2017 National Leaders Tackles - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Dineen Jr. | Kansas | JR | LB | 11 | 82 | 40 | 122 | 11.09 |
| 2 | Frank Ginda | SJSU | JR | LB | 11 | 79 | 67 | 146 | 13.27 |
| 3 | Emmanuel Ellerbee | Rice | SR | LB | 11 | 66 | 45 | 111 | 10.09 |
| 4 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | JR | S | 10 | 61 | 39 | 100 | 10.00 |
| 5 | Brandon Harris | BGSU | JR | STD | 10 | 54 | 30 | 84 | 8.40 |
| 6 | Chase Dutra | Indiana | SR | DB | 7 | 53 | 17 | 70 | 10.00 |
| 6 | Mike Lee | Kansas | SO | S | 9 | 53 | 12 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 8 | Parris Bennett | Syracuse | SR | LB | 8 | 52 | 27 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 9 | Cooper Edmiston | Tulsa | SO | LB | 10 | 51 | 37 | 88 | 8.80 |
| 9 | Thomas Barber | Minnesota | SO | LB | 7 | 51 | 26 | 77 | 11.00 |
| 11 | Ben DeLuca | Charlotte | SO | DB | 10 | 50 | 42 | 92 | 9.20 |
| 11 | Manase Hungalu | Oregon St | SR | ILB | 11 | 50 | 38 | 88 | 8.00 |
| 11 | Tony Lashley | Idaho | JR | LB | 8 | 50 | 33 | 83 | 10.38 |
| 11 | Maurice McKnight | SJSU | SR | S | 11 | 50 | 25 | 75 | 6.82 |
| 15 | Fred Garth | BGSU | JR | DB | 10 | 48 | 29 | 77 | 7.70 |
| 15 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | SR | S | 8 | 48 | 25 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 15 | Malik Jefferson | Texas | JR | LB | 6 | 48 | 17 | 65 | 10.83 |
| 18 | Alvin Jones | UTEP | SR | LB | 12 | 47 | 55 | 102 | 8.50 |
| 18 | Jaylyin Minor | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 8 | 47 | 36 | 83 | 10.38 |
| 18 | Jamal Scott | SJSU | JR | LB | 11 | 47 | 14 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 21 | Jeff Gemmell | Charlotte | SO | LB | 11 | 46 | 50 | 96 | 8.73 |
| 21 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 9 | 46 | 47 | 93 | 10.33 |
| 21 | De’Jon Harris | Arkansas | SO | LB | 8 | 46 | 45 | 91 | 11.38 |
| 21 | William Ossai | SJSU | SR | LB | 11 | 46 | 25 | 71 | 6.45 |
| 25 | A.J. Krawczyk | Texas St | JR | S | 10 | 45 | 17 | 62 | 6.20 |
| 26 | Dre Greenlaw | Arkansas | JR | LB | 8 | 44 | 40 | 84 | 10.50 |
| 26 | Jim Jones | Kent State | JR | LB | 10 | 44 | 40 | 84 | 8.40 |
| 28 | Bryan London II | Texas St | SO | ILB | 10 | 43 | 39 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 28 | Gabe Loyd | Texas St | SR | ILB | 10 | 43 | 31 | 74 | 7.40 |
| 28 | Korrin Wiggins | ECU | SR | DB | 8 | 43 | 26 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 28 | Frankie Griffin | Texas St | JR | OLB | 10 | 43 | 21 | 64 | 6.40 |
| 28 | Kenny Young | UCLA | SR | LB | 7 | 43 | 17 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 28 | Carter Jacobs | Cincinnati | SR | S | 8 | 43 | 17 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 28 | Jermaine Kelly | SJSU | SR | CB | 11 | 43 | 4 | 47 | 4.27 |
| 35 | Dameon Baber | Nevada | JR | DB | 9 | 42 | 35 | 77 | 8.56 |
| 35 | Junior Joseph | UConn | SR | LB | 9 | 42 | 27 | 69 | 7.67 |
| 35 | David Morris | Oregon St | FR | S | 10 | 42 | 27 | 69 | 6.90 |
| 35 | Jalen Moore | Oregon St | SO | S | 11 | 42 | 25 | 67 | 6.09 |
| 35 | Dalton Baker | UNLV | JR | DB | 7 | 42 | 20 | 62 | 8.86 |
| 35 | LaDarius Wiley | Vanderbilt | JR | S | 7 | 42 | 19 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 35 | Bryce Torneden | Kansas | SO | S | 10 | 42 | 13 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 35 | Evan Foster | Syracuse | SO | DB | 8 | 42 | 11 | 53 | 6.63 |
| 35 | Brian Womac | Rice | SR | DE | 11 | 42 | 6 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 44 | Cayson Collins | N Carolina | SR | LB | 8 | 41 | 27 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 44 | Daniel Lewis Jr. | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 9 | 41 | 19 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 46 | Solomon Matautia | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 9 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 46 | Juwan Foggie | Charlotte | JR | LB | 11 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 46 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | SR | LB | 7 | 40 | 23 | 63 | 9.00 |
| 46 | Tony Fields II | Arizona | FR | LB | 6 | 40 | 18 | 58 | 9.67 |
| 46 | Colin Schooler | Arizona | FR | LB | 6 | 40 | 13 | 53 | 8.83 |
| 51 | DeMarquis Gates | Miss | SR | LB | 6 | 39 | 23 | 62 | 10.33 |
| 51 | Antoine Brooks, Jr. | Maryland | SO | DB | 8 | 39 | 22 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 53 | Khalil Hodge | Buffalo | JR | LB | 6 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 14.33 |
| 53 | Micah Abernathy | Tennessee | JR | DB | 8 | 38 | 26 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 53 | Jah'Shawn Johnson | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 7 | 38 | 15 | 53 | 7.57 |
| 53 | Armani Watts | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 6 | 38 | 14 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 53 | Gabe McCoy | UNLV | SO | LB | 7 | 38 | 11 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 53 | Jarrod Franklin | Tulane | SR | S | 7 | 38 | 10 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 53 | Mikial Onu | SMU | SO | S | 6 | 38 | 9 | 47 | 7.83 |
| 53 | Tyrone Miller Jr. | Kansas | JR | S | 11 | 38 | 9 | 47 | 4.27 |
| 61 | Quin Blanding | Virginia | SR | FS | 7 | 37 | 47 | 84 | 12.00 |
| 61 | David Reese | Florida | SO | LB | 7 | 37 | 39 | 76 | 10.86 |
| 61 | Ethan Aguayo | SJSU | SO | S | 9 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 61 | Fred Warner | BYU | SR | LB | 9 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 61 | Stanley Green | Illinois | SO | DB | 9 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 61 | Asauni Rufus | Nevada | JR | DB | 8 | 37 | 31 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 61 | Devon Key | Western Ky | FR | DB | 7 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 9.29 |
| 61 | Del'Shawn Phillips | Illinois | JR | LB | 9 | 37 | 26 | 63 | 7.00 |
| 61 | Brad Koenig | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 7 | 37 | 25 | 62 | 8.86 |
| 61 | Vontae Diggs | UConn | SR | LB | 9 | 37 | 25 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 61 | Vince Calhoun | EMU | SO | DB | 7 | 37 | 19 | 56 | 8.00 |
| 61 | Rae Juan Marbley | Tulane | SR | LB | 7 | 37 | 19 | 56 | 8.00 |
| 61 | RJ Murray | Ga South | JR | S | 10 | 37 | 17 | 54 | 5.40 |
| 61 | Jaleel Wadood | UCLA | SR | DB | 7 | 37 | 8 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 75 | Cole Holcomb | N Carolina | JR | LB | 8 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 75 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 8 | 36 | 41 | 77 | 9.63 |
| 75 | Oluwaseun Idowu | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 7 | 36 | 25 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 75 | Jack Flor | Air Force | SR | LB | 7 | 36 | 25 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 75 | Kyzir White | WVU | SR | S | 6 | 36 | 15 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 75 | Jamal Parker | Kent State | SO | CB | 9 | 36 | 13 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 75 | JaShon Waddy | Texas St | SO | CB | 10 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 4.80 |
| 82 | Austin Paulhus | Nevada | SR | LB | 9 | 35 | 46 | 81 | 9.00 |
| 82 | Jacob White | Ball State | SO | LB | 10 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 6.70 |
| 82 | Devin Cockrell | UTEP | SR | DB | 11 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 82 | Denzel Williams | ODU | SO | S | 6 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 9.83 |
| 82 | Nigel Lawrence | USA | JR | S | 8 | 35 | 23 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 82 | Christian Sam | Ariz St | JR | LB | 5 | 35 | 17 | 52 | 10.40 |
| 82 | Kaden Elliss | Idaho | JR | LB | 8 | 35 | 16 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 82 | Jonathan Celestin | Minnesota | SR | LB | 7 | 35 | 14 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 82 | Jamar Summers | UConn | SR | DB | 9 | 35 | 11 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 91 | Jonathan Willis | Oregon St | JR | ILB | 11 | 34 | 32 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 91 | Perry Young | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 8 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 91 | Zaire Franklin | Syracuse | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 91 | Josh Watson | CSU | JR | LB | 6 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 10.17 |
| 91 | Jordan Kunaszyk | California | JR | ILB | 6 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 9.67 |
| 91 | Chris Covington | Indiana | SR | LB | 7 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 91 | Clay Johnston | Baylor | SO | LB | 8 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 6.75 |
| 91 | Al-Rasheed Benton | WVU | SR | LB | 6 | 34 | 16 | 50 | 8.33 |
| 91 | Taylor Young | Baylor | SR | LB | 10 | 34 | 16 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 91 | Jake Rothschiller | New Mexico | SR | S | 9 | 34 | 15 | 49 | 5.44 |