2025 National Leaders Tackles - All Games through 01/02/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owen Long | CSU | SO | LB | 12 | 58 | 93 | 151 | 12.58 |
| 2 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 12 | 53 | 89 | 142 | 11.83 |
| 3 | Quinn Urwiler | N Illinois | SR | LB | 12 | 71 | 70 | 141 | 11.75 |
| 4 | Caden Fordham | NC State | SR | LB | 13 | 61 | 82 | 143 | 11.00 |
| 5 | Micah Davey | UTEP | SR | LB | 12 | 64 | 67 | 131 | 10.92 |
| 6 | Ray Coney | Tulsa | JR | LB | 12 | 40 | 89 | 129 | 10.75 |
| 7 | Chris Jones | USM | SO | LB | 13 | 51 | 84 | 135 | 10.38 |
| 8 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 10 | 39 | 62 | 101 | 10.10 |
| 9 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 13 | 60 | 70 | 130 | 10.00 |
| 10 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | BGSU | JR | LB | 12 | 65 | 54 | 119 | 9.92 |
| 11 | Baron Hopson | KSU | SR | LB | 14 | 66 | 72 | 138 | 9.86 |
| 12 | Jaxton Eck | New Mexico | JR | LB | 13 | 65 | 63 | 128 | 9.85 |
| 13 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 13 | 63 | 63 | 126 | 9.69 |
| 14 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 13 | 64 | 61 | 125 | 9.62 |
| 15 | Tahj Ra-El | Purdue | SR | DB | 12 | 59 | 51 | 110 | 9.17 |
| 15 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 12 | 53 | 57 | 110 | 9.17 |
| 17 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 14 | 63 | 65 | 128 | 9.14 |
| 18 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 13 | 39 | 79 | 118 | 9.08 |
| 19 | Jordan Kwiatkowski | CMU | SR | LB | 13 | 52 | 65 | 117 | 9.00 |
| 19 | Jordan Pollard | SJSU | SR | LB | 12 | 58 | 50 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 19 | Blake Fletcher | Air Force | JR | LB | 12 | 39 | 69 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 22 | Bryce Boettcher | Oregon | SR | ILB | 14 | 49 | 76 | 125 | 8.93 |
| 23 | Oumar Diomande | UConn | SO | LB | 13 | 65 | 51 | 116 | 8.92 |
| 23 | JonJon Vaughns | UCLA | SR | LB | 12 | 46 | 61 | 107 | 8.92 |
| 25 | Matt Rose | Stanford | JR | ILB | 12 | 49 | 57 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 26 | Jordan Stringer | Troy | SR | LB | 14 | 45 | 78 | 123 | 8.79 |
| 27 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 13 | 69 | 45 | 114 | 8.77 |
| 27 | Brevin Hamblin | Utah State | JR | S | 13 | 57 | 57 | 114 | 8.77 |
| 29 | Keaton Thomas | Baylor | JR | LB | 12 | 59 | 46 | 105 | 8.75 |
| 29 | Jake Golday | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 12 | 39 | 66 | 105 | 8.75 |
| 29 | Michael Montgomery | USM | JR | LB | 12 | 30 | 75 | 105 | 8.75 |
| 32 | Leon Hart Jr. | FAU | JR | LB | 11 | 33 | 63 | 96 | 8.73 |
| 33 | Andon Thomas | Army | SR | ILB | 13 | 66 | 47 | 113 | 8.69 |
| 33 | Sam Brumfield | Memphis | SR | LB | 13 | 47 | 66 | 113 | 8.69 |
| 35 | Tyler Martin | U Mass | JR | LB | 12 | 36 | 67 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 36 | Gavin Moul | Delaware | JR | LB | 13 | 50 | 61 | 111 | 8.54 |
| 37 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | JR | LB | 12 | 62 | 40 | 102 | 8.50 |
| 37 | Bryce Llewellyn | EMU | SR | DB | 12 | 41 | 61 | 102 | 8.50 |
| 39 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 13 | 62 | 48 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 40 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 14 | 62 | 56 | 118 | 8.43 |
| 41 | Lewis Carter | UCF | JR | LB | 11 | 52 | 40 | 92 | 8.36 |
| 42 | Parker Hughes | MTSU | SR | ILB | 12 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 8.33 |
| 42 | Cade Uluave | California | JR | ILB | 12 | 42 | 58 | 100 | 8.33 |
| 42 | Zeraun Daniel | U Mass | JR | S | 9 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 45 | Johnny Chaney Jr. | FIU | SR | LB | 13 | 68 | 39 | 107 | 8.23 |
| 45 | Treylin Payne | Texas St | SR | LB | 13 | 49 | 58 | 107 | 8.23 |
| 47 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 12 | 54 | 44 | 98 | 8.17 |
| 48 | Sammy Brown | Clemson | SO | LB | 13 | 51 | 55 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 48 | Jadon Pearson | Fresno St | SR | LB | 13 | 51 | 55 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 48 | Andrew Awe | Rice | SR | LB | 13 | 50 | 56 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 48 | Jaylen Wester | Western Ky | SR | LB | 13 | 50 | 56 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 48 | Nick Andersen | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 13 | 47 | 59 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 53 | Devin Lafayette | Troy | SR | SPR | 14 | 53 | 61 | 114 | 8.14 |
| 54 | CJ Young | Kent State | SO | LB | 11 | 42 | 47 | 89 | 8.09 |
| 55 | Jhalyn Shuler | S Florida | SR | LB | 13 | 49 | 56 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 55 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 12 | 48 | 49 | 97 | 8.08 |
| 57 | Ethan Wesloski | N Texas | JR | LB | 14 | 59 | 54 | 113 | 8.07 |
| 58 | Marsel McDuffie | UNLV | SR | ILB | 14 | 55 | 57 | 112 | 8.00 |
| 58 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 13 | 54 | 50 | 104 | 8.00 |
| 58 | Josiah Robinson | Georgia St | JR | ILB | 12 | 42 | 54 | 96 | 8.00 |
| 58 | Charles Correa | Purdue | SO | LB | 12 | 39 | 57 | 96 | 8.00 |
| 62 | Amare Campbell | Penn State | JR | LB | 13 | 64 | 39 | 103 | 7.92 |
| 62 | Mac Harris | S Florida | SR | OLB | 13 | 54 | 49 | 103 | 7.92 |
| 62 | Maverick Baranowski | Minnesota | JR | LB | 13 | 52 | 51 | 103 | 7.92 |
| 65 | Malachi McLean | UConn | SR | DB | 10 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 66 | KP Price | BC | JR | DB | 12 | 65 | 29 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 66 | Mason Woods | Kent State | SR | LB | 12 | 35 | 59 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 68 | Jackson Kuwatch | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 14 | 47 | 62 | 109 | 7.79 |
| 69 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 13 | 60 | 41 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 69 | Jordan Crook | Ariz St | SR | LB | 13 | 52 | 49 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 69 | Colton Phares | App St | SO | LB | 13 | 43 | 58 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 72 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 12 | 58 | 35 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 73 | Trey Fields | N Texas | SR | LB | 13 | 47 | 53 | 100 | 7.69 |
| 74 | Jacob Fields | La Tech | JR | DB | 12 | 50 | 42 | 92 | 7.67 |
| 74 | Jayden Wilson | UTEP | JR | LB | 12 | 35 | 57 | 92 | 7.67 |
| 76 | Ty Benefield | Boise St | JR | S | 14 | 70 | 37 | 107 | 7.64 |
| 76 | Kyle Taylor | Ark St | SR | LB | 11 | 28 | 56 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 78 | Arion Carter | Tennessee | JR | LB | 10 | 28 | 48 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 79 | Trent Hendrick | James Mad | SR | LB | 14 | 39 | 67 | 106 | 7.57 |
| 80 | Blayne Myrick | USA | JR | LB | 11 | 36 | 47 | 83 | 7.55 |
| 81 | Tyler Stolsky | FAU | JR | LB | 12 | 42 | 48 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 82 | MarcAnthony Parker | Navy | SO | LB | 13 | 45 | 52 | 97 | 7.46 |
| 83 | Tory Gethers | NMSU | JR | LB | 12 | 40 | 49 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 83 | Devon Williams | Minnesota | SR | LB | 12 | 37 | 52 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 85 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | JR | S | 13 | 60 | 36 | 96 | 7.38 |
| 86 | Kyle Louis | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 11 | 43 | 38 | 81 | 7.36 |
| 86 | Dion Crawford | Buffalo | JR | LB | 11 | 30 | 51 | 81 | 7.36 |
| 88 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 12 | 49 | 39 | 88 | 7.33 |
| 88 | Jordan Hall | Mich St | JR | LB | 12 | 47 | 41 | 88 | 7.33 |
| 88 | Austin Romaine | Kansas St | JR | LB | 9 | 41 | 25 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 91 | Terrence Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 13 | 51 | 44 | 95 | 7.31 |
| 91 | TJ Quinn | Louisville | SR | LB | 13 | 45 | 50 | 95 | 7.31 |
| 93 | Derrieon Craig | U Mass | SR | STA | 11 | 27 | 53 | 80 | 7.27 |
| 94 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 12 | 50 | 37 | 87 | 7.25 |
| 94 | Filip Maciorowski | N Illinois | SO | LB | 12 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 7.25 |
| 96 | Shad Banks, Jr. | UTSA | SR | ILB | 13 | 56 | 38 | 94 | 7.23 |
| 96 | K'Von Sherman | Toledo | JR | LB | 13 | 53 | 41 | 94 | 7.23 |
| 98 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 12 | 51 | 35 | 86 | 7.17 |
| 98 | Javin Wright | Nebraska | SR | LB | 12 | 39 | 47 | 86 | 7.17 |
| 100 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | JR | S | 13 | 61 | 32 | 93 | 7.15 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.