2024 Independent Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/20/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Watts | Notre Dame | SR | S | 5 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 1 | Adon Shuler | Notre Dame | FR | S | 5 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 1 | Drayk Bowen | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 5 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 4 | Jack Kiser | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 5 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Gabriel Rubio | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 6 | Jalen Stewart | U Mass | SR | LB | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Jaylen Sneed | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 5 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Jayden McDonald | UConn | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 7 | Gerrell Johnson | U Mass | SR | LB | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | Notre Dame | FR | LB | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Junior Tuihalamaka | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 11 | Macklin Ayers | U Mass | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 13 | Jaiden Ausberry | Notre Dame | FR | LB | 5 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 13 | Tyler Martin | U Mass | SO | LB | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Myles Turner | U Mass | JR | LB | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 13 | Bryce Young | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 13 | Tui Faumuina-Brown | UConn | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Brandon McElroy | U Mass | JR | DL | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 13 | Howard Cross III | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 20 | Rante Jones | UConn | SR | DB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 20 | Malachi Mclean | UConn | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Jordan Wright | UConn | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Christian LeBrun | U Mass | FR | VPR | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 20 | Leonard St. Gourdin | U Mass | SR | DB | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 20 | Kofi Asare | U Mass | SO | DE | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 20 | RJ Edwards | U Mass | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 20 | Arsheen Jiles | U Mass | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 28 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 5 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 28 | Joshua Burnham | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 5 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 28 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 5 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 28 | Donovan Hinish | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 28 | Jalen Harrell | U Mass | JR | VPR | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Rod Heard II | Notre Dame | SR | S | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 28 | Cam Chadwick | UConn | FR | DB | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 28 | Lake Ellis | U Mass | SR | DB | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 28 | Louce Julien | U Mass | JR | DE | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 28 | RJ Oben | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Jelani Stafford | UConn | SR | DL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Jerrod Cameron | U Mass | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 28 | Amir Renwick | UConn | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 28 | Donovan Branch | UConn | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 28 | Pryce Yates | UConn | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 28 | Sahnai Swain-Price | U Mass | SO | DE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 44 | Lee Molette III | UConn | JR | DB | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 44 | Malcolm Bell | UConn | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 44 | Tyler Rudolph | U Mass | SR | S | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 44 | Shambre Jackson | U Mass | JR | DT | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 44 | Malik Dixon-Williams | UConn | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Jeremiah McGill | U Mass | SO | S | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 44 | Te'Rai Powell | U Mass | SR | DB | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |