2007 National Leaders Tackles - All Games through 01/07/2008
- 2007
- 2006
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Lee | Penn State | JR | LB | 13 | 54 | 84 | 138 | 10.62 |
| 2 | Mike Humpal | Iowa | SR | LB | 12 | 46 | 77 | 123 | 10.25 |
| 3 | Dan Connor | Penn State | SR | LB | 13 | 69 | 76 | 145 | 11.15 |
| 4 | Daniel Holtzclaw | E Mich | JR | LB | 12 | 50 | 75 | 125 | 10.42 |
| 4 | Mark Dodge | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 13 | 42 | 75 | 117 | 9.00 |
| 6 | Clayton Mullins | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 13 | 69 | 74 | 143 | 11.00 |
| 6 | Matt Castelo | SJSU | SR | LB | 12 | 67 | 74 | 141 | 11.75 |
| 6 | Dante Floyd | NMSU | JR | LB | 13 | 50 | 74 | 124 | 9.54 |
| 9 | Erin Henderson | Maryland | JR | LB | 12 | 60 | 73 | 133 | 11.08 |
| 10 | Red Keith | C Mich | SR | LB | 14 | 76 | 72 | 148 | 10.57 |
| 10 | Adam Kadela | N'western | SR | LB | 12 | 53 | 72 | 125 | 10.42 |
| 10 | Danny Lansanah | U Conn | SR | LB | 13 | 49 | 72 | 121 | 9.31 |
| 13 | James Laurinaitis | Ohio State | JR | LB | 13 | 51 | 70 | 121 | 9.31 |
| 13 | Drew Fowler | Air Force | SR | LB | 13 | 49 | 70 | 119 | 9.15 |
| 15 | Solomon Elimimian | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 13 | 72 | 69 | 141 | 10.85 |
| 15 | Erique Dozier | BGSU | JR | LB | 13 | 43 | 69 | 112 | 8.62 |
| 17 | Gerald McRath | USM | SO | LB | 13 | 71 | 68 | 139 | 10.69 |
| 17 | Nelson Coleman | Tulsa | SR | LB | 14 | 71 | 68 | 139 | 9.93 |
| 19 | Marcus Riley | Fresno St | SR | LB | 13 | 65 | 67 | 132 | 10.15 |
| 19 | C.J. Spillman | Marshall | JR | DB | 12 | 64 | 67 | 131 | 10.92 |
| 19 | Frantz Joseph | FAU | JR | LB | 13 | 64 | 67 | 131 | 10.08 |
| 19 | Dave Philistin | Maryland | JR | LB | 13 | 54 | 67 | 121 | 9.31 |
| 19 | Kelly Poppinga | BYU | SR | LB | 13 | 46 | 67 | 113 | 8.69 |
| 24 | Demetrius Jones | SJSU | SR | LB | 12 | 44 | 66 | 110 | 9.17 |
| 25 | Jordan Pugh | Texas A&M | SO | DB | 13 | 25 | 65 | 90 | 6.92 |
| 26 | Curtis Lofton | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 14 | 94 | 63 | 157 | 11.21 |
| 26 | Antonio Baker | La Tech | SO | DB | 12 | 55 | 63 | 118 | 9.83 |
| 26 | Ike Brown | C Mich | SR | LB | 14 | 43 | 63 | 106 | 7.57 |
| 29 | David Vobora | Idaho | SR | LB | 12 | 86 | 62 | 148 | 12.33 |
| 29 | Alex Kube | N Illinois | FR | DB | 11 | 49 | 62 | 111 | 10.09 |
| 29 | Vincent Rey | Duke | SO | LB | 12 | 49 | 62 | 111 | 9.25 |
| 29 | Joe Henderson | UAB | JR | LB | 12 | 47 | 62 | 109 | 9.08 |
| 29 | Misi Tupe | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 13 | 35 | 62 | 97 | 7.46 |
| 34 | Chris Chamberlain | Tulsa | SR | LB | 14 | 104 | 61 | 165 | 11.79 |
| 34 | J Leman | Illinois | SR | LB | 13 | 71 | 61 | 132 | 10.15 |
| 36 | Jerod Mayo | Tennessee | JR | LB | 14 | 80 | 60 | 140 | 10.00 |
| 36 | Wesley Woodyard | Kentucky | SR | LB | 13 | 78 | 60 | 138 | 10.62 |
| 36 | Bryant Haines | Ball State | JR | LB | 13 | 65 | 60 | 125 | 9.62 |
| 36 | Xavier Adibi | Va Tech | SR | LB | 14 | 55 | 60 | 115 | 8.21 |
| 36 | Lawrence Wilson | U Conn | FR | LB | 13 | 53 | 60 | 113 | 8.69 |
| 36 | Derek Burrell | Kent State | JR | LB | 12 | 52 | 60 | 112 | 9.33 |
| 36 | Trevor Laws | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 12 | 52 | 60 | 112 | 9.33 |
| 36 | Ward Dobbs | Wyoming | JR | LB | 12 | 38 | 60 | 98 | 8.17 |
| 44 | Reed Williams | WVU | JR | LB | 13 | 48 | 59 | 107 | 8.23 |
| 44 | Quin Harris | La Tech | JR | LB | 12 | 42 | 59 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 44 | Joe Pawelek | Baylor | SO | LB | 12 | 40 | 59 | 99 | 8.25 |
| 47 | Matt Hewitt | Arkansas | SR | DB | 13 | 54 | 58 | 112 | 8.62 |
| 47 | Rico McCoy | Tennessee | SO | LB | 14 | 48 | 58 | 106 | 7.57 |
| 47 | Andre? Hatchett | E Mich | SO | LB | 12 | 40 | 58 | 98 | 8.17 |
| 47 | Mike Dorulla | Ball State | SR | LB | 13 | 39 | 58 | 97 | 7.46 |
| 51 | Nick Bellore | C Mich | FR | LB | 14 | 45 | 57 | 102 | 7.29 |
| 52 | Jonathan Goff | Vanderbilt | SR | LB | 12 | 57 | 56 | 113 | 9.42 |
| 52 | Joe Brockington | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 12 | 52 | 56 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Darren Matthews | E Mich | SR | LB | 12 | 51 | 56 | 107 | 8.92 |
| 52 | Dahna Deleston | U Conn | JR | DB | 13 | 47 | 56 | 103 | 7.92 |
| 52 | Ali Highsmith | LSU | SR | LB | 14 | 45 | 56 | 101 | 7.21 |
| 52 | Todd Koenig | Ohio | SR | DB | 12 | 40 | 56 | 96 | 8.00 |
| 52 | Mike Rivera | Kansas | JR | LB | 13 | 40 | 56 | 96 | 7.38 |
| 52 | Josh Allen | N Illinois | JR | LB | 12 | 33 | 56 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 60 | Michael Tauiliili | Duke | JR | LB | 11 | 53 | 55 | 108 | 9.82 |
| 60 | Rocky Schwartz | Houston | SR | LB | 13 | 48 | 55 | 103 | 7.92 |
| 60 | Alex Bernard | NMSU | SR | DB | 13 | 32 | 55 | 87 | 6.69 |
| 60 | Fred Wilson | ECU | SR | LB | 13 | 26 | 55 | 81 | 6.23 |
| 64 | Chris Thomas | Air Force | SO | DB | 13 | 56 | 54 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 64 | Joe Mortensen | Kansas | JR | LB | 13 | 52 | 54 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 64 | John Haneline | BGSU | JR | LB | 10 | 42 | 54 | 96 | 9.60 |
| 64 | Aaron Shanor | Air Force | SR | LB | 13 | 39 | 54 | 93 | 7.15 |
| 64 | Kevin Malast | Rutgers | JR | LB | 13 | 38 | 54 | 92 | 7.08 |
| 64 | John Prater | Wyoming | SR | LB | 12 | 14 | 54 | 68 | 5.67 |
| 70 | Scott McKillop | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 12 | 98 | 53 | 151 | 12.58 |
| 70 | Will Dunbar | UAB | SR | DB | 10 | 69 | 53 | 122 | 12.20 |
| 70 | Jordan Lake | Baylor | SO | DB | 12 | 67 | 53 | 120 | 10.00 |
| 70 | Cergile Sincere | FAU | SR | LB | 13 | 64 | 53 | 117 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Jon Copper | Virginia | JR | LB | 13 | 56 | 53 | 109 | 8.38 |
| 70 | Caleb Bostic | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 12 | 49 | 53 | 102 | 8.50 |
| 70 | Koby McKinnon | Ark St | SR | LB | 12 | 48 | 53 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 70 | Boston McCornell | W Mich | JR | LB | 12 | 46 | 53 | 99 | 8.25 |
| 70 | Jamar Adams | Michigan | SR | DB | 13 | 39 | 53 | 92 | 7.08 |
| 70 | Maurice Kitchens | Marshall | JR | LB | 12 | 37 | 53 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 80 | Durell Mapp | N Carolina | SR | LB | 12 | 80 | 52 | 132 | 11.00 |
| 80 | Sean Weatherspoon | Missouri | SO | LB | 14 | 75 | 52 | 127 | 9.07 |
| 80 | Pierre Bell | ECU | JR | LB | 13 | 45 | 52 | 97 | 7.46 |
| 80 | Alex Knipp | Ball State | SO | DB | 13 | 30 | 52 | 82 | 6.31 |
| 84 | Tyrone McKenzie | S Florida | JR | LB | 13 | 63 | 51 | 114 | 8.77 |
| 84 | Adam Leonard | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 13 | 54 | 51 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 84 | Anthony Felder | California | JR | LB | 13 | 50 | 51 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 84 | Ben Owens | Ark St | JR | LB | 12 | 45 | 51 | 96 | 8.00 |
| 84 | Ernest Jones | NC State | SR | LB | 12 | 40 | 51 | 91 | 7.58 |
| 84 | Loren Hargrove | BGSU | SR | LB | 13 | 36 | 51 | 87 | 6.69 |
| 84 | A.J. Edds | Iowa | SO | LB | 12 | 29 | 51 | 80 | 6.67 |
| 84 | Matt Kroul | Iowa | JR | DL | 12 | 23 | 51 | 74 | 6.17 |
| 84 | La'Auli Fonoti | NMSU | JR | LB | 12 | 12 | 51 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 93 | Brandon Spikes | Florida | SO | LB | 13 | 81 | 50 | 131 | 10.08 |
| 93 | Davonte Shannon | Buffalo | FR | DB | 12 | 73 | 50 | 123 | 10.25 |
| 93 | Derrick Richardson | NMSU | JR | DB | 13 | 58 | 50 | 108 | 8.31 |
| 93 | Evan Lee | Tulane | JR | LB | 12 | 49 | 50 | 99 | 8.25 |
| 93 | Mark Dillard | La Tech | SR | DB | 12 | 38 | 50 | 88 | 7.33 |
| 93 | Alton Dixon | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 13 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 5.92 |
| 99 | Van Eskridge | ECU | SO | DB | 13 | 55 | 49 | 104 | 8.00 |
| 99 | Joey Hudson | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 13 | 50 | 49 | 99 | 7.62 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.