2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Lee | Kansas St | JR | LB | 6 | 37 | 24 | 61 | 10.17 |
| 2 | Jordan Sterns | Okla St | SR | S | 6 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 9.67 |
| 3 | Ty Summers | TCU | SO | LB | 7 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 9.14 |
| 4 | Orion Stewart | Baylor | SR | S | 5 | 30 | 13 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 4 | Aiavion Edwards | Baylor | SR | LB | 5 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 6 | Fish Smithson | Kansas | SR | S | 7 | 49 | 11 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 7 | Travin Howard | TCU | JR | LB | 7 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 8 | Jordyn Brooks | Texas Tech | FR | LB | 6 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Travon Blanchard | Baylor | JR | DB | 5 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Nick Orr | TCU | JR | S | 7 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 11 | Al-Rasheed Benton | WVU | JR | LB | 6 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 7.50 |
| 12 | Anthony Wheeler | Texas | SO | LB | 5 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 13 | Jah'Shawn Johnson | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 6 | 34 | 10 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 14 | Niko Small | TCU | SO | S | 7 | 36 | 13 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Chad Whitener | Okla St | JR | LB | 6 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 7.00 |
| 16 | Jordan Evans | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 7 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 17 | Kamari Cotton-Moya | Iowa State | JR | DB | 5 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 18 | Willie Harvey | Iowa State | SO | LB | 6 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 6.67 |
| 19 | K.J. Smith | Baylor | JR | DE | 5 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 20 | Dante Barnett | Kansas St | SR | DB | 6 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 6.33 |
| 20 | Devante Averette | Okla St | SR | LB | 6 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 6.33 |
| 22 | Emmanuel Beal | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 7 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 23 | Jason Hall | Texas | JR | S | 5 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 24 | Mike Lee | Kansas | FR | S | 6 | 36 | 1 | 37 | 6.17 |
| 25 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 7 | 31 | 11 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Sammy Douglas | TCU | JR | LB | 7 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Charmeachealle Moore | Kansas St | SR | LB | 6 | 28 | 8 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Malik Jenkins | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 6 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Jarrod Harper | WVU | SR | S | 6 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Kyzir White | WVU | JR | S | 5 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 31 | Brian Peavy | Iowa State | SO | DB | 6 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 31 | Justin Arndt | WVU | SR | LB | 6 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 31 | Darrien Howard | WVU | SR | DL | 6 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 34 | Malik Jefferson | Texas | SO | LB | 5 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 35 | Kendall Adams | Kansas St | SO | DB | 6 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 35 | Evrett Edwards | Iowa State | JR | DB | 6 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 35 | Kane Seeley | Iowa State | SR | LB | 6 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 38 | Kris Boyd | Texas | SO | CB | 5 | 24 | 4 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 39 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | SO | DB | 6 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 39 | Tre Flowers | Okla St | JR | S | 6 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 41 | Ahmad Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | S | 7 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 41 | Steven Parker | Oklahoma | JR | S | 7 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 43 | Poona Ford | Texas | JR | DT | 5 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 44 | David Long | WVU | FR | LB | 6 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 45 | Maurice Fleming | WVU | SR | CB | 5 | 23 | 3 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 46 | Marcquis Roberts | Kansas | SR | LB | 6 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | SO | DE | 5 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 48 | Ramon Richards | Okla St | JR | CB | 6 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 48 | Vincent Taylor | Okla St | JR | DT | 6 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 50 | Justis Nelson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 6 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.