2025 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owen Long | CSU | SO | LB | 12 | 58 | 93 | 151 | 12.58 |
| 2 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 12 | 53 | 89 | 142 | 11.83 |
| 3 | Quinn Urwiler | N Illinois | SR | LB | 12 | 71 | 70 | 141 | 11.75 |
| 4 | Chris Jones | USM | SO | LB | 13 | 51 | 84 | 135 | 10.38 |
| 5 | Baron Hopson | KSU | SR | LB | 13 | 64 | 69 | 133 | 10.23 |
| 6 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 13 | 63 | 63 | 126 | 9.69 |
| 7 | Micah Davey | UTEP | SR | LB | 11 | 61 | 61 | 122 | 11.09 |
| 8 | Jaxton Eck | New Mexico | JR | LB | 12 | 60 | 61 | 121 | 10.08 |
| 9 | Jordan Stringer | Troy | SR | LB | 13 | 43 | 77 | 120 | 9.23 |
| 10 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | BGSU | JR | LB | 12 | 65 | 54 | 119 | 9.92 |
| 11 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 14 | 62 | 56 | 118 | 8.43 |
| 12 | Oumar Diomande | UConn | SO | LB | 13 | 65 | 51 | 116 | 8.92 |
| 13 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 12 | 60 | 53 | 113 | 9.42 |
| 13 | Caden Fordham | NC State | SR | LB | 10 | 48 | 65 | 113 | 11.30 |
| 15 | Marsel McDuffie | UNLV | SR | ILB | 14 | 55 | 57 | 112 | 8.00 |
| 15 | Jordan Kwiatkowski | CMU | SR | LB | 12 | 48 | 64 | 112 | 9.33 |
| 17 | Gavin Moul | Delaware | JR | LB | 13 | 50 | 61 | 111 | 8.54 |
| 18 | Devin Lafayette | Troy | SR | SPR | 13 | 52 | 57 | 109 | 8.38 |
| 18 | Jackson Kuwatch | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 14 | 47 | 62 | 109 | 7.79 |
| 20 | Ray Coney | Tulsa | JR | LB | 10 | 37 | 71 | 108 | 10.80 |
| 21 | Johnny Chaney Jr. | FIU | SR | LB | 13 | 68 | 39 | 107 | 8.23 |
| 22 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 12 | 61 | 45 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 22 | Jadon Pearson | Fresno St | SR | LB | 13 | 51 | 55 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 22 | Sammy Brown | Clemson | SO | LB | 13 | 51 | 55 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 22 | Jaylen Wester | Western Ky | SR | LB | 13 | 50 | 56 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 26 | Michael Montgomery | USM | JR | LB | 12 | 30 | 75 | 105 | 8.75 |
| 27 | Jordan Pollard | SJSU | SR | LB | 11 | 56 | 47 | 103 | 9.36 |
| 28 | Bryce Llewellyn | EMU | SR | DB | 12 | 41 | 61 | 102 | 8.50 |
| 29 | Treylin Payne | Texas St | SR | LB | 12 | 44 | 57 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 30 | Parker Hughes | MTSU | SR | ILB | 12 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 8.33 |
| 30 | Cade Uluave | California | JR | ILB | 11 | 42 | 58 | 100 | 9.09 |
| 32 | Ty Benefield | Boise St | JR | S | 13 | 67 | 32 | 99 | 7.62 |
| 32 | Brevin Hamblin | Utah State | JR | S | 11 | 50 | 49 | 99 | 9.00 |
| 32 | Tyler Martin | U Mass | JR | LB | 11 | 35 | 64 | 99 | 9.00 |
| 32 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 11 | 32 | 67 | 99 | 9.00 |
| 36 | Nick Andersen | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 12 | 43 | 55 | 98 | 8.17 |
| 37 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 10 | 44 | 53 | 97 | 9.70 |
| 37 | Blake Fletcher | Air Force | JR | LB | 11 | 36 | 61 | 97 | 8.82 |
| 39 | Trent Hendrick | James Mad | SR | LB | 13 | 33 | 63 | 96 | 7.38 |
| 40 | K'Von Sherman | Toledo | JR | LB | 13 | 54 | 40 | 94 | 7.23 |
| 41 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 12 | 58 | 35 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 41 | Colton Phares | App St | SO | LB | 12 | 38 | 55 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 43 | Jacob Fields | La Tech | JR | DB | 12 | 50 | 42 | 92 | 7.67 |
| 43 | Corey Myrick | USM | SO | SAF | 13 | 47 | 45 | 92 | 7.08 |
| 43 | Ethan Wesloski | N Texas | JR | LB | 12 | 44 | 48 | 92 | 7.67 |
| 46 | KT Seay | Delaware | JR | S | 13 | 62 | 29 | 91 | 7.00 |
| 46 | Aaron Alexander | Ark St | JR | LB | 13 | 35 | 56 | 91 | 7.00 |
| 48 | KP Price | BC | JR | DB | 11 | 62 | 27 | 89 | 8.09 |
| 48 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | JR | LB | 10 | 54 | 35 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 48 | Tory Gethers | NMSU | JR | LB | 12 | 40 | 49 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 51 | Terrence Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 12 | 46 | 42 | 88 | 7.33 |
| 51 | Devin Neal | Virginia | SR | S | 14 | 40 | 48 | 88 | 6.29 |
| 53 | Andon Thomas | Army | SR | ILB | 10 | 52 | 35 | 87 | 8.70 |
| 53 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 12 | 50 | 37 | 87 | 7.25 |
| 53 | Filip Maciorowski | N Illinois | SO | LB | 12 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 7.25 |
| 56 | MarcAnthony Parker | Navy | SO | LB | 11 | 40 | 46 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 57 | Mac Sanders | J'ville St | FR | LB | 14 | 46 | 39 | 85 | 6.07 |
| 57 | Sam Brumfield | Memphis | SR | LB | 11 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 7.73 |
| 57 | Mason Woods | Kent State | SR | LB | 10 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 8.50 |
| 60 | Walker O'Steen | J'ville St | JR | LB | 14 | 51 | 33 | 84 | 6.00 |
| 60 | Luke Ferrelli | California | FR | ILB | 12 | 36 | 48 | 84 | 7.00 |
| 60 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 8 | 34 | 50 | 84 | 10.50 |
| 60 | Jayden Wilson | UTEP | JR | LB | 11 | 31 | 53 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 60 | Kyle Taylor | Ark St | SR | LB | 11 | 28 | 56 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 65 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 11 | 47 | 36 | 83 | 7.55 |
| 65 | AG McGhee | Ark St | SR | S | 13 | 45 | 38 | 83 | 6.38 |
| 65 | Corban Hondru | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 10 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 68 | Andrew Awe | Rice | SR | LB | 10 | 39 | 43 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 69 | Jalen Thomeson | Ohio | JR | S | 12 | 40 | 41 | 81 | 6.75 |
| 69 | Jake Pope | UNLV | JR | DB | 14 | 38 | 43 | 81 | 5.79 |
| 69 | Jake Golday | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 9 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 9.00 |
| 69 | James Camden | W Mich | SR | LB | 13 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 6.23 |
| 69 | Dion Crawford | Buffalo | JR | LB | 11 | 30 | 51 | 81 | 7.36 |
| 69 | Bronson Olevao Jr. | Utah State | JR | ILB | 11 | 26 | 55 | 81 | 7.36 |
| 75 | Peter Manuma | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 13 | 44 | 36 | 80 | 6.15 |
| 75 | Maverick Baranowski | Minnesota | JR | LB | 10 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 75 | Kal-El Pascal | BGSU | SO | S | 12 | 37 | 43 | 80 | 6.67 |
| 75 | Trey Fields | N Texas | SR | LB | 11 | 36 | 44 | 80 | 7.27 |
| 79 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 10 | 44 | 35 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 79 | Dakota Cochran | CMU | SR | LB | 12 | 39 | 40 | 79 | 6.58 |
| 79 | Malachi McLean | UConn | SR | DB | 10 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 79 | CJ Young | Kent State | SO | LB | 9 | 37 | 42 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 83 | Tyler Brown | James Mad | SO | S | 13 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 6.00 |
| 84 | Jasper Beeler | N Illinois | JR | S | 12 | 39 | 38 | 77 | 6.42 |
| 84 | Emmanuel McNeil-Warren | Toledo | SR | S | 13 | 36 | 41 | 77 | 5.92 |
| 84 | Tywon Christopher | KSU | FR | LB | 12 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 6.42 |
| 87 | Justin Meyers | Ga South | SR | DB | 11 | 52 | 24 | 76 | 6.91 |
| 87 | Shad Banks, Jr. | UTSA | SR | ILB | 10 | 47 | 29 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 87 | Mac Harris | S Florida | SR | OLB | 10 | 44 | 32 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 87 | Keaton Thomas | Baylor | JR | LB | 9 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 8.44 |
| 87 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 10 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 87 | Jhalyn Shuler | S Florida | SR | LB | 10 | 36 | 40 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 87 | Leon Hart Jr. | FAU | JR | LB | 9 | 24 | 52 | 76 | 8.44 |
| 94 | Brayden Johnson | Wyoming | SR | LB | 11 | 44 | 31 | 75 | 6.82 |
| 94 | Noah Flemmings | La-Monroe | JR | LB | 11 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 6.82 |
| 94 | Zeraun Daniel | U Mass | JR | S | 9 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 94 | Blayne Myrick | USA | JR | LB | 9 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 98 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | JR | S | 10 | 48 | 26 | 74 | 7.40 |
| 98 | Jaylen Lewis | Western Ky | JR | DB | 13 | 48 | 26 | 74 | 5.69 |
| 98 | Stone Combs | Nevada | JR | LB | 12 | 42 | 32 | 74 | 6.17 |