2016 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Trenton Greene BGSU SR LB 1 9 7 16 16.00
2 Nate Holley Kent State SR S 2 17 14 31 15.50
3 Dallin Leavitt Utah State JR DB 1 8 7 15 15.00
4 Emmanuel Ellerbee Rice JR LB 2 21 7 28 14.00
4 Kevin Davis CSU SR LB 2 19 9 28 14.00
4 Ryan McAleenan UNLV SR LB 1 12 2 14 14.00
4 Calvin Munson SDSU SR LB 1 9 5 14 14.00
8 Alex Dale MTSU JR S 2 17 9 26 13.00
8 Aaron Taylor Ball State SR LB 1 9 4 13 13.00
8 Andrew Wingard Wyoming SO FS 1 6 7 13 13.00
11 Jeremy Timpf Army SR LB 2 13 11 24 12.00
11 Roman Buchanan USA SR LB 1 10 2 12 12.00
13 Rodney Butler NMSU SR LB 2 9 14 23 11.50
14 Micah Kiser Virginia JR ILB 9 52 51 103 11.44
15 Obi Melifonwu UConn SR S 3 24 9 33 11.00
15 Eric Boggs App St JR ILB 2 9 13 22 11.00
15 Bobby Baker Georgia St SR S 1 8 3 11 11.00
15 Alonzo McGee Georgia St SR LB 1 8 3 11 11.00
15 Marcus Epps Wyoming SO DB 1 7 4 11 11.00
15 TJ Ricks ODU SR LB 1 6 5 11 11.00
21 Tegray Scales Indiana JR LB 11 85 32 117 10.64
22 Jake Schlager CSU JR DB 2 17 4 21 10.50
22 Anthony Wint FIU JR LB 2 14 7 21 10.50
22 Quentin Poling Ohio JR LB 2 14 7 21 10.50
25 Jayon Brown UCLA SR LB 10 60 44 104 10.40
26 Joe Giles-Harris Duke FR LB 9 50 42 92 10.22
27 Zach Cunningham Vanderbilt JR ILB 10 61 41 102 10.20
27 Butch Pau'u BYU SO LB 5 27 24 51 10.20
29 Josey Jewell Iowa JR MLB 11 55 57 112 10.18
30 Travin Howard TCU JR LB 11 62 48 110 10.00
30 Quin Blanding Virginia JR FS 9 52 38 90 10.00
30 Asantay Brown W Mich JR LB 3 18 12 30 10.00
30 Ironhead Gallon Ga South SR LB 2 15 5 20 10.00
30 Khalil Hodge Buffalo SO LB 1 8 2 10 10.00
30 Alex Bertrando Nevada SR LB 1 8 2 10 10.00
30 Xavier Woodson-Luster Ark St SR LB 1 7 3 10 10.00
30 Jarrett Franklin Buffalo JR LB 1 7 3 10 10.00
30 Juan Giraldo EMU JR DB 1 7 3 10 10.00
30 Dante Lovilette UTEP JR LB 1 6 4 10 10.00
30 Austin Valdez BGSU JR LB 1 5 5 10 10.00
30 Jeff Camilli Fresno St SR ILB 1 3 7 10 10.00
30 Bryan London Texas St FR LB 1 2 8 10 10.00
43 Ty Summers TCU SO LB 11 53 55 108 9.82
44 Ben Humphreys Duke SO LB 9 44 43 87 9.67
44 Ben Weaver Boise St SR WLB 3 15 14 29 9.67
44 Auggie Sanchez S Florida JR LB 3 15 14 29 9.67
47 Trevor Morris Rutgers SO LB 10 54 41 95 9.50
47 Treyvon Williams FIU JR LB 2 12 7 19 9.50
47 Mark Rucker UCF SR LB 2 11 8 19 9.50
47 Steven Taylor Houston SR OLB 2 11 8 19 9.50
47 Tony Reid Miami (Oh) JR DB 2 8 11 19 9.50
47 Keith Brown Western Ky SR LB 2 8 11 19 9.50
47 Andrew King Army SR LB 2 7 12 19 9.50
54 Parris Bennett Syracuse JR LB 8 44 31 75 9.38
55 Elijah Lee Kansas St JR LB 11 67 36 103 9.36
56 Tré Watson Illinois SO LB 10 33 60 93 9.30
57 Shane Cockerille Maryland JR LB 9 42 41 83 9.22
58 Andre Smith N Carolina SO LB 11 51 50 101 9.18
59 Riley Bullough Mich St SR LB 7 14 50 64 9.14
60 Jordan Sterns Okla St SR S 10 56 35 91 9.10
61 Cole Holcomb N Carolina SO LB 11 51 49 100 9.09
62 Markus Bailey Purdue FR LB 9 48 33 81 9.00
62 Junior Joseph UConn JR LB 3 18 9 27 9.00
62 Secdrick Cooper La Tech JR S 2 16 2 18 9.00
62 Joel Iyiegbuniwe Western Ky SO LB 2 14 4 18 9.00
62 Jordan Harris La Tech SR LB 2 12 6 18 9.00
62 Branden Leston Western Ky SR DB 2 12 6 18 9.00
62 Asauni Rufus Nevada SO DB 1 8 1 9 9.00
62 Eric Wilson Cincinnati SR LB 1 7 2 9 9.00
62 Kalen Jackson USA SR S 1 6 3 9 9.00
62 Kane Miskel ODU FR DB 1 5 4 9 9.00
62 Travis Crawford La-Lafytte JR DB 1 5 4 9 9.00
62 Antonyo Sotolongo BGSU FR DB 1 4 5 9 9.00
62 Terris Lewis Troy SR LB 1 4 5 9 9.00
62 Craig Suits Tulsa JR LB 1 4 5 9 9.00
62 Clarence Guidry III Texas St JR CB 1 3 6 9 9.00
62 Jeremy Brady Tulsa SR S 1 3 6 9 9.00
62 Kyle Wilson Ark St JR LB 1 2 7 9 9.00
79 Hardy Nickerson Illinois SR LB 10 29 60 89 8.90
80 Fish Smithson Kansas SR S 9 59 21 80 8.89
80 Brandon Bell Penn State SR LB 9 37 43 80 8.89
82 Kenneth Olugbode Colorado SR ILB 12 62 44 106 8.83
83 Shaan Washington Texas A&M SR LB 10 38 50 88 8.80
84 Josh Jones NC State JR S 9 46 33 79 8.78
85 Marquel Lee Wk Forest SR LB 9 50 28 78 8.67
85 Trayvon Henderson Hawai'i JR DB 3 20 6 26 8.67
87 Ben Boulware Clemson SR LB 13 58 54 112 8.62
88 Jalen Young FAU SO S 2 14 3 17 8.50
88 Tony Lashley Idaho SO LB 2 14 3 17 8.50
88 Jordan Wyatt SMU SO DB 2 14 3 17 8.50
88 Rodney Allen Marshall JR DB 2 13 4 17 8.50
88 Jonathan Cook Memphis JR DB 2 13 4 17 8.50
88 Cortez Sisco, Jr. La-Monroe FR LB 2 10 7 17 8.50
88 Corey Neely Marshall SR S 2 8 9 17 8.50
88 Frank Ginda SJSU SO LB 2 7 10 17 8.50
88 Chris Melton MTSU SO LB 2 6 11 17 8.50
97 Jermaine Carter, Jr. Maryland JR LB 10 44 40 84 8.40
97 Deonte Roberts Rutgers SO LB 10 29 55 84 8.40
99 Godwin Igwebuike N'western JR S 11 66 26 92 8.36
100 Jessie Bates III Wk Forest FR DB 9 51 24 75 8.33

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.