 47 | 47 | 94 | 7.23 |
| 55 | Andrew King | Army | SR | LB | 12 | 56 | 37 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 55 | Trent Martin | Tulsa | SR | LB | 11 | 51 | 42 | 93 | 8.45 |
| 55 | Ty Summers | TCU | SO | LB | 10 | 48 | 45 | 93 | 9.30 |
| 55 | Tony Reid | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 12 | 48 | 45 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 55 | Alvin Jones | UTEP | JR | LB | 10 | 44 | 49 | 93 | 9.30 |
| 60 | Nick Cook | Charlotte | SR | LB | 10 | 42 | 50 | 92 | 9.20 |
| 60 | Jason Beck | EMU | JR | DB | 12 | 40 | 52 | 92 | 7.67 |
| 62 | Dakota Cox | New Mexico | SR | LB | 12 | 51 | 40 | 91 | 7.58 |
| 62 | Kevin Davis | CSU | SR | LB | 12 | 49 | 42 | 91 | 7.58 |
| 64 | Anthony Williams | Utah State | SR | LB | 11 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 8.18 |
| 65 | Xavier Woods | La Tech | SR | S | 14 | 60 | 29 | 89 | 6.36 |
| 65 | Ironhead Gallon | Ga South | SR | LB | 11 | 52 | 37 | 89 | 8.09 |
| 65 | Kennan Gilchrist | App St | SR | OLB | 13 | 46 | 43 | 89 | 6.85 |
| 65 | Ryan McAleenan | UNLV | SR | LB | 12 | 42 | 47 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 65 | Josh Watson | CSU | SO | LB | 12 | 40 | 49 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 65 | Dante Lovilette | UTEP | JR | LB | 12 | 38 | 51 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 71 | Jayshawn Jordan | Idaho | SR | CB | 12 | 60 | 28 | 88 | 7.33 |
| 71 | Branden Leston | Western Ky | SR | DB | 13 | 55 | 33 | 88 | 6.77 |
| 71 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | FR | LB | 13 | 53 | 35 | 88 | 6.77 |
| 71 | Ishmael Hargrove | Buffalo | JR | LB | 11 | 49 | 39 | 88 | 8.00 |
| 71 | Jacob Nwangwa | NMSU | JR | DB | 12 | 33 | 55 | 88 | 7.33 |
| 76 | Chad Moore | Ohio | JR | LB | 13 | 48 | 39 | 87 | 6.69 |
| 76 | La'Kel Bass | UTSA | JR | LB | 13 | 33 | 54 | 87 | 6.69 |
| 78 | Justin Tranquill | W Mich | FR | DB | 13 | 61 | 25 | 86 | 6.62 |
| 78 | Alonzo McGee | Georgia St | SR | LB | 11 | 55 | 31 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 78 | Roman Buchanan | USA | SR | LB | 13 | 55 | 31 | 86 | 6.62 |
| 78 | Junior McMullen | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 12 | 41 | 45 | 86 | 7.17 |
| 82 | Trayvon Henderson | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 13 | 59 | 26 | 85 | 6.54 |
| 82 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | JR | CB | 13 | 59 | 26 | 85 | 6.54 |
| 82 | Xavier Woodson-Luster | Ark St | SR | LB | 12 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 7.08 |
| 85 | Kishawn McClain | N Texas | JR | DB | 12 | 60 | 24 | 84 | 7.00 |
| 85 | Quin Blanding | Virginia | JR | FS | 9 | 49 | 35 | 84 | 9.33 |
| 85 | Alex Lyons | Rice | SR | LB | 11 | 44 | 40 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 88 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | JR | LB | 9 | 64 | 19 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 88 | Asantay Brown | W Mich | JR | LB | 13 | 58 | 25 | 83 | 6.38 |
| 88 | Nico Marley | Tulane | SR | LB | 11 | 50 | 33 | 83 | 7.55 |
| 88 | Jayon Brown | UCLA | SR | LB | 9 | 46 | 37 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 88 | Toran Davis | Ohio | SR | S | 13 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 6.38 |
| 88 | Antonio Kinard | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 10 | 27 | 56 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 94 | Jordan Jones | Kentucky | SO | LB | 10 | 54 | 28 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 94 | Damien Packer | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 13 | 54 | 28 | 82 | 6.31 |
| 94 | D'Nerius Antoine | USM | SR | LB | 12 | 53 | 29 | 82 | 6.83 |
| 94 | DeJuan Rogers | Toledo | SR | DB | 12 | 48 | 34 | 82 | 6.83 |
| 94 | Josh Jones | NC State | JR | S | 10 | 47 | 35 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 94 | Michael Egwuagu | UTSA | SR | S | 13 | 42 | 40 | 82 | 6.31 |
| 100 | Nate Gaines | UTSA | JR | S | 13 | 48 | 33 | 81 | 6.23 |