2011 Mountain West Conference Leaders Tackles - All Games through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmen Messina | New Mexico | SR | LB | 12 | 68 | 74 | 142 | 11.83 |
| 2 | Brady Amack | Air Force | SR | LB | 13 | 61 | 75 | 136 | 10.46 |
| 3 | Brian Hendricks | Wyoming | SR | LB | 13 | 55 | 50 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 4 | Luke Ruff | Wyoming | JR | DB | 13 | 54 | 48 | 102 | 7.85 |
| 5 | Shaquil Barrett | CSU | SO | LB | 12 | 45 | 54 | 99 | 8.25 |
| 6 | Tashaun Gipson | Wyoming | SR | DB | 13 | 72 | 23 | 95 | 7.31 |
| 7 | Jon Davis | Air Force | SR | DB | 13 | 44 | 50 | 94 | 7.23 |
| 8 | James Skelton | CSU | JR | LB | 11 | 41 | 50 | 91 | 8.27 |
| 9 | Mike Orakpo | CSU | SO | LB | 12 | 49 | 38 | 87 | 7.25 |
| 10 | Bubba Forrest | New Mexico | SR | DB | 11 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 7.73 |
| 11 | Nate Carter | UNLV | SR | LB | 12 | 41 | 43 | 84 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Gabe Knapton | Wyoming | SR | DL | 13 | 30 | 51 | 81 | 6.23 |
| 13 | Miles Burris | SDSU | SR | LB | 13 | 46 | 31 | 77 | 5.92 |
| 13 | Alex Means | Air Force | JR | LB | 13 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 5.92 |
| 15 | Luke Anderson | Wyoming | JR | DB | 13 | 52 | 23 | 75 | 5.77 |
| 16 | Jerome Long | SDSU | SR | DL | 13 | 50 | 23 | 73 | 5.62 |
| 17 | Kenny Cain | TCU | JR | LB | 12 | 39 | 33 | 72 | 6.00 |
| 18 | Tekerrein Cuba | TCU | SR | DB | 12 | 45 | 25 | 70 | 5.83 |
| 18 | Tank Carder | TCU | SR | LB | 13 | 45 | 25 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 20 | Byron Hout | Boise St | SR | LB | 13 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 21 | Dallas Bollema | New Mexico | SO | LB | 10 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 6.80 |
| 22 | Nat Berhe | SDSU | SO | DB | 13 | 43 | 24 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 23 | Jordan Waiwaiole | Air Force | SR | LB | 12 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 24 | Johnny Fobbs | TCU | SR | DB | 13 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Devyn Harris | Wyoming | SO | LB | 13 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Larry Parker | SDSU | SR | DB | 13 | 47 | 16 | 63 | 4.85 |
| 26 | Josh Biezuns | Wyoming | SR | DL | 13 | 35 | 28 | 63 | 4.85 |
| 28 | Anthony Hooks | New Mexico | SR | DB | 12 | 40 | 22 | 62 | 5.17 |
| 29 | Daniel Harper | UNLV | SR | DB | 12 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 5.08 |
| 29 | Spencer Merritt | New Mexico | JR | LB | 12 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 5.08 |
| 31 | John Lotulelei | UNLV | JR | LB | 12 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Quinton Pointer | UNLV | SR | DB | 12 | 39 | 20 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 32 | Korey Jones | Wyoming | JR | DL | 13 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 4.54 |
| 32 | Austin Gray | CSU | FR | DB | 12 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 35 | George Iloka | Boise St | SR | DB | 13 | 42 | 16 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 35 | Jason Verrett | TCU | SO | DB | 13 | 40 | 18 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 35 | Jake Fely | SDSU | FR | LB | 13 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 38 | Anthony Wooding, Jr. | Air Force | SO | DB | 13 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 4.38 |
| 39 | Stansly Maponga | TCU | SO | DL | 13 | 33 | 22 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 39 | Joseph Harris | New Mexico | JR | DL | 12 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 41 | Anthony Wright, Jr. | Air Force | SR | DB | 13 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 41 | Tani Maka | UNLV | SO | LB | 11 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 4.91 |
| 43 | Sidney Hodge | UNLV | SO | DB | 12 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 4.42 |
| 44 | Patrick Hennessey | Air Force | SR | LB | 11 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 45 | Shea McClellin | Boise St | SR | DL | 13 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 45 | Jamil Cooks | Air Force | SO | LB | 13 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 45 | Ivory Herd | CSU | SR | DB | 11 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 48 | Jonathan Anderson | TCU | FR | DB | 13 | 35 | 14 | 49 | 3.77 |
| 48 | Cedric Febis | Boise St | SR | DB | 12 | 34 | 15 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 50 | Blair Burns | Wyoming | FR | DB | 13 | 35 | 13 | 48 | 3.69 |