2026 National Leaders Tackles - Games in August/September Only through 10/20/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 EJ Smith Nevada SR LB 4 30 25 55 13.75
2 Muaaz Byard UAB SR LB 4 29 13 42 10.50
3 Curly Ordonez Temple SR LB 4 28 12 40 10.00
4 Sammy Omosigho UCLA SR LB 4 27 13 40 10.00
5 Kevin Adams III Tulane JR S 4 26 12 38 9.50
6 Caleb Clark-Glover Marshall JR DB 4 25 10 35 8.75
7 Dylan LaBarbera Nevada SR EDG 4 24 15 39 9.75
8 Elijah Melendez Auburn SO LB 4 23 11 34 8.50
9 Cam Buffington Iowa JR LB 4 22 16 38 9.50
9 CJ Heard Vanderbilt JR S 4 22 8 30 7.50
9 Xavier Atkins Auburn JR LB 4 22 4 26 6.50
12 Dorian Pringle BGSU SO LB 4 21 18 39 9.75
12 Kal-El Pascal BGSU JR S 4 21 14 35 8.75
12 Jaylen Lewis Western Ky SR DB 4 21 10 31 7.75
12 Marcus Upton BC SO DB 4 21 7 28 7.00
12 Saboor Karriem Temple SR SAF 4 21 6 27 6.75
12 Alex McLaughlin Washington SR S 4 21 4 25 6.25
18 Jared Lloyd MO State SR LB 4 20 25 45 11.25
18 Anthony Palano BC SO LB 4 20 20 40 10.00
18 Sione Hala SDSU SR LB 4 20 19 39 9.75
18 Matt Rose Stanford SR LB 4 20 18 38 9.50
18 Michael Molnar Ohio SR LB 4 20 17 37 9.25
18 Kona Moore Hawai'i JR DB 4 20 13 33 8.25
18 Caleb Womack SJSU SR CB 4 20 11 31 7.75
18 Nick Session NMSU SR S 4 20 8 28 7.00
18 Travion Barnes Baylor SR LB 4 20 8 28 7.00
18 Kingston Lopa California SO DB 4 20 7 27 6.75
18 Collin Gill Charlotte SR DB 4 20 7 27 6.75
29 Joe Drew Ark St SO LB 4 19 17 36 9.00
29 Sullivan Schlimgen Iowa State SO LB 4 19 16 35 8.75
29 Corey Myrick Clemson JR S 4 19 16 35 8.75
29 Noah Flemmings La-Monroe SR LB 4 19 15 34 8.50
29 Ike Esonwune UAB JR LB 4 19 13 32 8.00
29 KP Price BC SR DB 4 19 12 31 7.75
29 Sterling Stu Smith Ball State SR DB 4 19 9 28 7.00
29 Naeten Mitchell Colorado SR DB 4 19 9 28 7.00
29 Josh Hunter SDSU SR S 4 19 9 28 7.00
29 SaVeon Brown Buffalo SR NIC 4 19 7 26 6.50
29 Kaleb Harris Auburn JR S 4 19 6 25 6.25
29 Zach Ruffin Memphis SO LB 4 19 6 25 6.25
41 Oumar Diomande CSU JR LB 4 18 15 33 8.25
41 Tano Letuli SDSU SR LB 4 18 14 32 8.00
41 Isaiah Jones Indiana SR LB 4 18 12 30 7.50
41 Rasheem Biles Texas SR LB 4 18 12 30 7.50
41 Rolijah Hardy Indiana JR LB 4 18 11 29 7.25
41 Ben Roberts Texas Tech SR LB 4 18 11 29 7.25
41 Cam Santee UNLV SR LB 4 18 9 27 6.75
41 Jayon Harvey James Mad JR S 4 18 9 27 6.75
41 Justin Okoronkwo S Carolina SR LB 4 18 8 26 6.50
41 Christian Ford MO State SR S 4 18 6 24 6.00
41 Savion Riley Ga Tech SR S 3 18 4 22 7.33
41 Eric Winters Auburn SO S 4 18 4 22 5.50
53 Brandon Tucker UTSA SR LB 4 17 20 37 9.25
53 Dylan Lee SJSU JR LB 4 17 18 35 8.75
53 Jalen Woods UCLA SR LB 4 17 15 32 8.00
53 Randon Fontenette Colorado SR DB 4 17 13 30 7.50
53 Caleb Nix J'ville St SR SAF 5 17 13 30 6.00
53 CJ Richard Jr. FSU JR DB 4 17 12 29 7.25
53 Braylon Johnson Wk Forest JR DB 4 17 12 29 7.25
53 Jerome Carter III Clemson JR S 4 17 12 29 7.25
53 Jason Marshall EMU SR DB 4 17 12 29 7.25
53 Jeremiah Jordan UAB SR DB 4 17 12 29 7.25
53 Rashon Myles Jr. Ga South SR ILB 4 17 11 28 7.00
53 Arion Carter Tennessee SR LB 3 17 10 27 9.00
53 John Slaughter Purdue SR DB 4 17 10 27 6.75
53 Jo'Tavion Pierce UAB FR DB 4 17 10 27 6.75
53 Ja’Bril Rawls FSU SR DB 4 17 7 24 6.00
53 Kentrell Webb Houston SR DB 4 17 4 21 5.25
69 Zach Mowchan EMU SR LB 5 16 27 43 8.60
69 Korey Smith MTSU JR LB 4 16 23 39 9.75
69 Blake Fletcher Air Force SR LB 3 16 18 34 11.33
69 Colin Gallagher Delaware JR LB 4 16 18 34 8.50
69 Mason Posa Wisconsin SO LB 4 16 15 31 7.75
69 Antwan Peek, Jr. Cincinnati SR OLB 4 16 14 30 7.50
69 Gavin Willis Charlotte SR LB 4 16 14 30 7.50
69 Jonathan Thompson Cincinnati SR ILB 4 16 13 29 7.25
69 Michael Robinson III USM JR DB 4 16 13 29 7.25
69 Ayden Jackson S Florida SR STA 4 16 13 29 7.25
69 Myles Graham Florida JR ILB 4 16 12 28 7.00
69 Matthew Bailey Illinois SR DB 4 16 12 28 7.00
69 Gideon ESPN Lampron Colorado SR LB 4 16 11 27 6.75
69 Tre Fulton UNLV SO DB 4 16 11 27 6.75
69 Deven Bryant USC JR LB 5 16 11 27 5.40
69 Five Hamilton Ark St SR S 4 16 10 26 6.50
69 Trey Reynolds Utah SR LB 4 16 8 24 6.00
69 Jacob Manu Washington SR LB 4 16 8 24 6.00
69 Jelani McLaughlin SDSU JR S 4 16 7 23 5.75
69 Ethan Powell SJSU SR LB 4 16 7 23 5.75
69 Ian Foster Memphis JR SAF 4 16 7 23 5.75
69 Tony Rojas Penn State JR LB 4 16 6 22 5.50
69 Jaylen Wester Western Ky SR LB 4 16 6 22 5.50
69 Ken Willis James Mad SR CB 4 16 6 22 5.50
69 Malik Esquerra Texas Tech JR S 4 16 5 21 5.25
69 Dylan Smith Memphis JR SAF 4 16 5 21 5.25
69 Jameel Croft, Jr. Charlotte SR DB 4 16 4 20 5.00
69 Darius Givance ND St SR S 4 16 4 20 5.00
69 Mac Resetich Illinois SR DB 4 16 2 18 4.50
69 Chauncey Logan Jr. Memphis SR CB 4 16 2 18 4.50
69 Jayden Price UConn SO DB 4 16 1 17 4.25
100 Robert Fitzgerald N'western SR DB 3 15 23 38 12.67