2016 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Crawford | N Carolina | FR | DT | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 1 | Eric Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 3 | Darrell Songy | USA | JR | LB | 2 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 11.00 |
| 3 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | JR | ILB | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 3 | Donnie Miles | N Carolina | JR | S | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 3 | Bo Bower | Iowa | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 7 | Nate Holley | Kent State | SR | S | 2 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 15.00 |
| 7 | Cayson Collins | N Carolina | JR | LB | 2 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Richie Brown | Miss St | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 7 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 7 | Money Hunter | Ark St | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 7 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | JR | MLB | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 7 | Peyton Pelluer | Wash St | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 7 | Austin Valdez | BGSU | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 7 | Josh Watson | CSU | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 7 | Chris Frey | Mich St | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 17 | Zach Edwards | Cincinnati | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 17 | Andre Smith | N Carolina | SO | LB | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Cody Barton | Utah | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 17 | Kendell Beckwith | LSU | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 17 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 17 | Darius Copeland | Akron | JR | DL | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 17 | Leo Lewis | Miss St | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 24 | Reggan Northrup | Iowa State | SO | LB | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 24 | Nick Cook | Charlotte | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 24 | Brandon Mayes | N Illinois | JR | S | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 24 | Trenton Thompson | Georgia | SO | DT | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 24 | Antonyo Sotolongo | BGSU | FR | DB | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 24 | Ben Niemann | Iowa | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 24 | Kyle Rachwal | EMU | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 24 | Azeez Al-Shaair | FAU | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 24 | Jordan Williams | ECU | JR | ILB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 24 | Tre' Hunter | La-Monroe | SR | S | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 24 | Travin Howard | TCU | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 24 | Tyrell Gilbert | Cincinnati | SO | S | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 24 | Ja'Whaun Bentley | Purdue | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 24 | Danny Ezechukwu | Purdue | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 24 | Trenton Greene | BGSU | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 24 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | FR | CB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 24 | Bryce Jenkinson | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 24 | Donnie Alexander | LSU | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 24 | Bobby Jones IV | N Illinois | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 24 | Dalvin Tomlinson | Alabama | SR | DL | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 24 | Alex Huerta | Utah State | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Deontay Anderson | Miss | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Lewis Neal | LSU | SR | DE | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Kyle Wilson | Ark St | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Johnathan Calvin | Miss St | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Sha-Ki Holines | U Mass | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Chris Fairchild | Kent State | SR | DT | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 24 | Ian Togiai | Utah State | JR | DE | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Waylon Roberson | Ark St | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 53 | Dakota Cox | New Mexico | SR | LB | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 53 | David Griffith | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 53 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 53 | Travis Crawford | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 53 | Alex Bertrando | Nevada | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 53 | Daniel Gonzales | Navy | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 53 | Leki Uasike | Utah State | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 53 | Zach Bradshaw | Virginia | SR | ILB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 53 | Jack Lynn | Minnesota | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 53 | Zack Ryan | Ball State | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 53 | Trey Granier | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 53 | Rommel Mageo | Miss | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 53 | Dante Lovilette | UTEP | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 53 | James Alexander | Kent State | JR | LB | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Roman Buchanan | USA | SR | LB | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Demetrious Cox | Mich St | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 53 | Travis Wilson | Nevada | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 53 | Andrew Motuapuaka | Va Tech | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 53 | Ryan Watson | Air Force | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 53 | Andrew Brown | Virginia | JR | DE | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 53 | Dalton Santos | La Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 53 | Brandon Bryant | Miss St | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 53 | Blake McClain | Kentucky | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 53 | Kash Daniel | Kentucky | FR | LB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 53 | Junior Joseph | UConn | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 53 | Daniel Gray | Utah State | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 53 | Karrington King | Charlotte | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 53 | Nathan Bazata | Iowa | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 53 | Nick Usher | UTEP | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 53 | Nick Orr | TCU | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Xavier Woods | La Tech | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Calvin Minor | N Texas | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Duke Riley | LSU | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Martez Hester | Ball State | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Chase Robison | Ark St | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Fletcher Adams | Miss St | FR | DL | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Zach Befort | USA | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 90 | Terence Waugh | Kent State | SR | DE | 2 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 90 | Cole Holcomb | N Carolina | SO | LB | 2 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 90 | Josiah Tauaefa | UTSA | FR | LB | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 90 | Andrew King | Army | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 90 | Troy Dye | Oregon | FR | LB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 90 | Calvin Munson | SDSU | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 90 | TJ Ricks | ODU | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 90 | Ishmael Hargrove | Buffalo | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 90 | Andrew Dowell | Mich St | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 90 | Riley Bullough | Mich St | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 90 | Jalen Young | FAU | SO | S | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |