2026 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 08/29/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kona Moore | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 1 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 2 | Zach Ruffin | Memphis | SO | LB | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Jake Pope | UNLV | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 4 | Derek McDonald | N Carolina | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 5 | Donovan Woolen | ND St | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 5 | Naseri Danielson | SJSU | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 5 | Mike Montgomery | Memphis | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 8 | Matt Rose | Stanford | SR | ILB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 8 | Max Carroll | TCU | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 10 | Caleb Womack | SJSU | SR | CB | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Matagi Thompson | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Elijah Kinsler | Memphis | SO | DL | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Ethan Powell | SJSU | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Cam Santee | UNLV | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Leroy Jackson | N Carolina | SO | DL | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Ashlynd Barker | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Sone Aupiu | NMSU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Jamih Otis | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 19 | Isaiah Buxton | SJSU | SO | CB | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Ian Foster | Memphis | JR | SAF | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Xavier Lewis | N Carolina | SO | DL | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Nick Session | NMSU | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Dylan Lee | SJSU | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Gabe Peterson | NMSU | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Lonnie McAllister III | Stanford | SO | NB | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | JQ Brooks | J'ville St | SO | CB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa | SJSU | SO | S | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Julius Simms | TCU | SO | S | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Greg Smith | N Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Chris Jones | FSU | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Tre Fulton | UNLV | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Michael Short | TCU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Elijah Palmer | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 34 | Darius Givance | ND St | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | De'Marcus Peters | NMSU | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Ja’Bril Rawls | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Leroy Bryant | Stanford | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Geoffrey Speight Jr. | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Jonavan Carr | J'ville St | JR | CB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Morven Joseph | J'ville St | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Kal-El Togafau | UNLV | FR | DL | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Jonathan Agumadu | N Carolina | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Tre'Quon Fegans | J'ville St | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Dylan King | Memphis | SR | SAF | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Jaylen Harvey | N Carolina | SO | DL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Ma'Khi Jones | FSU | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | J'Mond Tapp | Memphis | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Poe Purcell | UNLV | FR | DL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 50 | Kaleb Cost | N Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Aidan Thompson | J'ville St | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Kaden McFadden | TCU | JR | S | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Vernon Glover, Jr. | TCU | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Ansel Din-Mbuh | TCU | SR | DT | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | N Carolina | SR | DL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Jahsiah Galvan | Stanford | SR | ILB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Jay Green | Stanford | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Gabe Kaminski | Stanford | SO | OLB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Zach Rowell | Stanford | SR | DL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Rob Billings IV | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Kelton McCaslin | ND St | SR | DE | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Runye Norton | SJSU | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Chauncey Logan Jr. | Memphis | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Chance Barron | NMSU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Mandrell Desir | FSU | SO | DL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Mikai Gbayor | FSU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Caleb Nix | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Jacob Cruz | J'ville St | SR | OLB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Ray James Jr. | ND St | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Jide Abasiri | USC | JR | DT | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Kamuela Ka'aihue | UNLV | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Avery Helm | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Jordan Lester | TCU | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Isaiah Johnson | N Carolina | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 75 | Jaiden Patterson | N Carolina | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Cam Richardson | Stanford | JR | CB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Tae Floyd | J'ville St | SR | DL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Kennedy Urlacher | USC | JR | S | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Christian Pierce | USC | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Dylan Smith | Memphis | JR | SAF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Joseph Head Jr. | Memphis | JR | DL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Mumu Bin-Wahad | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | John Schobel | TCU | SO | EDG | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Paul Oyewale | TCU | SR | EDG | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Peyton Waters | N Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Zaiden Davis | NMSU | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Lorenzo Smith | NMSU | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Jeremiah Sandiford | NMSU | SR | DL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Josiah Charles | NMSU | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | CJ Richard Jr. | FSU | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Nehemiah Chandler | FSU | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Blake Nichelson | FSU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Zion Allen | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Elijah Gipson | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Luther McCoy | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Nii Addy | J'ville St | JR | DL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Myles Butler | J'ville St | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Walker O'Steen | J'ville St | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Jeremiah Tuiileila | SJSU | FR | DL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Deven Bryant | USC | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.