2011 National Leaders Tackles - All Games through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Kuechly | BC | JR | LB | 12 | 102 | 89 | 191 | 15.92 |
| 2 | Curnelius Arnick | Tulsa | SR | LB | 13 | 99 | 60 | 159 | 12.23 |
| 3 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 14 | 60 | 90 | 150 | 10.71 |
| 4 | Bobby Wagner | Utah State | SR | LB | 13 | 67 | 80 | 147 | 11.31 |
| 4 | Brian Wagner | Akron | JR | LB | 11 | 56 | 91 | 147 | 13.36 |
| 6 | Trent Mackey | Tulane | JR | LB | 12 | 96 | 49 | 145 | 12.08 |
| 7 | Danny Trevathan | Kentucky | SR | LB | 12 | 67 | 76 | 143 | 11.92 |
| 7 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 14 | 64 | 79 | 143 | 10.21 |
| 9 | Carmen Messina | New Mexico | SR | LB | 12 | 68 | 74 | 142 | 11.83 |
| 10 | Marcus McGraw | Houston | SR | LB | 14 | 67 | 74 | 141 | 10.07 |
| 11 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | JR | DB | 13 | 74 | 66 | 140 | 10.77 |
| 12 | Brady Amack | Air Force | SR | LB | 13 | 61 | 75 | 136 | 10.46 |
| 13 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | JR | LB | 12 | 43 | 91 | 134 | 11.17 |
| 14 | Donyae Coleman | NMSU | SR | DB | 12 | 70 | 63 | 133 | 11.08 |
| 14 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 13 | 65 | 68 | 133 | 10.23 |
| 16 | Cort Dennison | Washington | SR | LB | 13 | 64 | 64 | 128 | 9.85 |
| 16 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 13 | 62 | 66 | 128 | 9.85 |
| 18 | Adrien Cole | La Tech | SR | LB | 13 | 78 | 49 | 127 | 9.77 |
| 19 | Matt Daniels | Duke | SR | DB | 12 | 65 | 61 | 126 | 10.50 |
| 20 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | JR | DB | 12 | 75 | 48 | 123 | 10.25 |
| 20 | Kim Royston | Minnesota | SR | DB | 12 | 71 | 52 | 123 | 10.25 |
| 20 | Stephen Johnson | Temple | SR | LB | 13 | 68 | 55 | 123 | 9.46 |
| 20 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | JR | LB | 13 | 49 | 74 | 123 | 9.46 |
| 24 | Jeremy Grove | ECU | FR | LB | 11 | 45 | 77 | 122 | 11.09 |
| 25 | Julian Burnett | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 13 | 60 | 60 | 120 | 9.23 |
| 25 | Winston Guy Jr. | Kentucky | SR | DB | 12 | 57 | 63 | 120 | 10.00 |
| 27 | Jamie Bender | UAB | SR | DB | 12 | 69 | 50 | 119 | 9.92 |
| 27 | Steven Johnson | Kansas | SR | LB | 12 | 64 | 55 | 119 | 9.92 |
| 29 | Lance Kelley | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 13 | 64 | 54 | 118 | 9.08 |
| 30 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | JR | LB | 13 | 66 | 51 | 117 | 9.00 |
| 30 | Emmanuel Acho | Texas | SR | LB | 13 | 61 | 56 | 117 | 9.00 |
| 30 | Tre`Shawn Robinson | Idaho | SR | LB | 12 | 59 | 58 | 117 | 9.75 |
| 33 | Max Gruder | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 13 | 58 | 58 | 116 | 8.92 |
| 33 | Noah Keller | Ohio | SR | LB | 14 | 45 | 71 | 116 | 8.29 |
| 35 | Chaz Walker | Utah | SR | LB | 13 | 51 | 64 | 115 | 8.85 |
| 35 | Aaron Morris | Ball State | SO | LB | 12 | 48 | 67 | 115 | 9.58 |
| 35 | Pat Schiller | N Illinois | SR | LB | 14 | 42 | 73 | 115 | 8.21 |
| 38 | Jake Knott | Iowa State | JR | LB | 13 | 73 | 41 | 114 | 8.77 |
| 38 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | SO | DB | 13 | 62 | 52 | 114 | 8.77 |
| 38 | Elliot Coffey | Baylor | SR | LB | 13 | 55 | 59 | 114 | 8.77 |
| 38 | J.K. Schaffer | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 13 | 51 | 63 | 114 | 8.77 |
| 42 | Sam Holl | Baylor | SO | DB | 13 | 83 | 30 | 113 | 8.69 |
| 42 | Omar Brown | Marshall | SR | DB | 13 | 71 | 42 | 113 | 8.69 |
| 44 | Dwayne Woods | BGSU | JR | LB | 12 | 57 | 54 | 111 | 9.25 |
| 44 | Ronnie Thornton | USM | SR | LB | 14 | 47 | 64 | 111 | 7.93 |
| 46 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | SO | LB | 13 | 62 | 48 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 47 | Gary Walker | Idaho | JR | DB | 12 | 67 | 42 | 109 | 9.08 |
| 47 | James Morris | Iowa | SO | LB | 12 | 52 | 57 | 109 | 9.08 |
| 47 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | SO | LB | 12 | 41 | 68 | 109 | 9.08 |
| 50 | John Boyett | Oregon | JR | DB | 13 | 69 | 39 | 108 | 8.31 |
| 50 | Winston Fraser | FIU | JR | LB | 13 | 64 | 44 | 108 | 8.31 |
| 50 | Audie Cole | NC State | SR | LB | 13 | 61 | 47 | 108 | 8.31 |
| 50 | Corey Paredes | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 13 | 59 | 49 | 108 | 8.31 |
| 50 | Cameron Nwosu | Rice | SO | LB | 12 | 58 | 50 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 50 | Demetrius Hartsfield | Maryland | JR | LB | 9 | 50 | 58 | 108 | 12.00 |
| 50 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 12 | 46 | 62 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Jahleel Addae | C Mich | JR | DB | 12 | 51 | 56 | 107 | 8.92 |
| 58 | Terrence Thomas | Memphis | SR | LB | 12 | 72 | 34 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 58 | Eric Franklin | Maryland | JR | DB | 12 | 64 | 42 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 58 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | JR | LB | 13 | 60 | 46 | 106 | 8.15 |
| 58 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | FR | LB | 14 | 55 | 51 | 106 | 7.57 |
| 58 | Sean Spence | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 11 | 54 | 52 | 106 | 9.64 |
| 63 | Mike Hicks | Baylor | JR | DB | 13 | 71 | 34 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 63 | Mychal Kendricks | California | SR | LB | 13 | 69 | 36 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 63 | Zach Brown | N Carolina | SR | LB | 13 | 62 | 43 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 63 | Earl Wolff | NC State | JR | DB | 13 | 59 | 46 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 63 | Brian Hendricks | Wyoming | SR | LB | 13 | 55 | 50 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 68 | Daren Bates | Auburn | JR | LB | 13 | 59 | 45 | 104 | 8.00 |
| 68 | Keith Smith | SJSU | SO | LB | 12 | 50 | 54 | 104 | 8.67 |
| 70 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 12 | 70 | 33 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 70 | Matt Warrick | Navy | JR | LB | 12 | 54 | 49 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 70 | Steven Erzinger | Army | SR | LB | 11 | 45 | 58 | 103 | 9.36 |
| 70 | Steve Greer | Virginia | JR | LB | 13 | 43 | 60 | 103 | 7.92 |
| 74 | Jay Dudley | La Tech | SR | LB | 13 | 55 | 47 | 102 | 7.85 |
| 74 | Michael Clay | Oregon | JR | LB | 11 | 54 | 48 | 102 | 9.27 |
| 74 | Luke Ruff | Wyoming | JR | DB | 13 | 54 | 48 | 102 | 7.85 |
| 74 | Neiko Thorpe | Auburn | SR | DB | 13 | 51 | 51 | 102 | 7.85 |
| 74 | Luke Batton | Kent State | JR | LB | 12 | 50 | 52 | 102 | 8.50 |
| 74 | Brandon Marshall | Nevada | SR | LB | 13 | 49 | 53 | 102 | 7.85 |
| 80 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | SO | LB | 13 | 67 | 34 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 80 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | JR | LB | 13 | 57 | 44 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 80 | David Hinds | FAU | JR | LB | 12 | 56 | 45 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 80 | Taylor Reed | SMU | JR | LB | 12 | 56 | 45 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 80 | Cyhl Quarles | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 13 | 52 | 49 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 80 | Jerry Franklin | Arkansas | SR | LB | 13 | 46 | 55 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 86 | James-Michael Johnson | Nevada | SR | LB | 13 | 54 | 46 | 100 | 7.69 |
| 86 | Ibraheim Campbell | N'western | FR | DB | 13 | 54 | 46 | 100 | 7.69 |
| 86 | Jason Edwards | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 12 | 51 | 49 | 100 | 8.33 |
| 86 | Jimmie Ward | N Illinois | SO | DB | 14 | 48 | 52 | 100 | 7.14 |
| 86 | Kyle Gallagher | Utah State | SR | LB | 13 | 45 | 55 | 100 | 7.69 |
| 91 | Shaquil Barrett | CSU | SO | LB | 12 | 45 | 54 | 99 | 8.25 |
| 92 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 14 | 58 | 40 | 98 | 7.00 |
| 92 | Jonathan Stewart | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 13 | 55 | 43 | 98 | 7.54 |
| 92 | Jacorius Cotton | USM | SO | DB | 14 | 54 | 44 | 98 | 7.00 |
| 92 | Keenan Robinson | Texas | SR | LB | 13 | 52 | 46 | 98 | 7.54 |
| 92 | Andrew Wilson | Missouri | SO | LB | 13 | 47 | 51 | 98 | 7.54 |
| 97 | Daytawion Lowe | Okla St | SO | DB | 13 | 75 | 22 | 97 | 7.46 |
| 97 | Justin Allen | Rice | SR | LB | 12 | 57 | 40 | 97 | 8.08 |
| 97 | Corico Hawkins | Clemson | JR | LB | 14 | 48 | 49 | 97 | 6.93 |
| 97 | Jory Johnson | U Conn | JR | LB | 12 | 45 | 52 | 97 | 8.08 |