2011 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Kuechly | BC | JR | LB | 11 | 101 | 79 | 180 | 16.36 |
| 2 | Curnelius Arnick | Tulsa | SR | LB | 13 | 99 | 60 | 159 | 12.23 |
| 3 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 13 | 58 | 82 | 140 | 10.77 |
| 4 | Marcus McGraw | Houston | SR | LB | 13 | 67 | 72 | 139 | 10.69 |
| 5 | Danny Trevathan | Kentucky | SR | LB | 11 | 66 | 72 | 138 | 12.55 |
| 6 | Bobby Wagner | Utah State | SR | LB | 12 | 63 | 74 | 137 | 11.42 |
| 6 | Brian Wagner | Akron | JR | LB | 10 | 53 | 84 | 137 | 13.70 |
| 8 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | JR | DB | 12 | 72 | 64 | 136 | 11.33 |
| 9 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 13 | 60 | 75 | 135 | 10.38 |
| 10 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | JR | LB | 12 | 43 | 91 | 134 | 11.17 |
| 11 | Donyae Coleman | NMSU | SR | DB | 12 | 70 | 63 | 133 | 11.08 |
| 12 | Carmen Messina | New Mexico | SR | LB | 11 | 64 | 68 | 132 | 12.00 |
| 13 | Trent Mackey | Tulane | JR | LB | 11 | 83 | 46 | 129 | 11.73 |
| 14 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 13 | 62 | 66 | 128 | 9.85 |
| 15 | Cort Dennison | Washington | SR | LB | 12 | 61 | 64 | 125 | 10.42 |
| 16 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 12 | 62 | 62 | 124 | 10.33 |
| 16 | Brady Amack | Air Force | SR | LB | 11 | 52 | 72 | 124 | 11.27 |
| 18 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | JR | DB | 12 | 75 | 48 | 123 | 10.25 |
| 19 | Jeremy Grove | ECU | FR | LB | 11 | 45 | 77 | 122 | 11.09 |
| 20 | Stephen Johnson | Temple | SR | LB | 12 | 65 | 55 | 120 | 10.00 |
| 21 | Jamie Bender | UAB | SR | DB | 12 | 69 | 50 | 119 | 9.92 |
| 22 | Adrien Cole | La Tech | SR | LB | 12 | 74 | 44 | 118 | 9.83 |
| 23 | Matt Daniels | Duke | SR | DB | 11 | 62 | 55 | 117 | 10.64 |
| 23 | Emmanuel Acho | Texas | SR | LB | 13 | 61 | 56 | 117 | 9.00 |
| 25 | Noah Keller | Ohio | SR | LB | 13 | 45 | 71 | 116 | 8.92 |
| 26 | Aaron Morris | Ball State | SO | LB | 12 | 48 | 67 | 115 | 9.58 |
| 26 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | JR | LB | 12 | 47 | 68 | 115 | 9.58 |
| 28 | Omar Brown | Marshall | SR | DB | 13 | 71 | 42 | 113 | 8.69 |
| 28 | Elliot Coffey | Baylor | SR | LB | 12 | 55 | 58 | 113 | 9.42 |
| 30 | Kim Royston | Minnesota | SR | DB | 11 | 67 | 45 | 112 | 10.18 |
| 31 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | JR | LB | 12 | 63 | 48 | 111 | 9.25 |
| 31 | Lance Kelley | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 12 | 61 | 50 | 111 | 9.25 |
| 31 | Max Gruder | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 12 | 55 | 56 | 111 | 9.25 |
| 31 | J.K. Schaffer | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 12 | 49 | 62 | 111 | 9.25 |
| 35 | Sam Holl | Baylor | SO | DB | 12 | 79 | 30 | 109 | 9.08 |
| 35 | Tre`Shawn Robinson | Idaho | SR | LB | 11 | 55 | 54 | 109 | 9.91 |
| 37 | John Boyett | Oregon | JR | DB | 13 | 69 | 39 | 108 | 8.31 |
| 37 | Winston Fraser | FIU | JR | LB | 13 | 64 | 44 | 108 | 8.31 |
| 37 | Cameron Nwosu | Rice | SO | LB | 12 | 58 | 50 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 37 | Julian Burnett | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 12 | 53 | 55 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 37 | Winston Guy Jr. | Kentucky | SR | DB | 11 | 47 | 61 | 108 | 9.82 |
| 42 | Ronnie Thornton | USM | SR | LB | 13 | 43 | 64 | 107 | 8.23 |
| 43 | Gary Walker | Idaho | JR | DB | 11 | 67 | 39 | 106 | 9.64 |
| 43 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 11 | 45 | 61 | 106 | 9.64 |
| 45 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | SO | DB | 12 | 58 | 47 | 105 | 8.75 |
| 45 | Chaz Walker | Utah | SR | LB | 12 | 46 | 59 | 105 | 8.75 |
| 47 | Steven Johnson | Kansas | SR | LB | 11 | 55 | 49 | 104 | 9.45 |
| 47 | Keith Smith | SJSU | SO | LB | 12 | 50 | 54 | 104 | 8.67 |
| 47 | Pat Schiller | N Illinois | SR | LB | 13 | 35 | 69 | 104 | 8.00 |
| 50 | Mike Hicks | Baylor | JR | DB | 12 | 69 | 34 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 50 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | JR | LB | 12 | 58 | 45 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 50 | Dwayne Woods | BGSU | JR | LB | 11 | 51 | 52 | 103 | 9.36 |
| 50 | Steven Erzinger | Army | SR | LB | 11 | 45 | 58 | 103 | 9.36 |
| 54 | Mychal Kendricks | California | SR | LB | 12 | 69 | 33 | 102 | 8.50 |
| 54 | Michael Clay | Oregon | JR | LB | 11 | 54 | 48 | 102 | 9.27 |
| 54 | Brandon Marshall | Nevada | SR | LB | 13 | 49 | 53 | 102 | 7.85 |
| 57 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | SO | LB | 13 | 67 | 34 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 57 | David Hinds | FAU | JR | LB | 12 | 56 | 45 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 57 | Corey Paredes | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 12 | 55 | 46 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 57 | Jahleel Addae | C Mich | JR | DB | 11 | 47 | 54 | 101 | 9.18 |
| 57 | Steve Greer | Virginia | JR | LB | 12 | 43 | 58 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 62 | Eric Franklin | Maryland | JR | DB | 11 | 61 | 39 | 100 | 9.09 |
| 62 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | SO | LB | 12 | 56 | 44 | 100 | 8.33 |
| 62 | James-Michael Johnson | Nevada | SR | LB | 13 | 54 | 46 | 100 | 7.69 |
| 65 | Jake Knott | Iowa State | JR | LB | 12 | 62 | 37 | 99 | 8.25 |
| 65 | Zach Brown | N Carolina | SR | LB | 12 | 57 | 42 | 99 | 8.25 |
| 65 | James Morris | Iowa | SO | LB | 11 | 48 | 51 | 99 | 9.00 |
| 68 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 11 | 66 | 32 | 98 | 8.91 |
| 68 | Jonathan Stewart | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 13 | 55 | 43 | 98 | 7.54 |
| 68 | Matt Warrick | Navy | JR | LB | 11 | 53 | 45 | 98 | 8.91 |
| 68 | Keenan Robinson | Texas | SR | LB | 13 | 52 | 46 | 98 | 7.54 |
| 68 | Neiko Thorpe | Auburn | SR | DB | 12 | 49 | 49 | 98 | 8.17 |
| 68 | Sean Spence | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 10 | 48 | 50 | 98 | 9.80 |
| 74 | Daytawion Lowe | Okla St | SO | DB | 13 | 75 | 22 | 97 | 7.46 |
| 74 | Terrence Thomas | Memphis | SR | LB | 11 | 67 | 30 | 97 | 8.82 |
| 74 | Justin Allen | Rice | SR | LB | 12 | 57 | 40 | 97 | 8.08 |
| 74 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | FR | LB | 13 | 50 | 47 | 97 | 7.46 |
| 74 | Shaquil Barrett | CSU | SO | LB | 11 | 45 | 52 | 97 | 8.82 |
| 79 | Ibraheim Campbell | N'western | FR | DB | 12 | 52 | 44 | 96 | 8.00 |
| 79 | Cyhl Quarles | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 12 | 49 | 47 | 96 | 8.00 |
| 79 | Jerry Franklin | Arkansas | SR | LB | 12 | 45 | 51 | 96 | 8.00 |
| 79 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | SO | LB | 11 | 36 | 60 | 96 | 8.73 |
| 83 | Jay Dudley | La Tech | SR | LB | 12 | 51 | 44 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 83 | Jason Edwards | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 11 | 49 | 46 | 95 | 8.64 |
| 83 | Luke Batton | Kent State | JR | LB | 11 | 45 | 50 | 95 | 8.64 |
| 83 | Sean Baker | Ball State | SR | DB | 10 | 44 | 51 | 95 | 9.50 |
| 83 | Tyson Gale | Marshall | SR | LB | 13 | 44 | 51 | 95 | 7.31 |
| 88 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | JR | LB | 12 | 56 | 38 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 88 | Jacorius Cotton | USM | SO | DB | 13 | 52 | 42 | 94 | 7.23 |
| 88 | Ben Bradley | NMSU | SR | DB | 13 | 50 | 44 | 94 | 7.23 |
| 88 | Kenny Demens | Michigan | JR | LB | 13 | 49 | 45 | 94 | 7.23 |
| 88 | Demetrius Hartsfield | Maryland | JR | LB | 8 | 43 | 51 | 94 | 11.75 |
| 93 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 11 | 61 | 32 | 93 | 8.45 |
| 93 | Audie Cole | NC State | SR | LB | 11 | 57 | 36 | 93 | 8.45 |
| 93 | Jimmie Ward | N Illinois | SO | DB | 13 | 44 | 49 | 93 | 7.15 |
| 96 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 10 | 71 | 21 | 92 | 9.20 |
| 96 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 13 | 53 | 39 | 92 | 7.08 |
| 96 | Taylor Reed | SMU | JR | LB | 11 | 52 | 40 | 92 | 8.36 |
| 96 | Daren Bates | Auburn | JR | LB | 12 | 51 | 41 | 92 | 7.67 |
| 96 | Charles Mitchell | Miss St | SR | DB | 12 | 49 | 43 | 92 | 7.67 |