2025 FBS Independents Leaders Tackles - All Games through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 13 | 63 | 63 | 126 | 9.69 |
| 2 | Oumar Diomande | UConn | SO | LB | 13 | 65 | 51 | 116 | 8.92 |
| 3 | Malachi McLean | UConn | SR | DB | 10 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 4 | Lee Molette III | UConn | JR | DB | 12 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 5.42 |
| 5 | Drayk Bowen | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 12 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 6 | Jaiden Ausberry | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 12 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 7 | Cam Chadwick | UConn | SO | DB | 13 | 43 | 24 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 8 | Adon Shuler | Notre Dame | SO | S | 12 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 4.42 |
| 8 | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 11 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 10 | D'Mon Brinson | UConn | SR | DB | 13 | 37 | 21 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 11 | Stephon Wright | UConn | SR | DL | 11 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 2.45 |
| 12 | Antoineo Harris Jr. | UConn | SR | DL | 13 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 2.31 |
| 13 | Devin Pringle | UConn | SR | DB | 12 | 29 | 16 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 13 | Vincent Carroll-Jackson | UConn | SO | DL | 11 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 2.55 |
| 15 | Tyquan King | UConn | SR | LB | 13 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 3.23 |
| 15 | Trent Jones II | UConn | SR | DL | 8 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 17 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 11 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 17 | Ben Smiley III | UConn | SR | DL | 10 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2.10 |
| 19 | Tae Johnson | Notre Dame | FR | S | 10 | 35 | 13 | 48 | 4.80 |
| 20 | Jaylen Sneed | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 12 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 2.92 |
| 20 | Jason Onye | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 12 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 2.17 |
| 20 | Amir Renwick | UConn | SR | LB | 13 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 1.85 |
| 23 | Donovan Branch | UConn | SR | LB | 12 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 2.50 |
| 23 | Dallas Golden | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 10 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 25 | Aaron Key | UConn | SR | LB | 13 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 2.15 |
| 25 | Tyrece Mills | UConn | SR | DB | 9 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 25 | Jared Dawson | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 11 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 25 | Jordan Botelho | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 12 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 25 | Bryce Young | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 12 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 30 | Matt Hoffman | UConn | JR | DL | 12 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 30 | Kamo'i Latu | UConn | SR | DB | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 32 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 10 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 3.10 |
| 32 | Gabriel Rubio | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 34 | Jalen Stroman | Notre Dame | SR | S | 12 | 30 | 7 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 34 | Elijah Hughes | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 12 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 34 | Osiris Gilbert | UConn | FR | DB | 12 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 34 | Madden Faraimo | Notre Dame | FR | LB | 12 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 38 | Luke Talich | Notre Dame | JR | S | 12 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 38 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 10 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 38 | Joshua Burnham | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 38 | Donovan Hinish | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 38 | Kervins Choute | UConn | SR | DL | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Brandon Kelley | UConn | SO | DL | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 44 | Marquis Black | UConn | SR | DL | 12 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 44 | Kahanu Kia | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 46 | Junior Tuihalamaka | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 12 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Mark Zackery IV | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 46 | Jon Morris | UConn | FR | LB | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 46 | Armel Mukam | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 46 | Cleto Chol | UConn | SO | DL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |