2017 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Christian Sam Ariz St JR LB 10 76 36 112 11.20
1 Kenny Young UCLA SR LB 11 76 33 109 9.91
1 Malik Jefferson Texas JR LB 12 76 27 103 8.58
4 Roquan Smith Georgia JR ILB 12 73 45 118 9.83
5 Joe Dineen Jr. Kansas JR LB 9 69 30 99 11.00
5 Jayd Kirby Kansas St SR LB 11 69 20 89 8.09
7 Thomas Barber Minnesota SO LB 10 67 35 102 10.20
7 Al-Rasheed Benton WVU SR LB 11 67 27 94 8.55
9 DeMarquis Gates Miss SR LB 9 63 36 99 11.00
9 Parris Bennett Syracuse SR LB 9 63 35 98 10.89
9 Trent Tanking Kansas St SR LB 11 63 23 86 7.82
9 Jaleel Wadood UCLA SR DB 10 63 13 76 7.60
13 Chase Dutra Indiana SR DB 10 62 30 92 9.20
13 Colin Schooler Arizona FR LB 10 62 26 88 8.80
15 Markus Bailey Purdue SO LB 12 61 21 82 6.83
16 Kyzir White WVU SR S 11 60 23 83 7.55
17 Josey Jewell Iowa SR MLB 10 58 57 115 11.50
17 Adarius Pickett UCLA JR DB 11 58 21 79 7.18
19 Paddy Fisher N'western FR LB 11 57 45 102 9.27
20 Denzel Goolsby Kansas St SO DB 11 56 12 68 6.18
21 Travin Howard TCU SR LB 10 55 41 96 9.60
21 Cale Garrett Missouri SO LB 10 55 33 88 8.80
21 David Long Jr. WVU SO LB 9 55 20 75 8.33
24 Tony Fields II Arizona FR LB 10 53 34 87 8.70
24 Ryan Connelly Wisconsin JR ILB 11 53 27 80 7.27
24 DJ Calhoun Ariz St SR LB 11 53 25 78 7.09
24 Chris Lammons S Carolina SR DB 11 53 17 70 6.36
24 Jordan Fuller Ohio State SO S 11 53 10 63 5.73
29 Troy Dye Oregon SO ILB 10 52 37 89 8.90
29 Emmanuel Beal Oklahoma SR LB 12 52 31 83 6.92
29 Jah'Shawn Johnson Texas Tech JR DB 10 52 24 76 7.60
32 Ja'Whaun Bentley Purdue SR LB 11 51 40 91 8.27
32 LaDarius Wiley Vanderbilt JR S 9 51 25 76 8.44
34 Mike Edwards Kentucky JR S 10 50 33 83 8.30
35 Tremaine Edmunds Va Tech JR LB 10 49 34 83 8.30
35 Oluwaseun Idowu Pittsburgh JR LB 10 49 33 82 8.20
35 Skai Moore S Carolina SR LB 11 49 27 76 6.91
35 DeShon Elliott Texas JR DB 11 49 13 62 5.64
35 Brandon Jones Texas SO DB 11 49 8 57 5.18
40 Cameron Smith USC JR ILB 12 48 48 96 8.00
40 Dorian O'Daniel Clemson SR LB 12 48 31 79 6.58
40 Tegray Scales Indiana SR LB 10 48 30 78 7.80
40 Jacob Thieneman Purdue JR S 12 48 24 72 6.00
40 Tre Flowers Okla St SR S 11 48 20 68 6.18
45 De’Jon Harris Arkansas SO LB 9 47 46 93 10.33
45 Manase Hungalu Oregon St SR ILB 10 47 36 83 8.30
45 Jaquan Johnson Miami (Fl) JR DB 10 47 33 80 8.00
45 Chris Hawkins USC SR S 12 47 32 79 6.58
45 Chris Covington Indiana SR LB 10 47 29 76 7.60
45 Chucky Williams Louisville SR S 11 47 27 74 6.73
45 Armani Watts Texas A&M SR DB 10 47 25 72 7.20
45 Cameron Glenn Wk Forest JR DB 9 47 22 69 7.67
45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles Arizona JR S 10 47 22 69 6.90
45 Jonathan Celestin Minnesota SR LB 10 47 21 68 6.80
45 Dane Cruikshank Arizona SR CB 10 47 18 65 6.50
45 Chad Adams Ariz St SR DB 11 47 10 57 5.18
45 Duke Shelley Kansas St JR DB 11 47 3 50 4.55
45 Elijah Battle WVU SR CB 11 47 2 49 4.45
59 Dre Greenlaw Arkansas JR LB 9 46 43 89 9.89
59 Antoine Brooks, Jr. Maryland SO DB 10 46 24 70 7.00
59 Lorenzo Burns Arizona FR CB 10 46 20 66 6.60
59 Chase Lucas Ariz St FR DB 11 46 13 59 5.36
63 Te'von Coney Notre Dame JR LB 10 45 51 96 9.60
63 Parnell Motley Oklahoma SO CB 12 45 12 57 4.75
65 David Reese Florida SO LB 10 44 53 97 9.70
65 T.J. Brunson S Carolina SO LB 11 44 34 78 7.09
65 Grant Dawson Wk Forest SR LB 9 44 26 70 7.78
65 Godwin Igwebuike N'western SR S 11 44 26 70 6.36
65 T.J. Edwards Wisconsin JR ILB 11 44 23 67 6.09
65 Darius West Kentucky JR S 10 44 21 65 6.50
65 Ramon Richards Okla St SR S 11 44 14 58 5.27
65 Montre Hartage N'western JR CB 11 44 7 51 4.64
73 Joel Lanning Iowa State SR LB 10 43 52 95 9.50
73 Tyrel Dodson Texas A&M SO LB 10 43 50 93 9.30
73 Jermaine Carter, Jr. Maryland SR LB 10 43 33 76 7.60
73 Evan Worthington Colorado JR DB 9 43 26 69 7.67
73 Jaboree Williams Wk Forest SR LB 9 43 25 68 7.56
73 Ben Burr-Kirven Washington JR LB 11 43 25 68 6.18
73 Marcus Allen Penn State SR S 11 43 22 65 5.91
73 Jacob Huff Minnesota JR DB 10 43 18 61 6.10
81 Joe Giles-Harris Duke SO LB 10 42 57 99 9.90
81 Marcel Spears Jr. Iowa State SO LB 10 42 44 86 8.60
81 Alonzo Saxton II Duke SR S 10 42 36 78 7.80
81 Jordyn Brooks Texas Tech SO LB 9 42 31 73 8.11
81 Chad Whitener Okla St SR LB 11 42 25 67 6.09
81 Navon Mosley Purdue SO S 12 42 21 63 5.25
81 Evan Foster Syracuse SO DB 9 42 13 55 6.11
81 Mike Lee Kansas SO S 7 42 7 49 7.00
89 Justin Reid Stanford JR SS 11 41 40 81 7.36
89 Micah Abernathy Tennessee JR DB 9 41 32 73 8.11
89 Drew Lewis Colorado JR ILB 9 41 28 69 7.67
89 Nate Hall N'western JR LB 11 41 26 67 6.09
89 Uchenna Nwosu USC SR OLB 12 41 25 66 5.50
89 Will Johnson Oklahoma SR DB 11 41 19 60 5.45
89 A.J. Gray Ga Tech JR DB 9 41 10 51 5.67
96 Dakota Allen Texas Tech JR LB 10 40 35 75 7.50
96 Andrew Motuapuaka Va Tech SR LB 10 40 35 75 7.50
96 Jordan Kunaszyk California JR ILB 9 40 34 74 8.22
96 Brian Peavy Iowa State JR DB 10 40 29 69 6.90
96 David Morris Oregon St FR S 9 40 27 67 7.44