2023 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Nathaniel Watson Miss St SR LB 4 8 48 56 14.00
2 Jett Johnson Miss St SR LB 4 13 39 52 13.00
3 Dorian Mausi Duke SR LB 5 5 32 37 7.40
4 Beau Freyler Iowa State JR DB 6 27 31 58 9.67
5 Tre Freeman Duke SO LB 5 21 29 50 10.00
6 Jaylen Stinson Duke SR S 5 11 26 37 7.40
7 Jamoi Hodge TCU SR LB 4 14 24 38 9.50
7 Jaheim Thomas Arkansas JR LB 4 13 24 37 9.25
9 D’Eryk Jackson Kentucky SR ILB 6 30 23 53 8.83
9 Nickolas Martin Okla St SO LB 4 25 23 48 12.00
9 TJ Quinn Louisville SO LB 3 9 23 32 10.67
12 Cal Haladay Mich St JR LB 5 19 22 41 8.20
12 DQ Smith S Carolina SO DB 4 14 22 36 9.00
12 Deontae Lawson Alabama SO LB 6 12 22 34 5.67
15 Ben Roberts Texas Tech FR LB 4 24 21 45 11.25
15 AJ Vongphachanh BYU SR LB 4 14 21 35 8.75
17 Debo Williams S Carolina JR LB 4 21 20 41 10.25
17 Trevin Wallace Kentucky JR ILB 5 20 20 40 8.00
17 Payton Wilson NC State SR LB 3 12 20 32 10.67
17 Edgerrin Cooper Texas A&M JR LB 4 11 20 31 7.75
21 Jay Higgins Iowa SR LB 3 29 19 48 16.00
21 Jaylan Ford Texas SR LB 6 22 19 41 6.83
21 Dominique Hampton Washington SR HSK 5 21 19 40 8.00
21 Major Burns LSU JR S 4 13 19 32 8.00
21 Shawn Preston Jr. Miss St SR S 4 9 19 28 7.00
26 Steele Chambers Ohio State SR LB 4 15 18 33 8.25
26 Kendarin Ray Tulsa SR S 3 9 18 27 9.00
26 Jesiah Pierre Texas Tech SR LB 4 9 18 27 6.75
29 Deion Jennings Rutgers SR LB 4 24 17 41 10.25
29 Junior Colson Michigan JR LB 5 21 17 38 7.60
29 Mason Cobb USC SR ILB 5 19 17 36 7.20
29 Tatum Bethune FSU SR LB 3 7 17 24 8.00
33 Danny Stutsman Oklahoma JR LB 4 18 16 34 8.50
33 Kevin Winston Jr. Penn State SO S 4 14 16 30 7.50
33 Jordan Hall Mich St FR LB 5 14 16 30 6.00
33 Javontae Jean-Baptiste Notre Dame SR DL 4 7 16 23 5.75
33 Corey Ellington Miss St JR S 4 6 16 22 5.50
38 Caleb Downs Alabama FR DB 6 34 15 49 8.17
38 Zion Childress Kentucky JR DB 6 23 15 38 6.33
38 Jaylen Mahoney Vanderbilt SR DB 4 20 15 35 8.75
38 Andre' Sam LSU SR S 4 18 15 33 8.25
38 Desmond Igbinosun Rutgers JR DB 4 12 15 27 6.75
38 Jeremiah Lewis Duke SR S 4 11 15 26 6.50
38 Cedric Gray N Carolina SR LB 2 10 15 25 12.50
38 Crew Wakley BYU SO S 4 10 15 25 6.25
38 DeCarlos Nicholson Miss St SR CB 4 9 15 24 6.00
38 DeShawn Page Miss St SR LB 4 3 15 18 4.50
38 Nathan Pickering Miss St SR DT 4 3 15 18 4.50
38 Aeneas Peebles Duke SR DT 5 2 15 17 3.40
38 James Neal UTEP JR LB 2 1 15 16 8.00
51 Kip Lewis Oklahoma FR LB 5 25 14 39 7.80
51 Trey Rucker Okla St SR S 4 21 14 35 8.75
51 Dylan Hazen Wk Forest SO LB 4 19 14 33 8.25
51 Nick Emmanwori S Carolina SO DB 4 17 14 31 7.75
51 Greg Penn III LSU JR LB 4 16 14 30 7.50
51 Mohamed Toure Rutgers SR LB 4 15 14 29 7.25
51 Ty Bryant Kentucky FR DB 6 15 14 29 4.83
51 JD Bertrand Notre Dame SR LB 4 14 14 28 7.00
51 Jaren Kanak Oklahoma SO LB 5 14 14 28 5.60
51 Kendal Daniels Okla St SO S 4 13 14 27 6.75
51 Jordan Castell Florida FR S 5 13 14 27 5.40
51 Kyle Thornton Wash St JR LB 3 11 14 25 8.33
51 Jake Chaney Wisconsin JR ILB 3 11 14 25 8.33
51 Marcus Banks Miss St SR S 4 11 14 25 6.25
51 Jayden Johnson Arkansas JR DB 4 10 14 24 6.00
51 Terry Moore Duke SO S 5 10 14 24 4.80
51 Carson Bruener Washington JR LB 5 9 14 23 4.60
51 Lee Kpogba WVU SR LB 3 8 14 22 7.33
51 Jaylon Scott NC State SR LB 4 8 14 22 5.50
51 Ethan Barr Vanderbilt SR LB 4 8 14 22 5.50
51 DeWayne Carter Duke SR DT 5 6 14 20 4.00
51 Vinny DePalma BC SR LB 3 5 14 19 6.33
73 Namdi Obiazor TCU JR LB 4 20 13 33 8.25
73 Malik Spencer Mich St SO DB 5 19 13 32 6.40
73 Decamerion Richardson Miss St SR CB 4 18 13 31 7.75
73 Taurean York Texas A&M FR LB 5 18 13 31 6.20
73 Jalon Kilgore S Carolina FR DB 4 17 13 30 7.50
73 Deone Walker Kentucky SO DL 6 17 13 30 5.00
73 Anthony Hill Jr. Texas FR LB 6 16 13 29 4.83
73 Larry Nixon III Auburn SR LB 4 14 13 27 6.75
73 Francisco Mauigoa Miami (Fl) JR LB 4 14 13 27 6.75
73 Joseph Charleston Missouri SR DB 5 14 13 27 5.40
73 Austin Moore Kansas St SR LB 5 14 13 27 5.40
73 Gaethan Bernadel Stanford JR ILB 4 13 13 26 6.50
73 Howard Cross III Notre Dame SR DL 4 12 13 25 6.25
73 Elijah Herring Tennessee SO LB 4 11 13 24 6.00
73 Donovan McMillon Pittsburgh JR DB 3 10 13 23 7.67
73 Bishop Fitzgerald NC State JR SAF 4 7 13 20 5.00
73 J.J. Dervil NMSU JR S 2 6 13 19 9.50
73 James Jackson Virginia JR LB 3 6 13 19 6.33
73 Cam Dillon Duke SR LB 5 5 13 18 3.60
73 Isaiah Iton Rutgers SR DL 4 4 13 17 4.25
73 Keyshaun Elliott NMSU SO LB 2 3 13 16 8.00
73 Deonte Anderson Miss St SO DE 4 1 13 14 3.50
95 Aaron Casey Indiana SR LB 4 26 12 38 9.50
95 Jaylon Carlies Missouri SR DB 5 19 12 31 6.20
95 Sean Brown NC State SO SAF 4 18 12 30 7.50
95 Eugene Asante Auburn JR LB 4 17 12 29 7.25
95 Ty'Ron Hopper Missouri SR LB 4 16 12 28 7.00
95 Caleb Bacon Iowa State SO LB 6 16 12 28 4.67