2011 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Wagner | Utah State | SR | LB | 13 | 67 | 80 | 147 | 11.31 |
| 2 | Brian Wagner | Akron | JR | LB | 10 | 55 | 82 | 137 | 13.70 |
| 3 | Trent Mackey | Tulane | JR | LB | 11 | 88 | 48 | 136 | 12.36 |
| 3 | Luke Kuechly | BC | JR | LB | 9 | 76 | 60 | 136 | 15.11 |
| 5 | Marcus McGraw | Houston | SR | LB | 13 | 63 | 67 | 130 | 10.00 |
| 6 | Donyae Coleman | NMSU | SR | DB | 11 | 65 | 61 | 126 | 11.45 |
| 7 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | JR | LB | 11 | 40 | 85 | 125 | 11.36 |
| 8 | Stephen Johnson | Temple | SR | LB | 13 | 68 | 55 | 123 | 9.46 |
| 9 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | JR | DB | 11 | 63 | 59 | 122 | 11.09 |
| 10 | Tre`Shawn Robinson | Idaho | SR | LB | 12 | 59 | 58 | 117 | 9.75 |
| 11 | Noah Keller | Ohio | SR | LB | 14 | 45 | 71 | 116 | 8.29 |
| 12 | Brady Amack | Air Force | SR | LB | 11 | 52 | 63 | 115 | 10.45 |
| 13 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | SO | DB | 12 | 60 | 51 | 111 | 9.25 |
| 14 | Pat Schiller | N Illinois | SR | LB | 13 | 39 | 71 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 15 | Gary Walker | Idaho | JR | DB | 12 | 67 | 42 | 109 | 9.08 |
| 15 | Lance Kelley | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 12 | 55 | 54 | 109 | 9.08 |
| 17 | Winston Fraser | FIU | JR | LB | 13 | 64 | 44 | 108 | 8.31 |
| 17 | Corey Paredes | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 13 | 59 | 49 | 108 | 8.31 |
| 17 | Aaron Morris | Ball State | SO | LB | 11 | 46 | 62 | 108 | 9.82 |
| 20 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 10 | 41 | 66 | 107 | 10.70 |
| 21 | Demetrius Hartsfield | Maryland | JR | LB | 8 | 49 | 56 | 105 | 13.13 |
| 21 | J.K. Schaffer | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 12 | 46 | 59 | 105 | 8.75 |
| 23 | Curnelius Arnick | Tulsa | SR | LB | 9 | 64 | 40 | 104 | 11.56 |
| 23 | Carmen Messina | New Mexico | SR | LB | 9 | 53 | 51 | 104 | 11.56 |
| 23 | Chaz Walker | Utah | SR | LB | 12 | 48 | 56 | 104 | 8.67 |
| 26 | Terrence Thomas | Memphis | SR | LB | 11 | 70 | 33 | 103 | 9.36 |
| 26 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 12 | 70 | 33 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 26 | Adrien Cole | La Tech | SR | LB | 10 | 61 | 42 | 103 | 10.30 |
| 26 | Steven Erzinger | Army | SR | LB | 11 | 45 | 58 | 103 | 9.36 |
| 26 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 10 | 44 | 59 | 103 | 10.30 |
| 31 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | JR | DB | 10 | 63 | 39 | 102 | 10.20 |
| 32 | Dwayne Woods | BGSU | JR | LB | 11 | 48 | 53 | 101 | 9.18 |
| 32 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | SO | LB | 11 | 39 | 62 | 101 | 9.18 |
| 34 | Kyle Gallagher | Utah State | SR | LB | 13 | 45 | 55 | 100 | 7.69 |
| 34 | Danny Trevathan | Kentucky | SR | LB | 9 | 42 | 58 | 100 | 11.11 |
| 36 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | FR | LB | 13 | 50 | 48 | 98 | 7.54 |
| 37 | Max Gruder | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 11 | 52 | 45 | 97 | 8.82 |
| 37 | Jahleel Addae | C Mich | JR | DB | 11 | 49 | 48 | 97 | 8.82 |
| 37 | Ronnie Thornton | USM | SR | LB | 13 | 43 | 54 | 97 | 7.46 |
| 40 | Keith Smith | SJSU | SO | LB | 11 | 47 | 49 | 96 | 8.73 |
| 41 | Jamie Bender | UAB | SR | DB | 10 | 52 | 42 | 94 | 9.40 |
| 42 | Conrad Scheidt | Idaho | JR | LB | 12 | 42 | 51 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 43 | Jacorius Cotton | USM | SO | DB | 13 | 51 | 40 | 91 | 7.00 |
| 44 | Luke Batton | Kent State | JR | LB | 10 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 9.00 |
| 44 | Winston Guy Jr. | Kentucky | SR | DB | 9 | 42 | 48 | 90 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Sean Baker | Ball State | SR | DB | 9 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 10.00 |
| 47 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 13 | 54 | 35 | 89 | 6.85 |
| 47 | Julian Burnett | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 10 | 45 | 44 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 47 | Jimmie Ward | N Illinois | SO | DB | 13 | 42 | 47 | 89 | 6.85 |
| 47 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 10 | 39 | 50 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 47 | Drew Nowak | W Mich | SR | DL | 12 | 38 | 51 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 52 | Zach Brown | N Carolina | SR | LB | 11 | 53 | 35 | 88 | 8.00 |
| 52 | David Hinds | FAU | JR | LB | 11 | 50 | 38 | 88 | 8.00 |
| 52 | Jason Edwards | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 10 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 8.80 |
| 55 | Eric Russell | MTSU | SR | DB | 12 | 63 | 24 | 87 | 7.25 |
| 55 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 13 | 52 | 35 | 87 | 6.69 |
| 55 | Anthony Kokal | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 11 | 46 | 41 | 87 | 7.91 |
| 55 | Jory Johnson | U Conn | JR | LB | 10 | 40 | 47 | 87 | 8.70 |
| 59 | Matt Daniels | Duke | SR | DB | 9 | 43 | 43 | 86 | 9.56 |
| 60 | Randell Johnson | FAU | SO | LB | 11 | 58 | 27 | 85 | 7.73 |
| 60 | Jordan Hunt | FIU | JR | LB | 13 | 51 | 34 | 85 | 6.54 |
| 60 | Emmanuel Acho | Texas | SR | LB | 9 | 47 | 38 | 85 | 9.44 |
| 60 | McKade Brady | Utah State | JR | DB | 13 | 41 | 44 | 85 | 6.54 |
| 60 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 9 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 9.44 |
| 60 | Mitch Zajac | W Mich | SR | LB | 12 | 25 | 60 | 85 | 7.08 |
| 66 | Gerald Moore | Ohio | JR | DB | 14 | 48 | 36 | 84 | 6.00 |
| 66 | Ben Bradley | NMSU | SR | DB | 12 | 45 | 39 | 84 | 7.00 |
| 66 | Elliot Coffey | Baylor | SR | LB | 9 | 43 | 41 | 84 | 9.33 |
| 66 | Matt Warrick | Navy | JR | LB | 10 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 8.40 |
| 70 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | JR | LB | 9 | 45 | 38 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 70 | Brian Hendricks | Wyoming | SR | LB | 10 | 43 | 40 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 70 | Joshua Howard | Ball State | SR | DB | 10 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 73 | Aaron Winchester | W Mich | SR | RB | 12 | 50 | 32 | 82 | 6.83 |
| 73 | Kim Royston | Minnesota | SR | DB | 7 | 47 | 35 | 82 | 11.71 |
| 73 | Fred Branch | Buffalo | SR | LB | 12 | 47 | 35 | 82 | 6.83 |
| 73 | Earl Wolff | NC State | JR | DB | 10 | 46 | 36 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 73 | Jerrell Wedge | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 10 | 37 | 45 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 73 | Shaquil Barrett | CSU | SO | LB | 10 | 35 | 47 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 79 | Sam Holl | Baylor | SO | DB | 9 | 60 | 21 | 81 | 9.00 |
| 79 | Omar Brown | Marshall | SR | DB | 9 | 55 | 26 | 81 | 9.00 |
| 79 | Joe Holland | Purdue | SR | LB | 11 | 48 | 33 | 81 | 7.36 |
| 79 | Jonathan Cyprien | FIU | JR | DB | 13 | 48 | 33 | 81 | 6.23 |
| 79 | Steven Johnson | Kansas | SR | LB | 8 | 44 | 37 | 81 | 10.13 |
| 79 | Boyblue Aoelua | NMSU | SR | LB | 12 | 24 | 57 | 81 | 6.75 |
| 85 | Andrae Kirk | FAU | FR | LB | 11 | 42 | 38 | 80 | 7.27 |
| 85 | Lee Skinner | Buffalo | FR | LB | 12 | 38 | 42 | 80 | 6.67 |
| 85 | Jerry Franklin | Arkansas | SR | LB | 9 | 36 | 44 | 80 | 8.89 |
| 85 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | FR | LB | 10 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 85 | David Niumatalolo | NMSU | SR | DL | 12 | 29 | 51 | 80 | 6.67 |
| 90 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | SO | LB | 9 | 46 | 33 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 90 | James Morris | Iowa | SO | LB | 8 | 43 | 36 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 90 | Michael Lanaris | S Florida | JR | LB | 10 | 40 | 39 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 93 | Travis Brown | Fresno St | JR | LB | 11 | 53 | 25 | 78 | 7.09 |
| 93 | Cameron Nwosu | Rice | SO | LB | 9 | 46 | 32 | 78 | 8.67 |
| 93 | Mike Orakpo | CSU | SO | LB | 10 | 46 | 32 | 78 | 7.80 |
| 93 | Quin Ashley | Idaho | SR | DB | 12 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 6.50 |
| 93 | Xavier Lamb | Troy | SR | LB | 10 | 37 | 41 | 78 | 7.80 |
| 98 | LaDarrius Madden | Troy | SR | DB | 10 | 52 | 25 | 77 | 7.70 |
| 98 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 10 | 48 | 29 | 77 | 7.70 |
| 98 | Dexter Heyman | Louisville | SR | LB | 11 | 47 | 30 | 77 | 7.00 |