All stat leadersDefense Leaders · 2026

Total Tackles

Every FBS player, ranked in total tackles.

PositionAll LB DL DB S CB DE DT EDGE WR RB

ConferenceAll AAC ACC B12 B1G CUSA MWC PAC SBC SEC

Rank	Player	Tackles	GP	TFL	Sck	Int	PD
1	EJ SmithNevada · LB	55	8	4	1.5	0	2
2	Muaaz ByardUAB · LB	50	8	2	0.0	—	1
3	Chris Thompson Jr.Tulsa · LB	49	8	2	0.0	—	1
4	Gavin WillisCharlotte · LB	42	8	5	0.5	—	1
T-5	Dax CollinsTulsa · LB	39	8	4	2.5	—	3
T-5	Sione HalaSan Diego State · LB	39	9	1	1.0	0	1
T-8	Cam BuffingtonIowa · LB	38	8	3	0.0	—	0
T-8	Sammy OmosighoUCLA · LB	38	8	7	3.0	—	0
T-12	Ethan WesloskiOklahoma State · LB	36	8	1	1.0	0	2
T-12	Kadin SchmitzCharlotte · LB	36	8	3	1.0	—	0
T-15	Cooper CatalanoWisconsin · LB	35	8	0	0.0	—	1
T-15	Ike EsonwuneUAB · LB	35	8	0	0.0	2	1
T-15	Nicholas RodriguezMissouri · LB	35	8	1	1.0	—	0
T-15	Sullivan SchlimgenIowa State · LB	35	8	2	1.0	0	2
T-19	Dickson AguTulane · LB	34	8	0	0.0	0	0
T-19	Elijah MelendezAuburn · LB	34	8	6	2.0	—	3
T-21	Grant GodfreyKentucky · LB	33	8	2	1.0	1	1
T-21	Jalen WoodsUCLA · LB	33	8	2	1.0	1	2
T-21	Oumar DiomandeColorado State · LB	33	8	0	0.0	2	0
T-25	K'vion ThunderbirdFresno State · LB	32	8	3	1.0	0	1
T-25	Tano LetuliSan Diego State · LB	32	9	1	0.0	0	0
T-27	Mason PosaWisconsin · LB	31	8	1	0.0	1	0
T-27	Troy BowlesMichigan · LB	31	8	3	0.0	—	0
T-31	Gary RutherfordWyoming · LB	30	8	1	1.0	0	0
T-31	Isaiah PattersonWest Virginia · LB	30	8	1	1.0	0	0
T-36	Ethan StuhlsatzWyoming · LB	29	7	1	0.5	0	0
T-36	Isaiah JonesIndiana · LB	29	9	1	0.0	1	0
T-36	Jeremy Naborne-OwensNevada · LB	29	8	1	1.0	0	1
T-36	Jonathan ThompsonCincinnati · LB	29	8	5	2.5	0	0
T-36	Rolijah HardyIndiana · LB	29	8	3	0.0	1	1
T-36	Tate RomneyOklahoma State · LB	29	8	2	1.0	0	2
T-42	Antwan Peek Jr.Cincinnati · LB	28	8	1	1.0	0	1
T-42	Ben RobertsTexas Tech · LB	28	8	4	1.0	0	1
T-42	Jaden YatesHouston · LB	28	5	1	1.0	0	1
T-42	Maverick BaranowskiMinnesota · LB	28	8	3	1.0	1	0
T-42	Owen HeineckeOklahoma · LB	28	8	3	2.0	—	0
T-42	Tackett CurtisUCF · LB	28	8	2	1.0	1	0
T-53	Austin RomaineTexas Tech · LB	27	8	1	0.0	2	2
T-53	Cam SanteeUNLV · LB	27	8	0	0.0	1	0
T-53	Deven BryantUSC · LB	27	9	0	0.0	—	0
T-53	Gideon ESPN LampronColorado · LB	27	8	3	0.0	0	1
T-53	Travion BarnesBaylor · LB	27	8	1	0.0	0	1
T-63	Carlton SmithMaryland · LB	26	8	2	0.0	—	0
T-63	Robert Woodyard Jr.Missouri · LB	26	8	1	0.0	1	0
T-63	Xavier AtkinsAuburn · LB	26	5	7	3.0	—	0
T-70	Bryan LongwellVanderbilt · LB	25	8	2	1.0	—	0
T-70	Daniel WingateMaryland · LB	25	8	1	0.0	—	0
T-70	Liona LefauColorado · LB	25	8	1	0.0	0	0
T-77	Boen PhelpsBoise State · LB	24	8	2	1.0	0	0
T-77	Carson WillichIowa State · LB	24	8	4	1.0	0	0

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