2026 National Leaders Tackles - Games Won Only through 10/20/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Asher Cunningham Utah State JR ILB 2 9 15 24 12.00
2 Muaaz Byard UAB SR LB 4 27 19 46 11.50
2 Ethan Wesloski Okla St SR LB 4 18 28 46 11.50
4 Grant Godfrey Kentucky SR ILB 6 23 37 60 10.00
4 Blake Fletcher Air Force SR LB 5 21 29 50 10.00
4 Nicholas Rodriguez Missouri JR LB 5 20 30 50 10.00
4 Sione Hala SDSU SR LB 3 14 16 30 10.00
8 Jo'Tavion Pierce UAB FR DB 4 25 14 39 9.75
9 Anthony Palano BC SO LB 3 14 15 29 9.67
9 Dickson Agu Tulane JR LB 3 11 18 29 9.67
11 Dylan Lee SJSU JR LB 4 19 19 38 9.50
11 Brevin Hamblin Utah State SR S 2 8 11 19 9.50
13 Braydon Brus N'western SR LB 5 20 27 47 9.40
14 Kevin Adams III Tulane JR S 3 19 9 28 9.33
15 Cam Buffington Iowa JR LB 5 28 18 46 9.20
16 Peyton Seelmann N Carolina JR LB 4 18 18 36 9.00
16 Cooper Catalano Wisconsin SO LB 4 17 19 36 9.00
16 Tate Romney Okla St SR LB 4 15 21 36 9.00
16 Robert Fitzgerald N'western SR DB 4 15 21 36 9.00
16 Chris Thompson Jr. Tulsa SR LB 4 15 21 36 9.00
16 Curly Ordonez Temple SR LB 2 11 7 18 9.00
16 EJ Smith Nevada SR LB 2 10 8 18 9.00
16 Dorian Pringle BGSU SO LB 2 8 10 18 9.00
24 Troy Bowles Michigan SR LB 4 17 18 35 8.75
25 Carter Davis BC JR DB 3 17 9 26 8.67
25 Owen Long Ariz St JR LB 3 16 10 26 8.67
27 Santana Banner Missouri SR S 5 18 25 43 8.60
28 Marcellius Pulliam Coast Car JR LB 2 4 13 17 8.50
29 Justyce Betts W Mich SO LB 5 15 27 42 8.40
30 Sammy Omosigho UCLA SR LB 6 32 18 50 8.33
30 Jalen Woods UCLA SR LB 6 25 25 50 8.33
30 Jaylen Lewis Western Ky SR DB 3 21 4 25 8.33
30 Josiah Cox SDSU SR S 3 14 11 25 8.33
30 Sullivan Schlimgen Iowa State SO LB 3 11 14 25 8.33
30 Xavier White CMU JR LB 3 9 16 25 8.33
36 Tre Fulton UNLV SO DB 4 18 15 33 8.25
36 Derek McDonald N Carolina SR LB 4 10 23 33 8.25
38 Jordan Castell Kentucky SR DB 6 16 32 48 8.00
38 Elijah Melendez Auburn SO LB 4 20 12 32 8.00
38 Quinton Hammonds Okla St JR S 4 17 15 32 8.00
38 SaVeon Brown Buffalo SR NIC 4 16 16 32 8.00
38 Malcolm McCain Miami (Oh) JR LB 4 13 19 32 8.00
38 Jelani McLaughlin SDSU JR S 3 13 11 24 8.00
38 Joe Drew Ark St SO LB 3 11 13 24 8.00
38 Owen Heinecke Oklahoma SR LB 3 9 15 24 8.00
38 DJ Johnson Jr. ECU SR LB 3 6 18 24 8.00
38 Jared Lloyd MO State SR LB 2 9 7 16 8.00
38 Nick Session NMSU SR S 2 9 7 16 8.00
38 Oumar Diomande CSU JR LB 2 8 8 16 8.00
38 Tre'Shawn Moore CSU JR S 2 6 10 16 8.00
38 Collin Gill Charlotte SR DB 1 6 2 8 8.00
38 Kadin Schmitz Charlotte SR LB 1 5 3 8 8.00
38 Dean Ford Sam Hou St JR LB 1 5 3 8 8.00
38 Mathis Haygood USM JR LB 1 0 8 8 8.00
55 Caleb Clark-Glover Marshall JR DB 4 19 12 31 7.75
55 Kaleb Beasley Louisville JR DB 4 13 18 31 7.75
55 Jake Pope UNLV SR S 4 13 18 31 7.75
58 Isaiah Jones Indiana SR LB 6 28 18 46 7.67
58 Marcus Upton BC SO DB 3 18 5 23 7.67
58 Martell Hughes Ariz St JR LB 3 13 10 23 7.67
58 Mayson Hitchens CMU SR LB 3 8 15 23 7.67
62 Julian Fox Toledo JR LB 5 19 19 38 7.60
63 Vincent Firenze Wk Forest JR LB 6 20 25 45 7.50
63 Rasheem Biles Texas SR LB 4 18 12 30 7.50
63 Antwan Peek, Jr. Cincinnati SR OLB 4 16 14 30 7.50
63 Isaiah Patterson WVU SO LB 4 14 16 30 7.50
63 K'vion Thunderbird Fresno St JR LB 4 13 17 30 7.50
63 Timmy Hinspeter U Mass SR LB 4 7 23 30 7.50
63 Coleman Cauley Navy SR LB 2 9 6 15 7.50
70 TJ Dottery LSU SR LB 5 11 26 37 7.40
71 Elijah "Bo" Barnes Kentucky SO LB 6 18 26 44 7.33
71 Westen Ard Western Ky FR LB 3 14 8 22 7.33
71 James Kreutz Illinois SR LB 3 10 12 22 7.33
74 Alex McLaughlin Washington SR S 4 21 8 29 7.25
74 Caleb Womack SJSU SR CB 4 19 10 29 7.25
74 Jonathan Thompson Cincinnati SR ILB 4 16 13 29 7.25
74 Ike Esonwune UAB JR LB 4 13 16 29 7.25
74 Zach Mowchan EMU SR LB 4 11 18 29 7.25
74 Zakye Barker N Texas SR LB 4 9 20 29 7.25
74 Cannon Lewis Marshall SO LB 4 8 21 29 7.25
81 Isaac Zay Toledo SO LB 5 12 24 36 7.20
81 Domanick Moon W Mich SR LB 5 11 25 36 7.20
81 Luke Metz Alabama SO LB 5 8 28 36 7.20
84 Ty Bryant Kentucky SR DB 6 21 22 43 7.17
85 Nakian Jackson James Mad SR LB 7 21 29 50 7.14
86 Jayon Harvey James Mad JR S 7 37 12 49 7.00
86 Brandon Tucker UTSA SR LB 6 20 22 42 7.00
86 Myles Graham Florida JR ILB 5 19 16 35 7.00
86 Taye Brown Arizona SR LB 5 11 24 35 7.00
86 Armorion Smith Toledo SR S 5 9 26 35 7.00
86 Jones Thomas Wyoming JR S 4 21 7 28 7.00
86 Korey Smith MTSU JR LB 4 16 12 28 7.00
86 Dax Collins Tulsa JR LB 4 11 17 28 7.00
86 Jalen Smith Miss St JR LB 4 7 21 28 7.00
86 CJ Heard Vanderbilt JR S 3 14 7 21 7.00
86 Tano Letuli SDSU SR LB 3 12 9 21 7.00
86 Justin Taylor CMU SR DB 3 11 10 21 7.00
86 Keno Jones Troy SR LB 3 10 11 21 7.00
86 KP Price BC SR DB 3 10 11 21 7.00
86 Kevon Merrell ECU JR DB 3 8 13 21 7.00

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