2011 Independent Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 5 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 10.40 |
| 2 | Harrison Smith | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 5 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 3 | Gary Gray | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 5 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Jamoris Slaughter | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 5 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 5 | Tra'ves Bush | Navy | JR | DB | 2 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 5 | Robert Blanton | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 5 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 7 | Dan Fox | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 5 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Matt Warrick | Navy | JR | LB | 2 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 9 | Darius Fleming | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 5 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 10 | Zeke Motta | Notre Dame | JR | DB | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 10 | Aaron Lynch | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 12 | Brye French | Navy | JR | LB | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Kapron Lewis-Moore | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Louis Nix III | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 15 | David Sperry | Navy | JR | DB | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 16 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Carlo Calabrese | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 18 | Prince Shembo | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 18 | Matt Brewer | Navy | JR | LB | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Wes Henderson | Navy | JR | DL | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 20 | Kwesi Mitchell | Navy | SR | DB | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 20 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 23 | Ethan Johnson | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 23 | Daniel Sorensen | BYU | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Jared Marks | Navy | SR | DL | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 25 | Jabaree Tuani | Navy | SR | DL | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 25 | Jordan Pendleton | BYU | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | David Wright | Navy | SR | DB | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 25 | Troy Niklas | Notre Dame | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Austin Collinsworth | Notre Dame | SO | DB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Uona Kaveinga | BYU | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 30 | Sean Cwynar | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 33 | Corby Eason | BYU | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 33 | Jarred Shannon | Navy | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 33 | Chris Ferguson | Navy | FR | DB | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 33 | Jamel Dobbs | Navy | SO | DL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 33 | Spencer Hadley | BYU | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 38 | Josh Dowling-Fitzpatrick | Navy | JR | DL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 38 | Mason Graham | Navy | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 38 | Jameson Frazier | BYU | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 38 | Travis Uale | BYU | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 38 | Wave Ryder | Navy | SO | DB | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 38 | George Atkinson III | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 38 | Shawn Lynch | Navy | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 38 | Eathyn Manumaleuna | BYU | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 38 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 38 | Steve Filer | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | David Posluszny | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Preston Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 49 | David Foote | BYU | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |