2018 Independent Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 2 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | SR | LB | 2 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 3 | Ron LaForce | NMSU | SR | DB | 3 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 4 | Isaiah Kaufusi | BYU | SO | LB | 2 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 4 | Jarell Addo | U Mass | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 6 | Leon McQuaker | NMSU | SR | LB | 3 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 6 | Javahn Fergurson | NMSU | JR | LB | 3 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 8 | Brice McAllister | U Mass | SR | S | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Solomon Ajayi | Liberty | JR | LB | 4 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 10 | James Nachtigal | Army | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Elijah Benton | Liberty | JR | S | 3 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 12 | Juwan Wells | Liberty | SR | DL | 4 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 13 | Brandon Tillmon | Liberty | JR | LB | 3 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 14 | Jeremy Peters | Liberty | SR | CB | 4 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 14 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | JR | CB | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 14 | Chinedu Ogbonna | U Mass | SO | LB | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 14 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 14 | Elijah Riley | Army | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 14 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Isaac Steele | Liberty | SO | S | 4 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 20 | Jake Byczko | U Mass | SO | DL | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 22 | Roy Lopez | NMSU | JR | DL | 3 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 23 | Jessie Lemonier | Liberty | JR | DL | 4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 24 | Bejour Wilson | Liberty | JR | CB | 4 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 24 | Austin Lewis | Liberty | FR | DL | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 24 | Shane Jackson | NMSU | JR | LB | 3 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 24 | Dayan Ghanwoloku | BYU | JR | DB | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 24 | Rhett Sandlin | BYU | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 24 | Tyler Hayes | U Mass | SR | S | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 24 | Lee Moses | U Mass | SR | CB | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 24 | Javhari Bourdeau | Army | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 24 | Cole Christiansen | Army | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 33 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | SR | DB | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 33 | Ray Buford Jr. | NMSU | JR | DB | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 35 | Corbin Jackson | Liberty | SR | S | 4 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 35 | Remington Green | Liberty | SO | LB | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 35 | Trajan Pili | BYU | JR | DL | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 38 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | JR | DB | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 38 | Billy Nipp | NMSU | SR | LB | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 40 | Tolen Avery | Liberty | SR | DL | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 41 | Devin Pearson | Liberty | JR | DL | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Cheapell Morris | Liberty | JR | S | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | JR | DL | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Malik Matthews | Liberty | JR | CB | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Tanner Jacobson | BYU | SR | DB | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Joe Previte | U Mass | SR | DL | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 41 | James Gibson | Army | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Max Regan | Army | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Edriece Patterson | Army | SO | DL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.