Tackles | College Football Player Stats

	Player	Pos
1	Dorian PringleBGSU · LB	LB	87	12	30	48	-	41	46
2	EJ SmithNEV · LB	LB	86	9	26	51	-	50	36
2	Jared LloydMOST · LB	LB	86	7	26	54	-	36	50
4	Chris Thompson Jr.TLSA · LB	LB	81	15	32	55	-	47	34
5	Blake FletcherAF · LB	LB	80	7	25	46	-	47	33
6	Dylan LeeSJSU · LB	LB	78	7	25	43	-	35	43
6	Muaaz ByardUAB · LB	LB	78	7	28	46	-	46	32
6	Dickson AguTULN · LB	LB	78	14	32	49	-	37	41
9	Gideon ESPN LampronCOLO · LB	LB	77	15	40	58	-	38	39
9	Popo AguirreNCSU · LB	LB	77	16	34	50	-	47	30
11	Cooper CatalanoWIS · LB	LB	76	16	31	50	-	37	39
11	Oumar DiomandeCSU · LB	LB	76	9	29	58	-	45	31
13	Curly OrdonezTEM · LB	LB	75	14	25	43	-	39	36
13	Marcellius PulliamCCU · LB	LB	75	7	28	50	-	42	33
15	Sione HalaSDSU · LB	LB	74	12	29	46	-	36	38
15	Joe DrewARST · S	S	74	10	28	49	-	42	32
17	Nicholas RodriguezMIZ · LB	LB	72	13	37	61	-	38	34
17	Kevin Adams IIITULN · S	S	72	10	27	43	-	36	36
17	Noah FlemmingsULM · LB	LB	72	10	33	47	-	28	44
17	Owen LongASU · LB	LB	72	10	25	49	-	38	34
17	Grant GodfreyUK · LB	LB	72	5	30	47	-	37	35
22	Michael MolnarOHIO · LB	LB	71	18	26	38	-	40	31
22	Sullivan SchlimgenISU · LB	LB	71	15	36	53	-	37	34
22	Derek McDonaldUNC · LB	LB	71	16	35	57	-	31	40
22	Donelius JohnsonAKR · LB	LB	71	4	30	44	-	27	44
22	Boogsie SilveraSAC · S	S	71	10	29	41	-	35	36
27	Cam BuffingtonIOWA · LB	LB	70	8	26	43	-	41	29
27	Ethan WesloskiOKST · LB	LB	70	8	34	54	-	37	33
27	Mathis HaygoodUSM · LB	LB	70	7	28	47	-	37	33
30	Randon FontenetteCOLO · DB	DB	69	7	29	44	-	31	38
30	Michael Robinson IIIUSM · DB	DB	69	6	27	50	-	33	36
30	Lucas StruckODU · S	S	69	9	29	39	-	44	25
30	Anthony PalanoBC · LB	LB	69	9	26	35	-	35	34
30	Jo'Tavion PierceUAB · DB	DB	69	11	39	50	-	38	31
35	Braydon BrusNU · LB	LB	68	6	31	48	-	42	26
35	Korey SmithMTSU · LB	LB	68	7	22	42	-	30	38
37	SaVeon BrownBUF · LB	LB	67	8	29	46	-	41	26
38	Justyce BettsWMU · LB	LB	66	7	26	40	-	29	37
38	Austin RomaineTTU · LB	LB	66	14	33	48	-	39	27
38	Donovan WoolenNDSU · LB	LB	66	11	22	42	-	38	28
38	Keno JonesTROY ·		66	13	31	47	-	33	33
42	Mason PosaWIS · LB	LB	65	13	25	46	-	18	47
42	Jordan CastellUK · DB	DB	65	8	23	36	-	37	28
42	Owen HeineckeOU · LB	LB	65	10	28	40	-	42	23
42	Isaiah JonesIU · LB	LB	65	6	20	36	-	41	24
42	Nakian JacksonJMU · LB	LB	65	7	23	32	-	30	35
42	Gavin WillisCLT · LB	LB	65	12	23	47	-	43	22
48	Julian FoxTOL · LB	LB	64	8	28	37	-	38	26
48	Jaylen LewisWKU · DB	DB	64	6	24	40	-	27	37
48	Peyton SeelmannUNC · LB	LB	64	11	35	52	-	30	34
48	Asher CunninghamUSU · LB	LB	64	6	30	47	-	34	30
48	Jackson ForrestODU · LB	LB	64	12	30	42	-	33	31
53	Jalen WoodsUCLA · LB	LB	63	3	21	34	-	39	24
53	Jake PopeUNLV · S	S	63	15	35	44	-	33	30
53	Caleb WoodsonALA · LB	LB	63	10	30	45	-	37	26
53	Elijah MelendezAUB · LB	LB	63	6	20	34	-	39	24
53	Tywon ChristopherKENN · LB	LB	63	8	26	46	-	29	34
53	Tano LetuliSDSU · LB	LB	63	7	32	40	-	27	36
53	Naseri DanielsonSJSU · LB	LB	63	2	23	32	-	21	42
53	Coleman CauleyNAVY · LB	LB	63	5	22	43	-	29	34
61	Mayson HitchensCMU · LB	LB	62	11	29	41	-	44	18
61	Martell HughesASU · LB	LB	62	8	23	41	-	34	28
61	Justin OkoronkwoSC · LB	LB	62	9	25	43	-	40	22
61	Antwan Peek Jr.CIN · LB	LB	62	8	24	39	-	47	15
61	Maverick BaranowskiMINN · LB	LB	62	10	28	41	-	34	28
61	CJ HeardVAN · S	S	62	9	22	40	-	35	27
61	Brevin HamblinUSU · S	S	62	5	20	43	-	27	35
61	Kal-El PascalBGSU · S	S	62	3	17	27	-	31	31
69	Dax CollinsTLSA · LB	LB	61	1	22	41	-	17	44
69	Tre'Shawn MooreCSU · S	S	61	8	23	36	-	41	20
69	K'vion ThunderbirdFRES · LB	LB	61	9	29	48	-	26	35
72	Josh HunterSDSU · S	S	60	13	25	40	-	25	35
72	KP PriceBC · DB	DB	60	8	23	39	-	31	29
72	Ben RobertsTTU · LB	LB	60	11	27	35	-	35	25
72	Jonathan ThompsonCIN · LB	LB	60	3	24	40	-	37	23
72	Isaac ZayTOL · LB	LB	60	6	23	36	-	33	27
72	Chris D'AppoloniaSYR · LB	LB	60	7	27	40	-	34	26
72	Keith BrownWSU · LB	LB	60	9	30	44	-	27	33
72	Zakye BarkerUNT · LB	LB	60	5	20	39	-	19	41
72	TJ DotteryLSU · LB	LB	60	6	30	41	-	37	23
72	Naeten MitchellCOLO · DB	DB	60	7	26	37	-	28	32
72	AJ BrownRICE · S	S	60	8	24	41	-	28	32
72	Dylan LaBarberaNEV · EDGE	EDGE	60	4	17	39	-	39	21
84	Ty BryantUK · DB	DB	59	6	21	34	-	32	27
84	Malcolm McCainM-OH · LB	LB	59	2	20	37	-	32	27
84	Jake St. AndreUL · LB	LB	59	11	33	42	-	25	34
84	Caleb Clark-GloverMRSH · DB	DB	59	8	22	32	-	31	28
84	Mario ThompsonODU · LB	LB	59	6	22	27	-	34	25
84	Ethan StuhlsatzWYO · LB	LB	59	11	20	33	-	31	28
84	Fred JohnsonSC · LB	LB	59	11	30	49	-	35	24
91	Alonzo Jackson Jr.LT · LB	LB	58	9	24	32	-	19	39
91	JT HootenJMU · LB	LB	58	6	25	39	-	31	27
91	Zach MowchanEMU · LB	LB	58	0	8	22	-	39	19
91	Tony RojasPSU · LB	LB	58	2	24	42	-	27	31
91	Nick SessionNMSU · S	S	58	5	20	37	-	29	29
91	Armorion SmithTOL · S	S	58	3	20	38	-	40	18
91	Jasper BeelerCIN · S	S	58	5	27	46	-	35	23
91	John ListaCONN · LB	LB	58	15	29	43	-	29	29
91	Baron HopsonKENN · LB	LB	58	9	30	46	-	32	26
91	Rolijah HardyIU · LB	LB	58	-	-	-	-	37	21

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What Are Tackles?

Tackles count total credited stops, including both solo and assisted tackles. This table ranks college football players for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.

Which player has the most tackles in college football in 2026?

Dorian Pringle of Bowling Green tops the 2026 college football tackles ranking at 87, through games played October 31, 2026. Next are EJ Smith of Nevada & Jared Lloyd of Missouri State tied for second at 86, Chris Thompson Jr. of Tulsa fourth at 81 & Blake Fletcher of Air Force fifth at 80. Pringle's total puts him 1 tackle clear of second place & 16 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.

Joe Drew of Arkansas State is the highest-ranked safety on the board at 74 tackles, 15th overall. Next are Dylan Lee of San José State, Muaaz Byard of UAB & Dickson Agu of Tulane tied for sixth at 78 and Gideon ESPN Lampron of Colorado & Popo Aguirre of NC State tied for ninth at 77.

Two tackles separate fifth from sixth, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Next are Cooper Catalano of Wisconsin & Oumar Diomande of Colorado State tied 11th at 76, Curly Ordonez of Temple & Marcellius Pulliam of Coastal Carolina tied 13th at 75, Sione Hala of San Diego State & Joe Drew of Arkansas State tied 15th at 74 & Nicholas Rodriguez of Missouri, Kevin Adams III of Tulane, Noah Flemmings of UL Monroe, Owen Long of Arizona State and Grant Godfrey of Kentucky tied 17th at 72.

All 9 players are within 1 tackle of each other. Next are Michael Molnar of Ohio, Sullivan Schlimgen of Iowa State, Derek McDonald of North Carolina & Donelius Johnson of Akron tied 22nd at 71. Tulane is the only program with two players in the top 25. Twenty-three of the 25 are linebackers; the two safeties are Drew 15th & Adams 17th. Eight ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.

How this ranking is measured

Of the 5,732 college football players with at least one recorded total tackle ranked in the 2026 regular season, the top 25 are listed above. No minimum tackle threshold is applied. Tackles count total credited stops, including both solo and assisted tackles. Figures are as of October 31, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.

College Football Tackles Leaders

What Are Tackles?

Which player has the most tackles in college football in 2026?

How this ranking is measured