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 Chris Jones USM SO LB 13 51 84 135 10.38
4 Jordan Stringer Troy SR LB 13 43 77 120 9.23
5 Michael Montgomery USM JR LB 12 30 75 105 8.75
6 Ray Coney Tulsa JR LB 10 37 71 108 10.80
7 Quinn Urwiler N Illinois SR LB 12 71 70 141 11.75
8 Baron Hopson KSU SR LB 13 64 69 133 10.23
9 John Miller Utah State SR ILB 11 32 67 99 9.00
10 Caden Fordham NC State SR LB 10 48 65 113 11.30
11 Jordan Kwiatkowski CMU SR LB 12 48 64 112 9.33
11 Tyler Martin U Mass JR LB 11 35 64 99 9.00
13 Bryun Parham UConn SR LB 13 63 63 126 9.69
13 Trent Hendrick James Mad SR LB 13 33 63 96 7.38
15 Jackson Kuwatch Miami (Oh) SR LB 14 47 62 109 7.79
16 Micah Davey UTEP SR LB 11 61 61 122 11.09
16 Jaxton Eck New Mexico JR LB 12 60 61 121 10.08
16 Gavin Moul Delaware JR LB 13 50 61 111 8.54
16 Bryce Llewellyn EMU SR DB 12 41 61 102 8.50
16 Blake Fletcher Air Force JR LB 11 36 61 97 8.82
21 Cade Uluave California JR ILB 11 42 58 100 9.09
22 Marsel McDuffie UNLV SR ILB 14 55 57 112 8.00
22 Devin Lafayette Troy SR SPR 13 52 57 109 8.38
22 Treylin Payne Texas St SR LB 12 44 57 101 8.42
25 Eli Blakey Miami (Oh) SR DB 14 62 56 118 8.43
25 Jaylen Wester Western Ky SR LB 13 50 56 106 8.15
25 Aaron Alexander Ark St JR LB 13 35 56 91 7.00
25 Kyle Taylor Ark St SR LB 11 28 56 84 7.64
29 Jadon Pearson Fresno St SR LB 13 51 55 106 8.15
29 Sammy Brown Clemson SO LB 13 51 55 106 8.15
29 Nick Andersen Wk Forest SR DB 12 43 55 98 8.17
29 Colton Phares App St SO LB 12 38 55 93 7.75
29 Bronson Olevao Jr. Utah State JR ILB 11 26 55 81 7.36
34 Gideon ESPN Lampron BGSU JR LB 12 65 54 119 9.92
34 Mason Woods Kent State SR LB 10 31 54 85 8.50
36 Jaden Dugger La-Lafytte SR LB 12 60 53 113 9.42
36 Kaleb Elarms-Orr TCU SR LB 10 44 53 97 9.70
36 Jayden Wilson UTEP JR LB 11 31 53 84 7.64
39 Sam Brumfield Memphis SR LB 11 33 52 85 7.73
39 Leon Hart Jr. FAU JR LB 9 24 52 76 8.44
39 Derrieon Craig U Mass SR STA 10 22 52 74 7.40
42 Oumar Diomande UConn SO LB 13 65 51 116 8.92
42 Dion Crawford Buffalo JR LB 11 30 51 81 7.36
42 J'Mond Tapp USM JR DL 13 19 51 70 5.38
45 Parker Hughes MTSU SR ILB 12 50 50 100 8.33
45 Rasheem Biles Pittsburgh JR LB 8 34 50 84 10.50
45 Corban Hondru Miami (Oh) SR LB 10 33 50 83 8.30
48 Brevin Hamblin Utah State JR S 11 50 49 99 9.00
48 Tory Gethers NMSU JR LB 12 40 49 89 7.42
48 Sefa Saipaia Jr. W Mich SR LB 13 22 49 71 5.46
51 Ethan Wesloski N Texas JR LB 12 44 48 92 7.67
51 Devin Neal Virginia SR S 14 40 48 88 6.29
51 Filip Maciorowski N Illinois SO LB 12 39 48 87 7.25
51 Luke Ferrelli California FR ILB 12 36 48 84 7.00
51 Jake Golday Cincinnati SR LB 9 33 48 81 9.00
51 James Camden W Mich SR LB 13 33 48 81 6.23
51 Carson Tujague Utah State FR DT 11 17 48 65 5.91
58 Jordan Pollard SJSU SR LB 11 56 47 103 9.36
59 MarcAnthony Parker Navy SO LB 11 40 46 86 7.82
59 Bryce Boettcher Oregon SR ILB 9 26 46 72 8.00
61 Owen Chambliss SDSU SO LB 12 61 45 106 8.83
61 Corey Myrick USM SO SAF 13 47 45 92 7.08
61 Charles Correa Purdue SO LB 7 16 45 61 8.71
64 Trey Fields N Texas SR LB 11 36 44 80 7.27
64 Ian Foster USM SO SAF 13 28 44 72 5.54
64 James Jackson Virginia SR LB 14 23 44 67 4.79
64 Rashad Henry U Mass SO LB 11 18 44 62 5.64
64 Timmy Hinspeter U Mass JR LB 6 17 44 61 10.17
64 Donovan Green EMU SR DL 12 11 44 55 4.58
70 Andrew Awe Rice SR LB 10 39 43 82 8.20
70 Jake Pope UNLV JR DB 14 38 43 81 5.79
70 Kal-El Pascal BGSU SO S 12 37 43 80 6.67
70 Barry Manning EMU SR DB 12 30 43 73 6.08
70 Malcolm McCain Miami (Oh) SO LB 14 30 43 73 5.21
70 Kam Robinson Virginia JR LB 8 21 43 64 8.00
70 Jadon Mayfield La Tech FR LB 13 18 43 61 4.69
70 Gannon Weathersby James Mad JR LB 12 14 43 57 4.75
78 Jacob Fields La Tech JR DB 12 50 42 92 7.67
78 Terrence Williams La-Lafytte SR LB 12 46 42 88 7.33
78 CJ Young Kent State SO LB 9 37 42 79 8.78
78 Tywon Christopher KSU FR LB 12 35 42 77 6.42
78 Blayne Myrick USA JR LB 9 33 42 75 8.33
78 Josiah Taylor FIU SO LB 13 30 42 72 5.54
78 Mani Powell Purdue SR LB 7 29 42 71 10.14
78 Carlos Allen Jr. Houston SR DL 11 27 42 69 6.27
78 Aiden Hall Wk Forest JR LB 12 24 42 66 5.50
78 Brodarius Lewis USM SR DT 13 15 42 57 4.38
88 Jalen Thomeson Ohio JR S 12 40 41 81 6.75
88 Malachi McLean UConn SR DB 10 38 41 79 7.90
88 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Toledo SR S 13 36 41 77 5.92
88 Zeraun Daniel U Mass JR S 9 34 41 75 8.33
88 Josiah Robinson Georgia St JR ILB 9 31 41 72 8.00
88 Dylan Hazen Wk Forest SR LB 12 25 41 66 5.50
88 Anthony Bynum MTSU SO DE 12 22 41 63 5.25
88 Jahleel Culbreath ODU JR LB 11 21 41 62 5.64
88 Mario Easterly ODU JR S 11 18 41 59 5.36
88 Kerion Martin Marshall SR LB 9 16 41 57 6.33
98 K'Von Sherman Toledo JR LB 13 54 40 94 7.23
98 Maverick Baranowski Minnesota JR LB 10 40 40 80 8.00
98 Dakota Cochran CMU SR LB 12 39 40 79 6.58