Total Tackles Career Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 2005
Leaders Table
Rk Player Tot From To School
1Carlton Martial*57820182022Troy
2Luke Kuechly*53220092011Boston College
3Marcus McGraw*51020082011Houston
4Quin Blanding*49520142017Virginia
5Tyler Matakevich*49320122015Temple
6Colin Schooler*48220172021Texas Tech
7Eric Kendricks*48120112014UCLA
8Keith Smith*47620102013San Jose State
9Nick Bellore*47220072010Central Michigan
10Travis Freeman*46520092012Ball State
Greg Jones*46520072010Michigan State
12Davonte Shannon*46020072010Buffalo
13Bryan London45920152019Texas State
14Carmen Messina45420082011New Mexico
Andrew Wingard*45420152018Wyoming
16Lawrence Wilson*44920072010Connecticut
17Travis Lewis*44620082011Oklahoma
18Bobby Wagner*44520082011Utah State
19Kyle Harmon*44320182022San Jose State
20Bumper Pool*44120182022Arkansas
21Daniel Holtzclaw43720052008Eastern Michigan
Noah Keller*43720072011Ohio
Manti Te'o*43720092012Notre Dame
24Solomon Elimimian*43420052008Hawaii
25Josey Jewell*43320142017Iowa
26Jahad Woods*42820172021Washington State
27KD Davis*42720182022North Texas
28Archie Donald*42420062010Toledo
Nate Holley42420132016Kent State
A.J. Johnson*42420112014Tennessee
31Dan Molls*42220092012Toledo
Joe Pawelek42220062009Baylor
33Chris Borland*42020092013Wisconsin
Mario Harvey*42020072010Marshall
35Reed Blankenship*41920172021Middle Tennessee State
Khalil Hodge*41920162018Buffalo
37James Patterson*41420182022Buffalo
38Brian Wagner40920092011Akron
Logan Wilson*40920152019Wyoming
40Micah Kiser*40820142017Virginia
Malcolm Rodriguez*40820172021Oklahoma State
42Evan Weaver*40720162019California
43Marvin Burdette40620092012UAB
Sean Weatherspoon*40620062009Missouri
45Michael Mudoh*40220122015Tulsa
46Dakota Cox*40120132016New Mexico
Paddy Fisher*40120172020Northwestern
Jaylin Thomas*40120172021Ball State
49Justin Cherocci*40020112014Central Michigan
Shawn Jackson*40020102013Tulsa
Derrick Mathews*40020112014Houston
Taylor Reed*40020092012SMU
53Malik Fountain*39920152018Central Michigan
James Morris*39920102013Iowa
55Chris Marve*39820082011Vanderbilt
56Matthew Castelo*39720042007San Jose State
57Azeez Al-Shaair*39520152018Florida Atlantic
58Dalton Herrington*39220142017New Mexico State
59Bryce Cosby*39120172021Ball State
Troy Dye*39120162019Oregon
Terrill Hanks*39120152018New Mexico State
Mason Monheim*39120122015Illinois
63Jahlani Tavai*39020152018Hawaii
64Nick Jackson*38820192023Iowa
65Khaseem Greene*38720092012Rutgers
Ben Jacobs*38720072010Fresno State
67Courtney Greene*38620052008Rutgers
Gerald McRath*38620052008Southern Mississippi
69Bubba Arslanian38520182022Akron
Darius Muasau*38520192023UCLA
71Patrick Chung*38420052008Oregon
72Joe Dineen38220142018Kansas
Clayton Geathers*38220102014UCF
Christian Tago*38220132016San Jose State
75Khoury Bethley*38120182022Arizona State
Zach Edwards*38120132016Cincinnati
Cardia Jackson38120062009Louisiana-Monroe
Craig Robertson38120072010North Texas
Alex Wujciak*38120082010Maryland
80Thomas Keith*37920052007Central Michigan
81Mason Foster*37820072010Washington
Qushaun Lee*37820112014Arkansas State
Phillip Steward*37820092012Houston
84Auggie Sanchez*37720132017South Florida
Mike Taylor*37720092012Wisconsin
86Jerry Franklin*37620082011Arkansas
Steve Greer*37620092012Virginia
88Russell Allen37520052008San Diego State
Tony Fields II*37520172020West Virginia
James Laurinaitis*37520052008Ohio State
91Hayes Pullard*37420112014USC
Danny Trevathan*37420082011Kentucky
93Quentin Poling*37320142017Ohio
Chris Prosinski*37320072010Wyoming
95Rodney Butler37220132016New Mexico State
Zach Vigil*37220112014Utah State
97De'Jon Harris*37120162019Arkansas
98John Lako*36920152019Akron
99Kemal Ishmael*36820092012UCF
Gabe Knapton*36820082011Wyoming
101Trevon Stewart*36720122015Houston
102T.J. Edwards*36620152018Wisconsin
103Jonathan Cyprien*36520092012Florida International
Josh Watson*36520152018Colorado State
105Deone Bucannon*36320102013Washington State
Van Eskridge*36320062009East Carolina
107Cody Davis*36220092012Texas Tech
108A.J. Klein*36120092012Iowa State
Earl Wolff*36120092012North Carolina State
110Jordyn Brooks*36020162019Texas Tech
Kevin Pierre-Louis*36020102013Boston College
Wesley Woodyard*36020052007Kentucky
113Chris Bergin*35920172021Northwestern
Tyrone McKenzie*35920062008South Florida
115Shiloh Keo*35820062010Idaho
116Kentrell Brothers*35720122015Missouri
Ulysees Gilbert III*35720152018Akron
118Curnelius Arnick*35620082011Tulsa
Dax Hollifield*35620182022Virginia Tech
Shaquille Quarterman*35620162019Miami (FL)
121Ryan Smenda Jr.*35520182022Wake Forest
122Barry Church35420062009Toledo
Nelson Coleman*35420042007Tulsa
Cameron Smith*35420152018USC
125Boris Lee*35320062009Troy
126Antonio Baker*35220062009Louisiana Tech
127Frank Ginda*35120152017San Jose State
J Leman*35120052007Illinois
Jackson Mitchell*35120192023Connecticut
Skai Moore*35120132017South Carolina
Hardy Nickerson*35120132016Illinois
Zachary Orr*35120102013North Texas
Peyton Pelluer*35120142018Washington State
Denzel Perryman*35120112014Miami (FL)
135Rico McCoy*35020062009Tennessee
136C.J. Avery*34920172021Louisville
Jordon Dizon*34920052007Colorado
David Helton*34920112014Duke
DeAngelo Malone*34920172021Western Kentucky
Obi Melifonwu*34920132016Connecticut
141Max Morgan*34820112014Colorado State
Efrem Oliphant*34820102014Houston
143Jason Beck*34720142017Eastern Michigan
Eric Boggs*34720142017Appalachian State
Vince Calhoun*34720162019Eastern Michigan
Jake Knott*34720092012Iowa State
Nate Landman*34720172021Colorado
148Frantz Joseph34620062008Florida Atlantic
149Ethan Aguayo*34520152019San Jose State
Aaron Davis*34520112014Colorado State
Travin Howard*34520152017TCU
Andrae Kirk34520112014Florida Atlantic
Lee Skinner*34520112014Buffalo
154Devon Key*34420172020Western Kentucky
Brian Lainhart34420072010Kent State
Scott McKillop*34420052008Pitt
Lucas Wacha*34420132016Wyoming
158Ward Dobbs34320052008Wyoming
Cooper Edmiston*34320162019Tulsa
Bryant Haines*34320052008Ball State
Alvin Jones*34320142017UTEP
Clayton Mullins34320052008Miami (OH)
163Mike Newton*34220062009Buffalo
Michael Tauiliili34220062008Duke
165Scott Lutrus*34120072010Connecticut
Isaiah Moore*34120182022North Carolina State
167Luke Batton*34020092012Kent State
Jatavis Brown*34020122015Akron
Justin Currie*34020112014Western Michigan
Vince Hall*34020052007Virginia Tech
Asauni Rufus*34020152018Nevada
172Mike Mohamed*33920072010California
Jovan Santos-Knox33920122015Massachusetts
Nick Vigil*33920132015Utah State
Noah Wilder*33920192022UAB
176Sean Baker*33820082011Ball State
Ben Burr-Kirven*33820152018Washington
Demetrius Hartsfield*33820092012Maryland
Kyle Rachwal*33820152018Eastern Michigan
Jordan Young*33820172021Old Dominion
181Shaka Heyward*33720192022Duke
Dede Lattimore*33720102013South Florida
Dwayne Woods*33720092012Bowling Green State
184Javahn Fergurson*33620152019New Mexico State
Anthony Wint*33620142017Florida International
186Chi Chi Ariguzo*33520112014Northwestern
Jeremy Cash*33520112015Duke
Steve Longa*33520132015Rutgers
189Jason Beauchamp33420062009UNLV
Dan Connor*33420042007Penn State
Ben Heeney33420112014Kansas
Amarlo Herrera*33420112014Georgia
Jordan Kovacs*33420092012Michigan
Andrew Wilson*33420102013Missouri
195Zeek Bigger*33320122015East Carolina
Silas Kelly*33320172021Coastal Carolina
Andrew Motuapuaka*33320142017Virginia Tech
198Blake Gallagher*33220172020Northwestern
Darion Monroe*33220122015Tulane
Terrance Plummer*33220112014UCF
Yawin Smallwood33220112013Connecticut
202Adrien Cole*33120082011Louisiana Tech
Aaron Curry*33120052008Wake Forest
Eric Gordon*33120072010Michigan State
Trent Martin*33120112016Tulsa
Kishawn McClain*33120142017North Texas
Steven Taylor*33120132016Houston
208Vincent Rey33020062009Duke
209Trevor Morris32920152018Rutgers
John Timu*32920112014Washington
211Devon Edwards*32820132016Duke
Jake Hutton32820052008Utah State
Jeron Johnson*32820072010Boise State
Darryl Monroe*32820122015Akron
Jordan Sterns*32820132016Oklahoma State
Peni Vea*32820122015UNLV
217Jake Ganus*32720122015Georgia
Cole Holcomb*32720152018North Carolina
Ryan Janvion*32720132016Wake Forest
Antwon Kincade*32720172021Western Kentucky
Khalil Mack*32720102013Buffalo
Ben Weaver*32720132016Boise State
223Tyrice Knight*32620202023UTEP
224T.T. Barber*32520122015Middle Tennessee State
Kenneth Murray*32520172019Oklahoma
J.K. Schaffer*32520092011Cincinnati
227Markus Bailey*32420152019Purdue
Vince Buhagiar*32420102014San Jose State
Matt Daniels32420082011Duke
Marcus Epps*32420152018Wyoming
Joe Holland*32420082011Purdue
Great Ibe32420132015Eastern Michigan
Godwin Igwebuike*32420142017Northwestern
Jordan Lake32420062009Baylor
Mike Rose*32420182021Iowa State
Tegray Scales*32420142017Indiana
David Vobora32420052007Idaho
Armani Watts*32420142017Texas A&M
Taylor Young*32420142017Baylor
240Jason Henderson*32320212023Old Dominion
241Pete Fleps*32220072010SMU
Bryce Hager*32220112014Baylor
Dequan Jackson32220182022Colorado State
Wyatt Middleton*32220072010Navy
David Reese*32220162019Florida
Justin Rice*32220172021Utah State
Greg Trent32220052008Washington State
Jason Venson*32220052008UCF
249Chris Banjo*32120082011SMU
Dre Greenlaw*32120152018Arkansas
Maurice McKnight*32120142017San Jose State
Jeremy Timpf*32120142016Army