2026 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/20/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Randon Fontenette Colorado SR DB 3 20 15 35 11.67
2 Gideon ESPN Lampron Colorado SR LB 3 16 18 34 11.33
3 Caleb Woodson Alabama SR LB 3 15 17 32 10.67
4 Sullivan Schlimgen Iowa State SO LB 3 19 12 31 10.33
5 Elijah Melendez Auburn SO LB 3 22 7 29 9.67
5 Koi Perich Oregon JR DB 3 17 12 29 9.67
5 Naeten Mitchell Colorado SR DB 3 17 12 29 9.67
5 Justin Cryer Texas SR LB 3 9 20 29 9.67
9 Rasheem Biles Texas SR LB 3 16 12 28 9.33
10 Stanquan Clark Louisville SR LB 3 7 19 26 8.67
11 John Slaughter Purdue SR DB 3 15 10 25 8.33
11 Nicholas Rodriguez Missouri JR LB 2 14 11 25 12.50
11 Liona Lefau Colorado SR LB 3 10 15 25 8.33
14 Justin Okoronkwo S Carolina SR LB 3 14 10 24 8.00
14 Chris Jones FSU JR LB 3 13 11 24 8.00
14 T.J. Capers Louisville SR LB 3 12 12 24 8.00
14 Fred "JayR" Johnson S Carolina JR LB 3 10 14 24 8.00
14 Jelani McDonald Texas SR DB 3 8 16 24 8.00
14 Justin Denson, Jr. Purdue SO DB 3 6 18 24 8.00
20 Sharif Denson Miss SR S 3 18 5 23 7.67
20 Sam Mattingly Stanford JR LB 3 11 12 23 7.67
20 Devon Jackson Oregon SR ILB 3 8 15 23 7.67
20 Ashlynd Barker FSU SR DB 3 7 16 23 7.67
20 Charles Correa Purdue JR LB 3 5 18 23 7.67
25 Luke Metz Alabama SO LB 3 13 9 22 7.33
25 Mason Posa Wisconsin SO LB 2 12 10 22 11.00
25 Earl Little Jr. Ohio State SR SAF 3 10 12 22 7.33
25 Payton Pierce Ohio State JR LB 3 10 12 22 7.33
25 Tony Rojas Penn State JR LB 2 9 13 22 11.00
25 K'vion Thunderbird Fresno St JR LB 2 9 13 22 11.00
25 Keaton Thomas Miss SR LB 3 7 15 22 7.33
32 Ja’Bril Rawls FSU SR DB 3 13 8 21 7.00
32 Ben Bogle Arkansas SR LB 3 12 9 21 7.00
32 Tyler Lockhart Miss St SO LB 3 11 10 21 7.00
32 Bray Hubbard Alabama SR DB 3 7 14 21 7.00
32 Jojo Hayden Purdue JR LB 3 6 15 21 7.00
37 TJ Banks Louisville JR DB 3 14 6 20 6.67
37 Xavier Atkins Auburn JR LB 2 12 8 20 10.00
37 Jay Green Stanford SR S 3 11 9 20 6.67
37 Brevin Hamblin Utah State SR S 2 10 10 20 10.00
37 Don Saunders Purdue SR DB 3 10 10 20 6.67
37 Luke Ferrelli Miss JR LB 3 10 10 20 6.67
37 Asher Cunningham Utah State JR ILB 2 9 11 20 10.00
37 Chapman Lewis Utah State JR S 2 9 11 20 10.00
37 Trey Lathan Kansas SR LB 2 9 11 20 10.00
37 CJ Richard Jr. FSU JR DB 3 9 11 20 6.67
37 Myles Graham Florida JR ILB 3 9 11 20 6.67
37 Ja’Quavion Smith Arkansas JR LB 3 8 12 20 6.67
37 Owen Heinecke Oklahoma SR LB 3 5 15 20 6.67
50 Colin Simmons Texas JR EDG 3 13 6 19 6.33
50 Tah'j Butler Miss JR LB 3 13 6 19 6.33
50 Peyton Williams S Carolina SR DB 3 13 6 19 6.33
50 Teitum Tuioti Oregon SR OLB 3 11 8 19 6.33
50 Ma'Khi Jones FSU SO DB 3 11 8 19 6.33
50 Kaleb Beasley Louisville JR DB 3 8 11 19 6.33
50 Aiden Sullivan Oregon St SR LB 2 6 13 19 9.50
50 Dion Crawford Mich St SR LB 2 5 14 19 9.50
58 Eric Winters Auburn SO S 3 13 5 18 6.00
58 Khmori House Arkansas JR DB 3 12 6 18 6.00
58 Jett Jefferson Miss St JR CB 3 10 8 18 6.00
58 Jaylen Lewis Western Ky SR DB 2 9 9 18 9.00
58 Corey Myrick Clemson JR S 2 8 10 18 9.00
58 Matayo Uiagalelei Oregon SR OLB 3 7 11 18 6.00
58 Omar Graham Jr. FSU SR LB 3 6 12 18 6.00
58 Amaree Williams Miss St JR EDG 3 4 14 18 6.00
66 TJ Dottery LSU SR LB 2 13 4 17 8.50
66 Devin Sanchez Ohio State SO CB 3 13 4 17 5.67
66 Jashawn Nelson N Illinois FR LB 2 11 6 17 8.50
66 Charlie Eckhardt Stanford JR S 3 10 7 17 5.67
66 Grant Godfrey Kentucky SR ILB 2 9 8 17 8.50
66 Dalton Brooks Texas A&M SR S 3 9 8 17 5.67
66 Christian Harrison Arkansas SR DB 3 8 9 17 5.67
66 Kip Lewis Oklahoma SR LB 3 8 9 17 5.67
66 Brody Miller Iowa State FR S 3 7 10 17 5.67
66 Ray Coney Texas A&M SR LB 3 7 10 17 5.67
66 Daniel Wingate Maryland SR LB 2 6 11 17 8.50
66 Sammy Brown Clemson JR LB 2 5 12 17 8.50
66 Aaron Chiles Florida JR ILB 3 5 12 17 5.67
66 Kendel Dolby Miss St SR S 3 5 12 17 5.67
80 Kade Phillips Texas SO DB 3 12 4 16 5.33
80 Santana Banner Missouri SR S 2 10 6 16 8.00
80 Carson Willich Iowa State SR LB 3 9 7 16 5.33
80 Boo Carter Colorado JR DB 3 9 7 16 5.33
80 Kaleb Harris Auburn JR S 3 9 7 16 5.33
80 Jardin Gilbert Miss St SR S 3 9 7 16 5.33
80 Jerome Carter III Clemson JR S 2 8 8 16 8.00
80 Rolijah Hardy Indiana JR LB 2 8 8 16 8.00
80 Devan Thompkins Alabama SR DL 3 8 8 16 5.33
80 Ty Bryant Kentucky SR DB 2 7 9 16 8.00
80 Arion Carter Tennessee SR LB 2 7 9 16 8.00
80 Carlton Smith Maryland SO LB 2 6 10 16 8.00
80 Alex McLaughlin Washington SR S 2 5 11 16 8.00
80 Bear Alexander Oregon SR DL 3 4 12 16 5.33
80 Bradley Shaw Arkansas JR LB 3 3 13 16 5.33
95 Cade Uluave BYU SR LB 2 10 5 15 7.50
95 Joker Johnson Arkansas SR DB 3 10 5 15 5.00
95 Peyton Bowen Oklahoma SR DB 3 10 5 15 5.00
95 Corey Gordon Kansas SR S 2 9 6 15 7.50
95 Santana Hopper Colorado SR DL 3 9 6 15 5.00
95 Kelley Jones Miss St SR CB 3 9 6 15 5.00