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

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Donelius Johnson Akron SR LB 6 29 34 63 10.50
1 Jared Lloyd MO State SR LB 5 26 37 63 12.60
3 EJ Smith Nevada SR LB 4 29 24 53 13.25
4 Noah Flemmings La-Monroe SR LB 6 23 28 51 8.50
4 Marcellius Pulliam Coast Car JR LB 5 16 35 51 10.20
6 AJ Brown Rice SR VPR 6 28 21 49 8.17
6 Dorian Pringle BGSU SO LB 5 23 26 49 9.80
6 Michael Robinson III USM JR DB 5 22 27 49 9.80
9 Keith Brown Wash St SR LB 6 27 20 47 7.83
9 Tywon Christopher KSU SO LB 5 24 23 47 9.40
9 Gavin Willis Charlotte SR LB 6 24 23 47 7.83
9 Austin Harnetiaux Rice SR LB 6 22 25 47 7.83
9 Mathis Haygood USM JR LB 5 21 26 47 9.40
14 Curly Ordonez Temple SR LB 5 29 16 45 9.00
14 Jamih Otis Hawai'i SR LB 6 22 23 45 7.50
16 Stone Combs Rice SR LB 6 16 28 44 7.33
17 Jack Murray N Illinois FR LB 6 20 23 43 7.17
17 Boogsie Silvera Sac St SR S 6 18 25 43 7.17
19 Gideon ESPN Lampron Colorado SR LB 4 22 20 42 10.50
19 Kyon Conyers N Illinois JR S 6 22 20 42 7.00
21 Randon Fontenette Colorado SR DB 4 24 17 41 10.25
21 Kal-El Pascal BGSU JR S 5 24 17 41 8.20
21 Lucas Struck ODU JR S 5 12 29 41 8.20
24 Kona Moore Hawai'i JR DB 6 27 13 40 6.67
24 Joe Drew Ark St SO LB 4 24 16 40 10.00
24 Dylan LaBarbera Nevada SR EDG 4 24 16 40 10.00
24 Tony Rojas Penn State JR LB 4 17 23 40 10.00
24 Brady Kerperin N Illinois SO LB 6 17 23 40 6.67
29 Tano Letuli SDSU SR LB 4 22 17 39 9.75
29 Wynden Ho'ohuli Hawai'i SR LB 6 20 19 39 6.50
29 Daniel Wingate Maryland SR LB 5 17 22 39 7.80
32 Sione Hala SDSU SR LB 4 21 17 38 9.50
32 Oumar Diomande CSU JR LB 4 16 22 38 9.50
34 J.J. O'Neal MO State SR S 5 23 14 37 7.40
34 Jeremy Naborne-Owens Nevada SR LB 4 20 17 37 9.25
34 Ben Bogle Arkansas SR LB 4 16 21 37 9.25
34 Kadin Schmitz Charlotte SR LB 6 16 21 37 6.17
34 Dwight Nunoo Akron SR LB 6 12 25 37 6.17
34 Baron Hopson KSU SR LB 4 11 26 37 9.25
40 Wesley Edison USM SO LB 5 20 16 36 7.20
40 Popo Aguirre NC State SR ILB 3 13 23 36 12.00
40 Jayden Wilson UTEP SR LB 6 13 23 36 6.00
40 Isaiah Bogerty UTEP SR LB 6 10 26 36 6.00
44 Collin Gill Charlotte SR DB 6 26 9 35 5.83
44 Naeten Mitchell Colorado SR DB 4 21 14 35 8.75
44 Trey Lathan Kansas SR LB 4 20 15 35 8.75
44 Jashawn Nelson N Illinois FR LB 6 20 15 35 5.83
48 Nick Session NMSU SR S 4 25 9 34 8.50
48 Christian Ford MO State SR S 5 23 11 34 6.80
48 Coleman Cauley Navy SR LB 4 22 12 34 8.50
48 Tairan Davis Jr. Akron SO DB 6 21 13 34 5.67
48 Carlton Smith Maryland SO LB 5 17 17 34 6.80
48 Liona Lefau Colorado SR LB 4 16 18 34 8.50
48 Marcus Ross La-Monroe SR LB 6 16 18 34 5.67
48 Landon Sylvie USM JR DB 5 14 20 34 6.80
48 Mario Thompson ODU JR LB 5 13 21 34 6.80
48 Dion Crawford Mich St SR LB 5 13 21 34 6.80
48 Jackson Forrest ODU SO LB 5 11 23 34 6.80
48 Timmy Hinspeter U Mass SR LB 3 5 29 34 11.33
60 Devin Vaught Mich St JR S 5 25 8 33 6.60
60 Koa Akui Rice SR SAF 6 23 10 33 5.50
60 Jaylen Lewis Western Ky SR DB 4 22 11 33 8.25
60 Eric Stuart Temple SR LB 5 21 12 33 6.60
60 Bryan Longwell Vanderbilt SR LB 4 20 13 33 8.25
60 Avery Jones N Illinois SR DB 6 20 13 33 5.50
60 Sterling Stu Smith Ball State SR DB 5 19 14 33 6.60
60 Korey Smith MTSU JR LB 3 15 18 33 11.00
68 Justin Okoronkwo S Carolina SR LB 3 20 12 32 10.67
68 John Slaughter Purdue SR DB 4 19 13 32 8.00
68 Sam Mattingly Stanford JR LB 4 15 17 32 8.00
68 Dax Collins Tulsa JR LB 3 13 19 32 10.67
68 Jake Pope UNLV SR S 3 12 20 32 10.67
68 Justin Denson, Jr. Purdue SO DB 4 10 22 32 8.00
68 Mario Easterly ODU SR S 5 10 22 32 6.40
75 Jameel Croft, Jr. Charlotte SR DB 6 25 6 31 5.17
75 CJ Heard Vanderbilt JR S 4 23 8 31 7.75
75 Josh Hunter SDSU SR S 4 20 11 31 7.75
75 Sullivan Schlimgen Iowa State SO LB 3 19 12 31 10.33
75 Jason Marshall EMU SR DB 4 19 12 31 7.75
75 Giuseppe Sessi Navy SR S 4 18 13 31 7.75
75 Chris Jones FSU JR LB 4 17 14 31 7.75
75 Chris D'Appolonia Syracuse SR LB 4 17 14 31 7.75
75 Jalen Lee Coast Car SR S 5 16 15 31 6.20
75 K'vion Thunderbird Fresno St JR LB 3 14 17 31 10.33
75 Colin Gallagher Delaware JR LB 4 13 18 31 7.75
75 Jamir Benjamin Rice SO CB 6 13 18 31 5.17
75 Tre'Shawn Moore CSU JR S 4 10 21 31 7.75
75 Charles Correa Purdue JR LB 4 5 26 31 7.75
89 Saboor Karriem Temple SR SAF 5 25 5 30 6.00
89 Brevin Hamblin Utah State SR S 4 17 13 30 7.50
89 Darrell Bryant, Jr. CMU SR DB 4 17 13 30 7.50
89 Dean Ford Sam Hou St JR LB 5 17 13 30 6.00
89 Hayden Dawahare Kent State JR LB 4 15 15 30 7.50
89 Justin Content UTEP JR CB 6 15 15 30 5.00
89 Amari Wallace Sac St FR S 6 13 17 30 5.00
89 Brett McCalla CMU SR LB 4 11 19 30 7.50
89 Chris Thompson Jr. Tulsa SR LB 3 10 20 30 10.00
89 Kooper Ebel Penn State SR LB 4 9 21 30 7.50
99 Wesley Miller FIU SR DB 4 21 8 29 7.25
99 Khmori House Arkansas JR DB 4 16 13 29 7.25