2016 National Leaders Tackles - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Travin Howard TCU JR LB 4 33 24 57 14.25
2 Rodney Butler NMSU SR LB 4 24 32 56 14.00
3 Micah Kiser Virginia JR ILB 4 25 26 51 12.75
4 Jack Cichy Wisconsin JR ILB 3 27 10 37 12.33
5 Ulysees Gilbert III Akron SO LB 5 30 31 61 12.20
6 Parris Bennett Syracuse JR LB 4 21 27 48 12.00
7 Zach Cunningham Vanderbilt JR ILB 4 19 28 47 11.75
7 Jacob Nwangwa NMSU JR DB 4 19 28 47 11.75
9 Tegray Scales Indiana JR LB 5 43 15 58 11.60
10 Eric Wilson Cincinnati SR LB 4 26 20 46 11.50
11 Jalen Young FAU SO S 4 27 18 45 11.25
12 Jahlani Tavai Hawai'i SO LB 5 32 23 55 11.00
12 Quin Blanding Virginia JR FS 4 27 17 44 11.00
12 Josey Jewell Iowa JR MLB 4 19 25 44 11.00
12 Kendell Beckwith LSU SR LB 3 11 22 33 11.00
16 Josh Jones NC State JR S 5 33 21 54 10.80
16 Khalil Hodge Buffalo SO LB 5 32 22 54 10.80
18 Ben Boulware Clemson SR LB 4 21 22 43 10.75
19 Stratton Brown Fresno St SR DB 5 19 34 53 10.60
20 Marquel Lee Wk Forest SR LB 4 27 15 42 10.50
20 Trevor Morris Rutgers SO LB 4 26 16 42 10.50
20 Sean Wiggins Ball State SR LB 4 23 19 42 10.50
23 Duke Riley LSU SR LB 3 12 19 31 10.33
24 Marcus Allen Penn State JR S 4 18 23 41 10.25
24 Azeez Al-Shaair FAU SO LB 4 16 25 41 10.25
26 Tau Lotulelei UNLV SR LB 5 27 24 51 10.20
27 Nate Holley Kent State SR S 5 41 9 50 10.00
27 Elijah Lee Kansas St JR LB 5 33 17 50 10.00
27 Keith Brown Western Ky SR LB 5 29 21 50 10.00
27 Steve Casali U Mass JR ILB 5 19 31 50 10.00
27 Andrew Wingard Wyoming SO FS 4 28 12 40 10.00
27 Bryan London Texas St FR LB 4 27 13 40 10.00
27 Richie Brown Miss St SR LB 4 21 19 40 10.00
27 Ben Humphreys Duke SO LB 4 18 22 40 10.00
27 Taylor Young Baylor JR LB 3 16 14 30 10.00
27 Jarrad Davis Florida SR LB 3 12 18 30 10.00
37 Troy Hawthorne UNLV SR DB 5 29 20 49 9.80
37 Jason Beck EMU JR DB 5 24 25 49 9.80
37 Jeff Camilli Fresno St SR ILB 5 19 30 49 9.80
40 Fish Smithson Kansas SR S 4 26 13 39 9.75
40 Zach Edwards Cincinnati SR S 4 25 14 39 9.75
40 Sean Folliard N Illinois SR LB 4 24 15 39 9.75
40 Jayon Brown UCLA SR LB 4 22 17 39 9.75
40 Jeremy Timpf Army SR LB 4 21 18 39 9.75
45 Alex Dale MTSU JR S 3 20 9 29 9.67
46 Blair Brown Ohio SR LB 5 32 16 48 9.60
46 Caleb Saulo Oregon St SR ILB 5 28 20 48 9.60
46 Shane Cockerille Maryland JR LB 5 22 26 48 9.60
46 Patrick Nelson Illinois FR DB 5 22 26 48 9.60
50 Cole Holcomb N Carolina SO LB 4 20 18 38 9.50
51 Chris Frey Mich St JR LB 5 21 26 47 9.40
52 Francis Bernard BYU SO LB 3 20 8 28 9.33
52 Tre'maine Lightfoot La-Lafytte SR LB 3 13 15 28 9.33
52 Alex Bertrando Nevada SR LB 3 10 18 28 9.33
55 Van Smith Clemson SO S 4 31 6 37 9.25
55 Kenneth Olugbode Colorado SR ILB 4 28 9 37 9.25
55 Javante O'Roy Texas St SR S 4 25 12 37 9.25
55 Ukeme Eligwe Ga South JR LB 4 24 13 37 9.25
55 La'Kel Bass UTSA JR LB 4 11 26 37 9.25
60 Hardy Nickerson Illinois SR LB 5 15 31 46 9.20
61 Marcus Ball Ariz St JR LB 5 36 9 45 9.00
61 Anthony Wint FIU JR LB 5 29 16 45 9.00
61 Treyvon Williams FIU JR LB 5 27 18 45 9.00
61 Ben Weaver Boise St SR WLB 5 24 21 45 9.00
61 Tré Watson Illinois SO LB 5 15 30 45 9.00
61 Kishawn McClain N Texas JR DB 4 29 7 36 9.00
61 Tremaine Edmunds Va Tech SO LB 4 24 12 36 9.00
61 Martez Hester Ball State SR S 4 22 14 36 9.00
61 Emmanuel Ellerbee Rice JR LB 4 21 15 36 9.00
61 Zaire Franklin Syracuse JR LB 4 21 15 36 9.00
61 Anthony Walker, Jr. N'western JR LB 4 20 16 36 9.00
61 Donnie Miles N Carolina JR S 4 19 17 36 9.00
61 Chris Melton MTSU SO LB 4 19 17 36 9.00
61 Jimmie Swain Oregon JR LB 4 16 20 36 9.00
61 Troy Dye Oregon FR LB 3 15 12 27 9.00
76 Jonathan Celestin Minnesota JR LB 5 28 16 44 8.80
76 Alonzo McGee Georgia St SR LB 5 26 18 44 8.80
76 Alvin Davis Akron FR CB 5 24 20 44 8.80
79 Denzel Johnson TCU SR S 4 24 11 35 8.75
79 Ironhead Gallon Ga South SR LB 4 24 11 35 8.75
79 Gabe Loyd Texas St JR LB 4 21 14 35 8.75
79 Nate Gaines UTSA JR S 4 21 14 35 8.75
79 Drue Tranquill Notre Dame JR S 4 20 15 35 8.75
79 Robert Spillane W Mich JR LB 4 19 16 35 8.75
85 Trent Martin Tulsa SR LB 3 16 10 26 8.67
85 Otha Peters La-Lafytte SR LB 3 10 16 26 8.67
87 Malik Fountain CMU SO LB 5 26 17 43 8.60
87 Malachi Mageo Hawai'i SO LB 5 23 20 43 8.60
89 Shaquem Griffin UCF JR LB 4 23 11 34 8.50
89 Larry Ogunjobi Charlotte SR DL 4 17 17 34 8.50
91 Christian Tago SJSU SR LB 5 25 17 42 8.40
91 Chad Moore Ohio JR LB 5 23 19 42 8.40
91 Jordan Harris La Tech SR LB 5 23 19 42 8.40
91 Montae Nicholson Mich St JR S 5 18 24 42 8.40
95 Matthew Adams Houston JR ILB 3 18 7 25 8.33
96 Malik Jenkins Texas Tech SR LB 4 24 9 33 8.25
96 Corey Hall Ball State SR S 4 23 10 33 8.25
96 Todd Kelly Jr. Tennessee JR DB 4 22 11 33 8.25
96 Jessie Bates III Wk Forest FR DB 4 21 12 33 8.25
96 T.J. Edwards Wisconsin SO ILB 4 19 14 33 8.25

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