2017 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 13 | 56 | 60 | 116 | 8.92 |
| 2 | James Nachtigal | Army | JR | LB | 13 | 53 | 50 | 103 | 7.92 |
| 3 | Cole Christiansen | Army | SO | LB | 13 | 48 | 36 | 84 | 6.46 |
| 4 | Fred Warner | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 46 | 36 | 82 | 6.83 |
| 4 | Alex Aukerman | Army | SR | LB | 13 | 46 | 24 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 6 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 13 | 45 | 23 | 68 | 5.23 |
| 7 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 6.54 |
| 8 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 11 | 43 | 57 | 100 | 9.09 |
| 9 | Greer Martini | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 12 | 39 | 36 | 75 | 6.25 |
| 9 | Frank Ginda | SJSU | JR | LB | 5 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 13.20 |
| 11 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | JR | DL | 12 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 6.08 |
| 11 | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise St | JR | WLB | 5 | 37 | 14 | 51 | 10.20 |
| 11 | Mikial Onu | SMU | SO | S | 5 | 37 | 9 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 14 | Zayne Anderson | BYU | JR | DB | 11 | 36 | 20 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 15 | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 35 | 57 | 92 | 7.08 |
| 16 | Jesse Monteiro | U Mass | SR | S | 11 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 6.36 |
| 16 | James Gibson | Army | JR | DB | 13 | 34 | 11 | 45 | 3.46 |
| 18 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | JR | LB | 10 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 18 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | JR | DL | 12 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 5.17 |
| 18 | Dayan Ghanwoloku | BYU | SO | DB | 12 | 33 | 21 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 18 | Tyler Hayes | U Mass | JR | S | 11 | 33 | 19 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 22 | Steve Casali | U Mass | SR | LB | 11 | 32 | 42 | 74 | 6.73 |
| 22 | Jarell Addo | U Mass | JR | LB | 11 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 22 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | SR | DL | 11 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 4.91 |
| 22 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | SR | LB | 5 | 32 | 19 | 51 | 10.20 |
| 26 | Ali Ali-Musa | U Mass | SR | DL | 11 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Quin Blanding | Virginia | SR | FS | 5 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 11.80 |
| 26 | Skai Moore | S Carolina | SR | LB | 5 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 26 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | SO | DB | 10 | 30 | 14 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 26 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | SO | LB | 5 | 30 | 13 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 26 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | SO | CB | 11 | 30 | 13 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 26 | Delvon Randall | Temple | JR | DB | 5 | 30 | 9 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 33 | Jeffrey Allison | Fresno St | SO | LB | 5 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 10.20 |
| 33 | T.J. Brunson | S Carolina | SO | LB | 5 | 29 | 15 | 44 | 8.80 |
| 33 | Nick Coleman | Notre Dame | JR | S | 13 | 29 | 15 | 44 | 3.38 |
| 33 | Alex Briones | CMU | JR | LB | 5 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 33 | Juan Thornhill | Virginia | JR | SS | 5 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 38 | Kekoa Nawahine | Boise St | SO | S | 5 | 28 | 12 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 38 | Maurice McKnight | SJSU | SR | S | 5 | 28 | 8 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 40 | Tevin Crews | UAB | SR | LB | 5 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 40 | Adam Pulsipher | BYU | JR | LB | 12 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 40 | Ethan Aguayo | SJSU | SO | S | 5 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 9.60 |
| 40 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | JR | LB | 5 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 40 | Darius Harris | MTSU | JR | LB | 5 | 27 | 9 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 40 | Ron Smith | SDSU | SO | CB | 5 | 27 | 6 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 40 | Anthony Wint | FIU | SR | LB | 4 | 27 | 5 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 47 | Bobby Jones IV | N Illinois | SR | LB | 5 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 10.00 |
| 47 | Matthew Adams | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 47 | Broderick Thomas | UAB | JR | CB | 5 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 47 | Treyvon Williams | FIU | SR | LB | 4 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 47 | Tony Lashley | Idaho | JR | LB | 4 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 52 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 13 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 52 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | SR | DB | 10 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 52 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 4 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 52 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | SO | DB | 5 | 25 | 13 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 52 | Brandon Harris | BGSU | JR | STD | 4 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 52 | Jah'Shawn Johnson | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 4 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 52 | Curtis Akins | Memphis | JR | LB | 4 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 52 | Chris Lammons | S Carolina | SR | DB | 5 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 52 | Tony Fields II | Arizona | FR | LB | 4 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 52 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 5 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 52 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SO | DB | 4 | 25 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 52 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | JR | CB | 4 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 64 | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame | SO | S | 13 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 3.31 |
| 64 | Emmanuel Ellerbee | Rice | SR | LB | 4 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 64 | Rashad Smith | FAU | SO | LB | 5 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 64 | Roquan Smith | Georgia | JR | ILB | 5 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 64 | Joe Dineen Jr. | Kansas | JR | LB | 3 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 12.67 |
| 64 | Gabe McCoy | UNLV | SO | LB | 4 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 64 | Kishawn McClain | N Texas | SR | S | 5 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 64 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | SR | CB | 4 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 72 | Jawuan Johnson | N Illinois | JR | LB | 5 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 72 | Cale Garrett | Missouri | SO | LB | 5 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 72 | Cameron Glenn | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 5 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 72 | Devon Key | Western Ky | FR | DB | 5 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 72 | Lee Moses | U Mass | JR | CB | 10 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 72 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | JR | LB | 13 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 2.92 |
| 72 | Jovante Moffatt | MTSU | JR | S | 5 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 72 | Tarvarius Moore | USM | SR | DB | 5 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 72 | Darius West | Kentucky | JR | S | 5 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 72 | Mykelti Williams | N Illinois | SO | S | 5 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 72 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | SR | DB | 4 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 72 | Manny Bunch | Tulsa | SO | S | 4 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 72 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | JR | DB | 4 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 85 | Jordan Williams | ECU | SR | ILB | 4 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 85 | Joel Iyiegbuniwe | Western Ky | JR | LB | 5 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 85 | Azeez Al-Shaair | FAU | JR | LB | 4 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 85 | Will Harris | BC | JR | DB | 5 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 85 | DJ Calhoun | Ariz St | SR | LB | 4 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 85 | Dakota Allen | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 4 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 85 | Andrew Wingard | Wyoming | JR | FS | 5 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 85 | Khalil Brooks | MTSU | SO | LB | 5 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 85 | Sam Franklin | Temple | SO | LB | 5 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 85 | Tracy Walker | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 4 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 85 | Armani Watts | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 5 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 96 | Khalil Hodge | Buffalo | JR | LB | 4 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 13.25 |
| 96 | Joe Giles-Harris | Duke | SO | LB | 5 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 8.80 |
| 96 | Jack Flor | Air Force | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 10.75 |
| 96 | Tremaine Edmunds | Va Tech | JR | LB | 5 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 96 | Karrington King | Charlotte | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 9.50 |