2025 National Leaders Tackles - Games in August/September Only through 11/01/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Gentry | USC | SR | LB | 5 | 30 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 
| 2 | Quinn Urwiler | N Illinois | SR | LB | 4 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 12.50 | 
| 2 | Keaton Thomas | Baylor | JR | LB | 5 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 9.80 | 
| 4 | Jadon Pearson | Fresno St | SR | LB | 5 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 8.40 | 
| 4 | Austin Romaine | Kansas St | JR | LB | 5 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 8.20 | 
| 6 | Andon Thomas | Army | SR | ILB | 4 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 10.50 | 
| 6 | Parker Hughes | MTSU | SR | ILB | 5 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 8.40 | 
| 6 | Adonis Williams Jr. | Ohio | SR | S | 5 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 7.00 | 
| 9 | Caden Fordham | NC State | SR | LB | 5 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 10.40 | 
| 9 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | JR | LB | 4 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 9.75 | 
| 9 | Brandon Tyson | Ga South | JR | LB | 5 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 7.80 | 
| 9 | Amare Campbell | Penn State | JR | LB | 4 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 9.25 | 
| 13 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 5 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 10.60 | 
| 13 | Shane Whitter | N Texas | SR | LB | 5 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 9.60 | 
| 13 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 4 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 10.00 | 
| 13 | Matt Rose | Stanford | JR | ILB | 5 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 8.00 | 
| 13 | Tawfiq Byard | Colorado | SO | S | 5 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 7.80 | 
| 13 | Brendan Harrington | Ga South | SR | LB | 5 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 6.80 | 
| 19 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | BGSU | JR | LB | 5 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 8.80 | 
| 19 | Jaxton Eck | New Mexico | JR | LB | 4 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 10.25 | 
| 19 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 4 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 9.75 | 
| 19 | Oumar Diomande | UConn | SO | LB | 5 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 7.60 | 
| 19 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 5 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 7.40 | 
| 19 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 4 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 9.00 | 
| 19 | Johnny Chaney Jr. | FIU | SR | LB | 4 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 9.00 | 
| 19 | Wade Woodaz | Clemson | SR | LB | 4 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 8.75 | 
| 19 | Tyquan King | UConn | SR | LB | 5 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 6.80 | 
| 19 | Ty Benefield | Boise St | JR | S | 4 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 8.25 | 
| 19 | Fred Perry | WVU | SR | N | 5 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 6.60 | 
| 19 | KT Seay | Delaware | JR | S | 4 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 7.75 | 
| 19 | Ronan Hanafin | Clemson | JR | S | 4 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 7.75 | 
| 19 | Matthew Bailey | Illinois | JR | DB | 5 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 
| 33 | Ray Coney | Tulsa | JR | LB | 5 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 11.20 | 
| 33 | Jordan Crook | Ariz St | SR | LB | 5 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 8.00 | 
| 33 | Jack Tchienchou | Tulane | SO | S | 5 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 7.00 | 
| 33 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 4 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 8.50 | 
| 33 | Jett Elad | Rutgers | SR | DB | 5 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 6.60 | 
| 33 | DiMarco Johnson | Akron | SR | S | 5 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 6.40 | 
| 33 | Terrence Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 5 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 6.40 | 
| 33 | Alex Afari, Jr. | Kentucky | SR | ILB | 4 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 7.75 | 
| 33 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 5 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 6.20 | 
| 33 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 5 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 5.80 | 
| 33 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | JR | S | 4 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 7.00 | 
| 33 | Casey Larkin | Army | SR | S | 4 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 7.00 | 
| 33 | Tahj Ra-El | Purdue | SR | DB | 4 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 6.50 | 
| 46 | Owen Long | CSU | SO | LB | 4 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 13.00 | 
| 46 | Micah Davey | UTEP | SR | LB | 5 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 10.20 | 
| 46 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 5 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 8.00 | 
| 46 | Jhalyn Shuler | S Florida | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 9.00 | 
| 46 | Derrell Farrar | Liberty | SO | LB | 5 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 7.20 | 
| 46 | Myles "Ghost" Rowser | Ariz St | SR | DB | 5 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 7.00 | 
| 46 | Kal-El Pascal | BGSU | SO | S | 5 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 7.00 | 
| 46 | Christopher Wallace Jr. | USA | SR | S | 5 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 7.00 | 
| 46 | Marcus Neal Jr. | Iowa State | SO | DB | 5 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 6.80 | 
| 46 | Justin Meyers | Ga South | SR | DB | 5 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 6.20 | 
| 46 | Josiah Robinson | Georgia St | JR | ILB | 4 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 7.25 | 
| 46 | Trevor Woods | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 5 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 5.80 | 
| 46 | Mitchell Gonser | Buffalo | SR | LB | 5 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 5.80 | 
| 46 | Kanye Young | MO State | SR | LB | 5 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 5.80 | 
| 46 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 5 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 5.80 | 
| 46 | Myles Slusher | Purdue | SR | DB | 4 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 7.00 | 
| 46 | Miles Scott | Illinois | SR | DB | 5 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 5.40 | 
| 46 | Bishop Fitzgerald | USC | SR | S | 5 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 
| 64 | Isaiah Chisom | UCLA | SO | LB | 4 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 10.50 | 
| 64 | Michael Molnar | Ohio | JR | LB | 5 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 8.20 | 
| 64 | Trey Fields | N Texas | SR | LB | 5 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 8.00 | 
| 64 | Skyler Thomas | Oregon St | SR | DB | 5 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 7.80 | 
| 64 | Derrieon Craig | U Mass | SR | STA | 4 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 8.50 | 
| 64 | K'Von Sherman | Toledo | JR | LB | 5 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 6.80 | 
| 64 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 7.75 | 
| 64 | Ethan Wesloski | N Texas | JR | LB | 5 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 6.20 | 
| 64 | Jaheim Patterson | Oregon St | SR | DB | 5 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 6.00 | 
| 64 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | JR | S | 4 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 7.25 | 
| 64 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 5 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 5.80 | 
| 64 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 7.00 | 
| 64 | DJ Walker | Ohio | SO | S | 5 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 5.40 | 
| 64 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 5 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 5.20 | 
| 64 | Johnathan Hall | Utah | JR | LB | 5 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 5.20 | 
| 64 | Tate Hallock | W Mich | SR | S | 5 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 5.20 | 
| 64 | Courtline Flowers | La-Lafytte | SR | S | 5 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 4.20 | 
| 81 | JonJon Vaughns | UCLA | SR | LB | 4 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 11.75 | 
| 81 | Sean Brown | NC State | SR | LB | 5 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 8.80 | 
| 81 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 5 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 8.20 | 
| 81 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 5 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 7.60 | 
| 81 | Andrew Awe | Rice | SR | LB | 5 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 7.60 | 
| 81 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 5 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 7.40 | 
| 81 | Xavian Sorey, Jr. | Arkansas | SR | LB | 5 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 6.80 | 
| 81 | Parker McKenna | Wash St | SR | LB | 5 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 6.60 | 
| 81 | Shad Banks, Jr. | UTSA | SR | ILB | 4 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 7.75 | 
| 81 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 4 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 7.50 | 
| 81 | Julian Neal | Arkansas | SR | DB | 5 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 6.00 | 
| 81 | Treylin Payne | Texas St | SR | LB | 4 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 7.25 | 
| 81 | Marco Notarainni | Boise St | SR | LB | 4 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 7.25 | 
| 81 | VJ Payne | Kansas St | SR | S | 5 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 5.80 | 
| 81 | Elijah Green | Tulsa | SO | CB | 5 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 5.80 | 
| 81 | Jalen McMurray | Tennessee | SR | DB | 5 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 5.60 | 
| 81 | Sammy Brown | Clemson | SO | LB | 4 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 6.75 | 
| 81 | Devyn Bobby | Baylor | SR | S | 5 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 5.40 | 
| 81 | Kalib Fortner | Army | SR | ILB | 4 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 6.50 | 
| 81 | Matthew Durrance | Wash St | SR | S | 5 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 5.20 |