2025 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 11/22/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owen Long | CSU | SO | LB | 4 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Quinn Urwiler | N Illinois | SR | LB | 4 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 12.50 |
| 3 | Isaiah Chisom | UCLA | SO | LB | 3 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 12.33 |
| 4 | JonJon Vaughns | UCLA | SR | LB | 3 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 11.67 |
| 5 | Ray Coney | Tulsa | JR | LB | 4 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 6 | Andon Thomas | Army | SR | ILB | 3 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 11.00 |
| 7 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 10.75 |
| 8 | Chris Jones | USM | SO | LB | 4 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 9 | Keaton Thomas | Baylor | JR | LB | 3 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 10.33 |
| 10 | Jaxton Eck | New Mexico | JR | LB | 4 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 10 | Timmy Hinspeter | U Mass | JR | LB | 4 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 12 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 4 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 12 | Austin Romaine | Kansas St | JR | LB | 2 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 14 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 4 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 14 | Micah Davey | UTEP | SR | LB | 4 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 14 | Blake Fletcher | Air Force | JR | LB | 4 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 14 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 4 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 18 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 12 | 58 | 58 | 116 | 9.67 |
| 19 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | JR | LB | 3 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 19 | Caden Fordham | NC State | SR | LB | 3 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 19 | Bryan McCoy Jr. | Okla St | SR | LB | 3 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 19 | Jake Golday | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 3 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 19 | Kolbe Fields | La Tech | SR | LB | 3 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 24 | Oumar Diomande | UConn | SO | LB | 12 | 61 | 50 | 111 | 9.25 |
| 24 | Shane Whitter | N Texas | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 26 | Jhalyn Shuler | S Florida | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 26 | Mac Harris | S Florida | SR | OLB | 4 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 26 | Dorian Pringle | BGSU | SO | LB | 3 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 26 | Jordan Hall | Mich St | JR | LB | 3 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 30 | Jadon Pearson | Fresno St | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 30 | Parker Hughes | MTSU | SR | ILB | 4 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 30 | Dion Crawford | Buffalo | JR | LB | 4 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 30 | Baron Hopson | KSU | SR | LB | 4 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 30 | Jaylen Wester | Western Ky | SR | LB | 4 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 30 | Michael Montgomery | USM | JR | LB | 4 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 36 | Brandon Rawls | Okla St | SR | LB | 3 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 36 | Tano Letuli | SDSU | JR | LB | 3 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 38 | Derrieon Craig | U Mass | SR | STA | 4 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 38 | Jordan Stringer | Troy | SR | LB | 4 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 38 | Cade Uluave | California | JR | ILB | 4 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 41 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 3 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 42 | Omar Thornton | BC | SO | DB | 4 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 42 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 4 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 42 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | BGSU | JR | LB | 4 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 42 | Trey Fields | N Texas | SR | LB | 4 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 42 | Filip Maciorowski | N Illinois | SO | LB | 4 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 42 | Mekhi Mason | La Tech | JR | LB | 4 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 42 | Luke Ferrelli | California | FR | ILB | 4 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 49 | KT Seay | Delaware | JR | S | 4 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 4 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Jordan Pollard | SJSU | SR | LB | 4 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Devin Lafayette | Troy | SR | SPR | 4 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 49 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 4 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Mario Easterly | ODU | JR | S | 4 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Collin Matteson | Army | SR | S | 3 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Jordan Crook | Ariz St | SR | LB | 3 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Wayne Matthews III | Mich St | SR | LB | 3 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Caleb Woodson | Va Tech | JR | LB | 3 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Carlos Allen Jr. | Houston | SR | DL | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Dillon Trainer | Delaware | SR | LB | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 2 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 63 | Malachi McLean | UConn | SR | DB | 10 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 64 | Brandon Tyson | Ga South | JR | LB | 4 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 64 | Shad Banks, Jr. | UTSA | SR | ILB | 4 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 64 | Isaiah Nwokobia | SMU | SR | S | 4 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 64 | Dickson Agu | Tulane | SO | LB | 4 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 64 | Michael Molnar | Ohio | JR | LB | 4 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 69 | Tahj Ra-El | Purdue | SR | DB | 3 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 69 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 3 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 69 | Cruce Brookins | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 3 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 69 | Kerion Martin | Marshall | SR | LB | 3 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 69 | Charles Correa | Purdue | SO | LB | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 69 | Sione Fotu | Houston | JR | LB | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 75 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 4 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 75 | Ty Benefield | Boise St | JR | S | 4 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 75 | Derrell Farrar | Liberty | SO | LB | 4 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 75 | CJ Brown | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 4 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 75 | Shammond Cooper | Akron | SR | LB | 4 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 80 | Wade Woodaz | Clemson | SR | LB | 3 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 80 | Amare Campbell | Penn State | JR | LB | 3 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 80 | Reginald Hughes | Colorado | SR | LB | 3 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 80 | Bryce Boettcher | Oregon | SR | ILB | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 84 | Jaylen Lewis | Western Ky | JR | DB | 4 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 84 | Josiah Robinson | Georgia St | JR | ILB | 4 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 84 | Kal-El Pascal | BGSU | SO | S | 4 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 84 | Treylin Payne | Texas St | SR | LB | 4 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 84 | Johnny Chaney Jr. | FIU | SR | LB | 4 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 84 | Andrew Simpson | N Carolina | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 84 | Marsel McDuffie | UNLV | SR | ILB | 4 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 84 | Trent Hendrick | James Mad | SR | LB | 4 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 84 | Bryce Llewellyn | EMU | SR | DB | 4 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 93 | Parker McKenna | Wash St | SR | LB | 10 | 40 | 32 | 72 | 7.20 |
| 94 | Adonis Williams Jr. | Ohio | SR | S | 4 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 94 | K'Von Sherman | Toledo | JR | LB | 4 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 94 | Jack Tchienchou | Tulane | SO | S | 4 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 94 | Terrence Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 4 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 94 | Christopher Wallace Jr. | USA | SR | S | 4 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 94 | Nick Andersen | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 4 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 94 | Josiah Taylor | FIU | SO | LB | 4 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 7.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.