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

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 EJ Smith Nevada SR LB 3 25 19 44 14.67
2 Muaaz Byard UAB SR LB 4 27 19 46 11.50
3 Dylan LaBarbera Nevada SR EDG 3 20 13 33 11.00
3 Jake Pope UNLV SR S 3 14 19 33 11.00
3 Jack Murray N Illinois FR LB 2 9 13 22 11.00
6 Matt Rose Stanford SR LB 3 18 14 32 10.67
6 Joe Drew Ark St SO LB 3 15 17 32 10.67
6 Chris Thompson Jr. Tulsa SR LB 3 14 18 32 10.67
9 Sione Hala SDSU SR LB 4 21 21 42 10.50
9 Marcellius Pulliam Coast Car JR LB 4 12 30 42 10.50
9 Jaylen Lewis Western Ky SR DB 2 17 4 21 10.50
12 Gavin Willis Charlotte SR LB 3 14 17 31 10.33
13 Dorian Pringle BGSU SO LB 4 16 25 41 10.25
14 Blake Fletcher Air Force SR LB 4 16 24 40 10.00
15 Jo'Tavion Pierce UAB FR DB 4 25 14 39 9.75
15 Zach Mowchan EMU SR LB 4 16 23 39 9.75
17 Jared Lloyd MO State SR LB 3 15 14 29 9.67
17 Asher Cunningham Utah State JR ILB 3 12 17 29 9.67
17 Ethan Wesloski Okla St SR LB 3 11 18 29 9.67
17 Dickson Agu Tulane JR LB 3 11 18 29 9.67
17 Mathis Haygood USM JR LB 3 8 21 29 9.67
22 Nicholas Rodriguez Missouri JR LB 4 15 23 38 9.50
22 Peyton Seelmann N Carolina JR LB 2 12 7 19 9.50
24 Kevin Adams III Tulane JR S 3 19 9 28 9.33
24 Owen Long Ariz St JR LB 3 14 14 28 9.33
24 Dylan Lee SJSU JR LB 3 14 14 28 9.33
27 Sullivan Schlimgen Iowa State SO LB 4 18 19 37 9.25
27 Armorion Smith Toledo SR S 4 14 23 37 9.25
29 Robert Fitzgerald N'western SR DB 4 15 21 36 9.00
29 Xavier White CMU JR LB 4 11 25 36 9.00
29 Lucas Struck ODU JR S 4 7 29 36 9.00
29 Sammy Omosigho UCLA SR LB 3 19 8 27 9.00
29 Cooper Catalano Wisconsin SO LB 3 14 13 27 9.00
29 Donelius Johnson Akron SR LB 3 14 13 27 9.00
29 Kyle Efford Ga Tech SR LB 3 13 14 27 9.00
29 DJ Johnson Jr. ECU SR LB 3 12 15 27 9.00
29 Jashawn Nelson N Illinois FR LB 2 9 9 18 9.00
38 Anthony Palano BC SO LB 4 17 18 35 8.75
38 Santana Banner Missouri SR S 4 14 21 35 8.75
38 Tre'Shawn Moore CSU JR S 4 11 24 35 8.75
38 Timmy Hinspeter U Mass SR LB 4 6 29 35 8.75
42 Jalen Woods UCLA SR LB 3 14 12 26 8.67
42 Gideon ESPN Lampron Colorado SR LB 3 13 13 26 8.67
42 K'Von Sherman UConn SR LB 3 11 15 26 8.67
45 Kyon Conyers N Illinois JR S 2 10 7 17 8.50
46 Chris D'Appolonia Syracuse SR LB 3 15 10 25 8.33
46 Randon Fontenette Colorado SR DB 3 12 13 25 8.33
46 K'vion Thunderbird Fresno St JR LB 3 10 15 25 8.33
46 Kadin Schmitz Charlotte SR LB 3 9 16 25 8.33
50 SaVeon Brown Buffalo SR NIC 4 21 12 33 8.25
50 Jamih Otis Hawai'i SR LB 4 20 13 33 8.25
50 Cam Buffington Iowa JR LB 4 17 16 33 8.25
50 Mayson Hitchens CMU SR LB 4 10 23 33 8.25
50 Cannon Lewis Marshall SO LB 4 7 26 33 8.25
55 Curly Ordonez Temple SR LB 5 28 13 41 8.20
55 Troy Bowles Michigan SR LB 5 19 22 41 8.20
57 Grant Godfrey Kentucky SR ILB 4 16 16 32 8.00
57 Myles Graham Florida JR ILB 4 16 16 32 8.00
57 Braydon Brus N'western SR LB 4 13 19 32 8.00
57 Malcolm McCain Miami (Oh) JR LB 4 13 19 32 8.00
57 Oumar Diomande CSU JR LB 4 12 20 32 8.00
57 Stanquan Clark Louisville SR LB 4 9 23 32 8.00
57 Mario Easterly ODU SR S 4 8 24 32 8.00
57 Jeremy Naborne-Owens Nevada SR LB 3 13 11 24 8.00
57 Tate Romney Okla St SR LB 3 9 15 24 8.00
57 Domanick Moon W Mich SR LB 3 5 19 24 8.00
57 Quentavius Scandrett Ball State SR DB 2 9 7 16 8.00
57 Derek McDonald N Carolina SR LB 2 7 9 16 8.00
69 Carter Davis BC JR DB 4 21 10 31 7.75
69 Kal-El Pascal BGSU JR S 4 20 11 31 7.75
69 Tano Letuli SDSU SR LB 4 18 13 31 7.75
69 KP Price BC SR DB 4 17 14 31 7.75
69 Jayden Bradley Texas St FR DB 4 17 14 31 7.75
69 Aiden Sullivan Oregon St SR LB 4 15 16 31 7.75
69 Popo Aguirre NC State SR ILB 4 13 18 31 7.75
69 Julian Fox Toledo JR LB 4 13 18 31 7.75
69 Caleb Clark-Glover Marshall JR DB 4 13 18 31 7.75
78 Naeten Mitchell Colorado SR DB 3 16 7 23 7.67
78 Dean Ford Sam Hou St JR LB 3 15 8 23 7.67
78 Nick Session NMSU SR S 3 13 10 23 7.67
78 Jonathan Thompson Cincinnati SR ILB 3 12 11 23 7.67
78 Korey Smith MTSU JR LB 3 12 11 23 7.67
78 Joshua Franklin W Mich SR DB 3 12 11 23 7.67
78 Tywon Christopher KSU SO LB 3 11 12 23 7.67
78 Owen Heinecke Oklahoma SR LB 3 9 14 23 7.67
78 John Lista UConn SR LB 3 8 15 23 7.67
78 Ryan Nolan Texas St SR DB 3 8 15 23 7.67
78 Vincent Firenze Wk Forest JR LB 3 7 16 23 7.67
89 Jojo Hayden Purdue JR LB 5 10 28 38 7.60
90 Marcus Upton BC SO DB 4 22 8 30 7.50
90 Justin Okoronkwo S Carolina SR LB 4 20 10 30 7.50
90 Josiah Cox SDSU SR S 4 18 12 30 7.50
90 Arion Carter Tennessee SR LB 4 16 14 30 7.50
90 Austin Harnetiaux Rice SR LB 4 15 15 30 7.50
90 Coleman Cauley Navy SR LB 2 9 6 15 7.50
96 Rolijah Hardy Indiana JR LB 5 20 17 37 7.40
96 TJ Dottery LSU SR LB 5 11 26 37 7.40
98 Elijah Melendez Auburn SO LB 3 16 6 22 7.33
98 Colton Phares App St SR LB 3 15 7 22 7.33
98 Michael Molnar Ohio SR LB 3 12 10 22 7.33

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.