2025 National Leaders Tackles - All Games through 01/02/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinn Urwiler | N Illinois | SR | LB | 12 | 71 | 70 | 141 | 11.75 |
| 2 | Ty Benefield | Boise St | JR | S | 14 | 70 | 37 | 107 | 7.64 |
| 3 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 13 | 69 | 45 | 114 | 8.77 |
| 4 | Johnny Chaney Jr. | FIU | SR | LB | 13 | 68 | 39 | 107 | 8.23 |
| 5 | Baron Hopson | KSU | SR | LB | 14 | 66 | 72 | 138 | 9.86 |
| 5 | Andon Thomas | Army | SR | ILB | 13 | 66 | 47 | 113 | 8.69 |
| 7 | Jaxton Eck | New Mexico | JR | LB | 13 | 65 | 63 | 128 | 9.85 |
| 7 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | BGSU | JR | LB | 12 | 65 | 54 | 119 | 9.92 |
| 7 | Oumar Diomande | UConn | SO | LB | 13 | 65 | 51 | 116 | 8.92 |
| 7 | KP Price | BC | JR | DB | 12 | 65 | 29 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 11 | Micah Davey | UTEP | SR | LB | 12 | 64 | 67 | 131 | 10.92 |
| 11 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 13 | 64 | 61 | 125 | 9.62 |
| 11 | Amare Campbell | Penn State | JR | LB | 13 | 64 | 39 | 103 | 7.92 |
| 14 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 14 | 63 | 65 | 128 | 9.14 |
| 14 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 13 | 63 | 63 | 126 | 9.69 |
| 16 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 14 | 62 | 56 | 118 | 8.43 |
| 16 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 13 | 62 | 48 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 16 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | JR | LB | 12 | 62 | 40 | 102 | 8.50 |
| 16 | KT Seay | Delaware | JR | S | 13 | 62 | 29 | 91 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Caden Fordham | NC State | SR | LB | 13 | 61 | 82 | 143 | 11.00 |
| 20 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | JR | S | 13 | 61 | 32 | 93 | 7.15 |
| 22 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 13 | 60 | 70 | 130 | 10.00 |
| 22 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 13 | 60 | 41 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 22 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | JR | S | 13 | 60 | 36 | 96 | 7.38 |
| 22 | Justin Meyers | Ga South | SR | DB | 13 | 60 | 30 | 90 | 6.92 |
| 22 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 12 | 60 | 24 | 84 | 7.00 |
| 27 | Ethan Wesloski | N Texas | JR | LB | 14 | 59 | 54 | 113 | 8.07 |
| 27 | Tahj Ra-El | Purdue | SR | DB | 12 | 59 | 51 | 110 | 9.17 |
| 27 | Keaton Thomas | Baylor | JR | LB | 12 | 59 | 46 | 105 | 8.75 |
| 27 | Desman Stephens II | USC | SO | LB | 13 | 59 | 30 | 89 | 6.85 |
| 27 | Matthew Bailey | Illinois | JR | DB | 12 | 59 | 17 | 76 | 6.33 |
| 32 | Owen Long | CSU | SO | LB | 12 | 58 | 93 | 151 | 12.58 |
| 32 | Jordan Pollard | SJSU | SR | LB | 12 | 58 | 50 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 32 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 12 | 58 | 35 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 32 | Adonis Williams Jr. | Ohio | SR | S | 13 | 58 | 22 | 80 | 6.15 |
| 32 | Jalen Huskey | Maryland | SR | DB | 12 | 58 | 14 | 72 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Brevin Hamblin | Utah State | JR | S | 13 | 57 | 57 | 114 | 8.77 |
| 37 | Tawfiq Byard | Colorado | SO | S | 12 | 57 | 28 | 85 | 7.08 |
| 37 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 12 | 57 | 16 | 73 | 6.08 |
| 37 | Thomas Anderson | MO State | SR | CB | 13 | 57 | 11 | 68 | 5.23 |
| 41 | Shad Banks, Jr. | UTSA | SR | ILB | 13 | 56 | 38 | 94 | 7.23 |
| 41 | Omar Thornton | BC | SO | DB | 12 | 56 | 26 | 82 | 6.83 |
| 43 | Marsel McDuffie | UNLV | SR | ILB | 14 | 55 | 57 | 112 | 8.00 |
| 43 | Jack Tchienchou | Tulane | SO | S | 14 | 55 | 28 | 83 | 5.93 |
| 45 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 13 | 54 | 50 | 104 | 8.00 |
| 45 | Mac Harris | S Florida | SR | OLB | 13 | 54 | 49 | 103 | 7.92 |
| 45 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 12 | 54 | 44 | 98 | 8.17 |
| 45 | Brendan Harrington | Ga South | SR | LB | 13 | 54 | 31 | 85 | 6.54 |
| 45 | Kalib Fortner | Army | SR | ILB | 13 | 54 | 29 | 83 | 6.38 |
| 50 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 12 | 53 | 89 | 142 | 11.83 |
| 50 | Devin Lafayette | Troy | SR | SPR | 14 | 53 | 61 | 114 | 8.14 |
| 50 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 12 | 53 | 57 | 110 | 9.17 |
| 50 | K'Von Sherman | Toledo | JR | LB | 13 | 53 | 41 | 94 | 7.23 |
| 50 | Jessiah McGrew | FIU | FR | DB | 12 | 53 | 15 | 68 | 5.67 |
| 50 | Jaquez White | Troy | JR | CB | 14 | 53 | 14 | 67 | 4.79 |
| 56 | Jordan Kwiatkowski | CMU | SR | LB | 13 | 52 | 65 | 117 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Maverick Baranowski | Minnesota | JR | LB | 13 | 52 | 51 | 103 | 7.92 |
| 56 | Jordan Crook | Ariz St | SR | LB | 13 | 52 | 49 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 56 | Lewis Carter | UCF | JR | LB | 11 | 52 | 40 | 92 | 8.36 |
| 60 | Chris Jones | USM | SO | LB | 13 | 51 | 84 | 135 | 10.38 |
| 60 | Sammy Brown | Clemson | SO | LB | 13 | 51 | 55 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 60 | Jadon Pearson | Fresno St | SR | LB | 13 | 51 | 55 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 60 | Terrence Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 13 | 51 | 44 | 95 | 7.31 |
| 60 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 12 | 51 | 35 | 86 | 7.17 |
| 60 | Walker O'Steen | J'ville St | JR | LB | 14 | 51 | 33 | 84 | 6.00 |
| 60 | Chris Rodgers | Tulane | JR | LB | 14 | 51 | 29 | 80 | 5.71 |
| 60 | Collin Matteson | Army | SR | S | 12 | 51 | 28 | 79 | 6.58 |
| 60 | Fred Perry | WVU | SR | N | 12 | 51 | 27 | 78 | 6.50 |
| 60 | Marco Notarainni | Boise St | SR | LB | 14 | 51 | 26 | 77 | 5.50 |
| 60 | Eric Gentry | USC | SR | LB | 12 | 51 | 25 | 76 | 6.33 |
| 60 | Zakee Wheatley | Penn State | SR | S | 12 | 51 | 23 | 74 | 6.17 |
| 60 | Evan Eller | Wyoming | SR | LB | 12 | 51 | 22 | 73 | 6.08 |
| 60 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 12 | 51 | 21 | 72 | 6.00 |
| 60 | Kentrell Webb | Houston | JR | DB | 13 | 51 | 20 | 71 | 5.46 |
| 60 | Trevor Woods | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 14 | 51 | 13 | 64 | 4.57 |
| 76 | Gavin Moul | Delaware | JR | LB | 13 | 50 | 61 | 111 | 8.54 |
| 76 | Andrew Awe | Rice | SR | LB | 13 | 50 | 56 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 76 | Jaylen Wester | Western Ky | SR | LB | 13 | 50 | 56 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 76 | Parker Hughes | MTSU | SR | ILB | 12 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 8.33 |
| 76 | Jacob Fields | La Tech | JR | DB | 12 | 50 | 42 | 92 | 7.67 |
| 76 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 12 | 50 | 37 | 87 | 7.25 |
| 76 | Giuseppe Sessi | Navy | JR | S | 13 | 50 | 31 | 81 | 6.23 |
| 76 | Jett Elad | Rutgers | SR | DB | 12 | 50 | 30 | 80 | 6.67 |
| 76 | Bray Hubbard | Alabama | JR | DB | 15 | 50 | 29 | 79 | 5.27 |
| 76 | Xavier Nwankpa | Iowa | SR | DB | 13 | 50 | 26 | 76 | 5.85 |
| 76 | Miles Scott | Illinois | SR | DB | 13 | 50 | 14 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 76 | Mister Clark | FIU | SO | DB | 12 | 50 | 13 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 88 | Bryce Boettcher | Oregon | SR | ILB | 14 | 49 | 76 | 125 | 8.93 |
| 88 | Treylin Payne | Texas St | SR | LB | 13 | 49 | 58 | 107 | 8.23 |
| 88 | Matt Rose | Stanford | JR | ILB | 12 | 49 | 57 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 88 | Jhalyn Shuler | S Florida | SR | LB | 13 | 49 | 56 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 88 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 12 | 49 | 39 | 88 | 7.33 |
| 88 | Justin Jefferson | Alabama | SR | LB | 15 | 49 | 36 | 85 | 5.67 |
| 88 | Devyn Bobby | Baylor | SR | S | 12 | 49 | 31 | 80 | 6.67 |
| 88 | Jelani McDonald | Texas | JR | DB | 13 | 49 | 31 | 80 | 6.15 |
| 88 | Parker Robertson | Okla St | SR | S | 12 | 49 | 28 | 77 | 6.42 |
| 97 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 12 | 48 | 49 | 97 | 8.08 |
| 97 | Luke Mergott | Duke | SO | LB | 14 | 48 | 42 | 90 | 6.43 |
| 97 | Deontae Lawson | Alabama | SR | LB | 15 | 48 | 41 | 89 | 5.93 |
| 97 | Myles "Ghost" Rowser | Ariz St | SR | DB | 13 | 48 | 36 | 84 | 6.46 |