2021 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Bergin | N'western | SR | LB | 9 | 58 | 45 | 103 | 11.44 |
| 2 | Kyle Harmon | SJSU | SR | LB | 10 | 63 | 46 | 109 | 10.90 |
| 3 | Leo Chenal | Wisconsin | JR | ILB | 8 | 46 | 40 | 86 | 10.75 |
| 4 | Carlton Martial | Troy | JR | LB | 11 | 42 | 75 | 117 | 10.64 |
| 5 | Chad Muma | Wyoming | SR | LB | 12 | 77 | 48 | 125 | 10.42 |
| 6 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | SO | LB | 10 | 43 | 61 | 104 | 10.40 |
| 7 | Damone Clark | LSU | SR | LB | 8 | 53 | 30 | 83 | 10.38 |
| 8 | JJ Russell | Memphis | SR | LB | 11 | 70 | 44 | 114 | 10.36 |
| 9 | Darren Anders | BGSU | JR | LB | 12 | 56 | 68 | 124 | 10.33 |
| 9 | Jack Campbell | Iowa | JR | LB | 12 | 51 | 73 | 124 | 10.33 |
| 11 | Matthew Salopek | Miami (Oh) | FR | DB | 11 | 68 | 43 | 111 | 10.09 |
| 12 | Ivan Pace Jr. | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 12 | 59 | 61 | 120 | 10.00 |
| 13 | Avery Roberts | Oregon St | JR | ILB | 10 | 52 | 47 | 99 | 9.90 |
| 14 | James Patterson | Buffalo | SR | LB | 12 | 49 | 65 | 114 | 9.50 |
| 14 | Bumper Pool | Arkansas | SR | LB | 10 | 30 | 65 | 95 | 9.50 |
| 16 | Quez Jackson | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 8 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 17 | KD Davis | N Texas | JR | LB | 13 | 51 | 70 | 121 | 9.31 |
| 18 | Kenny Logan Jr. | Kansas | JR | S | 9 | 57 | 25 | 82 | 9.11 |
| 19 | Jacoby Windmon | UNLV | JR | ILB | 10 | 59 | 32 | 91 | 9.10 |
| 20 | Justin Rice | Utah State | SR | ILB | 12 | 52 | 55 | 107 | 8.92 |
| 21 | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | JR | DB | 11 | 63 | 35 | 98 | 8.91 |
| 21 | Tatum Bethune | UCF | JR | LB | 11 | 57 | 41 | 98 | 8.91 |
| 21 | Bryce Houston | Ohio | JR | LB | 11 | 50 | 48 | 98 | 8.91 |
| 24 | Ayinde Eley | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 8 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 8.88 |
| 25 | D'Marco Jackson | App St | SR | ILB | 12 | 53 | 53 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 26 | Drake Thomas | NC State | SO | LB | 10 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 8.80 |
| 27 | Daiyan Henley | Nevada | SR | LB | 11 | 56 | 40 | 96 | 8.73 |
| 28 | Luke Reimer | Nebraska | SO | ILB | 7 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 29 | Jaylin Thomas | Ball State | SR | ILB | 13 | 56 | 57 | 113 | 8.69 |
| 30 | Abraham Beauplan | Marshall | JR | LB | 12 | 38 | 66 | 104 | 8.67 |
| 31 | Nick Jackson | Virginia | JR | ILB | 8 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 32 | Malcolm Rodriguez | Okla St | SR | LB | 10 | 53 | 33 | 86 | 8.60 |
| 33 | Jaylan Alexander | Purdue | SR | LB | 9 | 47 | 30 | 77 | 8.56 |
| 34 | Dean Clark | Kent State | JR | S | 13 | 75 | 36 | 111 | 8.54 |
| 35 | Reed Blankenship | MTSU | SR | S | 13 | 75 | 35 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 35 | Silas Kelly | Coast Car | SR | LB | 13 | 40 | 70 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 37 | Joel Dublanko | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 11 | 49 | 44 | 93 | 8.45 |
| 38 | Tywan Francis | CSU | SR | DB | 9 | 47 | 29 | 76 | 8.44 |
| 38 | Anfernee Orji | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 9 | 45 | 31 | 76 | 8.44 |
| 40 | Bryce Cosby | Ball State | SR | S | 13 | 67 | 42 | 109 | 8.38 |
| 41 | Tyler Grubbs | La Tech | FR | LB | 11 | 42 | 50 | 92 | 8.36 |
| 42 | Breon Hayward | UTEP | JR | LB | 13 | 61 | 47 | 108 | 8.31 |
| 42 | Clayton Coll | Ball State | JR | ILB | 13 | 51 | 57 | 108 | 8.31 |
| 44 | Josh Chandler-Semedo | WVU | SR | LB | 10 | 54 | 29 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 44 | Shaka Heyward | Duke | JR | LB | 10 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 46 | Zack Woodard | La-Monroe | JR | LB | 10 | 39 | 43 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 46 | Cam'Ron Carter | CSU | SR | LB | 10 | 27 | 55 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 48 | Darius Muasau | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 11 | 56 | 33 | 89 | 8.09 |
| 49 | Jordan Helm | FAU | SR | S | 12 | 53 | 44 | 97 | 8.08 |
| 50 | Xavier Henderson | Mich St | SR | S | 10 | 50 | 30 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 50 | Ben Bywater | BYU | FR | LB | 10 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 50 | Chance Campbell | Miss | SR | LB | 10 | 32 | 48 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 50 | Mikel Jones | Syracuse | SO | LB | 8 | 37 | 27 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 50 | Jeremy Banks | Tennessee | JR | LB | 8 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 55 | CJ Brown | N Illinois | FR | S | 13 | 55 | 48 | 103 | 7.92 |
| 55 | Richard Dames | FIU | SR | DB | 12 | 60 | 35 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 57 | Justin Wright | Tulsa | JR | LB | 8 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 58 | Joey Blount | Virginia | SR | FS | 7 | 38 | 17 | 55 | 7.86 |
| 59 | Tyrice Knight | UTEP | JR | LB | 13 | 59 | 43 | 102 | 7.85 |
| 60 | Trevor Brohard | NMSU | JR | LB | 6 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 7.83 |
| 61 | JD Bertrand | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 11 | 51 | 35 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 61 | Storey Jackson | Liberty | SR | LB | 11 | 48 | 38 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 63 | Traveion Webster | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 10 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 7.80 |
| 64 | Ronnie Hickman | Ohio State | SO | SAF | 9 | 41 | 29 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 65 | Jonathan Jones | Toledo | SR | LB | 12 | 28 | 65 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 66 | Jerrick Reed II | New Mexico | SR | S | 10 | 50 | 27 | 77 | 7.70 |
| 66 | Jeslord Boateng | Akron | SO | ILB | 10 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 7.70 |
| 66 | Noah Sewell | Oregon | FR | ILB | 10 | 34 | 43 | 77 | 7.70 |
| 69 | Eli Neal | Marshall | SO | LB | 12 | 34 | 58 | 92 | 7.67 |
| 69 | Bryson Armstrong | UCF | SR | LB | 9 | 40 | 29 | 69 | 7.67 |
| 69 | Diego Fagot | Navy | SR | LB | 9 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 7.67 |
| 72 | Trey Baldwin | La Tech | SR | LB | 11 | 44 | 40 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 73 | Jammie Robinson | FSU | SO | DB | 8 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 74 | Hayden Henry | Arkansas | SR | LB | 10 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 75 | Jordan Veneziale | Georgia St | JR | ILB | 12 | 49 | 42 | 91 | 7.58 |
| 76 | Micah McFadden | Indiana | SR | LB | 7 | 36 | 17 | 53 | 7.57 |
| 77 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 11 | 60 | 23 | 83 | 7.55 |
| 78 | AJ Finley | Miss | JR | DB | 10 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 7.50 |
| 79 | Jack Gibbens | Minnesota | SR | LB | 11 | 50 | 32 | 82 | 7.45 |
| 79 | Dax Hollifield | Va Tech | JR | LB | 11 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 7.45 |
| 81 | Devin Lloyd | Utah | JR | LB | 9 | 44 | 23 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 81 | Ethan Barr | Vanderbilt | SO | LB | 9 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 83 | Nick Henrich | Nebraska | FR | LB | 7 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 7.43 |
| 84 | Easton Gibbs | Wyoming | SO | LB | 12 | 50 | 39 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 84 | Seth Benson | Iowa | JR | LB | 12 | 45 | 44 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 84 | Brock Horne | BGSU | SO | LB | 12 | 44 | 45 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 84 | Maxen Hook | Toledo | FR | S | 12 | 34 | 55 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 88 | Daniel Green | Kansas St | JR | LB | 10 | 57 | 17 | 74 | 7.40 |
| 89 | Quavaris Crouch | Mich St | JR | LB | 8 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 7.38 |
| 90 | Nico Bolden | Kent State | SR | S | 11 | 46 | 35 | 81 | 7.36 |
| 90 | Jacquez Jones | Kentucky | SR | ILB | 11 | 36 | 45 | 81 | 7.36 |
| 92 | DQ Thomas | MTSU | SR | LB | 12 | 53 | 35 | 88 | 7.33 |
| 92 | R'Tarriun Johnson | ODU | JR | S | 12 | 48 | 40 | 88 | 7.33 |
| 92 | Colin Schooler | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 9 | 46 | 20 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 95 | Jaylan Foster | S Carolina | SR | DB | 10 | 53 | 20 | 73 | 7.30 |
| 96 | JL Skinner | Boise St | JR | S | 8 | 41 | 17 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 96 | Avery Young | Rutgers | JR | DB | 8 | 38 | 20 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 96 | Amir Tyler | Temple | SR | SAF | 8 | 37 | 21 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 99 | Bryce Gallagher | N'western | SO | LB | 9 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 99 | Tavian Combs | New Mexico | SO | S | 9 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 7.22 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.