2016 National Leaders Tackles - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukeme Eligwe | Ga South | JR | LB | 1 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 18.00 |
| 1 | Bryan London | Texas St | FR | LB | 1 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 18.00 |
| 3 | Taylor Young | Baylor | JR | LB | 2 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 16.00 |
| 3 | Harvey Langi | BYU | SR | LB | 1 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 16.00 |
| 5 | Raekwon McMillan | Ohio State | JR | LB | 1 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 5 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | JR | LB | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 5 | Matthew Thomas | FSU | JR | LB | 1 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 5 | Wesley Thompson | La-Monroe | SO | S | 1 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 5 | Rodney Butler | NMSU | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 5 | Matt Galambos | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 11 | Kenneth Olugbode | Colorado | SR | ILB | 2 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 14.50 |
| 12 | Tony Reid | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 12 | Demeitre Brim | UCF | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 14 | Roquan Smith | Georgia | SO | LB | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 15 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 2 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 12.00 |
| 15 | Jordan Sterns | Okla St | SR | S | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 12.00 |
| 15 | John Johnson | BC | SR | DB | 1 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 15 | Kavika Luafatasaga | Utah | JR | LB | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 15 | Blake Cashman | Minnesota | SO | LB | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 15 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SO | LB | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 15 | Arnold Tarpley | Vanderbilt | JR | S | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 15 | Jared Collins | Arkansas | SR | DB | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 15 | Matthew Adams | Houston | JR | ILB | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 15 | DeJuan Rogers | Toledo | SR | DB | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 15 | Nathan Ricketts | CMU | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 15 | Keith Kelsey | Louisville | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 15 | Tyler Taafe | Toledo | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 28 | Blair Brown | Ohio | SR | LB | 2 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 11.50 |
| 29 | Frankie Griffin | Texas St | SO | LB | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 29 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | SR | DB | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 29 | Jamez Brickhouse | ODU | FR | CB | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 29 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | SO | LB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 29 | Josiah Tauaefa | UTSA | FR | LB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 29 | John Law | App St | SR | ILB | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 29 | Fred Scott | N Texas | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 29 | Shaan Washington | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 29 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 29 | Brad Koenig | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 29 | Christian Byrum | ODU | SO | S | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 29 | Stacy Thomas | Louisville | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 41 | Reuben Foster | Alabama | SR | LB | 3 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 42 | Niko Small | TCU | SO | S | 2 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 42 | Tony Lashley | Idaho | SO | LB | 2 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 44 | Darrell Songy | USA | JR | LB | 2 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Jarred Alwan | Temple | SR | LB | 2 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Elijah Lee | Kansas St | JR | LB | 2 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Marcus Allen | Penn State | JR | S | 2 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Sunia Tauteoli | Utah | JR | LB | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Connor Strachan | BC | JR | LB | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Chris Worley | Ohio State | JR | LB | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | JR | MLB | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Josh Watson | CSU | SO | LB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Jareid Combs | N Texas | SR | DE | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Dakota Cox | New Mexico | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Chase Day | La-Monroe | FR | LB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Fred Warner | BYU | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Cayson Collins | N Carolina | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 44 | Cole Holcomb | N Carolina | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 60 | Jason Cabinda | Penn State | JR | LB | 2 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 60 | Chad Moore | Ohio | JR | LB | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 62 | Aiavion Edwards | Baylor | SR | LB | 2 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Travon Blanchard | Baylor | JR | DB | 2 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Airius Moore | NC State | JR | LB | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Ja'Boree Poole | USM | SR | DL | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Kevin Davis | CSU | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Darius Harris | MTSU | SO | LB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Josh Cox | CMU | JR | DB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Ben Weaver | Boise St | SR | WLB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Otaro Alaka | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Khalid McGee | S Florida | SO | S | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Tony Annese | CMU | SR | DB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Anthony Wilson | ODU | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Gabe Loyd | Texas St | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Kennan Gilchrist | App St | SR | OLB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | TJ Ricks | ODU | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Jordan Jones | Kentucky | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Curtis Akins | Memphis | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Richie Brown | Miss St | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Shalom Luani | Wash St | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Drew Bailey | Louisville | JR | DL | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Denzil Ware | Kentucky | SO | DE | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | La'Kel Bass | UTSA | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 62 | Harrison Phillips | Stanford | JR | DT | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 86 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | SO | DB | 2 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 86 | Jordan Evans | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 2 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 86 | Chuck Clark | Va Tech | SR | DB | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 86 | Ryan Moeller | Colorado | JR | DB | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 86 | Calvin Munson | SDSU | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 86 | Toran Davis | Ohio | SR | S | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 86 | Terrell Edmunds | Va Tech | SO | ROV | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 93 | Micah Thomas | Navy | JR | LB | 3 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 93 | Kendall Joseph | Clemson | SO | LB | 3 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 95 | Marcell Harris | Florida | JR | DB | 2 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 95 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | SO | DB | 2 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 95 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | SO | DB | 2 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 95 | Orion Stewart | Baylor | SR | S | 2 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 95 | Ty Summers | TCU | SO | LB | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 95 | Addison Gillam | Colorado | JR | ILB | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.