2018 FBS Independents Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javahn Fergurson | NMSU | JR | LB | 8 | 28 | 76 | 104 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 10 | 54 | 67 | 121 | 12.10 |
| 3 | Leon McQuaker | NMSU | SR | LB | 7 | 29 | 63 | 92 | 13.14 |
| 4 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SR | LB | 7 | 17 | 62 | 79 | 11.29 |
| 5 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 63 | 60 | 123 | 9.46 |
| 6 | Ron LaForce | NMSU | SR | DB | 7 | 37 | 56 | 93 | 13.29 |
| 7 | James Nachtigal | Army | SR | LB | 12 | 52 | 38 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 8 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | SR | LB | 11 | 61 | 37 | 98 | 8.91 |
| 9 | Alohi Gilman | Notre Dame | JR | S | 13 | 58 | 36 | 94 | 7.23 |
| 10 | Roy Lopez | NMSU | JR | DL | 9 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 11 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | JR | DB | 9 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 12 | Cole Christiansen | Army | JR | LB | 12 | 41 | 32 | 73 | 6.08 |
| 12 | Chinedu Ogbonna | U Mass | SO | LB | 10 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 6.20 |
| 14 | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame | JR | S | 13 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 14 | Asmar Bilal | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 14 | Jake Byczko | U Mass | SO | DL | 10 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 17 | Brice McAllister | U Mass | SR | S | 9 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 6.44 |
| 18 | Elijah Benton | Liberty | JR | S | 8 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 18 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | SR | DB | 9 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 18 | DeShawnte Lloyd | NMSU | SR | DL | 5 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 21 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 63 | 23 | 86 | 6.62 |
| 21 | Jonathan Hood | NMSU | SR | LB | 9 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 23 | Solomon Ajayi | Liberty | JR | LB | 8 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 23 | Joseph Norwood | U Mass | FR | S | 10 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 25 | Tyler Hayes | U Mass | SR | S | 10 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 25 | Corbin Jackson | Liberty | SR | S | 8 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 27 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | JR | DL | 7 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 27 | Joe Previte | U Mass | SR | DL | 10 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 2.90 |
| 29 | Isaac Steele | Liberty | SO | S | 8 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 5.88 |
| 29 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 13 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 3.23 |
| 29 | Billy Nipp | NMSU | SR | LB | 9 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 32 | Jessie Lemonier | Liberty | JR | DL | 8 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 33 | Lee Moses | U Mass | SR | CB | 10 | 29 | 17 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 33 | Jarell Addo | U Mass | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 33 | Leon Flanagan, Jr. | U Mass | JR | DL | 7 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 36 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | JR | DB | 12 | 33 | 16 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 36 | James Gibson | Army | SR | DB | 11 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 3.45 |
| 36 | Daelin Hayes | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 12 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 2.58 |
| 36 | Austin Perkins | NMSU | JR | DB | 9 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 36 | Devin Pearson | Liberty | JR | DL | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 36 | Wunmi Oyetuga | Army | SR | DL | 12 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 36 | Komotay Koffie | NMSU | JR | DB | 9 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 43 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SR | DL | 10 | 36 | 15 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 43 | Elijah Riley | Army | JR | DB | 12 | 35 | 15 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 45 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 13 | 49 | 14 | 63 | 4.85 |
| 45 | Bejour Wilson | Liberty | JR | CB | 8 | 28 | 14 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 45 | Tolen Avery | Liberty | SR | DL | 8 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 45 | Shane Jackson | NMSU | JR | LB | 8 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 45 | Mario Patton | U Mass | JR | DL | 9 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2.33 |
| 50 | Austin Lee | BYU | JR | DB | 10 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 3.70 |