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 Quinn Urwiler N Illinois SR LB 12 71 70 141 11.75
2 Johnny Chaney Jr. FIU SR LB 13 68 39 107 8.23
3 Ty Benefield Boise St JR S 13 67 32 99 7.62
4 Gideon ESPN Lampron BGSU JR LB 12 65 54 119 9.92
4 Oumar Diomande UConn SO LB 13 65 51 116 8.92
6 Baron Hopson KSU SR LB 13 64 69 133 10.23
7 Bryun Parham UConn SR LB 13 63 63 126 9.69
8 Eli Blakey Miami (Oh) SR DB 14 62 56 118 8.43
8 KT Seay Delaware JR S 13 62 29 91 7.00
8 KP Price BC JR DB 11 62 27 89 8.09
11 Micah Davey UTEP SR LB 11 61 61 122 11.09
11 Owen Chambliss SDSU SO LB 12 61 45 106 8.83
13 Jaxton Eck New Mexico JR LB 12 60 61 121 10.08
13 Jaden Dugger La-Lafytte SR LB 12 60 53 113 9.42
15 Owen Long CSU SO LB 12 58 93 151 12.58
15 Naeten Mitchell NMSU SO S 12 58 35 93 7.75
17 Jordan Pollard SJSU SR LB 11 56 47 103 9.36
18 Marsel McDuffie UNLV SR ILB 14 55 57 112 8.00
18 Thomas Anderson MO State SR CB 12 55 8 63 5.25
20 K'Von Sherman Toledo JR LB 13 54 40 94 7.23
20 Daniel Wingate Maryland JR LB 10 54 35 89 8.90
22 Red Murdock Buffalo SR LB 12 53 89 142 11.83
22 Jessiah McGrew FIU FR DB 12 53 15 68 5.67
24 Devin Lafayette Troy SR SPR 13 52 57 109 8.38
24 Andon Thomas Army SR ILB 10 52 35 87 8.70
24 Justin Meyers Ga South SR DB 11 52 24 76 6.91
27 Chris Jones USM SO LB 13 51 84 135 10.38
27 Jadon Pearson Fresno St SR LB 13 51 55 106 8.15
27 Sammy Brown Clemson SO LB 13 51 55 106 8.15
27 Walker O'Steen J'ville St JR LB 14 51 33 84 6.00
27 Trevor Woods J'ville St SR SAF 14 51 13 64 4.57
32 Gavin Moul Delaware JR LB 13 50 61 111 8.54
32 Jaylen Wester Western Ky SR LB 13 50 56 106 8.15
32 Parker Hughes MTSU SR ILB 12 50 50 100 8.33
32 Brevin Hamblin Utah State JR S 11 50 49 99 9.00
32 Jacob Fields La Tech JR DB 12 50 42 92 7.67
32 Dylan LaBarbera Nevada JR DL 12 50 37 87 7.25
32 Omar Thornton BC SO DB 11 50 23 73 6.64
32 Mister Clark FIU SO DB 12 50 13 63 5.25
32 Jaquez White Troy JR CB 13 50 13 63 4.85
41 Adonis Williams Jr. Ohio SR S 12 49 22 71 5.92
42 Caden Fordham NC State SR LB 10 48 65 113 11.30
42 Jordan Kwiatkowski CMU SR LB 12 48 64 112 9.33
42 Jamel Johnson TCU JR S 10 48 26 74 7.40
42 Jaylen Lewis Western Ky JR DB 13 48 26 74 5.69
42 Marco Notarainni Boise St SR LB 13 48 25 73 5.62
47 Jackson Kuwatch Miami (Oh) SR LB 14 47 62 109 7.79
47 Corey Myrick USM SO SAF 13 47 45 92 7.08
47 Ahmaad Moses SMU SR S 11 47 36 83 7.55
47 Shad Banks, Jr. UTSA SR ILB 10 47 29 76 7.60
47 Ronan Hanafin Clemson JR S 13 47 17 64 4.92
52 Terrence Williams La-Lafytte SR LB 12 46 42 88 7.33
52 Mac Sanders J'ville St FR LB 14 46 39 85 6.07
52 Amare Campbell Penn State JR LB 9 46 25 71 7.89
52 Jalen Huskey Maryland SR DB 10 46 12 58 5.80
56 AG McGhee Ark St SR S 13 45 38 83 6.38
56 Boen Phelps Boise St SO LB 13 45 16 61 4.69
58 Treylin Payne Texas St SR LB 12 44 57 101 8.42
58 Kaleb Elarms-Orr TCU SR LB 10 44 53 97 9.70
58 Ethan Wesloski N Texas JR LB 12 44 48 92 7.67
58 Peter Manuma Hawai'i SR DB 13 44 36 80 6.15
58 Trey Lathan Kansas JR LB 10 44 35 79 7.90
58 Mac Harris S Florida SR OLB 10 44 32 76 7.60
58 Brayden Johnson Wyoming SR LB 11 44 31 75 6.82
58 Jaheem Joseph UNLV SR S 14 44 29 73 5.21
58 Chris Bracy Memphis SO DB 11 44 24 68 6.18
58 Chris Rodgers Tulane JR LB 11 44 23 67 6.09
58 Jaylen Thomas SJSU FR DB 11 44 12 56 5.09
69 Jordan Stringer Troy SR LB 13 43 77 120 9.23
69 Nick Andersen Wk Forest SR DB 12 43 55 98 8.17
69 Wade Woodaz Clemson SR LB 12 43 27 70 5.83
69 Cam Chadwick UConn SO DB 13 43 24 67 5.15
69 Kentrell Webb Houston JR DB 11 43 13 56 5.09
74 Cade Uluave California JR ILB 11 42 58 100 9.09
74 Stone Combs Nevada JR LB 12 42 32 74 6.17
74 Robert Fitzgerald N'western JR DB 9 42 27 69 7.67
74 Shamir Sterlin FIU FR DB 12 42 23 65 5.42
74 Nick Session NMSU SR S 12 42 20 62 5.17
74 Evan Eller Wyoming SR LB 11 42 19 61 5.55
74 Parker Robertson Okla St SR S 9 42 18 60 6.67
74 Desmond Purnell Kansas St SR LB 9 42 16 58 6.44
74 Jace Bellah CSU JR DB 10 42 16 58 5.80
74 Lyrik Rawls Kansas SR S 10 42 13 55 5.50
74 Matthew Bailey Illinois JR DB 9 42 12 54 6.00
85 Bryce Llewellyn EMU SR DB 12 41 61 102 8.50
85 Jordan Crook Ariz St SR LB 9 41 33 74 8.22
85 Kamari Wilson Memphis JR DB 11 41 31 72 6.55
85 Mitchell Gonser Buffalo SR LB 12 41 29 70 5.83
85 Alex McLaughlin Washington JR S 10 41 22 63 6.30
85 Andrew Powdrell UNLV JR DB 14 41 22 63 4.50
85 Brent Gordon Jr. La-Lafytte FR CB 11 41 17 58 5.27
85 Jalen Brooks MO State SR LB 10 41 16 57 5.70
93 Tory Gethers NMSU JR LB 12 40 49 89 7.42
93 Devin Neal Virginia SR S 14 40 48 88 6.29
93 MarcAnthony Parker Navy SO LB 11 40 46 86 7.82
93 Jalen Thomeson Ohio JR S 12 40 41 81 6.75
93 Maverick Baranowski Minnesota JR LB 10 40 40 80 8.00
93 Tyler Brown James Mad SO S 13 40 38 78 6.00
93 Keaton Thomas Baylor JR LB 9 40 36 76 8.44
93 Giuseppe Sessi Navy JR S 11 40 24 64 5.82