2025 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 9 | 49 | 34 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 2 | Johnny Chaney Jr. | FIU | SR | LB | 8 | 46 | 28 | 74 | 9.25 |
| 2 | Tawfiq Byard | Colorado | SO | S | 9 | 46 | 21 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 4 | Owen Long | CSU | SO | LB | 9 | 45 | 68 | 113 | 12.56 |
| 4 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 9 | 45 | 30 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 4 | Desman Stephens II | USC | SO | LB | 10 | 45 | 28 | 73 | 7.30 |
| 7 | Bryce Boettcher | Oregon | SR | ILB | 10 | 43 | 58 | 101 | 10.10 |
| 7 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 9 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 10.00 |
| 7 | Tahj Ra-El | Purdue | SR | DB | 9 | 43 | 38 | 81 | 9.00 |
| 7 | KP Price | BC | JR | DB | 8 | 43 | 20 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 11 | DaShawn Stone | Duke | SO | S | 11 | 42 | 29 | 71 | 6.45 |
| 12 | Baron Hopson | KSU | SR | LB | 9 | 41 | 47 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 12 | Brevin Hamblin | Utah State | JR | S | 8 | 41 | 38 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 12 | Luke Mergott | Duke | SO | LB | 11 | 41 | 35 | 76 | 6.91 |
| 12 | Ty Benefield | Boise St | JR | S | 8 | 41 | 20 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 12 | Omar Thornton | BC | SO | DB | 8 | 41 | 17 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 17 | JonJon Vaughns | UCLA | SR | LB | 10 | 40 | 55 | 95 | 9.50 |
| 17 | Caden Fordham | NC State | SR | LB | 9 | 40 | 54 | 94 | 10.44 |
| 17 | Fred Perry | WVU | SR | N | 8 | 40 | 20 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 17 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 7 | 40 | 14 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 21 | Jaylen Wester | Western Ky | SR | LB | 8 | 38 | 45 | 83 | 10.38 |
| 21 | Caleb Weaver | Duke | SR | S | 11 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 7.09 |
| 21 | Key Lawrence | UCLA | SR | DB | 10 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 6.00 |
| 21 | Amare Campbell | Penn State | JR | LB | 8 | 38 | 19 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 21 | Xavier Nwankpa | Iowa | SR | DB | 8 | 38 | 19 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 21 | Jack Tchienchou | Tulane | SO | S | 9 | 38 | 17 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 27 | Jordan Pollard | SJSU | SR | LB | 6 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 10.83 |
| 27 | Mac Sanders | J'ville St | FR | LB | 8 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 27 | Jett Elad | Rutgers | SR | DB | 8 | 37 | 24 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 27 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 7 | 37 | 21 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 27 | Reid Williford | Charlotte | SR | LB | 7 | 37 | 19 | 56 | 8.00 |
| 27 | Brendan Harrington | Ga South | SR | LB | 7 | 37 | 16 | 53 | 7.57 |
| 27 | Matthew Bailey | Illinois | JR | DB | 7 | 37 | 9 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 34 | Chris Jones | USM | SO | LB | 7 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 11.29 |
| 34 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 7 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 10.14 |
| 34 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 6 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 11.33 |
| 34 | Justin Jefferson | Alabama | SR | LB | 9 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 34 | Brandon Tyson | Ga South | JR | LB | 7 | 36 | 22 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 34 | Myles Slusher | Purdue | SR | DB | 8 | 36 | 20 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 34 | Jaylen Lewis | Western Ky | JR | DB | 8 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 6.50 |
| 34 | Jace Bellah | CSU | JR | DB | 8 | 36 | 10 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 42 | Matt Rose | Stanford | JR | ILB | 8 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 9.75 |
| 42 | Isaiah Chisom | UCLA | SO | LB | 10 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 7.70 |
| 42 | Dillon Thieneman | Oregon | JR | DB | 10 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 42 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 8 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 42 | Keaton Thomas | Baylor | JR | LB | 7 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 9.43 |
| 42 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 9 | 35 | 28 | 63 | 7.00 |
| 42 | Maverick Baranowski | Minnesota | JR | LB | 7 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 42 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 7 | 35 | 23 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 42 | Walker O'Steen | J'ville St | JR | LB | 8 | 35 | 18 | 53 | 6.63 |
| 42 | KT Seay | Delaware | JR | S | 6 | 35 | 17 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 42 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | JR | S | 6 | 35 | 17 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 42 | Bailey Despanie | Tulane | SR | S | 9 | 35 | 13 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 54 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 8 | 34 | 26 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 54 | Sonny Styles | Ohio State | SR | LB | 9 | 34 | 26 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 54 | Eric Gentry | USC | SR | LB | 9 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 54 | Parker McKenna | Wash St | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 22 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 54 | Bray Hubbard | Alabama | JR | DB | 9 | 34 | 18 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 59 | Aiden Fisher | Indiana | SR | LB | 10 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 59 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 7 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 9.86 |
| 59 | Xavian Sorey, Jr. | Arkansas | SR | LB | 9 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 7.67 |
| 59 | Braydon Brus | N'western | JR | LB | 9 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 59 | Ethan Wesloski | N Texas | JR | LB | 8 | 33 | 27 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 59 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | BGSU | JR | LB | 5 | 33 | 22 | 55 | 11.00 |
| 59 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 6 | 33 | 15 | 48 | 8.00 |
| 59 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | JR | S | 7 | 33 | 15 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 59 | Mister Clark | FIU | SO | DB | 7 | 33 | 9 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 59 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 9 | 33 | 8 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 69 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 6 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 11.50 |
| 69 | Jordan Crook | Ariz St | SR | LB | 8 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 69 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 7 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 9.00 |
| 69 | Shad Banks, Jr. | UTSA | SR | ILB | 8 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 69 | Tanner Wall | BYU | SR | S | 9 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 69 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 6 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 8.83 |
| 69 | Justin Meyers | Ga South | SR | DB | 7 | 32 | 19 | 51 | 7.29 |
| 69 | Larry Worth III | Arkansas | SR | DB | 9 | 32 | 19 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 69 | Austin Brown | Wisconsin | SR | S | 9 | 32 | 15 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 69 | Zakee Wheatley | Penn State | SR | S | 7 | 32 | 14 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 79 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 10 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 6.40 |
| 79 | Mason Posa | Wisconsin | FR | LB | 9 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 6.56 |
| 79 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 10 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 79 | Jimmy Rolder | Michigan | SR | LB | 9 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 79 | Curly Ordonez | Temple | JR | LB | 8 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 6.50 |
| 79 | Tucker Large | Wash St | SR | S | 8 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 79 | Caleb Downs | Ohio State | JR | SAF | 9 | 31 | 19 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 79 | Chris Rodgers | Tulane | JR | LB | 9 | 31 | 16 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 79 | Ronan Hanafin | Clemson | JR | S | 7 | 31 | 14 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 79 | Miles Scott | Illinois | SR | DB | 8 | 31 | 11 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 79 | Peyton Williams | S Carolina | JR | DB | 8 | 31 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 90 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 8 | 30 | 43 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 90 | Sammy Brown | Clemson | SO | LB | 7 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 9.14 |
| 90 | Charles Correa | Purdue | SO | LB | 9 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 7.00 |
| 90 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 7 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 90 | Josiah Robinson | Georgia St | JR | ILB | 7 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 90 | Skyler Thomas | Oregon St | SR | DB | 8 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 90 | Devin Neal | Virginia | SR | S | 8 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 90 | TJ Quinn | Louisville | SR | LB | 8 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 90 | Derrell Farrar | Liberty | SO | LB | 7 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 8.00 |
| 90 | Darrian Lewis | WVU | SR | S | 8 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 90 | Jordan Hall | Mich St | JR | LB | 8 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 7.00 |