2025 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/13/2025
| 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 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 4 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 4 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 4 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 5 | Myles Slusher | Purdue | SR | DB | 4 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 6 | Jahron Manning | Miss St | SR | S | 5 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 9.60 |
| 6 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 5 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 6 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 5 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 6 | Robert Woodyard, Jr. | Auburn | JR | LB | 6 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 6.50 |
| 10 | Justin Okoronkwo | S Carolina | SO | LB | 6 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Charles Correa | Purdue | SO | LB | 5 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Avery Powell | Temple | JR | SAF | 5 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Desman Stephens II | USC | SO | LB | 3 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 13 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 4 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Peyton Williams | S Carolina | JR | DB | 6 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 13 | DQ Smith | S Carolina | SR | DB | 5 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 17 | Kip Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 5 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 17 | Austin Brown | Wisconsin | SR | S | 5 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 17 | Braydon Brus | N'western | JR | LB | 4 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 17 | Kaleb Harris | Auburn | SO | S | 6 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 21 | Jordan Castell | Florida | JR | DB | 5 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 21 | Justin Jefferson | Alabama | SR | LB | 5 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 21 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 6 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 21 | Tawfiq Byard | Colorado | SO | S | 4 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 21 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | JR | S | 3 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 10.00 |
| 21 | Brylan Lanier | Miss St | SR | S | 5 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Caden Fordham | NC State | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 27 | CJ Allen | Georgia | JR | ILB | 5 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 27 | Kani Walker | Arkansas | SR | DB | 5 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 30 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 3 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 12.67 |
| 30 | Ty Bryant | Kentucky | JR | DB | 4 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 30 | Tanner Wall | BYU | SR | S | 4 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 30 | Sharif Denson | Florida | JR | DB | 5 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 30 | Asaad Brown Jr. | NC State | FR | NIC | 3 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 30 | Rylon Dillard-Allen | Washington | FR | S | 3 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 36 | JonJon Vaughns | UCLA | SR | LB | 4 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 36 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 4 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 36 | Xavian Sorey, Jr. | Arkansas | SR | LB | 5 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 36 | Amare Campbell | Penn State | JR | LB | 3 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 10.33 |
| 36 | Larry Worth III | Arkansas | SR | DB | 5 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 36 | Luke Mergott | Duke | SO | LB | 4 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 36 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 4 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 36 | Kyle Louis | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 3 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 36 | Fred "JayR" Johnson | S Carolina | SO | LB | 6 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 36 | Jelani McDonald | Texas | JR | DB | 5 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 36 | Bryce Thornton | Florida | JR | DB | 5 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 36 | Bobby Jamison-Travis | Auburn | SR | DL | 6 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 36 | Tavin Ward | S Florida | SR | S | 3 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 36 | Matthew Bailey | Illinois | JR | DB | 3 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 50 | Robert Spears-Jennings | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 5 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 50 | Matthew Jung | Wisconsin | JR | S | 5 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 50 | Christian Harrison | Cincinnati | JR | S | 3 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 50 | Bray Hubbard | Alabama | JR | DB | 5 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 50 | Deontae Lawson | Alabama | SR | LB | 5 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 50 | Chris Cole | Georgia | SO | ILB | 5 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 50 | VJ Payne | Kansas St | SR | S | 3 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 50 | Lewis Carter | UCF | JR | LB | 2 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 12.00 |
| 50 | Koen Entringer | Iowa | JR | DB | 3 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 50 | Nick Barrett | S Carolina | SR | DL | 6 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Julian Neal | Arkansas | SR | DB | 5 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 50 | Xavier Nwankpa | Iowa | SR | DB | 3 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 50 | Ty'Anthony Smith | Texas | SO | LB | 5 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 50 | Reid Williford | Charlotte | SR | LB | 3 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 50 | Garner Wallace | N'western | SR | DB | 4 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 50 | Zashon Rich | Kansas St | SO | CB | 3 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 50 | Tae Johnson | Notre Dame | FR | S | 4 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 50 | PJ Woodland | LSU | SO | CB | 5 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 50 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 6 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Daveren Rayner | Kentucky | SR | ILB | 4 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 69 | Davhon Keys | LSU | SO | LB | 5 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 69 | Tucker Large | Wash St | SR | S | 4 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 69 | Parker McKenna | Wash St | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 69 | KJ Bolden | Georgia | SO | DB | 5 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 69 | Dalton Brooks | Texas A&M | JR | S | 3 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 69 | Chandler Rivers | Duke | SR | CB | 4 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 69 | Kalib Fortner | Army | SR | ILB | 3 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 69 | Caleb Wooden | Arkansas | SR | DB | 5 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 69 | Jaylen Castleberry | Temple | SR | CB | 5 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 69 | Brendan Harrington | Ga South | SR | LB | 2 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 69 | Ethan Wesloski | N Texas | JR | LB | 2 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 69 | Judge Collier | S Carolina | JR | DB | 4 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 69 | CJ Clinkscales, Jr. | Charlotte | JR | DB | 3 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 83 | Josiah Trotter | Missouri | SO | LB | 4 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 83 | Edrees Farooq | Tennessee | SO | DB | 4 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 83 | Myles Graham | Florida | SO | ILB | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 83 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 3 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 83 | Mason Posa | Wisconsin | FR | LB | 5 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 83 | Michael Taaffe | Texas | SR | DB | 4 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 83 | Caleb Weaver | Duke | SR | S | 4 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 83 | Sam Brumfield | Memphis | SR | LB | 2 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 14.00 |
| 83 | Key Lawrence | UCLA | SR | DB | 4 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 83 | Zakee Wheatley | Penn State | SR | S | 3 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 83 | Casey Larkin | Army | SR | S | 3 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 83 | Jonquis "JQ" Hardaway | Kentucky | SR | DB | 4 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 83 | Zach Lutmer | Iowa | SO | DB | 3 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 83 | Braylan Lovelace | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 3 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 83 | Daylen Everette | Georgia | SR | DB | 5 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 83 | Malik Muhammad | Texas | JR | DB | 5 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 83 | Coleman Cauley | Navy | JR | LB | 2 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 83 | A.J. Harris | Penn State | JR | CB | 3 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 6.00 |