2025 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 10 | 45 | 75 | 120 | 12.00 |
| 2 | Owen Long | CSU | SO | LB | 9 | 41 | 72 | 113 | 12.56 |
| 3 | Chris Jones | USM | SO | LB | 10 | 42 | 68 | 110 | 11.00 |
| 4 | Micah Davey | UTEP | SR | LB | 10 | 53 | 55 | 108 | 10.80 |
| 5 | Quinn Urwiler | N Illinois | SR | LB | 9 | 54 | 53 | 107 | 11.89 |
| 6 | Baron Hopson | KSU | SR | LB | 10 | 54 | 51 | 105 | 10.50 |
| 7 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 10 | 54 | 50 | 104 | 10.40 |
| 8 | Blake Fletcher | Air Force | JR | LB | 11 | 35 | 62 | 97 | 8.82 |
| 9 | Ethan Wesloski | N Texas | JR | LB | 11 | 53 | 43 | 96 | 8.73 |
| 9 | Sam Brumfield | Memphis | SR | LB | 10 | 41 | 55 | 96 | 9.60 |
| 11 | Jordan Stringer | Troy | SR | LB | 11 | 37 | 56 | 93 | 8.45 |
| 12 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | BGSU | JR | LB | 9 | 49 | 43 | 92 | 10.22 |
| 12 | Jaxton Eck | New Mexico | JR | LB | 9 | 45 | 47 | 92 | 10.22 |
| 12 | Trey Fields | N Texas | SR | LB | 11 | 43 | 49 | 92 | 8.36 |
| 12 | Ray Coney | Tulsa | JR | LB | 9 | 24 | 68 | 92 | 10.22 |
| 16 | Ty Benefield | Boise St | JR | S | 12 | 60 | 31 | 91 | 7.58 |
| 16 | Jordan Pollard | SJSU | SR | LB | 9 | 51 | 40 | 91 | 10.11 |
| 16 | Jordan Kwiatkowski | CMU | SR | LB | 9 | 39 | 52 | 91 | 10.11 |
| 19 | Marsel McDuffie | UNLV | SR | ILB | 11 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 8.18 |
| 19 | Devin Lafayette | Troy | SR | SPR | 11 | 42 | 48 | 90 | 8.18 |
| 19 | Treylin Payne | Texas St | SR | LB | 10 | 38 | 52 | 90 | 9.00 |
| 22 | Andrew Awe | Rice | SR | LB | 10 | 40 | 49 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 23 | MarcAnthony Parker | Navy | SO | LB | 11 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 8.00 |
| 23 | Bryce Llewellyn | EMU | SR | DB | 10 | 37 | 51 | 88 | 8.80 |
| 25 | Michael Montgomery | USM | JR | LB | 9 | 25 | 62 | 87 | 9.67 |
| 26 | Parker Hughes | MTSU | SR | ILB | 10 | 42 | 44 | 86 | 8.60 |
| 26 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 9 | 27 | 59 | 86 | 9.56 |
| 28 | Andon Thomas | Army | SR | ILB | 10 | 45 | 39 | 84 | 8.40 |
| 28 | Brevin Hamblin | Utah State | JR | S | 9 | 40 | 44 | 84 | 9.33 |
| 30 | Aaron Alexander | Ark St | JR | LB | 9 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 30 | Gavin Moul | Delaware | JR | LB | 9 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 30 | Leon Hart Jr. | FAU | JR | LB | 9 | 28 | 55 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 33 | Johnny Chaney Jr. | FIU | SR | LB | 10 | 49 | 33 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 33 | Jayden Wilson | UTEP | JR | LB | 10 | 30 | 52 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 33 | Tyler Martin | U Mass | JR | LB | 9 | 27 | 55 | 82 | 9.11 |
| 36 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 10 | 50 | 31 | 81 | 8.10 |
| 36 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 10 | 45 | 36 | 81 | 8.10 |
| 36 | Jackson Kuwatch | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 10 | 34 | 47 | 81 | 8.10 |
| 39 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 9 | 45 | 35 | 80 | 8.89 |
| 39 | Tyler Stolsky | FAU | JR | LB | 10 | 37 | 43 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 41 | Tory Gethers | NMSU | JR | LB | 10 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 7.80 |
| 42 | Terrence Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 10 | 43 | 34 | 77 | 7.70 |
| 43 | Blayne Myrick | USA | JR | LB | 10 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 44 | Shad Banks, Jr. | UTSA | SR | ILB | 10 | 42 | 33 | 75 | 7.50 |
| 44 | Corey Myrick | USM | SO | SAF | 10 | 39 | 36 | 75 | 7.50 |
| 44 | Jaylen Wester | Western Ky | SR | LB | 10 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 7.50 |
| 44 | Zeraun Daniel | U Mass | JR | S | 9 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 48 | Josiah Robinson | Georgia St | JR | ILB | 9 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 49 | Giuseppe Sessi | Navy | JR | S | 11 | 44 | 29 | 73 | 6.64 |
| 49 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 10 | 43 | 30 | 73 | 7.30 |
| 49 | Jhalyn Shuler | S Florida | SR | LB | 9 | 27 | 46 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 49 | Trent Hendrick | James Mad | SR | LB | 10 | 26 | 47 | 73 | 7.30 |
| 53 | Justin Meyers | Ga South | SR | DB | 10 | 47 | 25 | 72 | 7.20 |
| 53 | Walker O'Steen | J'ville St | JR | LB | 11 | 46 | 26 | 72 | 6.55 |
| 53 | Roger Jones, Jr. | Air Force | SO | DB | 11 | 39 | 33 | 72 | 6.55 |
| 53 | Mac Harris | S Florida | SR | OLB | 9 | 38 | 34 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 53 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 38 | 72 | 9.00 |
| 58 | Mac Sanders | J'ville St | FR | LB | 11 | 39 | 32 | 71 | 6.45 |
| 58 | Boogie Trotter | Marshall | SR | DB | 10 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 7.10 |
| 58 | Colton Phares | App St | SO | LB | 10 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 7.10 |
| 58 | Jadon Pearson | Fresno St | SR | LB | 9 | 29 | 42 | 71 | 7.89 |
| 62 | Oumar Diomande | UConn | SO | LB | 8 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 62 | Jacob Fields | La Tech | JR | DB | 9 | 38 | 32 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 62 | Derrell Farrar | Liberty | SO | LB | 10 | 38 | 32 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 62 | Devin Hightower | UAB | SR | LB | 10 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 62 | Brandon Tyson | Ga South | JR | LB | 10 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 62 | Luke Pirris | Navy | SR | OLB | 11 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 6.36 |
| 62 | Kyle Taylor | Ark St | SR | LB | 9 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 69 | Patrick Smith-Young | N Texas | JR | S | 11 | 43 | 26 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 69 | Mason Woods | Kent State | SR | LB | 8 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 71 | Kalib Fortner | Army | SR | ILB | 10 | 46 | 22 | 68 | 6.80 |
| 71 | Antavious Fish | Sam Hou St | SR | LB | 10 | 37 | 31 | 68 | 6.80 |
| 71 | Tywon Christopher | KSU | FR | LB | 9 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 74 | Brendan Harrington | Ga South | SR | LB | 10 | 43 | 24 | 67 | 6.70 |
| 74 | CJ Young | Kent State | SO | LB | 7 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 74 | Filip Maciorowski | N Illinois | SO | LB | 9 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 77 | Ayden Jackson | Ga South | JR | DB | 10 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 6.60 |
| 77 | Coleman Cauley | Navy | JR | LB | 11 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 77 | Corban Hondru | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 7 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 9.43 |
| 80 | KT Seay | Delaware | JR | S | 9 | 43 | 22 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 80 | Dakota Cochran | CMU | SR | LB | 9 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 80 | Zyeir Gamble | App St | SO | DB | 9 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 80 | Barry Manning | EMU | SR | DB | 10 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 80 | Dion Crawford | Buffalo | JR | LB | 9 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 80 | Ty Morris | Rice | JR | LB | 10 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 80 | Bronson Olevao Jr. | Utah State | JR | ILB | 9 | 19 | 46 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 87 | Chris Rodgers | Tulane | JR | LB | 10 | 43 | 21 | 64 | 6.40 |
| 87 | Mitchell Gonser | Buffalo | SR | LB | 10 | 37 | 27 | 64 | 6.40 |
| 87 | Kamari Wilson | Memphis | JR | DB | 10 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 6.40 |
| 87 | Ryan Nolan | Texas St | JR | S | 9 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 87 | Darius McKenzie | USA | SR | LB | 9 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 92 | Marco Notarainni | Boise St | SR | LB | 12 | 44 | 19 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 92 | Marcus Williams | Rice | JR | SAF | 10 | 43 | 20 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 92 | Will Jones II | N Texas | SR | S | 11 | 36 | 27 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 92 | K'Von Sherman | Toledo | JR | LB | 9 | 35 | 28 | 63 | 7.00 |
| 92 | Brayden Johnson | Wyoming | SR | LB | 9 | 35 | 28 | 63 | 7.00 |
| 92 | Tyler Brown | James Mad | SO | S | 10 | 35 | 28 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 92 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 9 | 33 | 30 | 63 | 7.00 |
| 99 | Collin Matteson | Army | SR | S | 9 | 38 | 24 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 99 | Noah Flemmings | La-Monroe | JR | LB | 9 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 6.89 |