2017 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Frank Ginda SJSU JR LB 8 55 52 107 13.38
2 Khalil Hodge Buffalo JR LB 8 45 56 101 12.63
3 Josey Jewell Iowa SR MLB 8 50 47 97 12.13
4 Shane Johnson Coast Car SR LB 7 38 45 83 11.86
5 Azeez Al-Shaair FAU JR LB 9 49 56 105 11.67
6 Trevor Morris Rutgers JR LB 9 31 71 102 11.33
7 Christian Sam Ariz St JR LB 9 67 34 101 11.22
8 Tony Lashley Idaho JR LB 8 51 38 89 11.13
8 Micah Kiser Virginia SR ILB 8 33 56 89 11.13
8 Devin White LSU SO LB 8 26 63 89 11.13
11 Joe Dineen Jr. Kansas JR LB 9 69 30 99 11.00
11 Thomas Barber Minnesota SO LB 9 65 34 99 11.00
13 Kenny Young UCLA SR LB 9 66 32 98 10.89
14 Ben DeLuca Charlotte SO DB 7 42 34 76 10.86
15 Parris Bennett Syracuse SR LB 8 55 31 86 10.75
15 Jaylyin Minor Cincinnati SR LB 8 46 40 86 10.75
17 DeMarquis Gates Miss SR LB 8 52 33 85 10.63
17 McKinley Whitfield Tulsa JR S 8 47 38 85 10.63
17 De’Jon Harris Arkansas SO LB 8 46 39 85 10.63
20 Jahlani Tavai Hawai'i JR LB 8 41 43 84 10.50
21 Ulysees Gilbert III Akron JR LB 9 48 45 93 10.33
22 Dalton Herrington NMSU SR LB 8 30 52 82 10.25
22 Chase Hancock Marshall JR LB 8 23 59 82 10.25
24 Emmanuel Ellerbee Rice SR LB 8 44 37 81 10.13
24 Joe Giles-Harris Duke SO LB 8 33 48 81 10.13
26 Leighton Vander Esch Boise St JR WLB 9 54 36 90 10.00
26 Travin Howard TCU SR LB 8 49 31 80 10.00
26 D'Juan Hines Houston SR LB 8 43 37 80 10.00
29 Jeremy Reaves USA SR S 8 52 27 79 9.88
30 Cole Holcomb N Carolina JR LB 7 33 36 69 9.86
30 Malik Gant Marshall SO S 7 30 39 69 9.86
32 Roquan Smith Georgia JR ILB 10 61 37 98 9.80
33 Andrew Wingard Wyoming JR FS 8 48 30 78 9.75
33 Quin Blanding Virginia SR FS 8 32 46 78 9.75
33 Jordan Mack Virginia SO ILB 8 28 50 78 9.75
36 Korrin Wiggins ECU SR DB 7 37 31 68 9.71
37 Cooper Edmiston Tulsa SO LB 8 41 36 77 9.63
37 Jeff Gemmell Charlotte SO LB 8 38 39 77 9.63
39 Logan Wilson Wyoming SO LB 8 49 27 76 9.50
39 Tyrel Dodson Texas A&M SO LB 8 34 42 76 9.50
39 Austin Paulhus Nevada SR LB 8 31 45 76 9.50
42 Chase Dutra Indiana SR DB 9 60 25 85 9.44
43 Suli Tamaivena Utah State JR LB 8 28 47 75 9.38
44 Joel Lanning Iowa State SR LB 9 40 44 84 9.33
45 Brad Koenig Miami (Oh) JR LB 8 49 25 74 9.25
45 Jordan Kunaszyk California JR ILB 8 40 34 74 9.25
47 Malik Jefferson Texas JR LB 9 62 21 83 9.22
48 Ron LaForce NMSU JR DB 8 36 37 73 9.13
49 Deonte Roberts Rutgers JR LB 9 19 63 82 9.11
50 Colin Schooler Arizona FR LB 9 55 26 81 9.00
50 Paddy Fisher N'western FR LB 9 45 36 81 9.00
50 Dalton Baker UNLV JR DB 8 52 20 72 9.00
50 Junior Joseph UConn SR LB 8 46 26 72 9.00
50 Dre Greenlaw Arkansas JR LB 8 37 35 72 9.00
50 David Reese Florida SO LB 8 34 38 72 9.00
50 Joel Iyiegbuniwe Western Ky JR LB 8 32 40 72 9.00
57 Josh Watson CSU JR LB 8 45 26 71 8.88
57 Fred Garth BGSU JR DB 8 39 32 71 8.88
57 Ty Schwab BC SR LB 8 30 41 71 8.88
60 Mike Edwards Kentucky JR S 8 43 27 70 8.75
61 Al-Rasheed Benton WVU SR LB 9 60 18 78 8.67
61 Troy Dye Oregon SO ILB 9 45 33 78 8.67
63 David Long Jr. WVU SO LB 8 50 19 69 8.63
63 Tremaine Edmunds Va Tech JR LB 8 39 30 69 8.63
63 Stanley Green Illinois SO DB 8 36 33 69 8.63
66 Jim Jones Kent State JR LB 8 40 28 68 8.50
66 Alonzo Saxton II Duke SR S 8 34 34 68 8.50
66 Alvin Jones UTEP SR LB 8 34 34 68 8.50
66 Terrill Hanks NMSU JR LB 8 22 46 68 8.50
70 Pat Jasinski UCF JR ILB 9 35 41 76 8.44
71 Oluwaseun Idowu Pittsburgh JR LB 8 40 27 67 8.38
71 Tracy Walker La-Lafytte SR DB 8 40 27 67 8.38
71 Roland Jenkins La-Monroe SR S 8 39 28 67 8.38
74 Jayd Kirby Kansas St SR LB 9 58 17 75 8.33
74 Trent Tanking Kansas St SR LB 9 56 19 75 8.33
74 Jeffrey Allison Fresno St SO LB 9 50 25 75 8.33
77 Asantay Brown W Mich SR LB 8 35 31 66 8.25
77 Kendall Joseph Clemson JR LB 8 21 45 66 8.25
79 Tony Fields II Arizona FR LB 9 40 34 74 8.22
79 E.J. Ejiya N Texas JR LB 9 34 40 74 8.22
81 LaDarius Wiley Vanderbilt JR S 8 45 20 65 8.13
81 Ja'Whaun Bentley Purdue SR LB 8 37 28 65 8.13
81 Grant Ross Air Force SR LB 8 32 33 65 8.13
81 Kyle Wilson Ark St SR LB 8 31 34 65 8.13
81 Quentin Poling Ohio SR LB 8 29 36 65 8.13
86 Manase Hungalu Oregon St SR ILB 9 44 29 73 8.11
87 Jovante Moffatt MTSU JR S 8 41 23 64 8.00
87 Grant Dawson Wk Forest SR LB 8 41 23 64 8.00
87 Micah Abernathy Tennessee JR DB 8 38 26 64 8.00
87 Perry Young Cincinnati SO LB 8 35 29 64 8.00
87 Zaire Franklin Syracuse SR LB 8 31 33 64 8.00
87 Curtis Akins Memphis JR LB 7 35 21 56 8.00
87 Jessie Bates III Wk Forest SO DB 7 34 22 56 8.00
87 Jesse Monteiro U Mass SR S 1 6 2 8 8.00
95 Justin Reid Stanford JR SS 10 40 39 79 7.90
96 Cale Garrett Missouri SO LB 8 42 21 63 7.88
96 Nigel Lawrence USA JR S 8 33 30 63 7.88
96 Jason Beck EMU SR LB 8 31 32 63 7.88
99 Devon Key Western Ky FR DB 7 26 29 55 7.86
100 George Helmuth Fresno St JR LB 9 46 24 70 7.78

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