2016 Conference USA Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 13 | 57 | 67 | 124 | 9.54 | 
| 2 | Josiah Tauaefa | UTSA | FR | LB | 13 | 50 | 65 | 115 | 8.85 | 
| 3 | Azeez Al-Shaair | FAU | SO | LB | 12 | 56 | 56 | 112 | 9.33 | 
| 4 | Treyvon Williams | FIU | JR | LB | 12 | 61 | 48 | 109 | 9.08 | 
| 5 | Anthony Wint | FIU | JR | LB | 12 | 57 | 51 | 108 | 9.00 | 
| 6 | Emmanuel Ellerbee | Rice | JR | LB | 10 | 62 | 42 | 104 | 10.40 | 
| 7 | Chris Melton | MTSU | SO | LB | 13 | 52 | 50 | 102 | 7.85 | 
| 7 | TJ Ricks | ODU | SR | LB | 13 | 48 | 54 | 102 | 7.85 | 
| 9 | Jalen Young | FAU | SO | S | 11 | 67 | 33 | 100 | 9.09 | 
| 10 | Anthony Wilson | ODU | SR | LB | 13 | 54 | 45 | 99 | 7.62 | 
| 11 | Jordan Harris | La Tech | SR | LB | 12 | 53 | 41 | 94 | 7.83 | 
| 12 | Alvin Jones | UTEP | JR | LB | 10 | 44 | 49 | 93 | 9.30 | 
| 13 | Nick Cook | Charlotte | SR | LB | 10 | 42 | 50 | 92 | 9.20 | 
| 14 | Xavier Woods | La Tech | SR | S | 14 | 60 | 29 | 89 | 6.36 | 
| 14 | Dante Lovilette | UTEP | JR | LB | 12 | 38 | 51 | 89 | 7.42 | 
| 16 | Branden Leston | Western Ky | SR | DB | 13 | 55 | 33 | 88 | 6.77 | 
| 17 | La'Kel Bass | UTSA | JR | LB | 13 | 33 | 54 | 87 | 6.69 | 
| 18 | Kishawn McClain | N Texas | JR | DB | 12 | 60 | 24 | 84 | 7.00 | 
| 18 | Alex Lyons | Rice | SR | LB | 11 | 44 | 40 | 84 | 7.64 | 
| 20 | D'Nerius Antoine | USM | SR | LB | 12 | 53 | 29 | 82 | 6.83 | 
| 20 | Michael Egwuagu | UTSA | SR | S | 13 | 42 | 40 | 82 | 6.31 | 
| 22 | Nate Gaines | UTSA | JR | S | 13 | 48 | 33 | 81 | 6.23 | 
| 23 | T.J. McCollum | Western Ky | JR | LB | 11 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 7.27 | 
| 24 | Nick Usher | UTEP | SR | LB | 12 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 6.42 | 
| 25 | Lloyd Grogan | La Tech | SR | S | 14 | 45 | 31 | 76 | 5.43 | 
| 25 | Jovante Moffatt | MTSU | SO | S | 13 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 5.85 | 
| 27 | Russell Farris | La Tech | JR | LB | 14 | 43 | 32 | 75 | 5.36 | 
| 28 | Darius Harris | MTSU | SO | LB | 13 | 42 | 32 | 74 | 5.69 | 
| 29 | Secdrick Cooper | La Tech | JR | S | 14 | 52 | 21 | 73 | 5.21 | 
| 29 | Cortney Finney | N Texas | SR | LB | 12 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 6.08 | 
| 31 | DaMarion King | La Tech | JR | DB | 14 | 43 | 27 | 70 | 5.00 | 
| 31 | Kendall Gant | Marshall | JR | S | 10 | 39 | 31 | 70 | 7.00 | 
| 33 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | JR | DE | 13 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 5.23 | 
| 34 | D.J. Sanders | MTSU | JR | LB | 13 | 43 | 23 | 66 | 5.08 | 
| 35 | Ben DeLuca | Charlotte | FR | DB | 10 | 50 | 15 | 65 | 6.50 | 
| 36 | Jeremy Cutrer | MTSU | SR | CB | 13 | 52 | 12 | 64 | 4.92 | 
| 37 | Darryl Randolph | MTSU | SO | S | 13 | 38 | 25 | 63 | 4.85 | 
| 37 | Karrington King | Charlotte | JR | LB | 10 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 6.30 | 
| 39 | Corey Neely | Marshall | SR | S | 10 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 6.20 | 
| 39 | Larry Ogunjobi | Charlotte | SR | DL | 10 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 6.20 | 
| 41 | Alex Dale | MTSU | JR | S | 10 | 42 | 19 | 61 | 6.10 | 
| 41 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 12 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 5.08 | 
| 43 | Sean Carter | ODU | SO | DB | 13 | 34 | 26 | 60 | 4.62 | 
| 44 | Rodney Allen | Marshall | JR | DB | 9 | 36 | 23 | 59 | 6.56 | 
| 45 | James Gray | N Texas | SR | DB | 12 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 4.83 | 
| 45 | Devin Cockrell | UTEP | JR | DB | 12 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 4.83 | 
| 47 | Niko Gonzalez | FIU | JR | S | 9 | 36 | 19 | 55 | 6.11 | 
| 48 | Joel Iyiegbuniwe | Western Ky | SO | LB | 13 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 4.15 | 
| 48 | Nik Needham | UTEP | SO | DB | 12 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 4.50 | 
| 48 | Chase Hancock | Marshall | SO | LB | 8 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 6.75 |