2016 Independent Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | JR | S | 3 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 2 | James Onwualu | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 3 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 3 | Jarron Jones | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 3 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 4 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 3 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 5 | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 6 | Cole Luke | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 3 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 6 | Fred Warner | BYU | JR | LB | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 8 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 9 | Isaac Rochell | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 10 | Tedrick Lowery | U Mass | JR | S | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 11 | Devin Studstill | Notre Dame | FR | S | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 11 | Asmar Bilal | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 13 | Shane Huber | U Mass | JR | ILB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 14 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 14 | Khary Bailey-Smith | U Mass | SR | S | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 16 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 17 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | JR | OLB | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Kai Nacua | BYU | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Greer Martini | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 17 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 21 | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 21 | Logan Taele | BYU | SR | DL | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 21 | Jackson Porter | U Mass | JR | CB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 21 | Rhyan England | Army | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 21 | Nicco Fertitta | Notre Dame | SO | S | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 21 | Marcus Hyatt | Army | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 21 | Matt Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 21 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Donte Vaughn | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 29 | Andrew King | Army | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Francis Bernard | BYU | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Eric Takenaka | BYU | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Lee Moses | U Mass | SO | S | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Steve Casali | U Mass | JR | ILB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Peter Ngobidi | U Mass | SR | OLB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Andrew Trumbetti | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Dayan Lake | BYU | FR | DB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 39 | Elijah Taylor | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 39 | Harvey Langi | BYU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 39 | Tanner Jacobson | BYU | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 39 | Elijah Riley | Army | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 39 | Xavier Moss | Army | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 39 | Brandon Jackson | Army | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 39 | Chase Claypool | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 39 | Tomasi Laulile | BYU | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 39 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SO | DL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 39 | Sha-Ki Holines | U Mass | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Austin McChesney | BYU | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |