2026 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 08/29/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Popo Aguirre | NC State | SR | ILB | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 18.00 |
| 2 | Kona Moore | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 1 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 2 | Zach Mowchan | EMU | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 4 | Zach Ruffin | Memphis | SO | LB | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 4 | Jake Pope | UNLV | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 4 | Boogsie Silvera | Sac St | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 7 | Derek McDonald | N Carolina | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 8 | Donovan Woolen | ND St | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 8 | Naseri Danielson | SJSU | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 8 | Mike Montgomery | Memphis | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 11 | Matt Rose | Stanford | SR | ILB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 11 | Max Carroll | TCU | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 13 | Caleb Womack | SJSU | SR | CB | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Matagi Thompson | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Elijah Kinsler | Memphis | SO | DL | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Ethan Powell | SJSU | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Cam Santee | UNLV | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Ashlynd Barker | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Leroy Jackson | N Carolina | SO | DL | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Jamih Otis | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Sone Aupiu | NMSU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Myles Brown | Virginia | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 23 | Isaiah Buxton | SJSU | SO | CB | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 23 | Ian Foster | Memphis | JR | SAF | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 23 | Xavier Lewis | N Carolina | SO | DL | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 23 | Nick Session | NMSU | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 23 | Dylan Lee | SJSU | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 23 | Maddox Marcellus | Virginia | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 23 | King Mack | NC State | SR | SAF | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 23 | Amari Wallace | Sac St | FR | S | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 23 | Ronnie Royal, III | NC State | JR | SAF | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 23 | Gabe Peterson | NMSU | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 33 | Lonnie McAllister III | Stanford | SO | NB | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 33 | Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa | SJSU | SO | S | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 33 | JQ Brooks | J'ville St | SO | CB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 33 | Julius Simms | TCU | SO | S | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 33 | Greg Smith | N Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 33 | Barry Manning | EMU | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 33 | Chris Jones | FSU | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 33 | Tre Fulton | UNLV | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 33 | Rayquan Adkins | EMU | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 33 | Michael Short | TCU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 33 | Tim Thomas | Sac St | SR | ILB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 33 | Elijah Palmer | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 45 | Darius Givance | ND St | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Ja’Bril Rawls | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Geoffrey Speight Jr. | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Kal-El Togafau | UNLV | FR | DL | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Jonavan Carr | J'ville St | JR | CB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | De'Marcus Peters | NMSU | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Leroy Bryant | Stanford | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Morven Joseph | J'ville St | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Bryce Llewellyn | EMU | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Brian Nelson II | NC State | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Landon Danley | Virginia | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Jonathan Agumadu | N Carolina | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Tre'Quon Fegans | J'ville St | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Dylan King | Memphis | SR | SAF | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Ma'Khi Jones | FSU | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Jaylen Harvey | N Carolina | SO | DL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Dionte Thornton | Sac St | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Diesel Gordon | Sac St | JR | S | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Tristan Teasdell | NC State | SO | SAF | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Brody Barnhardt | NC State | JR | SAF | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Josiah Victor | NC State | SO | NG | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Harvey Dyson III | NC State | SR | OLB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Poe Purcell | UNLV | FR | DL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | J'Mond Tapp | Memphis | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Ke'Von Carter | NC State | SO | OLB | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | KaTron Evans | NC State | SR | NG | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 72 | Chakai Scott | Sac St | FR | S | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Kaleb Cost | N Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Aidan Thompson | J'ville St | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Jahsiah Galvan | Stanford | SR | ILB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Jay Green | Stanford | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Gabe Kaminski | Stanford | SO | OLB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Zach Rowell | Stanford | SR | DL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Kelton McCaslin | ND St | SR | DE | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Kaden McFadden | TCU | JR | S | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Vernon Glover, Jr. | TCU | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Ansel Din-Mbuh | TCU | SR | DT | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Runye Norton | SJSU | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | N Carolina | SR | DL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Rob Billings IV | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Chauncey Logan Jr. | Memphis | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Jacobie Henderson | Virginia | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Brandyn Hillman | Virginia | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Ray James Jr. | ND St | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Mandrell Desir | FSU | SO | DL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Mikai Gbayor | FSU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Kamuela Ka'aihue | UNLV | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Avery Helm | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Caleb Nix | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Jacob Cruz | J'ville St | SR | OLB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Chance Barron | NMSU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Jide Abasiri | USC | JR | DT | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Naytel Mitchell | Sac St | FR | S | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Caleb Dobbs | EMU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 72 | AJ Prim | NC State | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.