2025 National Leaders Tackles - Games in October Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 13.25 |
| 2 | Tahj Ra-El | Purdue | SR | DB | 4 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Charles Correa | Purdue | SO | LB | 4 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 4 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 12.25 |
| 5 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 3 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 13.00 |
| 6 | Owen Long | CSU | SO | LB | 4 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 12.75 |
| 7 | Tyler Stolsky | FAU | JR | LB | 4 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 7 | Treylin Payne | Texas St | SR | LB | 4 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 10.75 |
| 9 | Cade Uluave | California | JR | ILB | 3 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 13.67 |
| 10 | Tyler Martin | U Mass | JR | LB | 4 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 10 | Kyle Taylor | Ark St | SR | LB | 3 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 11.67 |
| 10 | Jordan Kwiatkowski | CMU | SR | LB | 3 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 11.33 |
| 10 | Josiah Robinson | Georgia St | JR | ILB | 4 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 14 | Colton Phares | App St | SO | LB | 4 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 14 | Devon Williams | Minnesota | SR | LB | 4 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 14 | Ray Coney | Tulsa | JR | LB | 3 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 11.00 |
| 14 | Kadin Schmitz | Charlotte | JR | LB | 4 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 18 | Stephen Dix, Jr. | Arkansas | SR | LB | 3 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 18 | Seth Naotala | ODU | SR | LB | 4 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 20 | Quinn Urwiler | N Illinois | SR | LB | 4 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 11.75 |
| 20 | Anthony Hill Jr. | Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 10.75 |
| 20 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 3 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 12.33 |
| 20 | Sam Brumfield | Memphis | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 20 | Andrew Awe | Rice | SR | LB | 4 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 20 | Trent Hendrick | James Mad | SR | LB | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Blake Fletcher | Air Force | JR | LB | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 27 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 4 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 11.00 |
| 27 | Zeraun Daniel | U Mass | JR | S | 4 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 27 | Leon Hart Jr. | FAU | JR | LB | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 27 | Matt Rose | Stanford | JR | ILB | 3 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 27 | Jadon Pearson | Fresno St | SR | LB | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 27 | Alex Sanford, Jr. | Purdue | JR | LB | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 33 | Jordan Stringer | Troy | SR | LB | 4 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 33 | Corban Hondru | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 4 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 33 | Jerome Carter | ODU | SO | S | 4 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 33 | Trevon Gola-Callard | Cincinnati | SR | S | 4 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 33 | Jeremiah Brown | Colorado | SR | ILB | 3 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 33 | Ty Morris | Rice | JR | LB | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 33 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 40 | Micah Davey | UTEP | SR | LB | 3 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 14.33 |
| 40 | Jaxton Eck | New Mexico | JR | LB | 4 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 40 | JonJon Vaughns | UCLA | SR | LB | 4 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 40 | Jake Golday | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 4 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 40 | Jayden Wilson | UTEP | JR | LB | 3 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Tyler Brown | James Mad | SO | S | 4 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 40 | Jaylen Wester | Western Ky | SR | LB | 3 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 40 | Barry Manning | EMU | SR | DB | 4 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 40 | Timmy Hinspeter | U Mass | JR | LB | 3 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 40 | Antoine Deslauriers | Syracuse | FR | LB | 4 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 40 | Alex Mitchell | MTSU | SR | ILB | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 40 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 40 | Sefa Saipaia Jr. | W Mich | SR | LB | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 40 | Derrieon Craig | U Mass | SR | STA | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 40 | Caleb Francl | Wash St | SR | LB | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 40 | Liona Lefau | Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 40 | Gannon Weathersby | James Mad | JR | LB | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 57 | Devin Lafayette | Troy | SR | SPR | 4 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 57 | Jelani McDonald | Texas | JR | DB | 4 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 57 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 3 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 12.67 |
| 57 | Gavin Moul | Delaware | JR | LB | 3 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 11.33 |
| 57 | Isaiah Nwokobia | SMU | SR | S | 4 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 57 | Andrew Marshall | EMU | JR | LB | 4 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 57 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 3 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 11.00 |
| 57 | Zyeir Gamble | App St | SO | DB | 4 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 57 | Kam Robinson | Virginia | JR | LB | 3 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 10.33 |
| 57 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 3 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 10.00 |
| 57 | Jhalyn Shuler | S Florida | SR | LB | 4 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 57 | Taye Brown | Arizona | JR | LB | 3 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Aaron Alexander | Ark St | JR | LB | 3 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Ethan Wesloski | N Texas | JR | LB | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 57 | Mario Easterly | ODU | JR | S | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 72 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 4 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 72 | Namdi Obiazor | TCU | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 72 | Javin Wright | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 72 | CJ Young | Kent State | SO | LB | 4 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 72 | Jahron Manning | Miss St | SR | S | 3 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 11.00 |
| 72 | Baron Hopson | KSU | SR | LB | 3 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 72 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 4 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 72 | Kenny Soares, Jr. | NC State | SR | LB | 3 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 72 | Luke Pirris | Navy | SR | OLB | 3 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 72 | Jackson Kuwatch | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 4 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 72 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 72 | Aiden Fisher | Indiana | SR | LB | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 72 | Blake Matthews | Delaware | SR | LB | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 72 | Parker Hughes | MTSU | SR | ILB | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 72 | Michael Molnar | Ohio | JR | LB | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 72 | Nic Mitchell | Miss St | SR | LB | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 72 | Fuches Lewis II | Georgia St | SR | DT | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 89 | Bryce Llewellyn | EMU | SR | DB | 4 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 89 | Johnny Chaney Jr. | FIU | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 89 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | JR | S | 4 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 89 | Maverick Baranowski | Minnesota | JR | LB | 4 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 89 | Antavious Fish | Sam Hou St | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 89 | Jordan Hall | Mich St | JR | LB | 4 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 89 | Tucker Large | Wash St | SR | S | 3 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 89 | Miller Malone | Western Ky | SO | LB | 3 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 89 | Caden Fordham | NC State | SR | LB | 3 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 89 | Xavian Sorey, Jr. | Arkansas | SR | LB | 3 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 89 | Nick Andersen | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 3 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 89 | Javae Gilmore | Marshall | JR | LB | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 7.67 |