2025 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caden Fordham | NC State | SR | LB | 9 | 45 | 57 | 102 | 11.33 |
| 2 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 9 | 46 | 55 | 101 | 11.22 |
| 3 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 10 | 55 | 45 | 100 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Owen Long | CSU | SO | LB | 8 | 38 | 61 | 99 | 12.38 |
| 4 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 8 | 33 | 66 | 99 | 12.38 |
| 6 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 9 | 41 | 53 | 94 | 10.44 |
| 7 | Bryce Boettcher | Oregon | SR | ILB | 10 | 42 | 51 | 93 | 9.30 |
| 8 | Micah Davey | UTEP | SR | LB | 8 | 47 | 45 | 92 | 11.50 |
| 9 | Baron Hopson | KSU | SR | LB | 9 | 50 | 41 | 91 | 10.11 |
| 9 | Quinn Urwiler | N Illinois | SR | LB | 8 | 44 | 47 | 91 | 11.38 |
| 11 | Tahj Ra-El | Purdue | SR | DB | 9 | 40 | 47 | 87 | 9.67 |
| 11 | Chris Jones | USM | SO | LB | 8 | 32 | 55 | 87 | 10.88 |
| 13 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 9 | 50 | 36 | 86 | 9.56 |
| 13 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | BGSU | JR | LB | 8 | 47 | 39 | 86 | 10.75 |
| 13 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 8 | 44 | 42 | 86 | 10.75 |
| 16 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 10 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 8.50 |
| 16 | Jaxton Eck | New Mexico | JR | LB | 8 | 42 | 43 | 85 | 10.63 |
| 16 | Jordan Kwiatkowski | CMU | SR | LB | 8 | 36 | 49 | 85 | 10.63 |
| 19 | Ethan Wesloski | N Texas | JR | LB | 9 | 43 | 41 | 84 | 9.33 |
| 19 | Sam Brumfield | Memphis | SR | LB | 8 | 36 | 48 | 84 | 10.50 |
| 19 | Ray Coney | Tulsa | JR | LB | 8 | 20 | 64 | 84 | 10.50 |
| 22 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 11 | 39 | 44 | 83 | 7.55 |
| 23 | MarcAnthony Parker | Navy | SO | LB | 9 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 24 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 9 | 43 | 35 | 78 | 8.67 |
| 25 | Andrew Awe | Rice | SR | LB | 8 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 9.63 |
| 25 | Gavin Moul | Delaware | JR | LB | 8 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 9.63 |
| 25 | Jake Golday | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 9 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 8.56 |
| 25 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 8 | 24 | 53 | 77 | 9.63 |
| 29 | Jordan Pollard | SJSU | SR | LB | 8 | 45 | 31 | 76 | 9.50 |
| 29 | Javin Wright | Nebraska | SR | LB | 9 | 36 | 40 | 76 | 8.44 |
| 29 | Tyler Stolsky | FAU | JR | LB | 8 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 9.50 |
| 29 | Brevin Hamblin | Utah State | JR | S | 8 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 9.50 |
| 29 | Matt Rose | Stanford | JR | ILB | 8 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 9.50 |
| 29 | Tyler Martin | U Mass | JR | LB | 8 | 24 | 52 | 76 | 9.50 |
| 35 | Andon Thomas | Army | SR | ILB | 9 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 35 | CJ Allen | Georgia | JR | ILB | 10 | 36 | 39 | 75 | 7.50 |
| 35 | Colton Phares | App St | SO | LB | 9 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 35 | Jackson Kuwatch | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 9 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 35 | Leon Hart Jr. | FAU | JR | LB | 8 | 27 | 48 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 40 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | JR | LB | 9 | 45 | 29 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 40 | Keaton Thomas | Baylor | JR | LB | 9 | 41 | 33 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 40 | Amare Campbell | Penn State | JR | LB | 9 | 41 | 33 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 40 | Marsel McDuffie | UNLV | SR | ILB | 9 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 44 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | JR | S | 9 | 49 | 24 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 44 | Lewis Carter | UCF | JR | LB | 9 | 42 | 31 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 44 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 9 | 40 | 33 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 44 | Bryce Llewellyn | EMU | SR | DB | 8 | 35 | 38 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 44 | Zeraun Daniel | U Mass | JR | S | 8 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 44 | Charles Correa | Purdue | SO | LB | 9 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 44 | Jordan Stringer | Troy | SR | LB | 9 | 30 | 43 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 44 | Treylin Payne | Texas St | SR | LB | 8 | 27 | 46 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 52 | KP Price | BC | JR | DB | 8 | 52 | 20 | 72 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Tawfiq Byard | Colorado | SO | S | 9 | 49 | 23 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 52 | Luke Mergott | Duke | SO | LB | 9 | 37 | 35 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 52 | Devin Lafayette | Troy | SR | SPR | 9 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 52 | JonJon Vaughns | UCLA | SR | LB | 9 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 52 | Taye Brown | Arizona | JR | LB | 10 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 7.20 |
| 52 | Aaron Alexander | Ark St | JR | LB | 8 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 9.00 |
| 59 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 10 | 39 | 32 | 71 | 7.10 |
| 59 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 8 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 8.88 |
| 59 | Aiden Fisher | Indiana | SR | LB | 10 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 7.10 |
| 62 | Ty Benefield | Boise St | JR | S | 9 | 49 | 21 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 62 | Johnny Chaney Jr. | FIU | SR | LB | 8 | 43 | 27 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 64 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 8 | 49 | 20 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 64 | Justin Jefferson | Alabama | SR | LB | 10 | 41 | 28 | 69 | 6.90 |
| 64 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | JR | S | 9 | 40 | 29 | 69 | 7.67 |
| 64 | Mason Woods | Kent State | SR | LB | 8 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 64 | Blake Fletcher | Air Force | JR | LB | 8 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 64 | Jayden Wilson | UTEP | JR | LB | 8 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 70 | Justin Meyers | Ga South | SR | DB | 9 | 44 | 24 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 70 | Jordan Crook | Ariz St | SR | LB | 9 | 39 | 29 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 70 | Tywon Christopher | KSU | FR | LB | 9 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 70 | Max Harris | Arizona | SR | LB | 9 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 70 | Blayne Myrick | USA | JR | LB | 8 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 70 | Kyle Taylor | Ark St | SR | LB | 8 | 21 | 47 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 76 | Desman Stephens II | USC | SO | LB | 9 | 43 | 24 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 76 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 8 | 39 | 28 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 76 | Cole Kozlowski | UCF | SR | LB | 9 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 76 | CJ Young | Kent State | SO | LB | 7 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 76 | Josiah Trotter | Missouri | SO | LB | 8 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 76 | Maverick Baranowski | Minnesota | JR | LB | 9 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 76 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 8 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 76 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 9 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 76 | Trey Fields | N Texas | SR | LB | 9 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 76 | DJ Burks | App St | JR | DB | 9 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 76 | Trent Hendrick | James Mad | SR | LB | 9 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 76 | Josiah Robinson | Georgia St | JR | ILB | 8 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 88 | Zakee Wheatley | Penn State | SR | S | 9 | 46 | 20 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 88 | Sonny Styles | Ohio State | SR | LB | 10 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 6.60 |
| 88 | Jacob Fields | La Tech | JR | DB | 8 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 88 | Tory Gethers | NMSU | JR | LB | 8 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 88 | Dillon Thieneman | Oregon | JR | DB | 10 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 6.60 |
| 88 | Genesis Smith | Arizona | JR | DB | 10 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 6.60 |
| 88 | Nick Andersen | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 8 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 95 | Jett Elad | Rutgers | SR | DB | 9 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 95 | Deontae Lawson | Alabama | SR | LB | 10 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 95 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 9 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 95 | Parker Hughes | MTSU | SR | ILB | 8 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 95 | Michael Montgomery | USM | JR | LB | 7 | 19 | 46 | 65 | 9.29 |
| 100 | Brendan Harrington | Ga South | SR | LB | 9 | 39 | 25 | 64 | 7.11 |