2023 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Higgins | Iowa | SR | LB | 10 | 47 | 76 | 123 | 12.30 |
| 2 | Jason Henderson | ODU | JR | LB | 8 | 35 | 79 | 114 | 14.25 |
| 3 | Nickolas Martin | Okla St | SO | LB | 10 | 66 | 46 | 112 | 11.20 |
| 4 | Chase Kline | EMU | SR | LB | 8 | 28 | 78 | 106 | 13.25 |
| 5 | MJ Tafisi Jr. | Utah State | SR | ILB | 8 | 37 | 61 | 98 | 12.25 |
| 6 | Matt Salopek | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 9 | 57 | 39 | 96 | 10.67 |
| 7 | Kendarin Ray | Tulsa | SR | S | 8 | 56 | 37 | 93 | 11.63 |
| 8 | Payton Wilson | NC State | SR | LB | 8 | 48 | 43 | 91 | 11.38 |
| 9 | Trevor Williams | Sam Hou St | SR | LB | 8 | 55 | 34 | 89 | 11.13 |
| 9 | Nathaniel Watson | Miss St | SR | LB | 8 | 24 | 65 | 89 | 11.13 |
| 11 | Ty Wise | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 9 | 45 | 43 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 11 | Bryce Gallagher | N'western | SR | LB | 9 | 34 | 54 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 11 | Jett Johnson | Miss St | SR | LB | 8 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 11.00 |
| 14 | Tyrice Knight | UTEP | SR | LB | 8 | 44 | 43 | 87 | 10.88 |
| 15 | Cedric Gray | N Carolina | SR | LB | 8 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 10.63 |
| 16 | Jason Johnson | UCF | SR | LB | 9 | 50 | 34 | 84 | 9.33 |
| 16 | Easton Mascarenas-Arnold | Oregon St | JR | ILB | 9 | 41 | 43 | 84 | 9.33 |
| 18 | A.J. Haulcy | Houston | SO | DB | 9 | 63 | 20 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 18 | Ben Roberts | Texas Tech | FR | LB | 9 | 46 | 37 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 18 | Wayne Matthews III | ODU | SO | LB | 8 | 22 | 61 | 83 | 10.38 |
| 21 | Marques Watson-Trent | Ga South | JR | LB | 8 | 37 | 45 | 82 | 10.25 |
| 22 | Trey Rucker | Okla St | SR | S | 10 | 51 | 30 | 81 | 8.10 |
| 22 | Xander Mueller | N'western | SR | LB | 9 | 39 | 42 | 81 | 9.00 |
| 22 | Jackson Woodard | UNLV | JR | LB | 9 | 34 | 47 | 81 | 9.00 |
| 25 | Joe Sparacio | EMU | SR | LB | 8 | 37 | 43 | 80 | 10.00 |
| 25 | Jacob Manu | Arizona | SO | LB | 9 | 34 | 46 | 80 | 8.89 |
| 27 | Aaron Casey | Indiana | SR | LB | 9 | 59 | 20 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 27 | Tyren Dupree | Liberty | SR | LB | 9 | 48 | 31 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 27 | Hunter Wohler | Wisconsin | JR | S | 9 | 47 | 32 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 30 | Kendal Daniels | Okla St | SO | S | 10 | 45 | 32 | 77 | 7.70 |
| 30 | Beau Freyler | Iowa State | JR | DB | 9 | 38 | 39 | 77 | 8.56 |
| 30 | Jack Howell | CSU | JR | DB | 8 | 36 | 41 | 77 | 9.63 |
| 33 | Donovan Manuel | FIU | SR | LB | 8 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 9.50 |
| 33 | Bryce Houston | Ohio | SR | LB | 8 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 9.50 |
| 33 | Nick Jackson | Iowa | SR | LB | 10 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 33 | Andrew Parker Jr. | App St | SR | ILB | 9 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 8.44 |
| 33 | Dallas Gant | Toledo | SR | LB | 9 | 28 | 48 | 76 | 8.44 |
| 38 | Dillon Thieneman | Purdue | FR | DB | 9 | 48 | 27 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 39 | Emany Johnson | Nevada | SR | DB | 8 | 54 | 20 | 74 | 9.25 |
| 39 | Max Tooley | BYU | SR | LB | 9 | 42 | 32 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 39 | Dominique Hampton | Washington | SR | HSK | 10 | 42 | 32 | 74 | 7.40 |
| 39 | Tre Freeman | Duke | SO | LB | 8 | 41 | 33 | 74 | 9.25 |
| 39 | Colin Ramos | Navy | JR | LB | 8 | 41 | 33 | 74 | 9.25 |
| 39 | Jaylan Ford | Texas | SR | LB | 10 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 7.40 |
| 39 | Antavious Fish | Akron | JR | LB | 8 | 28 | 46 | 74 | 9.25 |
| 46 | Evan Williams | Oregon | SR | DB | 10 | 42 | 30 | 72 | 7.20 |
| 47 | Jonas Sanker | Virginia | JR | S | 8 | 49 | 22 | 71 | 8.88 |
| 47 | Debo Williams | S Carolina | JR | LB | 8 | 37 | 34 | 71 | 8.88 |
| 47 | Donovan McMillon | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 8 | 37 | 34 | 71 | 8.88 |
| 47 | Keyshaun Elliott | NMSU | SO | LB | 9 | 37 | 34 | 71 | 7.89 |
| 47 | Reggie Peterson | FIU | JR | LB | 8 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 8.88 |
| 47 | Easton Gibbs | Wyoming | JR | LB | 8 | 29 | 42 | 71 | 8.88 |
| 47 | Terry Jones | ODU | JR | S | 8 | 20 | 51 | 71 | 8.88 |
| 54 | Caleb Downs | Alabama | FR | DB | 9 | 49 | 21 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 54 | Marlowe Wax | Syracuse | JR | LB | 8 | 45 | 25 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 54 | Dylan Rosiek | Illinois | SO | LB | 9 | 42 | 28 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 57 | Deion Jennings | Rutgers | SR | LB | 9 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 7.67 |
| 57 | Danny Stutsman | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 8 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 57 | Keye Thompson | Ohio | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 57 | Cal Haladay | Mich St | JR | LB | 9 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 7.67 |
| 57 | Demetrius Knight II | Charlotte | JR | LB | 8 | 30 | 39 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 62 | Joe Andreessen | Buffalo | SR | LB | 8 | 41 | 27 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 62 | Isaac Gifford | Nebraska | JR | DB | 9 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 62 | Nick Ross | App St | SR | SAF | 9 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 62 | Kyle Thornton | Wash St | JR | LB | 9 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 62 | AJ Vongphachanh | BYU | SR | LB | 9 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 67 | Kenny Logan, Jr. | Kansas | SR | S | 9 | 46 | 21 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 67 | Ike Larsen | Utah State | SO | S | 8 | 38 | 29 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 67 | Quae Drake | J'ville St | SR | LB | 8 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 67 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | California | SO | ILB | 8 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 67 | Mohamed Toure | Rutgers | SR | LB | 9 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 67 | Jontrey Hunter | Georgia St | SR | ILB | 8 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 67 | Daniel Bolden | Toledo | JR | LB | 9 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 67 | Charles Willekes | Ark St | JR | LB | 8 | 21 | 46 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 75 | Mason Cobb | USC | SR | ILB | 8 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 75 | Deshawn Pace | Cincinnati | SR | STA | 8 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 75 | Malik Robinson | Houston | SR | LB | 9 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 75 | Jeslord Boateng | La Tech | SR | LB | 8 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 79 | Jesus Machado | Tulane | JR | LB | 9 | 44 | 21 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 79 | Edefuan Ulofoshio | Washington | SR | LB | 10 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 79 | Bryun Parham | SJSU | JR | LB | 8 | 33 | 32 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 79 | Patrick McMorris | California | SR | DB | 9 | 33 | 32 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 79 | Jamoi Hodge | TCU | SR | LB | 9 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 84 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 9 | 47 | 17 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 84 | Devyn Bobby | Baylor | SO | S | 9 | 45 | 19 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 84 | Sanoussi Kane | Purdue | SR | DB | 9 | 43 | 21 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 84 | Matt Jones | Baylor | SR | LB | 9 | 42 | 22 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 84 | Carson Bruener | Washington | JR | LB | 10 | 35 | 29 | 64 | 6.40 |
| 84 | Gaethan Bernadel | Stanford | JR | ILB | 9 | 34 | 30 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 84 | Jordan Brown | N Texas | JR | LB | 8 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 84 | Malachi Langley | Fresno St | SR | LB | 8 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 84 | Junior Colson | Michigan | JR | LB | 10 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 6.40 |
| 84 | TJ Quinn | Louisville | SO | LB | 9 | 18 | 46 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 94 | Gunner Maldonado | Arizona | JR | S | 9 | 45 | 18 | 63 | 7.00 |
| 94 | C.J. Baskerville | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 8 | 44 | 19 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 94 | Jeremiah Trotter, Jr. | Clemson | JR | LB | 8 | 41 | 22 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 94 | Javon McIntyre | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 8 | 35 | 28 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 94 | Edgerrin Cooper | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 8 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 94 | Lee Kpogba | WVU | SR | LB | 9 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 7.00 |
| 100 | Brian Holloway | Texas St | SR | LB | 8 | 37 | 25 | 62 | 7.75 |