2025 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/13/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 2 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | JR | LB | 2 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 12.00 |
| 3 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 3 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Alonzo Edwards Jr. | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 3 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 3 | Will Lee III | Texas A&M | SR | CB | 3 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Eric Gentry | USC | SR | LB | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Isaiah Chisom | UCLA | SO | LB | 2 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 7 | Matt Rose | Stanford | SR | ILB | 1 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 9 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 2 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 9 | Brandon Tyson | Ga South | JR | LB | 2 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 9 | Treylin Payne | Texas St | SR | LB | 2 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 9 | Antavious Fish | Sam Hou St | SR | LB | 3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 9 | Alex Afari, Jr. | Kentucky | SR | ILB | 2 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Michael Taaffe | Texas | SR | DB | 2 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Cecil Powell | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 3 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 16 | Alex Branch | Akron | SR | DB | 2 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 16 | Tokyo Gordon | Sam Hou St | JR | LB | 3 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 16 | Bobby Crosby | Texas St | SR | S | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 16 | Kaleb Harris | Auburn | SO | S | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 21 | CJ Brown | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 21 | Marcus Ratcliffe | Texas A&M | JR | S | 3 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 21 | Trey Reddick | Maryland | SO | LB | 2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 21 | Amare Campbell | Penn State | JR | LB | 2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 21 | DiMarco Johnson | Akron | SR | S | 2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 21 | Albert Regis | Texas A&M | SR | DT | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 21 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 21 | Derrell Farrar | Liberty | SO | LB | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 21 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 21 | JaMair Diaz | Sam Hou St | JR | LB | 3 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 21 | Jalen Huskey | Maryland | SR | DB | 2 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 21 | Brylan Green | Liberty | SR | S | 2 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 21 | Christian Alliegro | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 2 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 21 | Messiah Delhomme | Maryland | FR | DB | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 21 | Keyron Crawford | Auburn | SR | BCK | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 36 | Sone Aupiu | NMSU | JR | LB | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 36 | Jake Golday | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 36 | KT Seay | Delaware | JR | S | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 36 | Tony Rojas | Penn State | JR | LB | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 36 | Trevor Woods | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 36 | Ayden Jackson | Ga South | JR | DB | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 36 | Kaj Sanders | Rutgers | SO | DB | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 36 | Elijah Green | Tulsa | SO | CB | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 36 | Justin Meyers | Ga South | SR | DB | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 36 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 36 | Trey Fields | N Texas | SR | LB | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 36 | Tyreek Chappell | Texas A&M | SR | CB | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 36 | Austin Romaine | Kansas St | JR | LB | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Nick Session | NMSU | SR | S | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Makell Esteen | Washington | SR | S | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 36 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 36 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | Penn State | SR | DE | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 36 | Terrence Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 54 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 2 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 13.00 |
| 54 | JonJon Vaughns | UCLA | SR | LB | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 54 | Pierre Royster | UAB | SR | S | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 54 | Taurean York | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 54 | Tyler Martinez | NMSU | SR | LB | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 54 | Brevin Hamblin | Utah State | JR | S | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 54 | MarcAnthony Parker | Navy | SO | LB | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 54 | Key Lawrence | UCLA | SR | DB | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 54 | Ryan Nolan | Texas St | JR | S | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 54 | Jordan Crook | Ariz St | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 54 | Shane Whitter | N Texas | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 54 | Jett Elad | Rutgers | SR | DB | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 54 | Malcom DeWalt IV | Akron | SR | DB | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 54 | Wade Woodaz | Clemson | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 54 | De'Shawn Rucker | S Florida | SR | CB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 54 | Brendan Harrington | Ga South | SR | LB | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 54 | Gage Summers | Akron | SR | LB | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 54 | Clev Lubin | Louisville | JR | DL | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 54 | Cole Sullivan | Michigan | SO | LB | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 54 | Jimmy Rolder | Michigan | SR | LB | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 54 | Bishop Fitzgerald | USC | SR | S | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 54 | Ty'Anthony Smith | Texas | SO | LB | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 54 | Justin Anderson | Akron | SR | DB | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 54 | DeMarco Ward | Memphis | SO | DB | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 54 | Jaidan Scott | Sam Hou St | JR | DB | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 54 | Dexter Ricks, Jr. | Liberty | JR | CB | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 54 | Elijah Reed | Akron | JR | DB | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 54 | Dillion Williams | FAU | SR | S | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 54 | Jaire Rawlison | Kent State | FR | CB | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 54 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Sidney Stewart | Maryland | FR | DL | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Sylvester Smith | Auburn | SO | S | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Josiah Charles | NMSU | SO | CB | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Cashius Howell | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 54 | Tahj Ra-El | Purdue | SR | DB | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 54 | Zion Branch | Georgia | JR | S | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 54 | Chris Peal | Syracuse | SO | DB | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 54 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 54 | Josiah Robinson | Georgia St | JR | ILB | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 54 | Shane Bruce | Coast Car | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 54 | Xamarion Gordon | Coast Car | SR | S | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 54 | Tray Brown | Coast Car | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 96 | CJ Johnson | Sam Hou St | SR | LB | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 96 | Xavian Sorey, Jr. | Arkansas | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 96 | Jordan Pollard | SJSU | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 96 | Zach Williams | Tulsa | SO | S | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 96 | Jamall Thompson Jr. | NMSU | SR | DE | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7.50 |