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Every FBS Independents linebacker ranked by tackles: 2026 so far, then the full 2025 season. Links to every player and team page.

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2026 so far · through week 10 · sorted by tackles · 18 players

#	Player	Team	Cl.	G	tackles	Line
1	John Lista	UConn	Fr.	8	58	5 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 PBU
2	Hayden Pegg	UConn	Fr.	8	56	3 TFL · 2 sacks · 3 PBU
3	K'Von Sherman	UConn	Fr.	8	56	8 TFL · 3.5 sacks · 1 PBU
4	Drayk Bowen	Notre Dame	Fr.	8	45	1 TFL · 2 PBU
5	Jaylen Sneed	Notre Dame	Fr.	8	34
6	Jaiden Ausberry	Notre Dame	Fr.	8	28	1 TFL
7	Rickey Williams	UConn	Fr.	8	21	2 TFL · 1 sacks
8	Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	Notre Dame	Fr.	5	15	1.5 TFL
9	Luke Murphy	UConn	Fr.	4	14	1 TFL · 1 PBU
10	Kylish Hicks	UConn	Fr.	5	7
11	Madden Faraimo	Notre Dame	Fr.	3	5
12	Ja'Kobe Clapper	Notre Dame	Fr.	3	4
13	Teddy Rezac	Notre Dame	Fr.	2	4	0.5 TFL
14	Ethan Hogg	UConn	Fr.	3	2	1 PBU
15	Kahanu Kia	Notre Dame	Fr.	2	2	0.5 TFL
16	Tyrique Harris	UConn	Fr.	1	2
17	Jayden Jones	UConn	Fr.	1	1
18	Thomas Davis Jr.	Notre Dame	Fr.	1	1

2025 full season · players on 2026 rosters, qualified only · 9 players

#	Player	Team	Cl.	G	tackles	Line
1	K'Von Sherman	UConn	Fr.	13	93	14.5 TFL · 4.5 sacks · 1 PBU
2	Drayk Bowen	Notre Dame	Fr.	12	67	4.5 TFL · 3.5 sacks · 3 PBU
3	Jaiden Ausberry	Notre Dame	Fr.	12	51	4 TFL · 2 sacks
4	Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	Notre Dame	Fr.	11	48	7.5 TFL · 3 sacks · 2 PBU
5	Luke Murphy	UConn	Fr.	10	36	4 TFL · 1 PBU
6	Jaylen Sneed	Notre Dame	Fr.	12	35	5 TFL · 3 sacks
7	Madden Faraimo	Notre Dame	Fr.	6	16	3 TFL · 2 sacks · 1 PBU
8	Rickey Williams	UConn	Fr.	6	11	1 PBU
9	Kylish Hicks	UConn	Fr.	7	9

Opponent-adjusted scores for this position: LB score explorer.