2021 National Leaders Tackles - Games in December/January Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Banks | Tennessee | JR | LB | 1 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20.00 |
| 2 | Jaylan Alexander | Purdue | SR | LB | 1 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 19.00 |
| 3 | Tommy Eichenberg | Ohio State | SO | LB | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 17.00 |
| 4 | Beau Freyler | Iowa State | FR | DB | 1 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 4 | Chris Jefferson | Purdue | SR | S | 1 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 4 | Tyrice Knight | UTEP | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 7 | Blaze Alldredge | Missouri | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 7 | KD Davis | N Texas | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 7 | Kieren Douglas | Purdue | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 7 | Silas Kelly | Coast Car | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 11 | Terrel Bernard | Baylor | SR | LB | 2 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 13.50 |
| 12 | Jason Henderson | ODU | FR | LB | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 12 | Isaiah McGuire | Missouri | JR | DL | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 12 | Trevor Price | Nevada | SR | LB | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 12 | R'Tarriun Johnson | ODU | JR | S | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 12 | Chad Muma | Wyoming | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 12 | Clayton Coll | Ball State | JR | ILB | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 12 | Cedric Gray | N Carolina | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 19 | Dean Clark | Kent State | JR | S | 2 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 12.50 |
| 20 | Fred Peters | Miss St | SR | S | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 20 | Terry Jones | ODU | FR | S | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 20 | Chandler Wooten | Auburn | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 20 | Troy Brown | CMU | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 20 | Jalen Graham | Purdue | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 20 | Alex Spillum | Coast Car | SR | S | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 20 | Teddy Gallagher | Coast Car | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 20 | Ruben Hyppolite II | Maryland | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 20 | Cam'Ron Kelly | N Carolina | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 29 | Malcolm Rodriguez | Okla St | SR | LB | 2 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 11.50 |
| 30 | Kaiden Smith | App St | SR | DB | 2 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 11.00 |
| 30 | Lance Dixon | WVU | SO | LB | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 30 | Breon Hayward | UTEP | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 30 | Enock Makonzo | Coast Car | SR | SPR | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 30 | Easton Gibbs | Wyoming | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 30 | Cal Haladay | Mich St | FR | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 30 | Ross Elder | Kansas St | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 37 | Antwon Kincade | Western Ky | SR | DB | 2 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 37 | Arik Smith | Army | SR | LB | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 37 | A.J. Musolino | Kent State | SR | LB | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 40 | Noah Sewell | Oregon | FR | ILB | 2 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Cedrick Cunningham Jr. | Army | SR | DB | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Josh Ross | Michigan | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Clarence Lewis | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Isaiah Pola-Mao | USC | SR | S | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Daniel Scott | California | SR | S | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Brandon Drayton | Marshall | SR | S | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Jordan Young | ODU | SR | LB | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Cole Godbout | Wyoming | JR | NT | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Antavious Lane | Georgia St | SO | S | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Power Echols | N Carolina | FR | LB | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Curtis Jacobs | Penn State | SO | LB | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Chance Campbell | Miss | SR | LB | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Trey Taylor | Air Force | SO | FS | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Max Tooley | BYU | SO | LB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 40 | C.J. Avery | Louisville | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Dyontae Johnson | Toledo | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Dre Pinckney | Coast Car | FR | S | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Jordan Wright | Kentucky | SR | OLB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 40 | Kyrei Fisher | Oregon St | JR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 60 | Justin Rice | Utah State | SR | ILB | 2 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 60 | Darrian Beavers | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 60 | Marquel Broughton | Army | JR | DB | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 60 | Jack Campbell | Iowa | JR | LB | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 64 | CJ Baskerville | SDSU | FR | S | 2 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Dillon Doyle | Baylor | JR | LB | 2 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 64 | SirVocea Dennis | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Gervon Dexter | Florida | SO | DL | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Colin Schooler | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | JD Bertrand | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Antonio Moultrie | UAB | JR | DL | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Sean-Thomas Faulkner | N Texas | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Malcolm Lee | Ball State | SR | S | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Bryquice Brown | Georgia St | SO | CB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Jordan Lee | Nevada | SR | DB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Omar Speights | Oregon St | SO | ILB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Patrick Fields | Oklahoma | SR | S | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Ben Bywater | BYU | FR | LB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Jordan Veneziale | Georgia St | JR | ILB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | O'Rien Vance | Iowa State | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Timarcus Davis | Ariz St | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Leo Chenal | Wisconsin | JR | ILB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Jesse Luketa | Penn State | SR | DE | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Jahad Woods | Wash St | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Chad Bailey | Missouri | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Ivan Pace Jr. | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Jay Ward | LSU | JR | S | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Todd Harris Jr. | LSU | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Justus Rogers | Wash St | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Diego Fagot | Navy | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Storey Jackson | Liberty | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Bryson Shaw | Ohio State | SO | SAF | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 64 | Cam Allen | Purdue | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 93 | Ryan Smenda, Jr. | Wk Forest | JR | LB | 2 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 93 | Ty Van Fossen | Cincinnati | JR | LB | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 93 | Mandela Lawrence-Burke | Kent State | SR | LB | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 96 | Cole Bishop | Utah | FR | S | 2 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 96 | Gervarrius Owens | Houston | JR | S | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 96 | Seth Benson | Iowa | JR | LB | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 96 | Bryan Cook | Cincinnati | SR | S | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 96 | Marvin Pierre | Kent State | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.