2026 National Leaders Tackles - Games at Home Only through 10/20/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Muaaz Byard UAB SR LB 4 27 19 46 11.50
2 EJ Smith Nevada SR LB 3 25 19 44 14.67
3 Sione Hala SDSU SR LB 4 21 21 42 10.50
3 Marcellius Pulliam Coast Car JR LB 4 12 30 42 10.50
5 Curly Ordonez Temple SR LB 5 28 13 41 8.20
5 Troy Bowles Michigan SR LB 5 19 22 41 8.20
5 Dorian Pringle BGSU SO LB 4 16 25 41 10.25
8 Blake Fletcher Air Force SR LB 4 16 24 40 10.00
9 Jo'Tavion Pierce UAB FR DB 4 25 14 39 9.75
9 Zach Mowchan EMU SR LB 4 16 23 39 9.75
11 Nicholas Rodriguez Missouri JR LB 4 15 23 38 9.50
11 Jojo Hayden Purdue JR LB 5 10 28 38 7.60
13 Rolijah Hardy Indiana JR LB 5 20 17 37 7.40
13 Sullivan Schlimgen Iowa State SO LB 4 18 19 37 9.25
13 Armorion Smith Toledo SR S 4 14 23 37 9.25
13 TJ Dottery LSU SR LB 5 11 26 37 7.40
17 Isaiah Jones Indiana SR LB 5 20 16 36 7.20
17 Robert Fitzgerald N'western SR DB 4 15 21 36 9.00
17 Bryan Longwell Vanderbilt SR LB 5 14 22 36 7.20
17 Xavier White CMU JR LB 4 11 25 36 9.00
17 Lucas Struck ODU JR S 4 7 29 36 9.00
22 Anthony Palano BC SO LB 4 17 18 35 8.75
22 Santana Banner Missouri SR S 4 14 21 35 8.75
22 Tre'Shawn Moore CSU JR S 4 11 24 35 8.75
22 Timmy Hinspeter U Mass SR LB 4 6 29 35 8.75
26 CJ Heard Vanderbilt JR S 5 21 13 34 6.80
26 Isaiah Crosby California JR DB 5 21 13 34 6.80
26 Devin Vaught Mich St JR S 5 20 14 34 6.80
26 Nick Rinaldi Vanderbilt SR LB 5 15 19 34 6.80
30 Alex McLaughlin Washington SR S 5 22 11 33 6.60
30 SaVeon Brown Buffalo SR NIC 4 21 12 33 8.25
30 Dylan LaBarbera Nevada SR EDG 3 20 13 33 11.00
30 Jamih Otis Hawai'i SR LB 4 20 13 33 8.25
30 Cam Buffington Iowa JR LB 4 17 16 33 8.25
30 Jake Pope UNLV SR S 3 14 19 33 11.00
30 Mayson Hitchens CMU SR LB 4 10 23 33 8.25
30 Cannon Lewis Marshall SO LB 4 7 26 33 8.25
38 Matt Rose Stanford SR LB 3 18 14 32 10.67
38 Grant Godfrey Kentucky SR ILB 4 16 16 32 8.00
38 Myles Graham Florida JR ILB 4 16 16 32 8.00
38 Joe Drew Ark St SO LB 3 15 17 32 10.67
38 Chris Thompson Jr. Tulsa SR LB 3 14 18 32 10.67
38 Braydon Brus N'western SR LB 4 13 19 32 8.00
38 Malcolm McCain Miami (Oh) JR LB 4 13 19 32 8.00
38 Oumar Diomande CSU JR LB 4 12 20 32 8.00
38 Stanquan Clark Louisville SR LB 4 9 23 32 8.00
38 Mario Easterly ODU SR S 4 8 24 32 8.00
38 Charles Correa Purdue JR LB 5 5 27 32 6.40
49 Carter Davis BC JR DB 4 21 10 31 7.75
49 Raylen Wilson Georgia SR ILB 5 21 10 31 6.20
49 Kal-El Pascal BGSU JR S 4 20 11 31 7.75
49 Amare Campbell Tennessee SR LB 5 19 12 31 6.20
49 Tano Letuli SDSU SR LB 4 18 13 31 7.75
49 KP Price BC SR DB 4 17 14 31 7.75
49 Jayden Bradley Texas St FR DB 4 17 14 31 7.75
49 Aiden Sullivan Oregon St SR LB 4 15 16 31 7.75
49 Gavin Willis Charlotte SR LB 3 14 17 31 10.33
49 Popo Aguirre NC State SR ILB 4 13 18 31 7.75
49 Julian Fox Toledo JR LB 4 13 18 31 7.75
49 Caleb Clark-Glover Marshall JR DB 4 13 18 31 7.75
61 Marcus Upton BC SO DB 4 22 8 30 7.50
61 Justin Okoronkwo S Carolina SR LB 4 20 10 30 7.50
61 Josiah Cox SDSU SR S 4 18 12 30 7.50
61 Arion Carter Tennessee SR LB 4 16 14 30 7.50
61 Austin Harnetiaux Rice SR LB 4 15 15 30 7.50
66 Jacob Manu Washington SR LB 5 20 9 29 5.80
66 Cruce Brookins Pittsburgh SR DB 4 19 10 29 7.25
66 T.J. Capers Louisville SR LB 4 16 13 29 7.25
66 Jared Lloyd MO State SR LB 3 15 14 29 9.67
66 Jordan Castell Kentucky SR DB 4 13 16 29 7.25
66 Ike Esonwune UAB JR LB 4 13 16 29 7.25
66 Brett McCalla CMU SR LB 4 13 16 29 7.25
66 Asher Cunningham Utah State JR ILB 3 12 17 29 9.67
66 Koi Perich Oregon JR DB 4 12 17 29 7.25
66 Kaleb Beasley Louisville JR DB 4 12 17 29 7.25
66 Stone Combs Rice SR LB 4 12 17 29 7.25
66 Ethan Wesloski Okla St SR LB 3 11 18 29 9.67
66 Dickson Agu Tulane JR LB 3 11 18 29 9.67
66 Justin Denson, Jr. Purdue SO DB 5 10 19 29 5.80
66 Mathis Haygood USM JR LB 3 8 21 29 9.67
81 Saboor Karriem Temple SR SAF 5 26 2 28 5.60
81 Chris Cole Georgia JR ILB 5 21 7 28 5.60
81 Kevin Adams III Tulane JR S 3 19 9 28 9.33
81 Miles Greer Buffalo SR S 4 19 9 28 7.00
81 Jyaire Hill Michigan SR CB 5 18 10 28 5.60
81 AJ Brown Rice SR VPR 4 16 12 28 7.00
81 Jelani McLaughlin SDSU JR S 4 15 13 28 7.00
81 Owen Long Ariz St JR LB 3 14 14 28 9.33
81 Dylan Lee SJSU JR LB 3 14 14 28 9.33
81 Nathaniel Staehling Michigan SR LB 5 11 17 28 5.60
81 Dallas Daley Air Force SR LB 4 9 19 28 7.00
81 Mario Thompson ODU JR LB 4 8 20 28 7.00
81 Luke Metz Alabama SO LB 4 7 21 28 7.00
81 Isaac Zay Toledo SO LB 4 7 21 28 7.00
81 Isaiah Bogerty UTEP SR LB 4 6 22 28 7.00
81 Dion Crawford Mich St SR LB 4 3 25 28 7.00
97 Sammy Omosigho UCLA SR LB 3 19 8 27 9.00
97 Jelani McDonald Texas SR DB 4 15 12 27 6.75
97 Tawfiq Thomas Ga Tech SR DT 4 15 12 27 6.75
97 Bryce Llewellyn EMU SR DB 4 15 12 27 6.75