2023 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Henderson | ODU | JR | LB | 11 | 47 | 106 | 153 | 13.91 |
| 2 | Chase Kline | EMU | SR | LB | 11 | 47 | 96 | 143 | 13.00 |
| 3 | Jay Higgins | Iowa | SR | LB | 14 | 79 | 92 | 171 | 12.21 |
| 4 | Payton Wilson | NC State | SR | LB | 11 | 66 | 63 | 129 | 11.73 |
| 4 | Nathaniel Watson | Miss St | SR | LB | 11 | 32 | 97 | 129 | 11.73 |
| 6 | MJ Tafisi Jr. | Utah State | SR | ILB | 12 | 55 | 85 | 140 | 11.67 |
| 7 | Trevor Williams | Sam Hou St | SR | LB | 11 | 79 | 48 | 127 | 11.55 |
| 8 | Tyrice Knight | UTEP | SR | LB | 11 | 74 | 50 | 124 | 11.27 |
| 8 | Jett Johnson | Miss St | SR | LB | 11 | 42 | 82 | 124 | 11.27 |
| 10 | Kendarin Ray | Tulsa | SR | S | 11 | 68 | 53 | 121 | 11.00 |
| 11 | Matt Salopek | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 13 | 71 | 69 | 140 | 10.77 |
| 12 | Wayne Matthews III | ODU | SO | LB | 12 | 36 | 92 | 128 | 10.67 |
| 13 | Joe Sparacio | EMU | SR | LB | 12 | 59 | 68 | 127 | 10.58 |
| 14 | Nickolas Martin | Okla St | SO | LB | 13 | 80 | 57 | 137 | 10.54 |
| 15 | Cedric Gray | N Carolina | SR | LB | 11 | 57 | 55 | 112 | 10.18 |
| 16 | Debo Williams | S Carolina | JR | LB | 11 | 63 | 46 | 109 | 9.91 |
| 17 | Donovan Manuel | FIU | SR | LB | 11 | 62 | 45 | 107 | 9.73 |
| 18 | Bryce Houston | Ohio | SR | LB | 12 | 55 | 61 | 116 | 9.67 |
| 18 | Bryce Gallagher | N'western | SR | LB | 12 | 43 | 73 | 116 | 9.67 |
| 20 | Colin Ramos | Navy | JR | LB | 11 | 55 | 51 | 106 | 9.64 |
| 21 | Marques Watson-Trent | Ga South | JR | LB | 12 | 56 | 59 | 115 | 9.58 |
| 22 | Donovan McMillon | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 11 | 54 | 51 | 105 | 9.55 |
| 22 | Jack Howell | CSU | JR | DB | 11 | 48 | 57 | 105 | 9.55 |
| 24 | Aaron Casey | Indiana | SR | LB | 11 | 74 | 28 | 102 | 9.27 |
| 24 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | SR | LB | 11 | 51 | 51 | 102 | 9.27 |
| 26 | Hunter Wohler | Wisconsin | JR | S | 13 | 74 | 46 | 120 | 9.23 |
| 26 | Ty Wise | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 13 | 60 | 60 | 120 | 9.23 |
| 28 | Easton Mascarenas-Arnold | Oregon St | JR | ILB | 11 | 47 | 54 | 101 | 9.18 |
| 29 | Jason Johnson | UCF | SR | LB | 12 | 64 | 44 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 29 | Jonas Sanker | Virginia | JR | S | 11 | 68 | 31 | 99 | 9.00 |
| 31 | Jacob Manu | Arizona | SO | LB | 12 | 42 | 65 | 107 | 8.92 |
| 32 | Reggie Peterson | FIU | JR | LB | 11 | 49 | 49 | 98 | 8.91 |
| 33 | Tyren Dupree | Liberty | SR | LB | 14 | 67 | 57 | 124 | 8.86 |
| 34 | Dillon Thieneman | Purdue | FR | DB | 12 | 74 | 32 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 35 | Terry Jones | ODU | JR | S | 11 | 29 | 68 | 97 | 8.82 |
| 36 | Marlowe Wax | Syracuse | JR | LB | 12 | 71 | 33 | 104 | 8.67 |
| 36 | Danny Stutsman | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 12 | 51 | 53 | 104 | 8.67 |
| 36 | Aiden Fisher | James Mad | SO | LB | 12 | 48 | 56 | 104 | 8.67 |
| 39 | Emany Johnson | Nevada | SR | DB | 11 | 68 | 27 | 95 | 8.64 |
| 40 | Brian Holloway | Texas St | SR | LB | 12 | 58 | 45 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 40 | Tre Freeman | Duke | SO | LB | 12 | 53 | 50 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 40 | Ben Roberts | Texas Tech | FR | LB | 12 | 53 | 50 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 40 | Xander Mueller | N'western | SR | LB | 12 | 48 | 55 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 44 | Bryun Parham | SJSU | JR | LB | 12 | 57 | 45 | 102 | 8.50 |
| 45 | Tommy Eichenberg | Ohio State | SR | LB | 9 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 8.44 |
| 46 | Easton Gibbs | Wyoming | JR | LB | 12 | 42 | 59 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 47 | Dallas Gant | Toledo | SR | LB | 13 | 46 | 63 | 109 | 8.38 |
| 48 | Chase Wilson | CSU | JR | LB | 11 | 39 | 53 | 92 | 8.36 |
| 49 | Beau Freyler | Iowa State | JR | DB | 12 | 53 | 47 | 100 | 8.33 |
| 50 | Jontrey Hunter | Georgia St | SR | ILB | 11 | 48 | 42 | 90 | 8.18 |
| 51 | A.J. Haulcy | Houston | SO | DB | 12 | 73 | 25 | 98 | 8.17 |
| 51 | Ike Larsen | Utah State | SO | S | 12 | 57 | 41 | 98 | 8.17 |
| 53 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | California | SO | ILB | 10 | 45 | 36 | 81 | 8.10 |
| 54 | Demetrius Knight II | Charlotte | JR | LB | 11 | 40 | 49 | 89 | 8.09 |
| 55 | Andrew Parker Jr. | App St | SR | ILB | 13 | 49 | 55 | 104 | 8.00 |
| 55 | Jackson Woodard | UNLV | JR | LB | 13 | 44 | 60 | 104 | 8.00 |
| 55 | Bryan McCoy | Akron | SO | LB | 10 | 28 | 52 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 58 | Lee Kpogba | WVU | SR | LB | 12 | 45 | 50 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 59 | Joe Andreessen | Buffalo | SR | LB | 11 | 52 | 35 | 87 | 7.91 |
| 59 | Max Tooley | BYU | SR | LB | 11 | 50 | 37 | 87 | 7.91 |
| 61 | Nick Jackson | Iowa | SR | LB | 14 | 51 | 59 | 110 | 7.86 |
| 62 | Power Echols | N Carolina | JR | LB | 12 | 56 | 38 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 62 | Deion Jennings | Rutgers | SR | LB | 12 | 41 | 53 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 64 | Keye Thompson | Ohio | SR | LB | 11 | 39 | 47 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 64 | Cal Haladay | Mich St | JR | LB | 11 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 64 | Antavious Fish | Akron | JR | LB | 11 | 35 | 51 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 64 | Jeslord Boateng | La Tech | SR | LB | 11 | 29 | 57 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 68 | Kenny Logan, Jr. | Kansas | SR | S | 12 | 63 | 30 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 69 | Mason Cobb | USC | SR | ILB | 11 | 49 | 36 | 85 | 7.73 |
| 70 | Caleb Downs | Alabama | FR | DB | 13 | 68 | 32 | 100 | 7.69 |
| 71 | Omar Speights | LSU | SR | LB | 9 | 23 | 46 | 69 | 7.67 |
| 72 | Jeremiah Trotter, Jr. | Clemson | JR | LB | 11 | 52 | 32 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 72 | Kyle Thornton | Wash St | JR | LB | 11 | 33 | 51 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 74 | Kendal Daniels | Okla St | SO | S | 13 | 57 | 42 | 99 | 7.62 |
| 75 | Chandler Martin | Memphis | SO | LB | 12 | 63 | 28 | 91 | 7.58 |
| 75 | Jhalyn Shuler | S Florida | SR | LB | 12 | 43 | 48 | 91 | 7.58 |
| 77 | Brevin Randle | La Tech | SR | LB | 9 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 78 | Javon McIntyre | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 11 | 43 | 40 | 83 | 7.55 |
| 78 | AJ Vongphachanh | BYU | SR | LB | 11 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 7.55 |
| 80 | Alec Mock | Air Force | SR | ILB | 12 | 51 | 39 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 80 | Quae Drake | J'ville St | SR | LB | 12 | 48 | 42 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 82 | Jarron Morris | FAU | SR | DB | 11 | 44 | 38 | 82 | 7.45 |
| 82 | Dylan Hazen | Wk Forest | SO | LB | 11 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 7.45 |
| 82 | Jackson Ambush | FAU | SR | LB | 11 | 36 | 46 | 82 | 7.45 |
| 82 | Jaheim Thomas | Arkansas | JR | LB | 11 | 34 | 48 | 82 | 7.45 |
| 86 | Keyshaun Elliott | NMSU | SO | LB | 14 | 58 | 46 | 104 | 7.43 |
| 87 | Shae Suiaunoa | Wyoming | JR | LB | 12 | 57 | 32 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 87 | K.C. Ossai | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 12 | 48 | 41 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 89 | Johnathan Baldwin | UNLV | JR | DB | 10 | 40 | 34 | 74 | 7.40 |
| 89 | Deshawn Pace | Cincinnati | SR | STA | 10 | 39 | 35 | 74 | 7.40 |
| 89 | Jordan Magee | Temple | SR | LB | 10 | 39 | 35 | 74 | 7.40 |
| 92 | Trey Rucker | Okla St | SR | S | 13 | 58 | 38 | 96 | 7.38 |
| 93 | Julius Wood | ECU | SR | DB | 11 | 36 | 45 | 81 | 7.36 |
| 94 | Shawn Holton | Texas St | SR | S | 12 | 61 | 27 | 88 | 7.33 |
| 94 | Major Burns | LSU | JR | S | 12 | 39 | 49 | 88 | 7.33 |
| 96 | Myles Heard | La Tech | SR | DB | 10 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 7.30 |
| 97 | Dominique Hampton | Washington | SR | HSK | 15 | 65 | 44 | 109 | 7.27 |
| 97 | Justin Sanchez | CSU | SR | LB | 11 | 42 | 38 | 80 | 7.27 |
| 97 | Jamoi Hodge | TCU | SR | LB | 11 | 32 | 48 | 80 | 7.27 |
| 100 | Justin Barron | Syracuse | JR | DB | 12 | 50 | 37 | 87 | 7.25 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.