2018 Independent Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javahn Fergurson | NMSU | JR | LB | 7 | 29 | 68 | 97 | 13.86 |
| 2 | Leon McQuaker | NMSU | SR | LB | 7 | 27 | 55 | 82 | 11.71 |
| 3 | Ron LaForce | NMSU | SR | DB | 6 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 11.17 |
| 4 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 7 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 9.29 |
| 5 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 4 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 13.00 |
| 6 | Alohi Gilman | Notre Dame | JR | S | 7 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 7 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 7 | 36 | 10 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 7 | Roy Lopez | NMSU | JR | DL | 7 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 9 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 7 | 31 | 13 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 10 | James Nachtigal | Army | SR | LB | 5 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 10 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SR | LB | 4 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 12 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | JR | DB | 7 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 13 | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame | JR | S | 7 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 13 | Cole Christiansen | Army | JR | LB | 5 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 15 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | SR | DB | 7 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 16 | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 6 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 17 | Solomon Ajayi | Liberty | JR | LB | 5 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 18 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | JR | DL | 6 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 19 | Jeremy Peters | Liberty | SR | CB | 5 | 27 | 2 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 19 | Asmar Bilal | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 7 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 19 | Brice McAllister | U Mass | SR | S | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 22 | Jarell Addo | U Mass | SR | LB | 3 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 23 | Isaac Steele | Liberty | SO | S | 5 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 23 | Elijah Benton | Liberty | JR | S | 4 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 25 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | SR | LB | 3 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 25 | Chinedu Ogbonna | U Mass | SO | LB | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 25 | DeShawnte Lloyd | NMSU | SR | DL | 3 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 28 | Jessie Lemonier | Liberty | JR | DL | 5 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 28 | Leon Flanagan, Jr. | U Mass | JR | DL | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 30 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 7 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 30 | Billy Nipp | NMSU | SR | LB | 7 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 32 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | JR | CB | 4 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 32 | Shane Jackson | NMSU | JR | LB | 6 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 32 | Jake Byczko | U Mass | SO | DL | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 35 | Brandon Tillmon | Liberty | JR | LB | 5 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 35 | Corbin Jackson | Liberty | SR | S | 5 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 35 | Julian Okwara | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 7 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 35 | Tolen Avery | Liberty | SR | DL | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Bejour Wilson | Liberty | JR | CB | 5 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 39 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | JR | DB | 5 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 39 | Elijah Riley | Army | JR | DB | 5 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 39 | Isaiah Kaufusi | BYU | SO | LB | 2 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 39 | Komotay Koffie | NMSU | JR | DB | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 44 | James Gibson | Army | SR | DB | 4 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 44 | Tyler Hayes | U Mass | SR | S | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 46 | Ray Buford Jr. | NMSU | JR | DB | 6 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 47 | Myles Vigne | NMSU | SO | DL | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 47 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SR | LB | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 49 | TaRiq Bracy | Notre Dame | FR | DB | 6 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 49 | Malik Matthews | Liberty | JR | CB | 4 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 |