2008 National Leaders Tackles - All Games through 01/08/2009
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Weatherspoon | Missouri | JR | LB | 14 | 76 | 79 | 155 | 11.07 |
| 2 | Frantz Joseph | FAU | SR | LB | 13 | 84 | 70 | 154 | 11.85 |
| 3 | Nick Bellore | C Mich | SO | LB | 13 | 73 | 75 | 148 | 11.38 |
| 4 | Travis Lewis | Oklahoma | FR | LB | 14 | 70 | 74 | 144 | 10.29 |
| 5 | Michael Tauiliili | Duke | SR | LB | 12 | 60 | 80 | 140 | 11.67 |
| 6 | Scott McKillop | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 13 | 82 | 55 | 137 | 10.54 |
| 6 | Gerald McRath | USM | JR | LB | 13 | 78 | 59 | 137 | 10.54 |
| 6 | Derrick Richardson | NMSU | SR | DB | 11 | 66 | 71 | 137 | 12.45 |
| 9 | Alex Wujciak | Maryland | SO | LB | 13 | 56 | 77 | 133 | 10.23 |
| 10 | Brit Miller | Illinois | SR | LB | 12 | 72 | 60 | 132 | 11.00 |
| 11 | James Laurinaitis | Ohio State | SR | LB | 13 | 52 | 78 | 130 | 10.00 |
| 12 | Joe Pawelek | Baylor | JR | LB | 12 | 55 | 73 | 128 | 10.67 |
| 13 | Greg Jones | Mich St | SO | LB | 13 | 80 | 47 | 127 | 9.77 |
| 13 | Cardia Jackson | La-Monroe | JR | LB | 12 | 75 | 52 | 127 | 10.58 |
| 13 | Jason Beauchamp | UNLV | JR | LB | 12 | 54 | 73 | 127 | 10.58 |
| 16 | Justin Winters | Buffalo | SO | LB | 14 | 59 | 67 | 126 | 9.00 |
| 17 | Quan Sturdivant | N Carolina | SO | LB | 13 | 87 | 35 | 122 | 9.38 |
| 18 | Davonte Shannon | Buffalo | SO | DB | 14 | 70 | 51 | 121 | 8.64 |
| 18 | Solomon Elimimian | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 14 | 64 | 57 | 121 | 8.64 |
| 20 | Archie Donald | Toledo | JR | LB | 12 | 59 | 60 | 119 | 9.92 |
| 20 | Mike Bryan | Tulsa | JR | LB | 14 | 58 | 61 | 119 | 8.50 |
| 20 | Derek Burrell | Kent State | SR | LB | 12 | 50 | 69 | 119 | 9.92 |
| 23 | Ken Lamendola | Air Force | SO | LB | 13 | 47 | 71 | 118 | 9.08 |
| 24 | Tyrone McKenzie | S Florida | SR | LB | 13 | 79 | 37 | 116 | 8.92 |
| 24 | Dominic Douglas | Miss St | SR | LB | 12 | 51 | 65 | 116 | 9.67 |
| 26 | Rennie Curran | Georgia | SO | LB | 13 | 63 | 52 | 115 | 8.85 |
| 26 | Antonio Baker | La Tech | JR | DB | 13 | 63 | 52 | 115 | 8.85 |
| 28 | Anthony Heygood | Purdue | SR | LB | 12 | 65 | 49 | 114 | 9.50 |
| 29 | Greg Laybourn | Oregon St | SR | DB | 13 | 63 | 50 | 113 | 8.69 |
| 29 | Ben Jacobs | Fresno St | SO | LB | 13 | 47 | 66 | 113 | 8.69 |
| 31 | Mike Newton | Buffalo | JR | DB | 14 | 69 | 43 | 112 | 8.00 |
| 31 | Boris Lee | Troy | JR | LB | 13 | 55 | 57 | 112 | 8.62 |
| 33 | Tobe Nwigwe | N Texas | JR | LB | 12 | 47 | 64 | 111 | 9.25 |
| 34 | Mark Herzlich | BC | JR | LB | 14 | 81 | 29 | 110 | 7.86 |
| 34 | Kyle McCarthy | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 13 | 64 | 46 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 34 | Louis Delmas | W Mich | SR | DB | 13 | 62 | 48 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 34 | Jake Hutton | Utah State | SR | LB | 12 | 50 | 60 | 110 | 9.17 |
| 34 | Adam Vincent | UTEP | SR | LB | 12 | 45 | 65 | 110 | 9.17 |
| 39 | Joey Hudson | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 12 | 63 | 46 | 109 | 9.08 |
| 39 | Vincent Rey | Duke | JR | LB | 12 | 59 | 50 | 109 | 9.08 |
| 39 | Jeff Smart | Colorado | JR | LB | 12 | 57 | 52 | 109 | 9.08 |
| 39 | Brad Phillips | N'western | JR | DB | 13 | 56 | 53 | 109 | 8.38 |
| 39 | Patrick Benoist | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 13 | 48 | 61 | 109 | 8.38 |
| 44 | Josh Thompson | La-Monroe | JR | DB | 12 | 68 | 40 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 44 | Matt Bauman | BYU | JR | LB | 13 | 50 | 58 | 108 | 8.31 |
| 46 | Chris Thomas | Air Force | JR | DB | 13 | 66 | 41 | 107 | 8.23 |
| 46 | Russell Allen | SDSU | SR | LB | 12 | 63 | 44 | 107 | 8.92 |
| 46 | Daniel Holtzclaw | E Mich | SR | LB | 12 | 49 | 58 | 107 | 8.92 |
| 46 | Pat Angerer | Iowa | JR | LB | 13 | 46 | 61 | 107 | 8.23 |
| 46 | Mario Harvey | Marshall | JR | LB | 12 | 43 | 64 | 107 | 8.92 |
| 46 | Nick Paden | NMSU | JR | LB | 12 | 42 | 65 | 107 | 8.92 |
| 52 | Pete Fleps | SMU | SO | LB | 12 | 68 | 38 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 52 | Scott Lutrus | U Conn | SO | LB | 13 | 64 | 42 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 52 | Ross Pospisil | Navy | JR | LB | 13 | 64 | 42 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 52 | Navorro Bowman | Penn State | FR | LB | 13 | 61 | 45 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 52 | Prince Kwateng | N'western | SR | LB | 13 | 54 | 52 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 52 | Brian Lainhart | Kent State | SO | DB | 12 | 48 | 58 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 58 | Aaron Curry | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 13 | 66 | 39 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 58 | Clayton Mullins | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 12 | 59 | 46 | 105 | 8.75 |
| 58 | Mason Foster | Washington | SO | LB | 12 | 58 | 47 | 105 | 8.75 |
| 58 | James Holt | Kansas | SR | LB | 13 | 58 | 47 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 58 | Mychal Sisson | CSU | FR | LB | 13 | 57 | 48 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 58 | Chris Marve | Vanderbilt | FR | LB | 13 | 56 | 49 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 58 | Brock Christopher | Missouri | SR | LB | 14 | 51 | 54 | 105 | 7.50 |
| 65 | Ricky Brewer | CSU | SO | LB | 12 | 56 | 48 | 104 | 8.67 |
| 65 | Ryan Hamilton | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 13 | 51 | 53 | 104 | 8.00 |
| 65 | Noah Keller | Ohio | SO | LB | 12 | 49 | 55 | 104 | 8.67 |
| 68 | Mark Paschal | N Carolina | SR | LB | 12 | 65 | 38 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 68 | Clint McPeek | New Mexico | JR | DB | 12 | 50 | 53 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 68 | Marcus McGraw | Houston | FR | LB | 13 | 48 | 55 | 103 | 7.92 |
| 71 | Roddrick Muckelroy | Texas | JR | LB | 13 | 69 | 33 | 102 | 7.85 |
| 71 | Nick Johnson | ECU | JR | LB | 14 | 55 | 47 | 102 | 7.29 |
| 71 | Greg Joseph | FAU | SR | DB | 13 | 54 | 48 | 102 | 7.85 |
| 74 | Jeron Johnson | Boise St | SO | DB | 13 | 71 | 30 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 74 | T.J. Ward | Oregon | JR | LB | 13 | 64 | 37 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 74 | Corey Boudreaux | SDSU | SR | DB | 11 | 61 | 40 | 101 | 9.18 |
| 74 | Jon Copper | Virginia | SR | LB | 12 | 58 | 43 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 74 | Ward Dobbs | Wyoming | SR | LB | 12 | 51 | 50 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 74 | Kevin Malast | Rutgers | SR | LB | 13 | 42 | 59 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 80 | Andre Sexton | Okla St | JR | DB | 13 | 63 | 37 | 100 | 7.69 |
| 80 | Pierre Bell | ECU | SR | LB | 13 | 57 | 43 | 100 | 7.69 |
| 82 | Luke Laolagi | SDSU | JR | LB | 12 | 54 | 45 | 99 | 8.25 |
| 82 | Purnell Sturdivant | Va Tech | SR | LB | 14 | 43 | 56 | 99 | 7.07 |
| 84 | Darrell Stuckey | Kansas | JR | DB | 13 | 60 | 38 | 98 | 7.54 |
| 84 | Obi Ezeh | Michigan | SO | LB | 12 | 59 | 39 | 98 | 8.17 |
| 84 | Braxton Kelley | Kentucky | SR | LB | 13 | 49 | 49 | 98 | 7.54 |
| 87 | Jordan Lake | Baylor | JR | DB | 12 | 66 | 31 | 97 | 8.08 |
| 87 | David Bruton | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 13 | 61 | 36 | 97 | 7.46 |
| 87 | Shaun Mohler | Colorado | JR | LB | 12 | 60 | 37 | 97 | 8.08 |
| 87 | Van Eskridge | ECU | JR | DB | 14 | 59 | 38 | 97 | 6.93 |
| 87 | Michael Hamlin | Clemson | SR | DB | 13 | 56 | 41 | 97 | 7.46 |
| 87 | Frank Scappaticci | Army | SR | LB | 12 | 53 | 44 | 97 | 8.08 |
| 87 | Maurice Kitchens | Marshall | SR | LB | 12 | 37 | 60 | 97 | 8.08 |
| 87 | Kavell Conner | Clemson | JR | LB | 13 | 35 | 62 | 97 | 7.46 |
| 95 | Alex Knipp | Ball State | JR | DB | 14 | 58 | 38 | 96 | 6.86 |
| 96 | P.J. Mahone | BGSU | JR | DB | 12 | 53 | 42 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 96 | Rolando McClain | Alabama | SO | LB | 14 | 48 | 47 | 95 | 6.79 |
| 96 | Spencer Paysinger | Oregon | SO | LB | 13 | 45 | 50 | 95 | 7.31 |
| 99 | Brian Duncan | Texas Tech | SO | LB | 13 | 61 | 33 | 94 | 7.23 |
| 99 | Matt Featherston | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 12 | 60 | 34 | 94 | 7.83 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.