2026 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 10/20/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Kevin Adams III Tulane JR S 4 26 12 38 9.50
2 Caleb Clark-Glover Marshall JR DB 4 25 10 35 8.75
3 Curly Ordonez Temple SR LB 4 24 13 37 9.25
3 Muaaz Byard UAB SR LB 4 24 12 36 9.00
5 Drayk Bowen Notre Dame SR LB 7 22 16 38 5.43
5 Luke Talich Notre Dame SR S 6 22 5 27 4.50
5 Jayden Price UConn SO DB 6 22 4 26 4.33
8 Dorian Pringle BGSU SO LB 4 21 18 39 9.75
8 Kal-El Pascal BGSU JR S 4 21 14 35 8.75
8 Cam Santee UNLV SR LB 4 21 12 33 8.25
8 Jaylen Lewis Western Ky SR DB 4 21 10 31 7.75
8 Saboor Karriem Temple SR SAF 4 21 5 26 6.50
13 Jared Lloyd MO State SR LB 4 20 25 45 11.25
13 Sione Hala SDSU SR LB 4 20 19 39 9.75
13 Michael Molnar Ohio SR LB 4 20 17 37 9.25
13 EJ Smith Nevada SR LB 3 20 14 34 11.33
13 Caleb Womack SJSU SR CB 4 20 11 31 7.75
13 Kona Moore Hawai'i JR DB 3 20 8 28 9.33
13 Nick Session NMSU SR S 4 20 8 28 7.00
13 Collin Gill Charlotte SR DB 4 20 7 27 6.75
21 Joe Drew Ark St SO LB 4 19 17 36 9.00
21 Noah Flemmings La-Monroe SR LB 4 19 15 34 8.50
21 Josh Hunter SDSU SR S 4 19 9 28 7.00
21 SaVeon Brown Buffalo SR NIC 4 19 7 26 6.50
21 Adon Shuler Notre Dame SR S 7 19 7 26 3.71
21 Zach Ruffin Memphis SO LB 4 19 6 25 6.25
27 Oumar Diomande CSU JR LB 4 18 15 33 8.25
27 Tano Letuli SDSU SR LB 4 18 14 32 8.00
27 Jaylen Sneed Notre Dame SR LB 7 18 10 28 4.00
27 Christian Ford MO State SR S 4 18 6 24 6.00
27 Savion Riley Ga Tech SR S 3 18 4 22 7.33
27 Alex McLaughlin Washington SR S 3 18 4 22 7.33
33 Hayden Pegg UConn JR LB 6 17 23 40 6.67
33 K'Von Sherman UConn SR LB 6 17 23 40 6.67
33 Brandon Tucker UTSA SR LB 4 17 20 37 9.25
33 Dylan Lee SJSU JR LB 4 17 18 35 8.75
33 Anthony Palano BC SO LB 3 17 17 34 11.33
33 Korey Smith MTSU JR LB 4 17 16 33 8.25
33 Ike Esonwune UAB JR LB 4 17 13 30 7.50
33 Jason Marshall EMU SR DB 3 17 12 29 9.67
33 Rashon Myles Jr. Ga South SR ILB 4 17 11 28 7.00
33 Cam Buffington Iowa JR LB 3 17 10 27 9.00
33 Jayon Harvey James Mad JR S 3 17 7 24 8.00
33 Marcus Upton BC SO DB 3 17 4 21 7.00
45 Colin Gallagher Delaware JR LB 4 16 18 34 8.50
45 Gavin Willis Charlotte SR LB 4 16 14 30 7.50
45 Michael Robinson III USM JR DB 4 16 13 29 7.25
45 Alonzo Jackson Jr. La Tech JR LB 4 16 11 27 6.75
45 Five Hamilton Ark St SR S 4 16 10 26 6.50
45 Jelani McLaughlin SDSU JR S 4 16 7 23 5.75
45 Ethan Powell SJSU SR LB 4 16 7 23 5.75
45 Ian Foster Memphis JR SAF 4 16 7 23 5.75
45 Jaylen Wester Western Ky SR LB 4 16 6 22 5.50
45 Dylan Smith Memphis JR SAF 4 16 5 21 5.25
45 Jameel Croft, Jr. Charlotte SR DB 4 16 4 20 5.00
45 Chauncey Logan Jr. Memphis SR CB 4 16 2 18 4.50
57 Chris Thompson Jr. Tulsa SR LB 4 15 20 35 8.75
57 Donelius Johnson Akron SR LB 4 15 19 34 8.50
57 Braedyn Moore UConn SR DB 6 15 19 34 5.67
57 K'vion Thunderbird Fresno St JR LB 4 15 17 32 8.00
57 Dax Collins Tulsa JR LB 4 15 16 31 7.75
57 Naseri Danielson SJSU JR LB 4 15 16 31 7.75
57 Cole Blaylock USA SR S 4 15 14 29 7.25
57 Kyon Conyers N Illinois JR S 4 15 12 27 6.75
57 Keno Jones Troy SR LB 4 15 12 27 6.75
57 Preston EstoEsta BGSU SO S 4 15 11 26 6.50
57 Craig Royal Jr. Texas St SR DB 4 15 10 25 6.25
57 Tre Stevens Ark St SR LB 4 15 10 25 6.25
57 Jo'Tavion Pierce UAB FR DB 4 15 10 25 6.25
57 Collin Jacob La-Lafytte SR S 4 15 9 24 6.00
57 Keith Brown Wash St SR LB 4 15 9 24 6.00
57 CJ Richard Jr. FSU JR DB 3 15 8 23 7.67
57 Eric Stuart Temple SR LB 4 15 8 23 5.75
57 Naeten Mitchell Colorado SR DB 3 15 7 22 7.33
57 Jacob Manu Washington SR LB 3 15 7 22 7.33
57 Sterling Stu Smith Ball State SR DB 4 15 7 22 5.50
57 Ken Willis James Mad SR CB 3 15 6 21 7.00
57 Avery Jones N Illinois SR DB 4 15 5 20 5.00
57 Boubacar Traore Notre Dame SR DL 7 15 3 18 2.57
57 Kentrell Webb Houston SR DB 3 15 2 17 5.67
81 John Lista UConn SR LB 6 14 23 37 6.17
81 Julian Fox Toledo JR LB 4 14 18 32 8.00
81 Brevin Hamblin Utah State SR S 4 14 17 31 7.75
81 Jayden Bradley Texas St FR DB 4 14 15 29 7.25
81 Jack Tchienchou Tulane JR S 4 14 13 27 6.75
81 Sam Fongang La Tech SR DB 4 14 13 27 6.75
81 Ashton Taylor MTSU SR LB 4 14 12 26 6.50
81 Dillon Moore W Mich SR LB 4 14 11 25 6.25
81 JT Haskins Ohio SO SAF 4 14 11 25 6.25
81 Jashawn Nelson N Illinois FR LB 4 14 11 25 6.25
81 Darrell Bryant, Jr. CMU SR DB 4 14 11 25 6.25
81 Tre Fulton UNLV SO DB 4 14 11 25 6.25
81 Jabari Tiller La-Monroe SR DB 4 14 10 24 6.00
81 John Keough Buffalo JR S 4 14 10 24 6.00
81 Antwan Peek, Jr. Cincinnati SR OLB 3 14 9 23 7.67
81 Isaiah Jones Indiana SR LB 3 14 8 22 7.33
81 Alex Mitchell App St SR LB 4 14 8 22 5.50
81 Peyton Seelmann N Carolina JR LB 3 14 7 21 7.00
81 CJ Heard Vanderbilt JR S 3 14 7 21 7.00
81 Dylan LaBarbera Nevada SR EDG 3 14 7 21 7.00