2018 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Woodward | Utah State | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 16.00 |
| 2 | De'Andre Montgomery | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 1 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 2 | Khalil Hodge | Buffalo | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 4 | Tron Folsom | Troy | JR | OLB | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 4 | Jonathan Hood | NMSU | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 6 | Sage Lewis | FIU | JR | LB | 2 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 13.50 |
| 6 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 2 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 13.50 |
| 8 | Ben Burr-Kirven | Washington | SR | LB | 12 | 86 | 75 | 161 | 13.42 |
| 9 | Ron LaForce | NMSU | SR | DB | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 9 | Alex Hart | New Mexico | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 11 | Evan Weaver | California | JR | ILB | 11 | 75 | 58 | 133 | 12.09 |
| 12 | E.J. Ejiya | N Texas | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 12 | Sean Carter | ODU | SR | S | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 12 | Stanley Barnwell, Jr. | New Mexico | SR | S | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 12 | Chase Middleton | Georgia St | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 16 | Joe Dineen Jr. | Kansas | SR | LB | 10 | 88 | 29 | 117 | 11.70 |
| 17 | Khalid McGee | S Florida | SR | LB | 2 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 11.50 |
| 18 | Jordan Kunaszyk | California | SR | ILB | 11 | 82 | 44 | 126 | 11.45 |
| 19 | Devonni Reed | CMU | FR | DB | 3 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 11.00 |
| 19 | Josh Watson | CSU | SR | LB | 3 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 11.00 |
| 19 | Eddie Hahn | UConn | SO | LB | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 19 | Kyle Rachwal | EMU | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 19 | Dalton Baker | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 19 | DeAndre Applin | Georgia St | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 25 | Malik Fountain | CMU | SR | LB | 3 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 25 | Jeff Allison | Fresno St | JR | LB | 3 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 27 | Kenneth Murray | Oklahoma | SO | LB | 12 | 65 | 62 | 127 | 10.58 |
| 28 | Brice McAllister | U Mass | SR | S | 2 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 28 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | SR | CB | 2 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 30 | Cole Holcomb | N Carolina | SR | LB | 9 | 53 | 41 | 94 | 10.44 |
| 31 | De’Jon Harris | Arkansas | JR | LB | 8 | 49 | 32 | 81 | 10.13 |
| 32 | John Lako | Akron | JR | LB | 3 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 10.00 |
| 32 | Austin Robinson | Houston | SR | LB | 2 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 32 | Roman Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 32 | Elijah Benton | Liberty | JR | S | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 32 | Kyahva Tezino | SDSU | JR | LB | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 32 | Nate Evans | UCF | JR | LB | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 32 | Jericho Flowers | UNLV | JR | DB | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 32 | Darreon Jackson | Ark St | JR | DB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 32 | Jamal Hudson | Ohio | SO | CB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 32 | Mike Brown | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 32 | Marcus Hayes | New Mexico | FR | S | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 32 | Anthony Flory | App St | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 32 | A.J. Hotchkins | UTEP | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 45 | T.J. Edwards | Wisconsin | SR | ILB | 10 | 65 | 34 | 99 | 9.90 |
| 46 | Mohamed Sanogo | Miss | SO | LB | 9 | 39 | 50 | 89 | 9.89 |
| 47 | Mohamed Barry | Nebraska | JR | ILB | 10 | 46 | 52 | 98 | 9.80 |
| 48 | Germaine Pratt | NC State | SR | LB | 7 | 40 | 28 | 68 | 9.71 |
| 49 | Troy Dye | Oregon | JR | ILB | 10 | 61 | 36 | 97 | 9.70 |
| 50 | Jordan Griffin | Vanderbilt | SR | LB | 9 | 43 | 44 | 87 | 9.67 |
| 51 | Rayshard Ashby | Va Tech | SO | LB | 7 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 52 | Blake Gallagher | N'western | SO | LB | 12 | 67 | 47 | 114 | 9.50 |
| 52 | Adarius Pickett | UCLA | SR | DB | 10 | 61 | 34 | 95 | 9.50 |
| 52 | Tre Watson | Maryland | SR | LB | 10 | 58 | 37 | 95 | 9.50 |
| 52 | Davondre Robinson | ECU | SO | DB | 2 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 52 | Alex Grace | W Mich | JR | LB | 2 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 52 | Malik Clements | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 2 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 52 | Chase Hancock | Marshall | SR | LB | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 59 | Colin Schooler | Arizona | SO | LB | 9 | 56 | 29 | 85 | 9.44 |
| 60 | Cameron Glenn | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 8 | 52 | 23 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 61 | Devin White | LSU | JR | LB | 9 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 9.33 |
| 61 | Mike Bell | Fresno St | JR | DB | 3 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 61 | Matt Bahr | Kent State | SR | LB | 3 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 64 | Blake Cashman | Minnesota | SR | LB | 9 | 52 | 31 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 65 | David Long Jr. | WVU | JR | LB | 11 | 67 | 34 | 101 | 9.18 |
| 66 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | JR | LB | 12 | 79 | 31 | 110 | 9.17 |
| 66 | Curtis Bolton | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 12 | 47 | 63 | 110 | 9.17 |
| 68 | T.J. Brunson | S Carolina | JR | LB | 10 | 47 | 44 | 91 | 9.10 |
| 68 | Deshaun Davis | Auburn | SR | LB | 10 | 45 | 46 | 91 | 9.10 |
| 70 | Jalen Moore | Oregon St | JR | S | 10 | 66 | 24 | 90 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Ryan Guthrie | Syracuse | SR | LB | 9 | 49 | 32 | 81 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Justin Strnad | Wk Forest | JR | LB | 8 | 42 | 30 | 72 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Jamal Parker | Kent State | JR | CB | 3 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Andrew Wingard | Wyoming | SR | FS | 2 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | JR | LB | 2 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Cooper Edmiston | Tulsa | JR | LB | 2 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Nico Sawtelle | S Florida | JR | LB | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Zaven Collins | Tulsa | FR | LB | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Brandon Martin | Ball State | SO | ILB | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Dylan Parsee | UTEP | JR | LB | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Jordan Fehr | App St | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Ben DeLuca | Charlotte | JR | DB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 70 | D'Angelo Ross | New Mexico | SR | CB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Kenderick Duncan Jr. | Ga South | FR | S | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Bryan London II | Texas St | JR | ILB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Shaq Bond | Utah State | SO | S | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Jontrell Rocquemore | Utah State | SR | S | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Chase Christiansen | Utah State | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Rashad Smith | FAU | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Ed Curney | Georgia St | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Terry Thomas | Georgia St | JR | DE | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Javon Hagan | Ohio | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 94 | Cale Garrett | Missouri | JR | LB | 10 | 51 | 38 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 94 | Trevor Morris | Rutgers | SR | LB | 10 | 43 | 46 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 96 | Cody Barton | Utah | SR | LB | 11 | 61 | 35 | 96 | 8.73 |
| 97 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 11 | 45 | 50 | 95 | 8.64 |
| 98 | Isaiah McDuffie | BC | SO | LB | 9 | 45 | 32 | 77 | 8.56 |
| 99 | Clay Johnston | Baylor | JR | LB | 11 | 62 | 32 | 94 | 8.55 |
| 100 | Nate Landman | Colorado | SO | ILB | 10 | 57 | 28 | 85 | 8.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.