2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Tackles - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ty Summers | TCU | SO | LB | 13 | 59 | 62 | 121 | 9.31 |
| 2 | Travin Howard | TCU | JR | LB | 13 | 72 | 58 | 130 | 10.00 |
| 3 | Jordan Evans | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 13 | 55 | 43 | 98 | 7.54 |
| 4 | Willie Harvey | Iowa State | SO | LB | 12 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 6.50 |
| 5 | Nick Orr | TCU | JR | S | 13 | 47 | 39 | 86 | 6.62 |
| 6 | Elijah Lee | Kansas St | JR | LB | 13 | 72 | 38 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 6 | Jordan Sterns | Okla St | SR | S | 12 | 63 | 38 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 8 | Al-Rasheed Benton | WVU | JR | LB | 13 | 43 | 37 | 80 | 6.15 |
| 9 | Denzel Johnson | TCU | SR | S | 11 | 48 | 36 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 9 | Kane Seeley | Iowa State | SR | LB | 12 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 6.50 |
| 11 | Taylor Young | Baylor | JR | LB | 10 | 58 | 35 | 93 | 9.30 |
| 11 | Emmanuel Beal | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 13 | 46 | 35 | 81 | 6.23 |
| 13 | Aiavion Edwards | Baylor | SR | LB | 13 | 64 | 34 | 98 | 7.54 |
| 14 | Justin Arndt | WVU | SR | LB | 13 | 56 | 28 | 84 | 6.46 |
| 14 | Devante Averette | Okla St | SR | LB | 13 | 54 | 28 | 82 | 6.31 |
| 14 | Anthony Wheeler | Texas | SO | LB | 11 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 14 | David Long | WVU | FR | LB | 13 | 36 | 28 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 18 | Niko Small | TCU | SO | S | 13 | 56 | 27 | 83 | 6.38 |
| 18 | Darrien Howard | WVU | SR | DL | 13 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 5.08 |
| 20 | Chad Whitener | Okla St | JR | LB | 12 | 45 | 26 | 71 | 5.92 |
| 20 | Sammy Douglas | TCU | JR | LB | 13 | 34 | 26 | 60 | 4.62 |
| 22 | Jordyn Brooks | Texas Tech | FR | LB | 12 | 61 | 25 | 86 | 7.17 |
| 22 | Orion Stewart | Baylor | SR | S | 13 | 51 | 25 | 76 | 5.85 |
| 22 | Travon Blanchard | Baylor | JR | DB | 11 | 48 | 25 | 73 | 6.64 |
| 22 | K.J. Smith | Baylor | JR | DE | 13 | 42 | 25 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 22 | Demond Tucker | Iowa State | SR | DL | 12 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 27 | Reggan Northrup | Iowa State | SO | LB | 11 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 27 | Josh Carraway | TCU | SR | DE | 13 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 3.77 |
| 29 | Fish Smithson | Kansas | SR | S | 12 | 70 | 23 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 29 | Malik Jenkins | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 12 | 53 | 23 | 76 | 6.33 |
| 29 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | SO | DE | 12 | 41 | 23 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 29 | Vincent Taylor | Okla St | JR | DT | 13 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 29 | Mike Johnson | Iowa State | FR | DB | 12 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 34 | Courtney Arnick | Kansas | SR | LB | 12 | 44 | 22 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 34 | Aaron Curry | TCU | SR | DT | 13 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 36 | Charmeachealle Moore | Kansas St | SR | LB | 13 | 54 | 21 | 75 | 5.77 |
| 36 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 12 | 50 | 21 | 71 | 5.92 |
| 36 | Rasul Douglas | WVU | SR | CB | 13 | 49 | 21 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 36 | Dante Barnett | Kansas St | SR | DB | 13 | 46 | 21 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 36 | Steven Parker | Oklahoma | JR | S | 13 | 42 | 21 | 63 | 4.85 |
| 36 | Brian Peavy | Iowa State | SO | DB | 12 | 41 | 21 | 62 | 5.17 |
| 36 | Jordan Burton | Okla St | SR | LB | 12 | 40 | 21 | 61 | 5.08 |
| 43 | Jah'Shawn Johnson | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 12 | 57 | 20 | 77 | 6.42 |
| 43 | Malik Jefferson | Texas | SO | LB | 11 | 42 | 20 | 62 | 5.64 |
| 43 | Patrick Levels | Baylor | SR | DB | 13 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 43 | Jason Hall | Texas | JR | S | 11 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 43 | Evrett Edwards | Iowa State | JR | DB | 12 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 43 | Brian Mills | Iowa State | JR | LB | 12 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 49 | Ahmad Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | S | 13 | 45 | 19 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 49 | Raaquan Davis | Baylor | JR | LB | 13 | 35 | 19 | 54 | 4.15 |