2017 FBS Independents Leaders Tackles - Games in November Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole Christiansen | Army | SO | LB | 3 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 2 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 4 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 3 | Jesse Monteiro | U Mass | SR | S | 3 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 4 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 4 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 4 | James Nachtigal | Army | JR | LB | 3 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 6 | Greer Martini | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 4 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 7 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | JR | DL | 4 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 8 | Alex Aukerman | Army | SR | LB | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 9 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 9 | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 4 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 11 | Steve Casali | U Mass | SR | LB | 3 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 11 | Jarell Addo | U Mass | JR | LB | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 13 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | JR | LB | 4 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 15 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | SR | DB | 3 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 15 | Rhyan England | Army | SR | DB | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 15 | Ali Ali-Musa | U Mass | SR | DL | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 18 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | JR | DL | 4 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 19 | Elijah Riley | Army | SO | DB | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Fred Warner | BYU | SR | LB | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 21 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | SO | CB | 3 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 21 | Lee Moses | U Mass | JR | CB | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 23 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | SR | DL | 3 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 23 | James Gibson | Army | JR | DB | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 25 | Dayan Ghanwoloku | BYU | SO | DB | 4 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 25 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 4 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 27 | Nick Coleman | Notre Dame | JR | S | 4 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Adam Pulsipher | BYU | JR | LB | 4 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Sha-Ki Holines | U Mass | SR | DL | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame | SO | S | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 31 | Zayne Anderson | BYU | JR | DB | 4 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 31 | Shaun Crawford | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 31 | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 34 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | JR | LB | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 35 | Cameron Jones | Army | SO | DB | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 35 | Wunmi Oyetuga | Army | JR | DL | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Chris Wilcox | BYU | SO | DB | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 37 | Jonathan Bonner | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 39 | John Voit | Army | SR | DL | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 39 | Raymond Wright | Army | JR | DL | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 41 | Kesni Tausinga | BYU | SR | DL | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 42 | Tyler Hayes | U Mass | JR | S | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 43 | Merrill Taliauli | BYU | JR | DL | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 44 | Michael Shelton | BYU | JR | DB | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 44 | Handsome Tanielu | BYU | SR | DL | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 44 | Jay Hayes | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 44 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 44 | Bakhari Goodson | U Mass | SO | S | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 44 | Max Regan | Army | JR | DB | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 44 | Tyris Lebeau | U Mass | FR | S | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.