2025 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/13/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Chisom | UCLA | SO | LB | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 17.00 |
| 2 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 16.00 |
| 3 | Jordan Hall | Mich St | JR | LB | 1 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 3 | JonJon Vaughns | UCLA | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 3 | Ty Morris | Rice | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 3 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 7 | Jadon Pearson | Fresno St | SR | LB | 2 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 14.00 |
| 7 | Cruce Brookins | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 7 | Dion Crawford | Buffalo | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 10 | Keaton Thomas | Baylor | JR | LB | 2 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 13.00 |
| 10 | Owen Long | CSU | SO | LB | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 10 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 10 | Chris Jones | USM | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 14 | Andrew Johnson | Wyoming | SR | SS | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 14 | Evan Eller | Wyoming | SR | LB | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 14 | Myles Slusher | Purdue | SR | DB | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 14 | Isaiah Nwokobia | SMU | SR | S | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 14 | Leon Hart Jr. | FAU | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 14 | Jake Golday | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 20 | Arion Carter | Tennessee | JR | LB | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 11.50 |
| 21 | Ronan Hanafin | Clemson | JR | S | 2 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Brandon Tyson | Ga South | JR | LB | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Charles Correa | Purdue | SO | LB | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Emmanuel McNeil-Warren | Toledo | SR | S | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Austin Brown | Wisconsin | SR | S | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Andrew Simpson | N Carolina | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Tano Letuli | SDSU | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Nick Andersen | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Ernest Hausmann | Michigan | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Mekhi Mason | La Tech | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Jack Kane | Rice | SR | SAF | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 21 | Jake Pope | UNLV | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 21 | CJ Allen | Georgia | JR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 35 | Sean Brown | NC State | SR | LB | 2 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 36 | Quinn Urwiler | N Illinois | SR | LB | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Alex Afari, Jr. | Kentucky | SR | ILB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Dorian Pringle | BGSU | SO | LB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Josh Moten | USM | SR | CB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Duce Chestnut | Syracuse | SR | DB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Jacob Fields | La Tech | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Davison Igbinosun | Ohio State | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Ty Bryant | Kentucky | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Shane Bruce | Coast Car | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Trevon Gola-Callard | Cincinnati | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Kyron Jones | Georgia | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 49 | Jaxton Eck | New Mexico | JR | LB | 2 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 49 | Cade Uluave | California | JR | ILB | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 49 | Mario Easterly | ODU | JR | S | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 52 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 2 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Mac Harris | S Florida | SR | OLB | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Omar Thornton | BC | SO | DB | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Dexter Foster | Oregon St | SO | ILB | 2 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Andon Thomas | Army | SR | ILB | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Oumar Diomande | UConn | SO | LB | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Shammond Cooper | Akron | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Jordan Lovett | Kentucky | SR | DB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Avery Powell | Temple | JR | SAF | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Andrew Powdrell | UNLV | JR | DB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Jaden Harrell | Iowa | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Dylan Hazen | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | AJ Noland | CSU | FR | DB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Johnny Chaney Jr. | FIU | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Solomon Brown | Buffalo | SR | NIC | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Jalen McNair | Buffalo | SR | NIC | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Arvell Reese | Ohio State | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Earl Little Jr. | FSU | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Bangally Kamara | Kansas | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Stephen Dix, Jr. | Arkansas | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Braylan Lovelace | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Jiquan Sanks | Cincinnati | SO | STA | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Jonathan Thompson | Cincinnati | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Liona Lefau | Texas | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Bryan McCoy Jr. | Okla St | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Caleb Weaver | Duke | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Micah Davey | UTEP | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Francis Brewu | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Miles Greer | Buffalo | JR | S | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Michael Taaffe | Texas | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Dillon Trainer | Delaware | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Raylen Wilson | Georgia | JR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Nic Mitchell | Miss St | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Jahron Manning | Miss St | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 87 | CJ Heard | Vanderbilt | SO | S | 2 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 87 | Reginald Hughes | Colorado | SR | LB | 2 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 87 | Marcus Neal Jr. | Iowa State | SO | DB | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 87 | Matt Rose | Stanford | SR | ILB | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 87 | Austin Romaine | Kansas St | JR | LB | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 87 | West Weeks | LSU | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 87 | Skyler Thomas | Oregon St | SR | DB | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 94 | Sammy Brown | Clemson | SO | LB | 2 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 94 | Tawfiq Byard | Colorado | SO | S | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 94 | VJ Payne | Kansas St | SR | S | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 94 | Baron Hopson | KSU | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 94 | Jeremy Mack, Jr. | ODU | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 94 | Owen McGowan | BC | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 94 | KP Price | BC | JR | DB | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.