2018 Independent Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 19.00 |
| 2 | Juwan Wells | Liberty | SR | DL | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Billy Nipp | NMSU | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 4 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 12.00 |
| 5 | Ron LaForce | NMSU | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 6 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 7 | Alohi Gilman | Notre Dame | JR | S | 4 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | JR | CB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Elijah Riley | Army | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Solomon Ajayi | Liberty | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 11 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | SR | LB | 3 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 12 | Brice McAllister | U Mass | SR | S | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Jonathan Hood | NMSU | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Austin Lewis | Liberty | FR | DL | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Aaron Pierre | Liberty | FR | LB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Jarell Addo | U Mass | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Remington Green | Liberty | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 18 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 19 | Max Regan | Army | SR | DB | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Kedrick Bradley | Liberty | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 21 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | JR | DB | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 21 | Elijah Benton | Liberty | JR | S | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 21 | Ceneca Espinoza, Jr. | Liberty | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 21 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | JR | DL | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 21 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Austin Lee | BYU | JR | DB | 3 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 27 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | DeShawnte Lloyd | NMSU | SR | DL | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | James Nachtigal | Army | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Chinedu Ogbonna | U Mass | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame | JR | S | 4 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 32 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 3 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 33 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 34 | Lee Moses | U Mass | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Roy Lopez | NMSU | JR | DL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Devin Pearson | Liberty | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Ralfs Rusins | Liberty | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Jake Byczko | U Mass | SO | DL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Jessie Lemonier | Liberty | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 40 | Khyiris Tonga | BYU | SO | DL | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 41 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 4 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 42 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | SR | LB | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 42 | Isaiah Kaufusi | BYU | SO | LB | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 42 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SR | DL | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 45 | Daelin Hayes | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 46 | Sawyer Powell | BYU | SR | DB | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 46 | Isaac Steele | Liberty | SO | S | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 46 | Cheapell Morris | Liberty | JR | S | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 46 | Jeremy Peters | Liberty | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 46 | Joseph Norwood | U Mass | FR | S | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.