2008 National Leaders Tackles - All Games through 11/15/2008
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derrick Richardson | NMSU | SR | DB | 9 | 59 | 57 | 116 | 12.89 |
| 2 | Frantz Joseph | FAU | SR | LB | 10 | 67 | 47 | 114 | 11.40 |
| 3 | Brit Miller | Illinois | SR | LB | 11 | 67 | 57 | 124 | 11.27 |
| 3 | Jason Beauchamp | UNLV | JR | LB | 11 | 52 | 72 | 124 | 11.27 |
| 5 | Michael Tauiliili | Duke | SR | LB | 10 | 59 | 52 | 111 | 11.10 |
| 6 | Joe Pawelek | Baylor | JR | LB | 11 | 51 | 70 | 121 | 11.00 |
| 7 | Sean Weatherspoon | Missouri | JR | LB | 11 | 60 | 59 | 119 | 10.82 |
| 8 | Gerald McRath | USM | JR | LB | 11 | 63 | 55 | 118 | 10.73 |
| 9 | Nick Bellore | C Mich | SO | LB | 10 | 51 | 56 | 107 | 10.70 |
| 10 | Travis Lewis | Oklahoma | FR | LB | 10 | 54 | 51 | 105 | 10.50 |
| 11 | Cardia Jackson | La-Monroe | JR | LB | 11 | 68 | 46 | 114 | 10.36 |
| 12 | James Laurinaitis | Ohio State | SR | LB | 11 | 42 | 67 | 109 | 9.91 |
| 13 | Tobe Nwigwe | N Texas | JR | LB | 10 | 44 | 55 | 99 | 9.90 |
| 13 | Alex Wujciak | Maryland | SO | LB | 10 | 39 | 60 | 99 | 9.90 |
| 15 | Scott McKillop | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 9 | 61 | 28 | 89 | 9.89 |
| 16 | Anthony Heygood | Purdue | SR | LB | 11 | 61 | 46 | 107 | 9.73 |
| 17 | Derek Burrell | Kent State | SR | LB | 10 | 41 | 55 | 96 | 9.60 |
| 18 | Corey Boudreaux | SDSU | SR | DB | 10 | 56 | 38 | 94 | 9.40 |
| 19 | Nick Paden | NMSU | JR | LB | 10 | 38 | 55 | 93 | 9.30 |
| 20 | Joey Hudson | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 10 | 53 | 39 | 92 | 9.20 |
| 20 | Brian Lainhart | Kent State | SO | DB | 10 | 41 | 51 | 92 | 9.20 |
| 22 | Ken Lamendola | Air Force | SO | LB | 11 | 38 | 63 | 101 | 9.18 |
| 23 | Adam Vincent | UTEP | SR | LB | 10 | 35 | 56 | 91 | 9.10 |
| 24 | Greg Jones | Mich St | SO | LB | 11 | 60 | 40 | 100 | 9.09 |
| 25 | Josh Thompson | La-Monroe | JR | DB | 11 | 60 | 39 | 99 | 9.00 |
| 25 | Jake Hutton | Utah State | SR | LB | 11 | 44 | 55 | 99 | 9.00 |
| 25 | Mark Paschal | N Carolina | SR | LB | 10 | 57 | 33 | 90 | 9.00 |
| 25 | Justin Winters | Buffalo | SO | LB | 10 | 39 | 51 | 90 | 9.00 |
| 25 | Ben Jacobs | Fresno St | SO | LB | 10 | 36 | 54 | 90 | 9.00 |
| 30 | Pete Fleps | SMU | SO | LB | 11 | 62 | 36 | 98 | 8.91 |
| 30 | Russell Allen | SDSU | SR | LB | 11 | 59 | 39 | 98 | 8.91 |
| 30 | Jeff Smart | Colorado | JR | LB | 11 | 54 | 44 | 98 | 8.91 |
| 30 | Rennie Curran | Georgia | SO | LB | 11 | 54 | 44 | 98 | 8.91 |
| 34 | Quan Sturdivant | N Carolina | SO | LB | 10 | 64 | 25 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 34 | Kyle McCarthy | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 10 | 51 | 38 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 34 | Archie Donald | Toledo | JR | LB | 10 | 47 | 42 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 37 | Vincent Rey | Duke | JR | LB | 10 | 52 | 36 | 88 | 8.80 |
| 37 | Antonio Baker | La Tech | JR | DB | 10 | 43 | 45 | 88 | 8.80 |
| 39 | Obi Ezeh | Michigan | SO | LB | 11 | 59 | 37 | 96 | 8.73 |
| 40 | Clayton Mullins | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 10 | 49 | 38 | 87 | 8.70 |
| 41 | Mason Foster | Washington | SO | LB | 10 | 51 | 35 | 86 | 8.60 |
| 41 | Daniel Holtzclaw | E Mich | SR | LB | 10 | 42 | 44 | 86 | 8.60 |
| 43 | Clint McPeek | New Mexico | JR | DB | 12 | 50 | 53 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 44 | Navorro Bowman | Penn State | FR | LB | 11 | 50 | 44 | 94 | 8.55 |
| 45 | Aaron Curry | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 10 | 55 | 30 | 85 | 8.50 |
| 45 | Jon Copper | Virginia | SR | LB | 10 | 49 | 36 | 85 | 8.50 |
| 45 | Boris Lee | Troy | JR | LB | 10 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 8.50 |
| 45 | Mike Bryan | Tulsa | JR | LB | 10 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 8.50 |
| 45 | Andrew Sendejo | Rice | JR | DB | 8 | 42 | 26 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 50 | Davonte Shannon | Buffalo | SO | DB | 10 | 43 | 41 | 84 | 8.40 |
| 50 | Dominic Douglas | Miss St | SR | LB | 10 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 8.40 |
| 52 | Louis Delmas | W Mich | SR | DB | 11 | 50 | 42 | 92 | 8.36 |
| 52 | Brad Phillips | N'western | JR | DB | 11 | 49 | 43 | 92 | 8.36 |
| 52 | Pat Angerer | Iowa | JR | LB | 11 | 34 | 58 | 92 | 8.36 |
| 55 | Micah Johnson | Kentucky | JR | LB | 9 | 49 | 26 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 55 | Ellix Wilson | Tennessee | SR | LB | 9 | 43 | 32 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 57 | Mark Herzlich | BC | JR | LB | 10 | 62 | 21 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 57 | Greg Laybourn | Oregon St | SR | DB | 10 | 44 | 39 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 57 | Patrick Benoist | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 10 | 42 | 41 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 57 | Mario Harvey | Marshall | JR | LB | 10 | 34 | 49 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 61 | James Holt | Kansas | SR | LB | 11 | 49 | 42 | 91 | 8.27 |
| 62 | David Bruton | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 10 | 49 | 33 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 63 | Roddrick Muckelroy | Texas | JR | LB | 11 | 62 | 28 | 90 | 8.18 |
| 63 | Ward Dobbs | Wyoming | SR | LB | 11 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 8.18 |
| 65 | Matt Featherston | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 11 | 55 | 34 | 89 | 8.09 |
| 65 | Matt Bauman | BYU | JR | LB | 11 | 39 | 50 | 89 | 8.09 |
| 67 | Jordan Lake | Baylor | JR | DB | 11 | 60 | 28 | 88 | 8.00 |
| 67 | Darrell Stuckey | Kansas | JR | DB | 11 | 54 | 34 | 88 | 8.00 |
| 67 | James Smith | Iowa State | JR | DB | 10 | 55 | 25 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 67 | Mike Newton | Buffalo | JR | DB | 10 | 45 | 35 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 67 | Craig Robertson | N Texas | SO | LB | 10 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 72 | Luke Laolagi | SDSU | JR | LB | 11 | 45 | 42 | 87 | 7.91 |
| 73 | Chris Marve | Vanderbilt | FR | LB | 10 | 43 | 36 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 73 | Noah Keller | Ohio | SO | LB | 10 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 73 | Kavell Conner | Clemson | JR | LB | 10 | 27 | 52 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 76 | Stephen Anderson | Army | SO | LB | 8 | 40 | 23 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 77 | Shaun Mohler | Colorado | JR | LB | 11 | 57 | 29 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 77 | Andre Sexton | Okla St | JR | DB | 11 | 54 | 32 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 79 | Danny Carmichael | MTSU | JR | LB | 10 | 54 | 24 | 78 | 7.80 |
| 79 | Tyrone McKenzie | S Florida | SR | LB | 10 | 50 | 28 | 78 | 7.80 |
| 79 | Ricky Brewer | CSU | SO | LB | 10 | 47 | 31 | 78 | 7.80 |
| 79 | Solomon Elimimian | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 10 | 37 | 41 | 78 | 7.80 |
| 83 | Brandon Spikes | Florida | JR | LB | 9 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 84 | T.J. Ward | Oregon | JR | LB | 11 | 57 | 28 | 85 | 7.73 |
| 84 | Mychal Sisson | CSU | FR | LB | 11 | 48 | 37 | 85 | 7.73 |
| 84 | Alton Dixon | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 11 | 37 | 48 | 85 | 7.73 |
| 87 | Jaiquawn Jarrett | Temple | SO | DB | 10 | 46 | 31 | 77 | 7.70 |
| 87 | Ryan Hamilton | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 10 | 38 | 39 | 77 | 7.70 |
| 87 | Kevin Malast | Rutgers | SR | LB | 10 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 7.70 |
| 90 | Zach Arnett | New Mexico | SR | LB | 12 | 39 | 53 | 92 | 7.67 |
| 90 | William Moore | Missouri | SR | DB | 9 | 44 | 25 | 69 | 7.67 |
| 92 | Bear Woods | Troy | JR | LB | 8 | 39 | 22 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 92 | Cobrani Mixon | Kent State | SO | LB | 8 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 94 | Scott Lutrus | U Conn | SO | LB | 10 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 94 | Maurice Kitchens | Marshall | SR | LB | 10 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 96 | Chico Hunter | USM | SO | DB | 9 | 44 | 24 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 96 | Mortty Ivy | WVU | SR | LB | 9 | 26 | 42 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 98 | Gabe Knapton | Wyoming | FR | LB | 11 | 29 | 54 | 83 | 7.55 |
| 99 | Michael Hamlin | Clemson | SR | DB | 10 | 45 | 30 | 75 | 7.50 |
| 99 | Corey Sonnier | Tulane | JR | DB | 10 | 41 | 34 | 75 | 7.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.