2018 National Leaders Tackles - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | SR | LB | 1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 19.00 |
| 2 | Alohi Gilman | Notre Dame | JR | S | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 18.00 |
| 3 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16.00 |
| 4 | Evan Weaver | California | JR | ILB | 2 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 15.50 |
| 5 | Malik Clements | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 6 | Greg Reaves | S Florida | JR | LB | 1 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 6 | Micah Parsons | Penn State | FR | LB | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 6 | David Long Jr. | WVU | JR | LB | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 6 | Taylor Heflin | Navy | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 10 | Jaquan Johnson | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 10 | Juan Hailey | Navy | SR | S | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 12 | Paddy Fisher | N'western | SO | LB | 2 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 12.00 |
| 12 | James Nachtigal | Army | SR | LB | 2 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 12.00 |
| 12 | Austin Robinson | Houston | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 12 | Kyle Rachwal | EMU | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 16 | Curtis Akins | Memphis | SR | LB | 2 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 11.50 |
| 16 | Jeff Allison | Fresno St | JR | LB | 2 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 11.50 |
| 18 | Kenneth Murray | Oklahoma | SO | LB | 2 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 11.00 |
| 18 | Tatum Slack | Buffalo | SR | CB | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 18 | Justin Strnad | Wk Forest | JR | LB | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 18 | Ben Burr-Kirven | Washington | SR | LB | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 18 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | JR | LB | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 18 | Peyton Pelluer | Wash St | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 18 | Tyson Maeva | Boise St | JR | MLB | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 18 | Antonio Jones-Davis | N Illinois | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 18 | Evan Croutch | Ohio | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 18 | Josh Ross | Michigan | SO | LB | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 18 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 29 | Jordan Kunaszyk | California | SR | ILB | 2 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 29 | Rayshard Ashby | Va Tech | SO | LB | 2 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 29 | Mykal Walker | Fresno St | JR | DE | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 29 | Davondre Robinson | ECU | SO | DB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 29 | Colby Gore | ECU | JR | DB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 29 | Derrick Barnes | Purdue | SO | LB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 29 | Shea Campbell | WVU | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 29 | Corrion Ballard | Utah | SR | DB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 29 | David Woodward | Utah State | SO | LB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 29 | Solomon Matautia | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 29 | La'Mar Winston Jr. | Oregon | JR | OLB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 29 | Garrett Taylor | Penn State | SR | S | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 29 | Mike Smith | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 29 | Darius West | Kentucky | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 29 | Darien Butler | Ariz St | FR | LB | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 44 | T.J. Carter | Memphis | SO | DB | 2 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 44 | Mike Bell | Fresno St | JR | DB | 2 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 44 | Curtis Bolton | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 47 | Jordan Fuller | Ohio State | JR | S | 2 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Kyle Gibson | UCF | SR | DB | 2 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Chase Hancock | Marshall | SR | LB | 2 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Fitzgerald Mofor | UAB | JR | LB | 2 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Bobby Okereke | Stanford | SR | ILB | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 47 | T.J. Brunson | S Carolina | JR | LB | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Julian Huff | Minnesota | SR | LB | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Tajhea Chambers | Ark St | SO | LB | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Kolby Peel | Okla St | FR | S | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Jordan Griffin | Vanderbilt | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Deshawn Capers-Smith | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Matt Hankins | Iowa | SO | DB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Patrick Queen | LSU | SO | LB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Deshaun Davis | Auburn | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Marquise Blair | Utah | SR | DB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Parker Baldwin | SDSU | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | T.J. Edwards | Wisconsin | SR | ILB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Andre Cisco | Syracuse | FR | DB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Jahad Woods | Wash St | SO | LB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Skyler Thomas | Wash St | SO | S | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Tyrel Dodson | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Jarvis Polu | Navy | SR | DE | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Hudson Sullivan | Navy | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 47 | Jaylen Pickett | EMU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 71 | Reed Blankenship | MTSU | SO | S | 2 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 71 | Nate Evans | UCF | JR | LB | 2 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 71 | Malik Harrison | Ohio State | JR | LB | 2 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 71 | Sean Barton | Stanford | SR | ILB | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 71 | George Helmuth | Fresno St | SR | LB | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 76 | Kristopher Moll | UAB | SO | LB | 2 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 76 | J.R. Reed | Georgia | JR | DB | 2 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Gary Johnson | Texas | SR | LB | 2 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Akeem Davis-Gaither | App St | JR | LB | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Anthony Flory | App St | SR | LB | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Chris Woolbright | UAB | SR | LB | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Devin White | LSU | JR | LB | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Damani Neal | Duke | FR | S | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | CJ Henderson | Florida | SO | DB | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Kenneth Edison-McGruder | Okla St | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Cody Barton | Utah | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Zaire Jacobs | Akron | SO | DB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Tuzar Skipper | Toledo | SR | DL | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | DJ Taylor | Wk Forest | SO | LB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Emeke Egbule | Houston | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Brandon Williams | Buffalo | SR | CB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Jacob Huff | Minnesota | SR | DB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Quincy Roche | Temple | SO | DE | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Troy Dye | Oregon | JR | ILB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Cale Garrett | Missouri | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Sean Williams | Navy | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | John Lako | Akron | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Zachery Harris | Tulane | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Edwin Freeman | FIU | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.