High school football: Great Lakes region leading tacklers

Current high school football leading tacklers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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Oct 1, 2026, 8:15am

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High School Football: Great Lakes Region Leading Tacklers

Illinois Top 25 Tacklers

Leaderboard - Player Total Tackles
1	Trevor Tucker - Sr Jersey (Jerseyville, IL)	87
2	Lars Bergren - Sr Monmouth-Roseville (Monmouth, IL)	80
3	Cooper Beaty - Jr Plano (IL)	80
4	Easton Ripke - Sr Plainfield South (Plainfield, IL)	80
5	Brandon Parker - So Rockford Auburn (Rockford, IL)	78
6	Mason Bucon - Sr Plainfield South (Plainfield, IL)	78
7	Napoleon Williams - Jr Rich Township (Olympia Fields, IL)	74
8	Omari Hogan - Jr East St. Louis (IL)	74
9	Tanner Cox - So St. Teresa (Decatur, IL)	73
10	Noah Swaw - Sr Tinley Park (IL)	72
11	Noah Wilson - Sr Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton (Christopher, IL)	68
12	Dylan Souder - So Mater Dei (Breese, IL)	68
13	James McGrath - Sr St. Francis (Wheaton, IL)	68
14	Conner Stinson - Sr New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin, IL)	63
15	Wyatt Cornell - Sr Grant Community (Fox Lake, IL)	63
16	Caleb Brown - Sr East St. Louis (IL)	63
17	Wyatt Ross - Sr Carrollton (IL)	63
18	Luke Gardner - Jr Batavia (IL)	62
19	Jax Czaikowski - Jr Pana (IL)	61
20	Caden Benson - Sr Kankakee (IL)	61
21	Morgan Foglesong - So Astoria/VIT (Astoria, IL)	61
22	Zimbalist Griffin - Jr Dyett (Chicago, IL)	61
23	CJ Ely - Sr Southwestern (Piasa, IL)	60
24	Noah Nigro - Sr Lisle (IL)	60
25	Tyson Hickle - So Astoria/VIT (Astoria, IL)	60

Indiana Top 25 Tacklers

Leaderboard - Player Total Tackles
1	Parker Welker - Sr Greencastle (IN)	107
2	Eli Schwab - Sr DeKalb (Waterloo, IN)	106
3	Anthony Whitfield - Sr Lawrence North (Indianapolis, IN)	104
4	Ka'vion Campbell-walker - Sr Lafayette Jefferson (Lafayette, IN)	94
5	Aden Douglas - Jr Calumet New Tech (Gary, IN)	92
6	Drake Hall - Sr DeKalb (Waterloo, IN)	88
7	David Lepper - Sr Beech Grove (IN)	86
8	Jagger Guidry - Sr Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis, IN)	83
9	Brayden Keller - Sr Connersville (IN)	83
10	Gavin Platt - Sr Northeastern (Fountain City, IN)	82
11	Evin Gonzalez - Jr North White (Monon, IN)	81
12	Wes Summersett - Sr South Adams (Berne, IN)	78
13	AJ Asbury - Sr Covington (IN)	78
14	William Hollifield - Sr Sullivan (IN)	77
15	Darren Taylor - Sr Indianapolis Crispus Attucks (Indianapolis, IN)	77
16	Christopher Rice - Jr Beech Grove (IN)	76
17	Sawyer Carl - Jr Huntington North (Huntington, IN)	76
18	Landon Dunwoody - So McCutcheon (Lafayette, IN)	75
19	Karsen Jackson - So Logansport (IN)	75
20	Tyler Holmes - Sr Noblesville (IN)	75
21	Kooper Charles - Jr Southmont (Crawfordsville, IN)	73
22	Grady Walker - Sr Indian Creek (Trafalgar, IN)	73
23	Austin Phillips - So East Noble (Kendallville, IN)	72
24	Jamarion Phillips - So Lafayette Jefferson (Lafayette, IN)	72
25	Keenan Mowery-shields - Sr South Putnam (Greencastle, IN)	71

Michigan Top 25 Tacklers

Leaderboard - Player Total Tackles
1	Anthony Solinski - Jr Garber (Essexville, MI)	70
2	Benjamin Newell - Sr Paw Paw (MI)	65
3	Alex Abler - Sr Novi (MI)	61
4	Christopher Szczechowski - Sr Trenton (MI)	60
5	Collin Abram - Sr West Catholic (Grand Rapids, MI)	58
6	Ean Guenthardt - Sr Manistee (MI)	56
7	Jozef Jason - Sr Lincoln (Ypsilanti, MI)	56
8	Dylan King - Sr Perry (MI)	54
9	Isayah Clark - Sr Armada (MI)	53
10	James Lewis - Jr Traverse City West (Traverse City, MI)	51
11	Lucas Reygaert - Jr Dakota (Macomb, MI)	51
12	Kaelin Tate - Sr Paw Paw (MI)	50
13	Gibson James - So Quincy (MI)	50
14	Carter Casey - Jr Trenton (MI)	49
15	Carter Buhl - Jr Paw Paw (MI)	49
16	Kamal McGowan - Fr Cranbrook Kingswood (Bloomfield Hills, MI)	49
17	Riley Jones - Sr Our Lady of the Lakes (Waterford, MI)	49
18	Jacob Bielski - So Manistee (MI)	48
19	Landon Crawley - Sr Clio (MI)	46
20	Zachary Klimp - Sr Paw Paw (MI)	46
21	Alexander Czaiczynski - Sr New Haven (MI)	46
22	Ashton Simmons - Jr Swan Valley (Saginaw, MI)	46
23	Jael Djouguem - Sr West Catholic (Grand Rapids, MI)	46
24	Rece Gorney - Sr Anchor Bay (Fair Haven, MI)	45
25	Trenton Foley - Sr Belleville (MI)	45

Minnesota Top 25 Tacklers

Leaderboard - Player Total Tackles
1	Channing Wade - Jr International Falls (MN)	61
2	Cooper Rock - Jr Barnum (MN)	48
3	Gavin Mortenson - Sr Lac qui Parle Valley (Madison, MN)	45
4	Max Ladman - Sr Rockford (MN)	42
5	Carson Crandall - Sr International Falls (MN)	42
6	Jack Friske - Sr Mayer Lutheran (Mayer, MN)	42
7	Nolan Michaelson - So Park Rapids (MN)	38
8	Carsyn Kleffman - Sr Elk River (MN)	38
9	Julian Class - Jr Barnum (MN)	38
10	Anthony Seubert - Sr Elk River (MN)	37
11	Benton Blanchard - Sr Rockford (MN)	36
12	Kingston Jean - Jr International Falls (MN)	35
13	Cooper Jennie - Sr Rockford (MN)	35
14	Ian Faber - Sr Rockford (MN)	35
15	Ezekiel Homere - Sr International Falls (MN)	34
16	Parker Fulton - Sr Aitkin (MN)	34
17	Daymian Beckstrand - Jr Barnum (MN)	34
18	Grady North - Jr Lake Park-Audubon (Lake Park, MN)	33
19	Huxley Herges - So International Falls (MN)	33
20	Brooks Deziel - Fr International Falls (MN)	33
21	Abbott Callahan - Sr Rockford (MN)	32
22	Foster Johnson - Sr Blaine (MN)	31
23	Austin Francis - Jr Lake Park-Audubon (Lake Park, MN)	30
24	Amun-Ra Brown - Jr Albert Lea (MN)	29
25	Brendan Tretbar - Jr Park Rapids (MN)	29

New York Top 25 Tacklers

Leaderboard - Player Total Tackles
1	Harry Finkelberg - Sr Pleasantville (NY)	53
2	Mike Keen - Sr Eden/North Collins (Eden, NY)	51
3	Mason Colgan - Sr Windsor Central (Windsor, NY)	47
4	Shane Allums - Sr Washingtonville (NY)	46
5	Deon Lawyer - Sr Peru (NY)	46
6	Ben Guiffre - Sr Victor (NY)	45
7	Lance Franklin - Sr Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton (Mayville, NY)	44
8	Quin Dapolito - Sr Clyde-Savannah (Clyde, NY)	44
9	Tristen Gibbs - Jr Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton (Mayville, NY)	43
10	Kilian Curylo - Sr Tuckahoe (Eastchester, NY)	42
11	Angel Colon - Sr Geneva (NY)	42
12	Jonny Swartwout - Sr Johnstown (NY)	40
13	D'marco Santiago - Jr Notre Dame (Utica, NY)	38
14	Timmy Donnelly - Sr Columbia (East Greenbush, NY)	38
15	Jonah Sturtevant - Jr Adirondack (Boonville, NY)	38
16	Chris Jennings - Sr Pleasantville (NY)	38
17	Liam Sanborn - Jr Pleasantville (NY)	38
18	Kendrick Russaw - So St. Mary's (Lancaster, NY)	38
19	Jamison Young - Sr Notre Dame (Utica, NY)	37
20	Carson Cheney - Sr Johnstown (NY)	37
21	Myles Kedley - So Irondequoit (Rochester, NY)	36
22	John Lizzi - Jr Saratoga Springs (NY)	36
23	Max Ciavarri - Sr Pittsford (NY)	36
24	Terrence Barner - Sr Monroe (Rochester, NY)	35
25	Tyler Harned - Sr Rondout Valley (Accord, NY)	35

Ohio Top 25 Tacklers

Leaderboard - Player Total Tackles
1	Wesley Gibbs - Sr Washington (Washington Court House, OH)	95
2	Vinny Reyes - Jr Elyria Catholic (Elyria, OH)	85
3	Colton Hiestand - Jr Mississinawa Valley (Union City, OH)	84
4	Caleb Crowthers - Sr New Philadelphia (OH)	78
5	Brayden Goble - Jr Meigs (Pomeroy, OH)	78
6	Rhen Carpenter - Sr Parkway (Rockford, OH)	77
7	Brendan Rhoads - Sr Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus, OH)	77
8	Landon Lehmer - Sr St. Edward (Lakewood, OH)	76
9	Keithen Flynn - Sr Brookfield (OH)	73
10	Miles Hamilton - Sr Hawken (Gates Mills, OH)	72
11	Daniel Roy - Jr Vermilion (OH)	71
12	Aaron Rapp - Jr Indian Lake (Lewistown, OH)	70
13	Ben Uhlenhake - Sr Bishop Watterson (Columbus, OH)	70
14	Jayden Maddox - Sr South (Columbus, OH)	70
15	Ian Radebaugh - Sr Chippewa (Doylestown, OH)	69
16	Elijah Styer - Sr Worthington Christian (Worthington, OH)	69
17	Hunter Witts - Sr Tuscarawas Valley (Zoarville, OH)	69
18	Roy Price - Sr Newark (OH)	68
19	Noah Arnold - Jr Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville, OH)	67
20	BRADY KAAS - Sr Chagrin Falls (OH)	66
21	Nicholas Spencer - Jr Independence (OH)	66
22	Andrew Beymer - Jr Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus, OH)	65
23	Easton Ballinger - So Edgewood (Trenton, OH)	65
24	Kaden Jones - Sr Bishop Watterson (Columbus, OH)	64
25	Trevor Helmuth - Sr Marysville (OH)	64

Pennsylvania Top 25 Tacklers

Leaderboard - Player Total Tackles
1	Gavin Lovell - Sr Moshannon Valley (Houtzdale, PA)	79
2	Kole Corman - Sr Central Mountain (Mill Hall, PA)	75
3	Dean Kosmalski - So Great Valley (Malvern, PA)	71
4	Keaton Rummel - Jr Halifax (PA)	70
5	Deyontay Gillespie - So Farrell (PA)	69
6	Robert Schwartz - So Tri-Valley (Hegins, PA)	69
7	Maddox Hobbs - Jr Mount Union (PA)	69
8	Shane Emrick - Sr Karns City (PA)	69
9	Levi Hunsinger - Sr Mount Union (PA)	68
10	Landon Horoschak - So Tri-Valley (Hegins, PA)	67
11	Brayden Shappell - So Schuylkill Haven (PA)	67
12	Mason Brink - Sr Glendale (Flinton, PA)	66
13	David Burrous - Sr Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah, PA)	66
14	Dylan Bannon - Sr Delaware Valley (Milford, PA)	65
15	Xavier Ryan - Jr Liberty (Bethlehem, PA)	65
16	Jon Daley - Sr Cambridge Springs (PA)	65
17	Jacob Cavanaugh - Jr Bentworth (Bentleyville, PA)	65
18	Cuyler Hale - Sr Bedford (PA)	64
19	Nick Vennare - Jr Mercyhurst Prep (Erie, PA)	64
20	Beau Kosmalski - Jr Great Valley (Malvern, PA)	64
21	Jeffrey Wasilchak - Sr Valley View (Archbald, PA)	63
22	Preston Darr - Sr Kane (PA)	63
23	Colton Owens - Sr North East (PA)	63
24	Joshua Smith - Sr Dallastown (PA)	63
25	Jaxson Gromley - Jr Girard (PA)	61

Wisconsin Top 25 Tacklers

Leaderboard - Player Total Tackles
1	Augie England - Sr Brookfield Central (Brookfield, WI)	61
2	Anthony Aker - Sr Indian Trail (Kenosha, WI)	59
3	Ethan Duel - Sr Winneconne (WI)	59
4	Bryce Seefeldt - Sr Coleman (WI)	52
5	Eli Basilere - Sr Omro (WI)	52
6	Chip Fox - Sr Living Word Lutheran (Jackson, WI)	52
7	Mitchell Dewitt - Sr Indian Trail (Kenosha, WI)	51
8	Nathan Goeckermann - Jr Brookfield Central (Brookfield, WI)	50
9	Braylon Stegall - Sr West De Pere (De Pere, WI)	49
10	Karson White - Jr Winneconne (WI)	46
11	Jacob Fornengo - Sr Webster (WI)	45
12	Aiden Thao - Sr Wausau West (Wausau, WI)	45
13	Brady Marks - Jr Winneconne (WI)	44
14	Ammerman Otto - Jr Deerfield (WI)	43
15	Brennan Welch - Jr Auburndale (WI)	43
16	Jacari Walker - So St. Francis (WI)	43
17	Devin Allison - Sr Omro (WI)	43
18	Brady McGovern - Sr Indian Trail (Kenosha, WI)	43
19	Ronald Hatch - Sr Webster (WI)	42
20	Chayse Vahsholtz - Jr Living Word Lutheran (Jackson, WI)	40
21	Nolan Hoepfl - Sr River Falls (WI)	37
22	Dashawn Poulos - Sr Wausau West (Wausau, WI)	37
23	Jackson Hetzer - Jr Wausau West (Wausau, WI)	37
24	Max Behnke - Sr Lourdes Academy (Oshkosh, WI)	36
25	Alexander Becker - Jr Auburndale (WI)	36

High school football: Great Lakes region leading tacklers

Current high school football leading tacklers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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