2020 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 2 | Jireh Wilson | ECU | SO | LB | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Jacquez Jones | Miss | JR | LB | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Garret Wallow | TCU | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Jamin Davis | Kentucky | JR | ILB | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 6 | Isaiah McDuffie | BC | JR | LB | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 6 | Shaka Heyward | Duke | SO | LB | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 6 | Jay Lenard | SJSU | SR | S | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 6 | Krishon Merriweather | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 6 | Paddy Fisher | N'western | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 11 | Tavante Beckett | Marshall | SR | LB | 3 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 11.67 |
| 12 | Ben DeLuca | Charlotte | SR | DB | 2 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Tyler Murray | Charlotte | JR | LB | 2 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Tuf Borland | Ohio State | SR | LB | 2 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Isaiah Moore | NC State | JR | LB | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Dru Prox | Kansas | JR | LB | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Zakoby McClain | Auburn | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Jack Sanborn | Wisconsin | JR | ILB | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Owen Pappoe | Auburn | SO | LB | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Nick Jackson | Virginia | SO | ILB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Nick Mobley | USA | JR | LB | 3 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 22 | Tre Sterling | Okla St | JR | S | 2 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 23 | Hayes Maples | USM | SO | LB | 4 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 23 | Chamarri Conner | Va Tech | JR | DB | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 23 | Londyn Craft | Miss St | JR | S | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 23 | Buddy Johnson | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 23 | Blake Gallagher | N'western | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 23 | Erroll Thompson | Miss St | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 23 | Divine Deablo | Va Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 23 | Jamien Sherwood | Auburn | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 31 | Trey Cobb | App St | JR | ILB | 4 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 32 | Tyler Grubbs | La Tech | FR | LB | 4 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 32 | Dorian Williams | Tulane | SO | LB | 4 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 32 | Cameron Thomas | SDSU | SO | DL | 2 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 32 | Malcolm Rodriguez | Okla St | SR | LB | 2 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 32 | Will Trawick | Air Force | SR | ILB | 2 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 37 | Kristopher Moll | UAB | SR | LB | 3 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 37 | Chase Lasater | FAU | JR | LB | 3 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 37 | Lorenzo McCaskill | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 3 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 40 | Ja'Cquez Williams | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 40 | George Silvanic | Air Force | SR | DT | 2 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 40 | Bryce Cosby | Ball State | SR | S | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 40 | Jamar Johnson | Indiana | JR | DB | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 40 | A.J. Finley | Miss | SO | DB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 40 | James Patterson | Buffalo | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 40 | Asante Samuel, Jr. | FSU | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 40 | Jeremiah Pritchard | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 40 | Darius Muasau | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 40 | Otis Reese | Miss | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 40 | Lawson Hall | Nevada | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 40 | Ochaun Mathis | TCU | SO | DE | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 40 | Smoke Monday | Auburn | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 40 | Riley Whimpey | Boise St | SR | WLB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 40 | Quez Jackson | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 40 | Chris Bergin | N'western | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 40 | Riko Jeffers | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 40 | Tyrell Richards | Syracuse | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 58 | Keith Gallmon | USA | JR | S | 3 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 58 | Ferrod Gardner | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 3 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 60 | Kendarin Ray | Tulsa | SO | S | 2 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 60 | Trenton Thompson | SDSU | SR | S | 2 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 60 | Pete Werner | Ohio State | SR | LB | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 60 | Ryan Smenda, Jr. | Wk Forest | JR | LB | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 64 | Jabari Johnson | La-Monroe | SO | S | 3 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 64 | Riley Cole | USA | SR | LB | 3 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 66 | Trey Baldwin | La Tech | SR | LB | 4 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 66 | Kaiden Smith | App St | SR | DB | 4 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 68 | Devon Key | Western Ky | SR | DB | 5 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 68 | Antwon Kincade | Western Ky | SR | DB | 5 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 70 | Cole McCubrey | U Mass | SR | LB | 3 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Diego Fagot | Navy | JR | LB | 3 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 70 | J'arius Warren | Navy | JR | DE | 3 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Richard Dames | FIU | SR | DB | 2 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Dorian Hall | FIU | JR | DB | 2 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Tyson Maeva | FIU | SR | LB | 2 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Josh Chandler-Semedo | WVU | JR | WLB | 2 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Justin Hilliard | Ohio State | SR | LB | 2 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Nick Roberts | S Florida | JR | DB | 2 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 70 | DeMarcco Hellams | Alabama | SO | DB | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Corvan Taylor | Air Force | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Amaré Barno | Va Tech | JR | DL | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Michael Carter II | Duke | SR | S | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Xavier Smith | ECU | JR | ILB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 70 | JR Pace | N'western | SR | DB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Nick Pickett | Oregon | SR | S | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Elijah Morris | ECU | FR | DL | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Dorian Etheridge | Louisville | SR | ILB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Verone McKinley III | Oregon | SO | S | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Cory Gross Jr. | Buffalo | SO | S | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 70 | David Curry | Ga Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Aaron Brule | Miss St | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Andre White Jr. | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Max Richardson | BC | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Quentin Frazier | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Mikel Jones | Syracuse | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Josh Black | Syracuse | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 97 | Rashad Wisdom | UTSA | SO | S | 5 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 98 | Nick Anderson | Tulane | JR | LB | 4 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 98 | D'Marco Jackson | App St | JR | ILB | 4 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 100 | Reed Blankenship | MTSU | SR | S | 3 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 7.67 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.