2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Popo Aguirre | NC State | SR | ILB | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 18.00 |
| 2 | Kyle Efford | Ga Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 3 | Derek McDonald | N Carolina | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 3 | Taje McCoy | Ga Tech | SR | DE | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 5 | Matt Rose | Stanford | SR | LB | 2 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 6 | Savion Riley | Ga Tech | SR | S | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 7 | Vincent Firenze | Wk Forest | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Tae Harris | Ga Tech | SO | S | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Marquise Lightfoot | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Frank Cusano | Wk Forest | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 11 | Ashlynd Barker | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 11 | Leroy Jackson | N Carolina | SO | DL | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 11 | Myles Brown | Virginia | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 14 | Xavier Lewis | N Carolina | SO | DL | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Braylon Johnson | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Tawfiq Thomas | Ga Tech | SR | DT | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 14 | King Mack | NC State | SR | SAF | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Maddox Marcellus | Virginia | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Ronnie Royal, III | NC State | JR | SAF | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 20 | E.J. Lightsey | Ga Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Greg Smith | N Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Chris Jones | FSU | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Whittman Whaley | Wk Forest | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Vincent Carroll-Jackson | Ga Tech | SR | DT | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Charlie Eckhardt | Stanford | JR | S | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 25 | Jahsiah Galvan | Stanford | SR | LB | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 27 | Ja’Bril Rawls | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Mohamed Toure | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Jonathan Agumadu | N Carolina | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Brian Nelson II | NC State | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Landon Danley | Virginia | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Ma'Khi Jones | FSU | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Jaylen Harvey | N Carolina | SO | DL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Tristan Teasdell | NC State | SO | SAF | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Brody Barnhardt | NC State | JR | SAF | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Josiah Victor | NC State | SO | NG | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Harvey Dyson III | NC State | SR | OLB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Tyler Walton | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | AJ Richardson | NC State | SR | ILB | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Ke'Von Carter | NC State | SO | OLB | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | KaTron Evans | NC State | SR | NG | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 42 | Leroy Bryant | Stanford | SR | CB | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 42 | Kaleb Cost | N Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 42 | Zechariah Poyser | Miami (Fl) | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 42 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | N Carolina | SR | DL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 42 | Mandrell Desir | FSU | SO | DL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 42 | Mikai Gbayor | FSU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 42 | Kelvin Hill | Ga Tech | JR | CB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 42 | Jacobie Henderson | Virginia | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 42 | Brandyn Hillman | Virginia | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.