2025 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/22/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micah Davey | UTEP | SR | LB | 9 | 53 | 55 | 108 | 12.00 |
| 2 | Ty Benefield | Boise St | JR | S | 10 | 51 | 25 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 3 | Quinn Urwiler | N Illinois | SR | LB | 8 | 49 | 46 | 95 | 11.88 |
| 4 | Johnny Chaney Jr. | FIU | SR | LB | 9 | 46 | 33 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 5 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 9 | 45 | 28 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 5 | Jessiah McGrew | FIU | FR | DB | 9 | 45 | 10 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 5 | Thomas Anderson | MO State | SR | CB | 8 | 45 | 6 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 8 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 9 | 44 | 44 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 9 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | BGSU | JR | LB | 8 | 43 | 39 | 82 | 10.25 |
| 9 | Justin Meyers | Ga South | SR | DB | 9 | 43 | 21 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 9 | Marcus Williams | Rice | JR | SAF | 9 | 43 | 19 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 9 | Mister Clark | FIU | SO | DB | 9 | 43 | 12 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 13 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 8 | 42 | 31 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 13 | Brendan Harrington | Ga South | SR | LB | 9 | 42 | 24 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 15 | Ethan Wesloski | N Texas | JR | LB | 9 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 8.89 |
| 15 | KT Seay | Delaware | JR | S | 8 | 41 | 20 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 17 | Jaxton Eck | New Mexico | JR | LB | 8 | 40 | 41 | 81 | 10.13 |
| 17 | Oumar Diomande | UConn | SO | LB | 8 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 17 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 9 | 40 | 29 | 69 | 7.67 |
| 17 | Trevor Woods | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 9 | 40 | 10 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 21 | Jordan Pollard | SJSU | SR | LB | 8 | 39 | 33 | 72 | 9.00 |
| 21 | Jace Bellah | CSU | JR | DB | 8 | 39 | 12 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 23 | Owen Long | CSU | SO | LB | 8 | 38 | 58 | 96 | 12.00 |
| 23 | Devin Lafayette | Troy | SR | SPR | 9 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 8.67 |
| 23 | Terrence Williams | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 9 | 38 | 29 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 23 | Marco Notarainni | Boise St | SR | LB | 10 | 38 | 18 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 27 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 9 | 37 | 69 | 106 | 11.78 |
| 27 | Baron Hopson | KSU | SR | LB | 8 | 37 | 46 | 83 | 10.38 |
| 27 | Parker Hughes | MTSU | SR | ILB | 9 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 27 | Kalib Fortner | Army | SR | ILB | 8 | 37 | 19 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 31 | Treylin Payne | Texas St | SR | LB | 9 | 36 | 50 | 86 | 9.56 |
| 31 | Andrew Awe | Rice | SR | LB | 9 | 36 | 39 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 31 | Derrell Farrar | Liberty | SO | LB | 9 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 31 | Roger Jones, Jr. | Air Force | SO | DB | 10 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 31 | Jacob Fields | La Tech | JR | DB | 8 | 36 | 28 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 31 | Antavious Fish | Sam Hou St | SR | LB | 9 | 36 | 28 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 31 | Giuseppe Sessi | Navy | JR | S | 9 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 31 | Shamir Sterlin | FIU | FR | DB | 8 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 6.50 |
| 31 | Chris Rodgers | Tulane | JR | LB | 8 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 40 | Chris Jones | USM | SO | LB | 9 | 35 | 65 | 100 | 11.11 |
| 40 | Blake Fletcher | Air Force | JR | LB | 10 | 35 | 57 | 92 | 9.20 |
| 40 | Bryce Llewellyn | EMU | SR | DB | 9 | 35 | 44 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 40 | MarcAnthony Parker | Navy | SO | LB | 9 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 40 | Marsel McDuffie | UNLV | SR | ILB | 9 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 40 | Tory Gethers | NMSU | JR | LB | 9 | 35 | 37 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 40 | Brevin Hamblin | Utah State | JR | S | 8 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 40 | Devin Hightower | UAB | SR | LB | 9 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 40 | Shad Banks, Jr. | UTSA | SR | ILB | 9 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 40 | Ayden Jackson | Ga South | JR | DB | 9 | 35 | 29 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 40 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 8 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 7.75 |
| 40 | Nick Session | NMSU | SR | S | 9 | 35 | 16 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 52 | Jordan Stringer | Troy | SR | LB | 9 | 34 | 49 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 52 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 38 | 72 | 9.00 |
| 52 | CJ Young | Kent State | SO | LB | 7 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 52 | Corey Myrick | USM | SO | SAF | 9 | 34 | 32 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 52 | Brayden Johnson | Wyoming | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 52 | Curly Ordonez | Temple | JR | LB | 8 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 52 | Patrick Smith-Young | N Texas | JR | S | 9 | 34 | 22 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 52 | Stone Combs | Nevada | JR | LB | 9 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 52 | Evan Eller | Wyoming | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 16 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 52 | Malcom DeWalt IV | Akron | SR | DB | 10 | 34 | 15 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 52 | Jaquez White | Troy | JR | CB | 9 | 34 | 10 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 63 | Mac Harris | S Florida | SR | OLB | 8 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 63 | Andon Thomas | Army | SR | ILB | 8 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 63 | Walker O'Steen | J'ville St | JR | LB | 9 | 33 | 22 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 63 | Bobby Crosby | Texas St | SR | S | 9 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 63 | Chris Bracy | Memphis | SO | DB | 9 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 63 | Jalen Brooks | MO State | SR | LB | 7 | 33 | 13 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 63 | Damond Harmon | Liberty | SR | CB | 10 | 33 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 70 | Sam Brumfield | Memphis | SR | LB | 9 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 70 | Jordan Kwiatkowski | CMU | SR | LB | 8 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 9.75 |
| 70 | Trey Fields | N Texas | SR | LB | 9 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 70 | K'Von Sherman | Toledo | JR | LB | 8 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 70 | Mac Sanders | J'ville St | FR | LB | 9 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 70 | Mitchell Gonser | Buffalo | SR | LB | 9 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 70 | Lento Smith Jr. | Tulsa | SR | S | 8 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 6.75 |
| 70 | Xamarion Gordon | Coast Car | SR | S | 8 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 70 | Dillion Williams | FAU | SR | S | 8 | 32 | 17 | 49 | 6.13 |
| 70 | Elijah Green | Tulsa | SO | CB | 8 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 70 | Brent Gordon Jr. | La-Lafytte | FR | CB | 8 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 81 | Tyler Stolsky | FAU | JR | LB | 9 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 81 | Brandon Tyson | Ga South | JR | LB | 9 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 81 | Malachi McLean | UConn | SR | DB | 7 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 81 | Max Mustell | Air Force | FR | DB | 10 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 5.70 |
| 81 | Jones Thomas | Wyoming | SO | S | 7 | 31 | 15 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 81 | Boen Phelps | Boise St | SO | LB | 10 | 31 | 15 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 81 | Jeremiah Earby | Boise St | SR | CB | 10 | 31 | 14 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 81 | Adonis Williams Jr. | Ohio | SR | S | 7 | 31 | 12 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 89 | Kamari Wilson | Memphis | JR | DB | 9 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 6.44 |
| 89 | Boogie Trotter | Marshall | SR | DB | 9 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 89 | Noah Flemmings | La-Monroe | JR | LB | 8 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 6.88 |
| 89 | Collin Matteson | Army | SR | S | 7 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 89 | DeMarco Ward | Memphis | SO | DB | 9 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 89 | Zion Washington | Boise St | SR | S | 8 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 5.88 |
| 89 | Ja'Marion Wayne | Coast Car | SR | CB | 8 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 89 | Jaylen Thomas | SJSU | FR | DB | 8 | 30 | 9 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 89 | Cecil Powell | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 9 | 30 | 7 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 98 | Gavin Moul | Delaware | JR | LB | 8 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 98 | Zeraun Daniel | U Mass | JR | S | 8 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 98 | Ryan Nolan | Texas St | JR | S | 8 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 7.38 |