2025 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/01/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinn Urwiler | N Illinois | SR | LB | 8 | 53 | 44 | 97 | 12.13 | 
| 2 | Jaxton Eck | New Mexico | JR | LB | 8 | 44 | 43 | 87 | 10.88 | 
| 2 | Andon Thomas | Army | SR | ILB | 8 | 44 | 25 | 69 | 8.63 | 
| 2 | Ty Benefield | Boise St | JR | S | 8 | 44 | 16 | 60 | 7.50 | 
| 5 | Oumar Diomande | UConn | SO | LB | 9 | 43 | 33 | 76 | 8.44 | 
| 5 | Johnny Chaney Jr. | FIU | SR | LB | 8 | 43 | 29 | 72 | 9.00 | 
| 5 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 8 | 43 | 25 | 68 | 8.50 | 
| 8 | Micah Davey | UTEP | SR | LB | 7 | 42 | 43 | 85 | 12.14 | 
| 8 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 8 | 42 | 22 | 64 | 8.00 | 
| 10 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 8 | 41 | 31 | 72 | 9.00 | 
| 10 | KT Seay | Delaware | JR | S | 8 | 41 | 19 | 60 | 7.50 | 
| 12 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 9 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 8.89 | 
| 12 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | JR | S | 8 | 40 | 22 | 62 | 7.75 | 
| 12 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 7 | 40 | 19 | 59 | 8.43 | 
| 12 | Chris Bracy | Memphis | SO | DB | 9 | 40 | 14 | 54 | 6.00 | 
| 16 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 9 | 38 | 67 | 105 | 11.67 | 
| 16 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 8 | 38 | 42 | 80 | 10.00 | 
| 16 | Jadon Pearson | Fresno St | SR | LB | 9 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 8.78 | 
| 19 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 8 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 9.13 | 
| 19 | Keaton Thomas | Baylor | JR | LB | 8 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 8.38 | 
| 19 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 8 | 37 | 27 | 64 | 8.00 | 
| 22 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | JR | LB | 6 | 36 | 19 | 55 | 9.17 | 
| 22 | Thomas Anderson | MO State | SR | CB | 7 | 36 | 5 | 41 | 5.86 | 
| 24 | Bryce Llewellyn | EMU | SR | DB | 9 | 35 | 45 | 80 | 8.89 | 
| 24 | Treylin Payne | Texas St | SR | LB | 8 | 35 | 37 | 72 | 9.00 | 
| 24 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | BGSU | JR | LB | 7 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 10.00 | 
| 24 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 8 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 8.25 | 
| 24 | Kalib Fortner | Army | SR | ILB | 8 | 35 | 18 | 53 | 6.63 | 
| 29 | Gavin Moul | Delaware | JR | LB | 8 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 8.63 | 
| 29 | Isaiah Nwokobia | SMU | SR | S | 8 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 8.13 | 
| 29 | Kamari Wilson | Memphis | JR | DB | 9 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 6.56 | 
| 29 | KP Price | BC | JR | DB | 7 | 34 | 22 | 56 | 8.00 | 
| 29 | Austin Romaine | Kansas St | JR | LB | 8 | 34 | 21 | 55 | 6.88 | 
| 29 | Jaylen Thomas | SJSU | FR | DB | 7 | 34 | 6 | 40 | 5.71 | 
| 35 | MarcAnthony Parker | Navy | SO | LB | 8 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 8.50 | 
| 35 | Mitchell Gonser | Buffalo | SR | LB | 9 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 6.33 | 
| 35 | K'Von Sherman | Toledo | JR | LB | 8 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 7.00 | 
| 35 | Nick Session | NMSU | SR | S | 8 | 33 | 15 | 48 | 6.00 | 
| 35 | Casey Larkin | Army | SR | S | 8 | 33 | 13 | 46 | 5.75 | 
| 35 | Eric Gentry | USC | SR | LB | 6 | 33 | 10 | 43 | 7.17 | 
| 35 | Jaquez White | Troy | JR | CB | 8 | 33 | 4 | 37 | 4.63 | 
| 42 | Owen Long | CSU | SO | LB | 7 | 32 | 58 | 90 | 12.86 | 
| 42 | Jordan Stringer | Troy | SR | LB | 8 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 8.88 | 
| 42 | Devin Lafayette | Troy | SR | SPR | 8 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 8.50 | 
| 42 | Trey Fields | N Texas | SR | LB | 9 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 7.44 | 
| 42 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 7 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 8.57 | 
| 42 | Jordan Crook | Ariz St | SR | LB | 7 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 8.14 | 
| 42 | Jacob Fields | La Tech | JR | DB | 8 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 7.13 | 
| 42 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 7 | 32 | 19 | 51 | 7.29 | 
| 42 | Justin Meyers | Ga South | SR | DB | 7 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 7.14 | 
| 42 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 7 | 32 | 17 | 49 | 7.00 | 
| 42 | Skyler Thomas | Oregon St | SR | DB | 7 | 32 | 17 | 49 | 7.00 | 
| 42 | Devyn Bobby | Baylor | SR | S | 8 | 32 | 17 | 49 | 6.13 | 
| 42 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 8 | 32 | 14 | 46 | 5.75 | 
| 42 | Cole Kozlowski | UCF | SR | LB | 7 | 32 | 13 | 45 | 6.43 | 
| 42 | Marcus Williams | Rice | JR | SAF | 8 | 32 | 13 | 45 | 5.63 | 
| 42 | Mister Clark | FIU | SO | DB | 8 | 32 | 10 | 42 | 5.25 | 
| 58 | Cade Uluave | California | JR | ILB | 8 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 10.13 | 
| 58 | Baron Hopson | KSU | SR | LB | 7 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 10.43 | 
| 58 | Ethan Wesloski | N Texas | JR | LB | 9 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 7.22 | 
| 58 | Parker Hughes | MTSU | SR | ILB | 8 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 8.00 | 
| 58 | Marsel McDuffie | UNLV | SR | ILB | 8 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 7.75 | 
| 58 | Jordan Pollard | SJSU | SR | LB | 7 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 8.43 | 
| 58 | Sammy Brown | Clemson | SO | LB | 7 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 7.57 | 
| 58 | DeMarco Ward | Memphis | SO | DB | 9 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 5.33 | 
| 58 | Collin Matteson | Army | SR | S | 7 | 31 | 16 | 47 | 6.71 | 
| 58 | Adonis Williams Jr. | Ohio | SR | S | 7 | 31 | 14 | 45 | 6.43 | 
| 58 | Omar Thornton | BC | SO | DB | 7 | 31 | 14 | 45 | 6.43 | 
| 58 | Jalen Brooks | MO State | SR | LB | 7 | 31 | 14 | 45 | 6.43 | 
| 58 | Trevor Woods | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 8 | 31 | 11 | 42 | 5.25 | 
| 71 | Namdi Obiazor | TCU | SR | LB | 8 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 7.38 | 
| 71 | Terrence Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 8 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 6.75 | 
| 71 | Jordan Hall | Mich St | JR | LB | 6 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 8.67 | 
| 71 | Brendan Harrington | Ga South | SR | LB | 7 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 7.00 | 
| 71 | Cam Chadwick | UConn | SO | DB | 9 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 5.44 | 
| 71 | Jett Elad | Rutgers | SR | DB | 7 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 6.86 | 
| 71 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 8 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 6.00 | 
| 71 | Marco Notarainni | Boise St | SR | LB | 8 | 30 | 16 | 46 | 5.75 | 
| 71 | Tawfiq Byard | Colorado | SO | S | 6 | 30 | 14 | 44 | 7.33 | 
| 71 | Max Harris | Arizona | SR | LB | 7 | 30 | 14 | 44 | 6.29 | 
| 81 | Jake Golday | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 8 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 8.50 | 
| 81 | Tory Gethers | NMSU | JR | LB | 8 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 7.75 | 
| 81 | Blayne Myrick | USA | JR | LB | 8 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 7.50 | 
| 81 | Malachi McLean | UConn | SR | DB | 7 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 7.43 | 
| 81 | Stone Combs | Nevada | JR | LB | 8 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 6.38 | 
| 81 | Giuseppe Sessi | Navy | JR | S | 8 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 6.25 | 
| 81 | Marcus Neal Jr. | Iowa State | SO | DB | 7 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 6.86 | 
| 81 | Fred Perry | WVU | SR | N | 7 | 29 | 16 | 45 | 6.43 | 
| 81 | Kentrell Webb | Houston | JR | DB | 8 | 29 | 10 | 39 | 4.88 | 
| 81 | Bobby Crosby | Texas St | SR | S | 8 | 29 | 10 | 39 | 4.88 | 
| 81 | Zashon Rich | Kansas St | SO | CB | 8 | 29 | 6 | 35 | 4.38 | 
| 92 | Ray Coney | Tulsa | JR | LB | 7 | 28 | 53 | 81 | 11.57 | 
| 92 | Corban Hondru | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 8 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 7.63 | 
| 92 | Kyle Efford | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 9 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 6.67 | 
| 92 | Caden Fordham | NC State | SR | LB | 6 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 9.67 | 
| 92 | Shane Whitter | N Texas | SR | LB | 9 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 6.44 | 
| 92 | Reid Williford | Charlotte | SR | LB | 8 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 6.25 | 
| 92 | Drue Watts | Memphis | SR | LB | 9 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 5.56 | 
| 92 | DiMarco Johnson | Akron | SR | S | 9 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 5.33 | 
| 92 | Muhammed Jammeh | N Illinois | SR | S | 8 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 5.88 |