2018 National Leaders Tackles - Games Won Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon McQuaker | NMSU | SR | LB | 3 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 15.00 |
| 2 | Javahn Fergurson | NMSU | JR | LB | 3 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 14.00 |
| 3 | John Lako | Akron | JR | LB | 4 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 13.50 |
| 4 | Evan Weaver | California | JR | ILB | 7 | 51 | 40 | 91 | 13.00 |
| 4 | Jonathan Lenard, Jr. | SJSU | SO | S | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 6 | Joe Dineen Jr. | Kansas | SR | LB | 3 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 12.33 |
| 7 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 12.25 |
| 8 | Malik Fountain | CMU | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 9 | Ben Burr-Kirven | Washington | SR | LB | 10 | 65 | 54 | 119 | 11.90 |
| 10 | Kenneth Murray | Oklahoma | SO | LB | 12 | 58 | 72 | 130 | 10.83 |
| 11 | David Woodward | Utah State | SO | LB | 10 | 47 | 60 | 107 | 10.70 |
| 12 | Austin Robinson | Houston | SR | LB | 8 | 45 | 38 | 83 | 10.38 |
| 13 | Josh Watson | CSU | SR | LB | 3 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 10.33 |
| 14 | Antonio Jones-Davis | N Illinois | JR | LB | 8 | 49 | 33 | 82 | 10.25 |
| 14 | Mohamed Barry | Nebraska | JR | ILB | 4 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 16 | Jordan Kunaszyk | California | SR | ILB | 7 | 39 | 32 | 71 | 10.14 |
| 17 | Jesse Osuna | SJSU | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 18 | David Long Jr. | WVU | JR | LB | 8 | 54 | 25 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 19 | Rayshard Ashby | Va Tech | SO | LB | 6 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 9.83 |
| 20 | Khalil Hodge | Buffalo | SR | LB | 10 | 43 | 55 | 98 | 9.80 |
| 21 | Sage Lewis | FIU | JR | LB | 9 | 50 | 38 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 22 | Curtis Bolton | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 12 | 48 | 69 | 117 | 9.75 |
| 23 | Colin Schooler | Arizona | SO | LB | 5 | 34 | 14 | 48 | 9.60 |
| 24 | Kyahva Tezino | SDSU | JR | LB | 7 | 39 | 28 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 25 | Dre Greenlaw | Arkansas | SR | LB | 2 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 26 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | SR | LB | 7 | 39 | 26 | 65 | 9.29 |
| 27 | Blake Gallagher | N'western | SO | LB | 9 | 45 | 36 | 81 | 9.00 |
| 27 | E.J. Ejiya | N Texas | SR | LB | 9 | 38 | 43 | 81 | 9.00 |
| 27 | Kyle Rachwal | EMU | SR | LB | 7 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 9.00 |
| 27 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | JR | LB | 6 | 39 | 15 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 27 | Joe Giles-Harris | Duke | JR | LB | 6 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 27 | Nate Landman | Colorado | SO | ILB | 5 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 27 | Cole Holcomb | N Carolina | SR | LB | 2 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 27 | Tyler Coyle | UConn | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 27 | Trevor Morris | Rutgers | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 36 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 12 | 59 | 48 | 107 | 8.92 |
| 37 | Devin White | LSU | JR | LB | 10 | 41 | 48 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 38 | Chase Hancock | Marshall | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 38 | Roman Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 8 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 38 | Jake Hansen | Illinois | SO | LB | 4 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 41 | Akeem Davis-Gaither | App St | JR | LB | 11 | 43 | 52 | 95 | 8.64 |
| 42 | Jeff Allison | Fresno St | JR | LB | 12 | 60 | 43 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 43 | Khalid McGee | S Florida | SR | LB | 7 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 44 | Richie Grant | UCF | SO | DB | 12 | 64 | 38 | 102 | 8.50 |
| 44 | Deshaun Davis | Auburn | SR | LB | 8 | 38 | 30 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 44 | Germaine Pratt | NC State | SR | LB | 8 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 44 | Cameron Smith | USC | SR | ILB | 4 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 44 | Sean Carter | ODU | SR | S | 4 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 44 | Tabarius Peterson | Louisville | SO | DE | 2 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 44 | Dalton Hicks | Kent State | JR | LB | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 51 | Chase Hansen | Utah | SR | LB | 9 | 50 | 26 | 76 | 8.44 |
| 52 | Krys Barnes | UCLA | JR | LB | 3 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 52 | Brandon Harris | BGSU | SR | LB | 3 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 52 | Lawrence Garner | ODU | SO | LB | 3 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 52 | Cooper Edmiston | Tulsa | JR | LB | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 56 | Solomon Matautia | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 7 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 57 | Reed Blankenship | MTSU | SO | S | 8 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 57 | Kyle Pugh | N Illinois | JR | LB | 8 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 59 | Troy Dye | Oregon | JR | ILB | 9 | 33 | 41 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 60 | Rashad Smith | FAU | JR | LB | 5 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 61 | Ben Humphreys | Duke | SR | LB | 7 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 62 | Paddy Fisher | N'western | SO | LB | 9 | 39 | 33 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 62 | Connor Strachan | BC | SR | LB | 7 | 34 | 22 | 56 | 8.00 |
| 62 | Navon Mosley | Purdue | JR | S | 6 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 8.00 |
| 62 | Elijah McQueen | SMU | SO | S | 5 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 62 | Hamsah Nasirildeen | FSU | SO | DB | 5 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 62 | Ben DeLuca | Charlotte | JR | DB | 5 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 62 | Jerry McBride III | BGSU | JR | DB | 3 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 62 | Adarius Pickett | UCLA | SR | DB | 3 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 62 | Nikolas Daniels | Texas St | JR | ILB | 3 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 62 | Ben Holt | Western Ky | JR | LB | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 62 | Santos Ramirez | Arkansas | SR | DB | 2 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 62 | Kahani Smith | UTEP | SR | DB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 62 | Michael Lewis | UTEP | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 75 | Edwin Freeman | FIU | SR | LB | 9 | 46 | 25 | 71 | 7.89 |
| 76 | T.J. Brunson | S Carolina | JR | LB | 7 | 33 | 22 | 55 | 7.86 |
| 77 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | JR | LB | 6 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 7.83 |
| 78 | James Nachtigal | Army | SR | LB | 11 | 52 | 34 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 79 | Evan Croutch | Ohio | SR | LB | 9 | 45 | 25 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 79 | Cody Barton | Utah | SR | LB | 9 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 81 | Del'Shawn Phillips | Illinois | SR | LB | 4 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 81 | Ulysees Gilbert III | Akron | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 81 | Christian Albright | Ball State | SO | OLB | 4 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 84 | Joe Bachie | Mich St | JR | LB | 7 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 85 | David Griffith | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 6 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 7.67 |
| 85 | Tre Thomas | CSU | SR | LB | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 87 | Ryan Guthrie | Syracuse | SR | LB | 10 | 48 | 28 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 87 | Richard Moore | SMU | JR | LB | 5 | 31 | 7 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 87 | Jacob Thieneman | Purdue | SR | S | 5 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 87 | Tony Fields II | Arizona | SO | LB | 5 | 25 | 13 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 87 | Tre Watson | Maryland | SR | LB | 5 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 87 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | SR | LB | 5 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 93 | Malik Gant | Marshall | JR | S | 9 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 94 | Nate Evans | UCF | JR | LB | 12 | 49 | 41 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 94 | Josh Allen | Kentucky | SR | LB | 10 | 47 | 28 | 75 | 7.50 |
| 94 | Johnathan Abram | Miss St | SR | S | 8 | 34 | 26 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 94 | Darreon Jackson | Ark St | JR | DB | 8 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 94 | Clay Johnston | Baylor | JR | LB | 6 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 7.50 |
| 94 | Ed Oliver | Houston | JR | DT | 6 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 7.50 |
| 94 | Alvin Davis | Akron | JR | CB | 4 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 7.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.