2025 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/01/2025
| 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 |
| 2 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 4 | JonJon Vaughns | UCLA | SR | LB | 2 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 14.00 |
| 4 | Taye Brown | Arizona | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 6 | Owen Long | CSU | SO | LB | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 6 | Mario Easterly | ODU | JR | S | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 6 | Aiden Fisher | Indiana | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 6 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 10 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 3 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 12.67 |
| 11 | Isaiah Chisom | UCLA | SO | LB | 2 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 12.50 |
| 12 | Andrew Johnson | Wyoming | SR | SS | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 12 | Evan Eller | Wyoming | SR | LB | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 12 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 12 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 12 | Keaton Thomas | Baylor | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 12 | Jake Golday | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 12 | Jordan Stringer | Troy | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 12 | Andrew Awe | Rice | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 20 | Amare Campbell | Penn State | JR | LB | 2 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 11.50 |
| 21 | Caden Fordham | NC State | SR | LB | 3 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 11.33 |
| 22 | Jahron Manning | Miss St | SR | S | 3 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 11.00 |
| 22 | Jerome Carter | ODU | SO | S | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 22 | Brandon Tyson | Ga South | JR | LB | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 22 | Austin Romaine | Kansas St | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 22 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 22 | Bryce Boettcher | Oregon | SR | ILB | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 22 | Quincy Bryant | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 22 | Nick Andersen | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 22 | Derrieon Craig | U Mass | SR | STA | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 22 | Luke Mergott | Duke | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 22 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 22 | Leon Hart Jr. | FAU | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 34 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | JR | S | 2 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 34 | Mac Harris | S Florida | SR | OLB | 2 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 36 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 3 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Ronan Hanafin | Clemson | JR | S | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Daniel Cobbs | Kansas St | JR | S | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Koen Entringer | Iowa | JR | DB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Tanner Wall | BYU | SR | S | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Braylan Lovelace | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Kam Robinson | Virginia | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Caleb Weaver | Duke | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Isaiah Nwokobia | SMU | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Genesis Smith | Arizona | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Aidan Keanaaina | California | SR | DL | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Christian Harrison | Cincinnati | JR | S | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Shane Bruce | Coast Car | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 51 | CJ Allen | Georgia | JR | ILB | 3 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 51 | Earl Little Jr. | FSU | JR | DB | 3 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 53 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 54 | Myles Slusher | Purdue | SR | DB | 3 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 54 | Matt Rose | Stanford | JR | ILB | 3 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 56 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 4 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Ernest Hausmann | Michigan | SR | LB | 3 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Fred Perry | WVU | SR | N | 2 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | BGSU | JR | LB | 2 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Omar Thornton | BC | SO | DB | 2 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Adonis Williams Jr. | Ohio | SR | S | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Rashad Battle | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Tavian Combs | New Mexico | SR | S | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Cameron Hollobaugh | Ohio | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Lento Smith Jr. | Tulsa | SR | S | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | AJ Noland | CSU | FR | DB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Maguire Neal | MO State | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Davaughn Patterson | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Kentrell Webb | Houston | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | LeVar Thornton Jr. | Baylor | SO | CB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Cam Sidney | California | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Devin Lafayette | Troy | SR | SPR | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | William Alexander | Tulsa | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Micah Davey | UTEP | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Jiquan Sanks | Cincinnati | SO | STA | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Kamaurri McKinley | ECU | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | Ty Morris | Rice | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 80 | Bryan Longwell | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 3 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 80 | Javin Wright | Nebraska | SR | LB | 3 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 82 | Zakee Wheatley | Penn State | SR | S | 2 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 82 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 2 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 82 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 82 | Josiah Trotter | Missouri | SO | LB | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 82 | Dexter Foster | Oregon St | SO | ILB | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 87 | Tahj Ra-El | Purdue | SR | DB | 3 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 87 | Tawfiq Byard | Colorado | SO | S | 3 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 87 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 3 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 87 | Scotty Edwards | Stanford | JR | S | 3 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 87 | Edrees Farooq | Tennessee | SO | DB | 3 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 92 | Justin Jefferson | Alabama | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 93 | Kip Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 4 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 93 | Owen Heinecke | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 4 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 93 | Kenny Soares, Jr. | NC State | SR | LB | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 93 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | JR | LB | 2 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 93 | Davison Igbinosun | Ohio State | SR | CB | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 93 | Skyler Thomas | Oregon St | SR | DB | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 93 | D'Angelo Hutchinson | Louisville | SR | DB | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 93 | Robert Edmonson | CSU | SO | LB | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.