2025 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 6 | 33 | 15 | 48 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Tahj Ra-El | Purdue | SR | DB | 5 | 31 | 16 | 47 | 9.40 |
| 3 | Justin Jefferson | Alabama | SR | LB | 7 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 4 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 4 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 5 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 4 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 6 | Bray Hubbard | Alabama | JR | DB | 7 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 6 | Myles Slusher | Purdue | SR | DB | 4 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 8 | Jahron Manning | Miss St | SR | S | 5 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 9.60 |
| 8 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 5 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 8 | Kip Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 6 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 6.83 |
| 8 | Deontae Lawson | Alabama | SR | LB | 7 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 8 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 5 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 8 | Robert Woodyard, Jr. | Auburn | JR | LB | 6 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 6.50 |
| 8 | Ty'Anthony Smith | Texas | SO | LB | 6 | 24 | 7 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 15 | TJ Dottery | Miss | JR | LB | 6 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 6.50 |
| 15 | Justin Okoronkwo | S Carolina | SO | LB | 6 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Charles Correa | Purdue | SO | LB | 5 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 15 | Avery Powell | Temple | JR | SAF | 5 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 15 | Jelani McDonald | Texas | JR | DB | 6 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 20 | Tanner Wall | BYU | SR | S | 5 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 20 | Desman Stephens II | USC | SO | LB | 3 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 20 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 4 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 20 | Peyton Williams | S Carolina | JR | DB | 6 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 20 | DQ Smith | S Carolina | SR | DB | 5 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 25 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 5 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 25 | KJ Bolden | Georgia | SO | DB | 6 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 25 | Austin Brown | Wisconsin | SR | S | 5 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 25 | Braydon Brus | N'western | JR | LB | 4 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 25 | CJ Allen | Georgia | JR | ILB | 6 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 25 | Kaleb Harris | Auburn | SO | S | 6 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 31 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 12.25 |
| 31 | Jordan Castell | Florida | JR | DB | 5 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 31 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 6 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 31 | Chris Cole | Georgia | SO | ILB | 6 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 31 | Tawfiq Byard | Colorado | SO | S | 4 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 31 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | JR | S | 3 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 10.00 |
| 31 | Brylan Lanier | Miss St | SR | S | 5 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 31 | Daylen Everette | Georgia | SR | DB | 6 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 39 | Caden Fordham | NC State | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 39 | Suntarine Perkins | Miss | JR | LB | 6 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 39 | Dalton Brooks | Texas A&M | JR | S | 4 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 39 | Xavier Nwankpa | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 39 | Kani Walker | Arkansas | SR | DB | 5 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 44 | Bryce Boettcher | Oregon | SR | ILB | 4 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 44 | Ty Bryant | Kentucky | JR | DB | 4 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 44 | Koen Entringer | Iowa | JR | DB | 4 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 44 | Sharif Denson | Florida | JR | DB | 5 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 44 | Asaad Brown Jr. | NC State | FR | NIC | 3 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 44 | Domani Jackson | Alabama | SR | DB | 7 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 44 | Rylon Dillard-Allen | Washington | FR | S | 3 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 51 | JonJon Vaughns | UCLA | SR | LB | 4 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 51 | Xavian Sorey, Jr. | Arkansas | SR | LB | 5 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 51 | Amare Campbell | Penn State | JR | LB | 3 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 10.33 |
| 51 | Larry Worth III | Arkansas | SR | DB | 5 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 51 | Luke Mergott | Duke | SO | LB | 4 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 51 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 4 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 51 | Kyle Louis | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 3 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 51 | Fred "JayR" Johnson | S Carolina | SO | LB | 6 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 51 | TJ Metcalf | Michigan | JR | DB | 4 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 51 | Bryce Thornton | Florida | JR | DB | 5 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 51 | Yhonzae Pierre | Alabama | SO | LB | 7 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 51 | Bobby Jamison-Travis | Auburn | SR | DL | 6 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 51 | Brenden Jordan | Texas Tech | JR | S | 4 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 51 | Tavin Ward | S Florida | SR | S | 3 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 51 | Kapena Gushiken | Miss | SR | S | 6 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 51 | Matthew Bailey | Illinois | JR | DB | 3 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 51 | Jack Tchienchou | Tulane | SO | S | 3 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 68 | Owen Heinecke | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 6 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 6.67 |
| 68 | Robert Spears-Jennings | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 6 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 68 | Wydett Williams Jr. | Miss | SR | S | 6 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 68 | Matthew Jung | Wisconsin | JR | S | 5 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 68 | Christian Harrison | Cincinnati | JR | S | 3 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 68 | Jimmy Rolder | Michigan | SR | LB | 4 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 68 | VJ Payne | Kansas St | SR | S | 3 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 68 | Lewis Carter | UCF | JR | LB | 2 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 12.00 |
| 68 | Caleb Downs | Ohio State | JR | SAF | 4 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 68 | Nick Barrett | S Carolina | SR | DL | 6 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Julian Neal | Arkansas | SR | DB | 5 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 68 | Aaron Flowers | Oregon | FR | DB | 4 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 68 | Reid Williford | Charlotte | SR | LB | 3 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 68 | Garner Wallace | N'western | SR | DB | 4 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 68 | Zashon Rich | Kansas St | SO | CB | 3 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 68 | Tae Johnson | Notre Dame | FR | S | 4 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 68 | PJ Woodland | LSU | SO | CB | 5 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 68 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 6 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 86 | Dillon Thieneman | Oregon | JR | DB | 4 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 86 | Daveren Rayner | Kentucky | SR | ILB | 4 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 86 | Davhon Keys | LSU | SO | LB | 5 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 86 | John Curry | Texas Tech | SO | LB | 4 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 86 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 2 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 14.00 |
| 86 | Tucker Large | Wash St | SR | S | 4 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 86 | Nikhai Hill-Green | Alabama | SR | LB | 7 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Parker McKenna | Wash St | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 86 | Zach Lutmer | Iowa | SO | DB | 4 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 86 | Chandler Rivers | Duke | SR | CB | 4 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 86 | Kalib Fortner | Army | SR | ILB | 3 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 86 | Jaylen McClain | Ohio State | SO | SAF | 4 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 86 | Caleb Wooden | Arkansas | SR | DB | 5 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 86 | Jaylen Castleberry | Temple | SR | CB | 5 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 86 | Brendan Harrington | Ga South | SR | LB | 2 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 10.50 |