2025 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/02/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Timmy Hinspeter U Mass JR LB 1 5 12 17 17.00
2 Aaron Hampton California SO ILB 1 7 8 15 15.00
3 Ahmaad Moses SMU SR S 2 15 13 28 14.00
3 Sam Brumfield Memphis SR LB 2 14 14 28 14.00
3 Taye Brown Arizona JR LB 1 3 11 14 14.00
6 Roger Jones, Jr. Air Force SO DB 1 8 5 13 13.00
6 Dalesean Staley SDSU JR S 1 2 11 13 13.00
8 Jacob Rodriguez Texas Tech SR LB 4 20 29 49 12.25
9 Lewis Carter UCF JR LB 2 16 8 24 12.00
9 Andrew Johnson Wyoming SR SS 1 9 3 12 12.00
9 Evan Eller Wyoming SR LB 1 9 3 12 12.00
12 Robert Fitzgerald N'western JR DB 4 28 18 46 11.50
12 Jerome Carter ODU SO S 2 12 11 23 11.50
12 Jaden Dugger La-Lafytte SR LB 2 7 16 23 11.50
15 Jake Golday Cincinnati SR LB 3 10 24 34 11.33
16 Caden Fordham NC State SR LB 4 19 26 45 11.25
16 Bryce Boettcher Oregon SR ILB 4 18 27 45 11.25
18 Marcus Williams Rice JR SAF 2 13 9 22 11.00
18 Justin Powe Troy JR S 1 8 3 11 11.00
18 DJ Burks App St JR DB 1 6 5 11 11.00
18 Devin Neal Virginia SR S 1 6 5 11 11.00
18 Derrieon Craig U Mass SR STA 1 4 7 11 11.00
18 Blake Fletcher Air Force JR LB 1 3 8 11 11.00
24 Desman Stephens II USC SO LB 3 22 10 32 10.67
24 Rasheem Biles Pittsburgh JR LB 3 14 18 32 10.67
26 JonJon Vaughns UCLA SR LB 4 17 25 42 10.50
26 Brendan Harrington Ga South SR LB 2 15 6 21 10.50
26 Ethan Wesloski N Texas JR LB 2 15 6 21 10.50
26 Mario Easterly ODU JR S 2 5 16 21 10.50
26 Ray Coney Tulsa JR LB 2 3 18 21 10.50
31 Amare Campbell Penn State JR LB 3 17 14 31 10.33
32 Alex McLaughlin Washington JR S 3 20 10 30 10.00
32 Trey Fields N Texas SR LB 2 11 9 20 10.00
32 Leon Hart Jr. FAU JR LB 2 9 11 20 10.00
32 Ronan Hanafin Clemson JR S 1 9 1 10 10.00
32 Derrell Farrar Liberty SO LB 1 6 4 10 10.00
32 Trent Hendrick James Mad SR LB 1 6 4 10 10.00
32 Genesis Smith Arizona JR DB 1 4 6 10 10.00
32 Aidan Keanaaina California SR DL 1 4 6 10 10.00
32 Landon Danley Virginia JR LB 1 3 7 10 10.00
32 Dalton Johnson Arizona SR DB 1 2 8 10 10.00
42 Rolijah Hardy Indiana SO LB 3 14 15 29 9.67
42 Jhalyn Shuler S Florida SR LB 3 13 16 29 9.67
42 Earl Little Jr. FSU JR DB 3 10 19 29 9.67
45 Jahron Manning Miss St SR S 5 24 24 48 9.60
46 Mac Uihlein N'western SR LB 4 26 12 38 9.50
46 Demari Henderson UCF JR DB 2 13 6 19 9.50
46 Brandon Tyson Ga South JR LB 2 12 7 19 9.50
46 Kentrell Webb Houston JR DB 2 12 7 19 9.50
46 Nick Andersen Wk Forest SR DB 2 8 11 19 9.50
46 John Miller Utah State SR ILB 2 7 12 19 9.50
52 Tahj Ra-El Purdue SR DB 5 31 16 47 9.40
53 Kyle Louis Pittsburgh JR LB 3 17 11 28 9.33
53 Christian Harrison Cincinnati JR S 3 16 12 28 9.33
55 Matt Rose Stanford JR ILB 4 12 25 37 9.25
56 A.J. Haulcy LSU SR S 5 24 22 46 9.20
57 Josiah Trotter Missouri SO LB 4 14 22 36 9.00
57 Mac Harris S Florida SR OLB 3 10 17 27 9.00
57 Coleman Cauley Navy JR LB 2 14 4 18 9.00
57 Omar Thornton BC SO DB 2 13 5 18 9.00
57 Devyn Bobby Baylor SR S 2 9 9 18 9.00
57 E.J. Lightsey Ga Tech JR LB 2 9 9 18 9.00
57 Christopher Wallace Jr. USA SR S 2 8 10 18 9.00
57 Cole Kozlowski UCF SR LB 2 7 11 18 9.00
57 Noah Avinger Utah State SR CB 2 6 12 18 9.00
57 Kaleb Elarms-Orr TCU SR LB 2 6 12 18 9.00
57 Adonis Williams Jr. Ohio SR S 1 9 0 9 9.00
57 Isaiah Buxton SDSU FR CB 1 9 0 9 9.00
57 Tavian Combs New Mexico SR S 1 7 2 9 9.00
57 Cameron Hollobaugh Ohio SR LB 1 7 2 9 9.00
57 Mikhail Seiken Air Force SO DB 1 6 3 9 9.00
57 David Daniel-Sisavanh Troy SR S 1 6 3 9 9.00
57 Maguire Neal MO State SR S 1 5 4 9 9.00
57 Cam Sidney California JR DB 1 5 4 9 9.00
57 Micah Davey UTEP SR LB 1 3 6 9 9.00
76 Dillon Thieneman Oregon JR DB 4 15 20 35 8.75
77 Andon Thomas Army SR ILB 3 14 12 26 8.67
77 TJ Quinn Louisville SR LB 3 13 13 26 8.67
77 Keyshaun Elliott Ariz St SR LB 3 12 14 26 8.67
77 Bryan Longwell Vanderbilt JR LB 3 10 16 26 8.67
81 Edrees Farooq Tennessee SO DB 4 14 20 34 8.50
81 Tyree Skipper La-Lafytte SR S 2 11 6 17 8.50
81 Giuseppe Sessi Navy JR S 2 10 7 17 8.50
81 Omar Daniels Ga Tech SR DB 2 10 7 17 8.50
81 Davaughn Patterson Wk Forest SO DB 2 8 9 17 8.50
81 Andrew Awe Rice SR LB 2 8 9 17 8.50
81 Darius McKenzie USA SR LB 2 7 10 17 8.50
81 Dexter Foster Oregon St SO ILB 2 4 13 17 8.50
89 Faletau Satuala BYU SO S 5 21 21 42 8.40
90 Asaad Brown Jr. NC State FR NIC 3 18 7 25 8.33
90 VJ Payne Kansas St SR S 3 16 9 25 8.33
90 Darrian Lewis WVU SR S 3 13 12 25 8.33
90 Aiden Fisher Indiana SR LB 3 11 14 25 8.33
94 Myles Slusher Purdue SR DB 4 25 8 33 8.25
94 Ben Roberts Texas Tech JR LB 4 13 20 33 8.25
96 Xavier Atkins Auburn SO LB 6 33 15 48 8.00
96 Lyrik Rawls Kansas SR S 4 22 10 32 8.00
96 Ty Bryant Kentucky JR DB 4 18 14 32 8.00
96 Isaiah Chisom UCLA SO LB 4 10 22 32 8.00
96 Tavin Ward S Florida SR S 3 17 7 24 8.00

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.