2011 National Leaders Tackles - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Kuechly | BC | JR | LB | 8 | 79 | 62 | 141 | 17.63 |
| 2 | Curnelius Arnick | Tulsa | SR | LB | 5 | 43 | 29 | 72 | 14.40 |
| 3 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 3 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 14.00 |
| 4 | Brian Wagner | Akron | JR | LB | 10 | 53 | 84 | 137 | 13.70 |
| 5 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 3 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 12.67 |
| 6 | Danny Trevathan | Kentucky | SR | LB | 7 | 43 | 44 | 87 | 12.43 |
| 7 | Bobby Wagner | Utah State | SR | LB | 6 | 36 | 38 | 74 | 12.33 |
| 7 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | JR | LB | 6 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 12.33 |
| 9 | Trent Mackey | Tulane | JR | LB | 10 | 79 | 41 | 120 | 12.00 |
| 9 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 6 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 12.00 |
| 9 | Jacorius Cotton | USM | SO | DB | 2 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 12.00 |
| 12 | Donyae Coleman | NMSU | SR | DB | 9 | 55 | 52 | 107 | 11.89 |
| 13 | Carmen Messina | New Mexico | SR | LB | 11 | 60 | 68 | 128 | 11.64 |
| 14 | Sean Baker | Ball State | SR | DB | 5 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 11.60 |
| 15 | Cort Dennison | Washington | SR | LB | 6 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 11.50 |
| 15 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 29 | 17 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 15 | Dion Bailey | USC | FR | LB | 2 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 11.50 |
| 18 | Jeremy Grove | ECU | FR | LB | 7 | 25 | 55 | 80 | 11.43 |
| 19 | Sean Spence | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 5 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 11.40 |
| 19 | Neiko Thorpe | Auburn | SR | DB | 5 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 11.40 |
| 21 | J.K. Schaffer | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 3 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 11.33 |
| 22 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | SO | LB | 5 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 11.20 |
| 23 | Matt Daniels | Duke | SR | DB | 9 | 52 | 48 | 100 | 11.11 |
| 24 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | SO | DB | 6 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 11.00 |
| 24 | John Boyett | Oregon | JR | DB | 2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 11.00 |
| 24 | Eric Reid | LSU | SO | DB | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 24 | Marcus McGraw | Houston | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 24 | Nico Johnson | Alabama | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 29 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | JR | LB | 6 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 10.83 |
| 30 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 5 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 10.80 |
| 31 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | JR | DB | 9 | 58 | 38 | 96 | 10.67 |
| 31 | Jamie Bender | UAB | SR | DB | 9 | 52 | 44 | 96 | 10.67 |
| 33 | Chaz Walker | Utah | SR | LB | 5 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 10.60 |
| 34 | Omar Brown | Marshall | SR | DB | 6 | 40 | 23 | 63 | 10.50 |
| 34 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | JR | DB | 4 | 28 | 14 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 34 | Deron Wilson | USM | SO | DB | 2 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 34 | Michael Clay | Oregon | JR | LB | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 38 | Taylor Reed | SMU | JR | LB | 4 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 39 | Audie Cole | NC State | SR | LB | 5 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 10.20 |
| 40 | Gary Walker | Idaho | JR | DB | 10 | 64 | 36 | 100 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Brady Amack | Air Force | SR | LB | 6 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Noah Keller | Ohio | SR | LB | 4 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Alex Elkins | Okla St | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Steven Johnson | Kansas | SR | LB | 10 | 52 | 47 | 99 | 9.90 |
| 45 | Steven Erzinger | Army | SR | LB | 9 | 38 | 51 | 89 | 9.89 |
| 46 | Cameron Nwosu | Rice | SO | LB | 8 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 47 | Mychal Kendricks | California | SR | LB | 6 | 41 | 18 | 59 | 9.83 |
| 48 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | SO | LB | 5 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 49 | Lance Kelley | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 50 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 7 | 45 | 23 | 68 | 9.71 |
| 50 | Kevin Pierre-Louis | BC | SO | LB | 7 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 9.71 |
| 50 | Corey Paredes | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 7 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 9.71 |
| 50 | Dwayne Woods | BGSU | JR | LB | 7 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 9.71 |
| 50 | Max Gruder | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 7 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 9.71 |
| 55 | Dwayne Beckford | Purdue | JR | LB | 6 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 9.67 |
| 55 | Eddie Whitley | Va Tech | SR | LB | 3 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 57 | Eric Franklin | Maryland | JR | DB | 10 | 59 | 37 | 96 | 9.60 |
| 57 | Daren Bates | Auburn | JR | LB | 5 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 9.60 |
| 57 | Chris Banjo | SMU | SR | DB | 5 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 9.60 |
| 60 | Keith Smith | SJSU | SO | LB | 7 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 9.43 |
| 60 | Luke Batton | Kent State | JR | LB | 7 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 9.43 |
| 62 | Tre`Shawn Robinson | Idaho | SR | LB | 10 | 47 | 47 | 94 | 9.40 |
| 62 | Jordan Hunt | FIU | JR | LB | 5 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 9.40 |
| 62 | Brian Hendricks | Wyoming | SR | LB | 5 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 9.40 |
| 65 | Kim Royston | Minnesota | SR | DB | 9 | 47 | 37 | 84 | 9.33 |
| 65 | Jonathan Stewart | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 6 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 65 | Aaron Morris | Ball State | SO | LB | 6 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 68 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 7 | 51 | 14 | 65 | 9.29 |
| 68 | Matt Warrick | Navy | JR | LB | 7 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 9.29 |
| 70 | Tashaun Gipson | Wyoming | SR | DB | 5 | 36 | 10 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 70 | Jay Dudley | La Tech | SR | LB | 5 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 72 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | SO | LB | 6 | 34 | 21 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 72 | Charles Mitchell | Miss St | SR | DB | 6 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 74 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | JR | LB | 7 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 9.14 |
| 74 | Kemal Ishmael | UCF | JR | DB | 7 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 9.14 |
| 76 | James Morris | Iowa | SO | LB | 6 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 76 | Earl Wolff | NC State | JR | DB | 5 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 76 | Julian Burnett | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 5 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 76 | Adrien Cole | La Tech | SR | LB | 5 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 76 | Corico Hawkins | Clemson | JR | LB | 4 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 76 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | JR | LB | 4 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 76 | Ronnie Thornton | USM | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 76 | Tramain Thomas | Arkansas | SR | DB | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 76 | Brodrick Brown | Okla St | JR | DB | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 76 | Markelle Martin | Okla St | SR | DB | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 86 | Shaquil Barrett | CSU | SO | LB | 9 | 38 | 42 | 80 | 8.89 |
| 87 | Jason Edwards | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 8 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 8.88 |
| 88 | Emmanuel Acho | Texas | SR | LB | 5 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 8.80 |
| 89 | Ryan Smith | SMU | JR | DB | 4 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 90 | Winston Guy Jr. | Kentucky | SR | DB | 7 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 90 | A.J. Johnson | Tennessee | FR | LB | 7 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 92 | Mitch Zajac | W Mich | SR | LB | 6 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 92 | Aaron Colvin | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 3 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 92 | Travis Lewis | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 3 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 92 | Kelcie McCray | Ark St | SR | DB | 3 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 96 | David Hinds | FAU | JR | LB | 11 | 53 | 42 | 95 | 8.64 |
| 97 | Dexter McCoil | Tulsa | JR | DB | 5 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 97 | Winston Fraser | FIU | JR | LB | 5 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 99 | Ryan Kennedy | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 7 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 99 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 7 | 37 | 23 | 60 | 8.57 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.