2019 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/13/2020
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Evans | UCF | SR | LB | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 17.00 |
| 2 | Sonatane Lui | Boise St | SR | NT | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16.00 |
| 3 | Jahad Woods | Wash St | JR | LB | 3 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 14.67 |
| 4 | Dele Harding | Illinois | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 14.00 |
| 4 | Tyler Coyle | UConn | JR | DB | 3 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 14.00 |
| 4 | Evan Weaver | California | SR | ILB | 2 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 14.00 |
| 4 | Kuony Deng | California | JR | ILB | 2 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 14.00 |
| 8 | Jamal Hicks | CSU | SR | S | 2 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 13.00 |
| 8 | Rayshard Ashby | Va Tech | JR | LB | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 8 | Carlton Martial | Troy | SO | LB | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 11 | Cole Christiansen | Army | SR | LB | 3 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 12.33 |
| 12 | Garret Wallow | TCU | JR | LB | 3 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 12.00 |
| 12 | Justin Rice | Fresno St | JR | LB | 2 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 12.00 |
| 12 | Ethan Aguayo | SJSU | SR | LB | 2 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 12.00 |
| 12 | Antonyo Sotolongo | BGSU | SR | DB | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 16 | Rashad Byrd | Ga South | JR | ILB | 3 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 11.67 |
| 17 | Delano Robinson | SMU | JR | LB | 2 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 11.50 |
| 17 | Alijah Halliburton | Wyoming | SR | SS | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 11.50 |
| 17 | Jacques Boudreaux | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 11.50 |
| 20 | Talanoa Hufanga | USC | SO | S | 3 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 11.33 |
| 21 | Nate Landman | Colorado | JR | ILB | 3 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Koby Quansah | Duke | SR | LB | 2 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Wylan Free | Fresno St | SO | DB | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Chuck Jones | CMU | SO | LB | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Nikolas Daniels | Texas St | SR | ILB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Khafari Buffalo | Boise St | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 27 | Darrick Forrest | Cincinnati | JR | S | 4 | 28 | 15 | 43 | 10.75 |
| 28 | Jeremiah Dinson | Auburn | SR | DB | 6 | 38 | 26 | 64 | 10.67 |
| 28 | Troy Dye | Oregon | SR | ILB | 3 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 30 | Micah Parsons | Penn State | SO | LB | 5 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 10.60 |
| 31 | Xavier McKinney | Alabama | JR | DB | 3 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 10.33 |
| 31 | Zane Zandier | Virginia | JR | ILB | 3 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 10.33 |
| 33 | Terrel Bernard | Baylor | SO | LB | 4 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 33 | Omar Speights | Oregon St | FR | ILB | 2 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 33 | Jay Lenard | SJSU | JR | S | 2 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 33 | Mykal Walker | Fresno St | SR | LB | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 33 | Kyle Harmon | SJSU | SO | LB | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 33 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 33 | D.Q. Thomas | USM | SR | DB | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 33 | Troy Brown | CMU | SO | LB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 33 | Teddy Gallagher | Coast Car | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 33 | Greg Francis | UNLV | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 33 | Tajhea Chambers | Ark St | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 33 | Bryan London II | Texas St | SR | ILB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 33 | Riley Whimpey | Boise St | JR | WLB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 33 | Ezekiel Noa | Boise St | SO | MLB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 47 | Chris Miller | Baylor | SR | S | 4 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 48 | Kevin Meitzenheimer | Utah State | JR | LB | 3 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 48 | Elijah Riley | Army | SR | DB | 3 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 48 | Tavante Beckett | Marshall | JR | LB | 3 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 51 | Jordan Williams | Baylor | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 51 | Zaven Collins | Tulsa | SO | LB | 4 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 51 | Richard McBryde | SMU | SR | LB | 2 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 54 | Nazeeh Johnson | Marshall | JR | S | 3 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 55 | Mohamed Barry | Nebraska | SR | ILB | 4 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 56 | Garrett Taylor | Penn State | SR | S | 5 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 57 | Ernest Jones | S Carolina | SO | LB | 5 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Kristian Welch | Iowa | SR | LB | 3 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 57 | De’Jon Harris | Arkansas | SR | LB | 3 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Arik Smith | Army | SO | LB | 3 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Keith Gallmon | USA | SO | S | 2 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Rashad Smith | FAU | SR | LB | 2 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Paris Ford | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 2 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Terrell Burgess | Utah | SR | DB | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 57 | James Jackson | La Tech | SR | S | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Collin Scott | La Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Kameron Burton | Coast Car | SO | S | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Devin Haney | N Illinois | SO | CB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Dell Pettus | Troy | FR | CB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Joey Banks | Buffalo | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Da'Quaun Jamison | CMU | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Brandon Perce | BGSU | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 73 | Tyshon Fogg | Rutgers | JR | LB | 5 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 8.80 |
| 74 | Cooper Edmiston | Tulsa | SR | LB | 4 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 75 | Joey Blount | Virginia | JR | FS | 3 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 75 | Drew White | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 3 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 75 | Joe Foucha | Arkansas | SO | DB | 3 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 75 | Troy Lefeged Jr. | Utah State | JR | S | 3 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 75 | Omari Cobb | Marshall | SR | LB | 3 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 80 | Sydney Brown | Illinois | SO | DB | 4 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 80 | Ja'Cione Fugate | Charlotte | JR | DB | 2 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 80 | Tony Fields II | Arizona | JR | LB | 2 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 80 | Lakota Wills | Air Force | JR | LB | 2 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 80 | Cortez Sisco Jr. | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 80 | Dequan Jackson | CSU | SO | LB | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 80 | Demonte Meeks | Air Force | JR | ILB | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 87 | Stanley Green | Illinois | SR | DB | 3 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 87 | Joe Bachie | Mich St | SR | LB | 3 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 87 | Diego Fagot | Navy | SO | LB | 3 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 87 | Jake Hansen | Illinois | JR | LB | 3 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 91 | Antjuan Simmons | Mich St | JR | LB | 4 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 91 | Sanchez Blake Jr. | Memphis | SO | DB | 4 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 93 | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan | SR | LB | 6 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 8.17 |
| 94 | Grant Stuard | Houston | JR | S | 5 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 94 | Ben Holt | Purdue | SR | LB | 4 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 94 | Josh Norwood | WVU | SR | S | 3 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 94 | Amen Ogbongbemiga | Okla St | JR | LB | 3 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 94 | Malcolm Rodriguez | Okla St | JR | S | 3 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 94 | Sterling Weatherford | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 3 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 94 | Anfernee Jennings | Alabama | SR | LB | 3 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 8.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.