2026 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Santana Banner Missouri SR S 1 6 10 16 16.00
2 Michael Molnar Ohio SR LB 2 17 12 29 14.50
3 Blake Fletcher Air Force SR LB 1 8 6 14 14.00
3 Dickson Agu Tulane JR LB 1 4 10 14 14.00
5 Conor McPherson La-Lafytte SO LB 1 6 7 13 13.00
5 Jared Lloyd MO State SR LB 1 6 7 13 13.00
5 Gary Rutherford Wyoming SO LB 1 2 11 13 13.00
8 EJ Smith Nevada SR LB 2 14 11 25 12.50
8 Zach Mowchan EMU SR LB 2 11 14 25 12.50
10 Dash Bauman Wyoming SO LB 1 8 4 12 12.00
10 Curly Ordonez Temple SR LB 1 7 5 12 12.00
10 Dax Collins Tulsa JR LB 1 4 8 12 12.00
13 Muaaz Byard UAB SR LB 2 16 7 23 11.50
13 Korey Smith MTSU JR LB 2 10 13 23 11.50
15 Noah Flemmings La-Monroe SR LB 1 8 3 11 11.00
15 Jabari Tiller La-Monroe SR DB 1 7 4 11 11.00
15 Dallas Daley Air Force SR LB 1 5 6 11 11.00
15 Elijah Walton Army JR ILB 1 5 6 11 11.00
15 Christian Johnson Navy SO OLB 1 5 6 11 11.00
15 Jaseim Mitchell CSU SR LB 1 4 7 11 11.00
15 Oumar Diomande CSU JR LB 1 4 7 11 11.00
15 Nicholas Rodriguez Missouri JR LB 1 2 9 11 11.00
15 Baron Hopson KSU SR LB 1 2 9 11 11.00
24 Ike Esonwune UAB JR LB 2 13 8 21 10.50
25 Jayden Bradley Texas St FR DB 2 11 9 20 10.00
25 Cannon Lewis Marshall SO LB 2 7 13 20 10.00
25 Boogsie Silvera Sac St SR S 2 6 14 20 10.00
25 Ryan Nolan Texas St SR DB 2 6 14 20 10.00
25 Sione Hala SDSU SR LB 1 9 1 10 10.00
25 SaVeon Brown Buffalo SR NIC 1 8 2 10 10.00
25 J.J. O'Neal MO State SR S 1 8 2 10 10.00
25 Kaleb Hutchinson Toledo SR S 1 7 3 10 10.00
25 Kevin Adams III Tulane JR S 1 6 4 10 10.00
25 Eric Stuart Temple SR LB 1 6 4 10 10.00
25 Tano Letuli SDSU SR LB 1 6 4 10 10.00
25 Cooper Blomstrom Arizona SR LB 1 5 5 10 10.00
25 Myles Graham Florida JR ILB 1 4 6 10 10.00
25 Tackett Curtis UCF SR LB 1 3 7 10 10.00
25 Michael Robinson III USM JR DB 1 3 7 10 10.00
40 Jo'Tavion Pierce UAB FR DB 2 12 7 19 9.50
40 Craig Royal Jr. Texas St SR DB 2 11 8 19 9.50
42 Zach Ruffin Memphis SO LB 2 13 5 18 9.00
42 Jamih Otis Hawai'i SR LB 2 11 7 18 9.00
42 DJ Walker Ohio JR SAF 2 10 8 18 9.00
42 Xavier White CMU JR LB 2 8 10 18 9.00
42 Mason Posa Wisconsin SO LB 2 7 11 18 9.00
42 Antwan Peek, Jr. Cincinnati SR OLB 1 7 2 9 9.00
42 Vincent Firenze Wk Forest JR LB 1 6 3 9 9.00
42 TJ Dottery LSU SR LB 1 6 3 9 9.00
42 Sterling Stu Smith Ball State SR DB 1 6 3 9 9.00
42 Lewis Carter UCF SR LB 1 5 4 9 9.00
42 Tre Stevens Ark St SR LB 1 5 4 9 9.00
42 Josh Hunter SDSU SR S 1 5 4 9 9.00
42 Kadin Schmitz Charlotte SR LB 1 5 4 9 9.00
42 Matt Rose Stanford SR LB 1 4 5 9 9.00
42 Ronnell Davis Buffalo JR S 1 4 5 9 9.00
42 MarcAnthony Parker Navy JR LB 1 4 5 9 9.00
42 Dylan Lee SJSU JR LB 1 3 6 9 9.00
42 Stevie Bracey Buffalo SR LB 1 3 6 9 9.00
42 Ibrahim Diawara Coast Car SR DE 1 3 6 9 9.00
42 Julian Fox Toledo JR LB 1 3 6 9 9.00
42 Mario Thompson ODU JR LB 1 3 6 9 9.00
42 Frank Cusano Wk Forest SO LB 1 2 7 9 9.00
42 Tre'Shawn Moore CSU JR S 1 2 7 9 9.00
42 Zach Bergmann Buffalo SR LB 1 2 7 9 9.00
42 Armorion Smith Toledo SR S 1 2 7 9 9.00
42 Giuseppe Sessi Navy SR S 1 1 8 9 9.00
68 Isaiah Jones Indiana SR LB 2 12 5 17 8.50
68 Mike Montgomery Memphis SR LB 2 8 9 17 8.50
68 Joseph Sipp Jr. FAU SR LB 2 8 9 17 8.50
68 JT Haskins Ohio SO SAF 2 8 9 17 8.50
72 Caleb Clark-Glover Marshall JR DB 2 11 5 16 8.00
72 Troy Bowles Michigan SR LB 2 9 7 16 8.00
72 Kona Moore Hawai'i JR DB 2 9 7 16 8.00
72 Rolijah Hardy Indiana JR LB 2 8 8 16 8.00
72 Ayden Jackson S Florida SR STA 2 8 8 16 8.00
72 Jeremiah Jordan UAB SR DB 2 8 8 16 8.00
72 AJ Brown Rice SR VPR 2 6 10 16 8.00
72 Julien Davis ECU SR LB 2 4 12 16 8.00
72 Matthew Bailey Illinois SR DB 1 7 1 8 8.00
72 Sean Allison Rutgers SR LB 1 6 2 8 8.00
72 Arion Carter Tennessee SR LB 1 6 2 8 8.00
72 Joey Gerlach Minnesota SR LB 1 6 2 8 8.00
72 Boen Phelps Boise St SR LB 1 6 2 8 8.00
72 CJ Heard Vanderbilt JR S 1 5 3 8 8.00
72 John Nestor Minnesota SR DB 1 5 3 8 8.00
72 Jayon Harvey James Mad JR S 1 5 3 8 8.00
72 Carl Fauntroy La-Monroe SR S 1 5 3 8 8.00
72 Jaquavious Moss Army SO ILB 1 5 3 8 8.00
72 Colin Gallagher Delaware JR LB 1 5 3 8 8.00
72 Zion Frink ODU JR CB 1 5 3 8 8.00
72 Wesley Fair Kansas St SR S 1 4 4 8 8.00
72 Caleb Womack SJSU SR CB 1 4 4 8 8.00
72 John Keough Buffalo JR S 1 4 4 8 8.00
72 Jack Tchienchou Tulane JR S 1 4 4 8 8.00
72 Makai Williams Tulane SR LB 1 4 4 8 8.00
72 Chris Thompson Jr. Tulsa SR LB 1 4 4 8 8.00
72 Coleman Cauley Navy SR LB 1 4 4 8 8.00
72 Jesse Powell II Coast Car SR NKL 1 4 4 8 8.00
72 Saboor Karriem Temple SR SAF 1 4 4 8 8.00

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.