2025 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 12 | 67 | 44 | 111 | 9.25 |
| 2 | Quinn Urwiler | N Illinois | SR | LB | 11 | 66 | 65 | 131 | 11.91 |
| 3 | Baron Hopson | KSU | SR | LB | 13 | 65 | 68 | 133 | 10.23 |
| 4 | Ty Benefield | Boise St | JR | S | 13 | 64 | 34 | 98 | 7.54 |
| 5 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 12 | 62 | 60 | 122 | 10.17 |
| 5 | Oumar Diomande | UConn | SO | LB | 12 | 62 | 47 | 109 | 9.08 |
| 5 | Johnny Chaney Jr. | FIU | SR | LB | 12 | 62 | 37 | 99 | 8.25 |
| 8 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | JR | S | 12 | 61 | 30 | 91 | 7.58 |
| 9 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 13 | 60 | 65 | 125 | 9.62 |
| 9 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 12 | 60 | 59 | 119 | 9.92 |
| 9 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | BGSU | JR | LB | 11 | 60 | 50 | 110 | 10.00 |
| 9 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | JR | LB | 11 | 60 | 38 | 98 | 8.91 |
| 9 | KP Price | BC | JR | DB | 11 | 60 | 29 | 89 | 8.09 |
| 14 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 13 | 59 | 53 | 112 | 8.62 |
| 14 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 12 | 59 | 44 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 14 | Desman Stephens II | USC | SO | LB | 13 | 59 | 30 | 89 | 6.85 |
| 14 | KT Seay | Delaware | JR | S | 12 | 59 | 28 | 87 | 7.25 |
| 14 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 11 | 59 | 22 | 81 | 7.36 |
| 19 | Matthew Bailey | Illinois | JR | DB | 11 | 58 | 17 | 75 | 6.82 |
| 19 | Jalen Huskey | Maryland | SR | DB | 11 | 58 | 13 | 71 | 6.45 |
| 21 | Caden Fordham | NC State | SR | LB | 12 | 57 | 79 | 136 | 11.33 |
| 21 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 12 | 57 | 66 | 123 | 10.25 |
| 21 | Jaxton Eck | New Mexico | JR | LB | 12 | 57 | 57 | 114 | 9.50 |
| 21 | Ethan Wesloski | N Texas | JR | LB | 13 | 57 | 49 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 21 | Andon Thomas | Army | SR | ILB | 12 | 57 | 42 | 99 | 8.25 |
| 21 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 12 | 57 | 39 | 96 | 8.00 |
| 21 | Amare Campbell | Penn State | JR | LB | 12 | 57 | 39 | 96 | 8.00 |
| 21 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 11 | 57 | 34 | 91 | 8.27 |
| 21 | Tawfiq Byard | Colorado | SO | S | 12 | 57 | 28 | 85 | 7.08 |
| 21 | Thomas Anderson | MO State | SR | CB | 12 | 57 | 10 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 31 | Micah Davey | UTEP | SR | LB | 11 | 56 | 61 | 117 | 10.64 |
| 31 | Brevin Hamblin | Utah State | JR | S | 12 | 56 | 55 | 111 | 9.25 |
| 31 | Justin Meyers | Ga South | SR | DB | 12 | 56 | 29 | 85 | 7.08 |
| 34 | Bryce Boettcher | Oregon | SR | ILB | 14 | 55 | 78 | 133 | 9.50 |
| 34 | Keaton Thomas | Baylor | JR | LB | 11 | 55 | 45 | 100 | 9.09 |
| 34 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | JR | S | 12 | 55 | 34 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 34 | Jack Tchienchou | Tulane | SO | S | 14 | 55 | 28 | 83 | 5.93 |
| 34 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 11 | 55 | 16 | 71 | 6.45 |
| 39 | Owen Long | CSU | SO | LB | 11 | 54 | 86 | 140 | 12.73 |
| 39 | Jordan Pollard | SJSU | SR | LB | 11 | 54 | 47 | 101 | 9.18 |
| 39 | Omar Thornton | BC | SO | DB | 11 | 54 | 26 | 80 | 7.27 |
| 39 | Adonis Williams Jr. | Ohio | SR | S | 12 | 54 | 21 | 75 | 6.25 |
| 43 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 11 | 53 | 40 | 93 | 8.45 |
| 43 | Brendan Harrington | Ga South | SR | LB | 12 | 53 | 30 | 83 | 6.92 |
| 45 | Marsel McDuffie | UNLV | SR | ILB | 13 | 52 | 54 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 45 | Tahj Ra-El | Purdue | SR | DB | 11 | 52 | 51 | 103 | 9.36 |
| 45 | Lewis Carter | UCF | JR | LB | 11 | 52 | 40 | 92 | 8.36 |
| 45 | Shad Banks, Jr. | UTSA | SR | ILB | 12 | 52 | 38 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 45 | Jessiah McGrew | FIU | FR | DB | 11 | 52 | 14 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 50 | Chris Jones | USM | SO | LB | 12 | 51 | 78 | 129 | 10.75 |
| 50 | Devin Lafayette | Troy | SR | SPR | 13 | 51 | 56 | 107 | 8.23 |
| 50 | Jadon Pearson | Fresno St | SR | LB | 12 | 51 | 55 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 50 | Maverick Baranowski | Minnesota | JR | LB | 12 | 51 | 50 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 50 | Chris Rodgers | Tulane | JR | LB | 14 | 51 | 29 | 80 | 5.71 |
| 50 | Kalib Fortner | Army | SR | ILB | 12 | 51 | 26 | 77 | 6.42 |
| 50 | Eric Gentry | USC | SR | LB | 12 | 51 | 25 | 76 | 6.33 |
| 57 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 11 | 50 | 86 | 136 | 12.36 |
| 57 | Jordan Kwiatkowski | CMU | SR | LB | 12 | 50 | 62 | 112 | 9.33 |
| 57 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 11 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 9.55 |
| 57 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 12 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 8.33 |
| 57 | Mac Harris | S Florida | SR | OLB | 12 | 50 | 43 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 57 | Zakee Wheatley | Penn State | SR | S | 11 | 50 | 22 | 72 | 6.55 |
| 63 | Matt Rose | Stanford | JR | ILB | 12 | 49 | 57 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 63 | Jaylen Wester | Western Ky | SR | LB | 12 | 49 | 55 | 104 | 8.67 |
| 63 | Sammy Brown | Clemson | SO | LB | 12 | 49 | 53 | 102 | 8.50 |
| 63 | Justin Jefferson | Alabama | SR | LB | 14 | 49 | 36 | 85 | 6.07 |
| 63 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 11 | 49 | 33 | 82 | 7.45 |
| 63 | Jelani McDonald | Texas | JR | DB | 13 | 49 | 31 | 80 | 6.15 |
| 63 | Giuseppe Sessi | Navy | JR | S | 12 | 49 | 29 | 78 | 6.50 |
| 63 | Walker O'Steen | J'ville St | JR | LB | 13 | 49 | 29 | 78 | 6.00 |
| 63 | Mister Clark | FIU | SO | DB | 11 | 49 | 13 | 62 | 5.64 |
| 72 | Andrew Awe | Rice | SR | LB | 12 | 48 | 53 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 72 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 15 | 48 | 52 | 100 | 6.67 |
| 72 | Terrence Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 12 | 48 | 42 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 72 | Luke Mergott | Duke | SO | LB | 13 | 48 | 40 | 88 | 6.77 |
| 72 | Deontae Lawson | Alabama | SR | LB | 14 | 48 | 40 | 88 | 6.29 |
| 72 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 11 | 48 | 37 | 85 | 7.73 |
| 72 | Devyn Bobby | Baylor | SR | S | 11 | 48 | 30 | 78 | 7.09 |
| 72 | Jett Elad | Rutgers | SR | DB | 11 | 48 | 29 | 77 | 7.00 |
| 72 | Bray Hubbard | Alabama | JR | DB | 14 | 48 | 27 | 75 | 5.36 |
| 72 | Fred Perry | WVU | SR | N | 11 | 48 | 25 | 73 | 6.64 |
| 72 | Xavier Nwankpa | Iowa | SR | DB | 12 | 48 | 25 | 73 | 6.08 |
| 72 | Marco Notarainni | Boise St | SR | LB | 13 | 48 | 23 | 71 | 5.46 |
| 72 | Evan Eller | Wyoming | SR | LB | 11 | 48 | 22 | 70 | 6.36 |
| 72 | Trevor Woods | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 13 | 48 | 13 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 86 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 11 | 47 | 48 | 95 | 8.64 |
| 86 | Jordan Crook | Ariz St | SR | LB | 12 | 47 | 47 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 86 | Corey Myrick | USM | SO | SAF | 12 | 47 | 44 | 91 | 7.58 |
| 86 | Jacob Fields | La Tech | JR | DB | 11 | 47 | 40 | 87 | 7.91 |
| 86 | K'Von Sherman | Toledo | JR | LB | 12 | 47 | 38 | 85 | 7.08 |
| 86 | Parker Robertson | Okla St | SR | S | 11 | 47 | 27 | 74 | 6.73 |
| 86 | Jimmy Rolder | Michigan | SR | LB | 12 | 47 | 26 | 73 | 6.08 |
| 86 | Collin Matteson | Army | SR | S | 11 | 47 | 24 | 71 | 6.45 |
| 86 | Kentrell Webb | Houston | JR | DB | 12 | 47 | 19 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 86 | Miles Scott | Illinois | SR | DB | 12 | 47 | 14 | 61 | 5.08 |
| 86 | Jaquez White | Troy | JR | CB | 13 | 47 | 12 | 59 | 4.54 |
| 97 | JonJon Vaughns | UCLA | SR | LB | 12 | 46 | 61 | 107 | 8.92 |
| 97 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 13 | 46 | 37 | 83 | 6.38 |
| 97 | DaShawn Stone | Duke | SO | S | 13 | 46 | 35 | 81 | 6.23 |
| 97 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 11 | 46 | 34 | 80 | 7.27 |