2026 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 08/29/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kona Moore | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 1 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 2 | Zach Ruffin | Memphis | SO | LB | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 3 | Caleb Womack | SJSU | SR | CB | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 4 | Zach Mowchan | EMU | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 4 | Donovan Woolen | ND St | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Naseri Danielson | SJSU | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Matagi Thompson | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 4 | Isaiah Buxton | SJSU | SO | CB | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Elijah Kinsler | Memphis | SO | DL | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Ian Foster | Memphis | JR | SAF | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Lonnie McAllister III | Stanford | SO | NB | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 12 | Jake Pope | UNLV | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 12 | Mike Montgomery | Memphis | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 12 | Ethan Powell | SJSU | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Xavier Lewis | N Carolina | SO | DL | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Nick Session | NMSU | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa | SJSU | SO | S | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 12 | JQ Brooks | J'ville St | SO | CB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 12 | Darius Givance | ND St | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Popo Aguirre | NC State | SR | ILB | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 18.00 |
| 20 | Derek McDonald | N Carolina | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 20 | Matt Rose | Stanford | SR | ILB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 20 | Cam Santee | UNLV | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 20 | Dylan Lee | SJSU | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Julius Simms | TCU | SO | S | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Greg Smith | N Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Ja’Bril Rawls | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Geoffrey Speight Jr. | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Kal-El Togafau | UNLV | FR | DL | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Jonavan Carr | J'ville St | JR | CB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 20 | De'Marcus Peters | NMSU | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Leroy Bryant | Stanford | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Morven Joseph | J'ville St | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Chakai Scott | Sac St | FR | S | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 20 | Kaleb Cost | N Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 20 | Aidan Thompson | J'ville St | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Max Carroll | TCU | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 37 | Ashlynd Barker | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 37 | Leroy Jackson | N Carolina | SO | DL | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 37 | Barry Manning | EMU | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Chris Jones | FSU | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Tre Fulton | UNLV | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Bryce Llewellyn | EMU | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Brian Nelson II | NC State | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Landon Danley | Virginia | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Jonathan Agumadu | N Carolina | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Tre'Quon Fegans | J'ville St | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Dylan King | Memphis | SR | SAF | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Jahsiah Galvan | Stanford | SR | ILB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Jay Green | Stanford | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Gabe Kaminski | Stanford | SO | OLB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Zach Rowell | Stanford | SR | DL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Kelton McCaslin | ND St | SR | DE | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Kaden McFadden | TCU | JR | S | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Vernon Glover, Jr. | TCU | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Ansel Din-Mbuh | TCU | SR | DT | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Runye Norton | SJSU | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | N Carolina | SR | DL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Rob Billings IV | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Chauncey Logan Jr. | Memphis | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Cam Richardson | Stanford | JR | CB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Montino Williams | Virginia | SO | S | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Mumu Bin-Wahad | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Jaiden Patterson | N Carolina | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Tae Floyd | J'ville St | SR | DL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Dylan Smith | Memphis | JR | SAF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Joseph Head Jr. | Memphis | JR | DL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Kennedy Urlacher | USC | JR | S | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Christian Pierce | USC | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 71 | Boogsie Silvera | Sac St | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 71 | Jamih Otis | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 71 | Sone Aupiu | NMSU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 71 | Maddox Marcellus | Virginia | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 71 | King Mack | NC State | SR | SAF | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 71 | Amari Wallace | Sac St | FR | S | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 71 | Rayquan Adkins | EMU | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 71 | Michael Short | TCU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 71 | Tim Thomas | Sac St | SR | ILB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 71 | Ma'Khi Jones | FSU | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 71 | Jaylen Harvey | N Carolina | SO | DL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 71 | Dionte Thornton | Sac St | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 71 | Diesel Gordon | Sac St | JR | S | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 71 | Jacobie Henderson | Virginia | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Brandyn Hillman | Virginia | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Ray James Jr. | ND St | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Mandrell Desir | FSU | SO | DL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Mikai Gbayor | FSU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Kamuela Ka'aihue | UNLV | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Avery Helm | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Caleb Nix | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Jacob Cruz | J'ville St | SR | OLB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Chance Barron | NMSU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Jide Abasiri | USC | JR | DT | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Naytel Mitchell | Sac St | FR | S | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Joseph Adedire | NC State | SR | DE | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 71 | Asaad Brown Jr. | NC State | JR | NIC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 71 | John Schobel | TCU | SO | EDG | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 71 | Paul Oyewale | TCU | SR | EDG | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 71 | CJ Richard Jr. | FSU | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |