2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Tackles - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travin Howard | TCU | JR | LB | 4 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 14.25 |
| 2 | Elijah Lee | Kansas St | JR | LB | 5 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Taylor Young | Baylor | JR | LB | 3 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Fish Smithson | Kansas | SR | S | 4 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 5 | Denzel Johnson | TCU | SR | S | 4 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 6 | Malik Jenkins | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 4 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 7 | Jordan Evans | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 5 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Willie Harvey | Iowa State | SO | LB | 4 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Aiavion Edwards | Baylor | SR | LB | 3 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Mike Lee | Kansas | FR | S | 4 | 27 | 3 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 10 | Chad Whitener | Okla St | JR | LB | 4 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 10 | Jordyn Brooks | Texas Tech | FR | LB | 4 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 13 | Anthony Wheeler | Texas | SO | LB | 5 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 14 | Niko Small | TCU | SO | S | 4 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 15 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | SO | DB | 5 | 31 | 4 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 15 | Dante Barnett | Kansas St | SR | DB | 5 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 15 | Ty Summers | TCU | SO | LB | 4 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 15 | Jordan Sterns | Okla St | SR | S | 3 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Emmanuel Beal | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 5 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 20 | Tre Flowers | Okla St | JR | S | 4 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 20 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 4 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 22 | Nick Orr | TCU | JR | S | 4 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 23 | Charmeachealle Moore | Kansas St | SR | LB | 5 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 24 | Malik Jefferson | Texas | SO | LB | 5 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Evrett Edwards | Iowa State | JR | DB | 4 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Al-Rasheed Benton | WVU | JR | LB | 4 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Courtney Arnick | Kansas | SR | LB | 4 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Kamari Cotton-Moya | Iowa State | JR | DB | 3 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 29 | D'Andre Payne | Iowa State | SO | DB | 4 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 29 | Devante Averette | Okla St | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 29 | Kane Seeley | Iowa State | SR | LB | 4 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 29 | Justin Arndt | WVU | SR | LB | 4 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 33 | Raaquan Davis | Baylor | JR | LB | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 34 | Kendall Adams | Kansas St | SO | DB | 5 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 34 | Steven Parker | Oklahoma | JR | S | 5 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 36 | Kisean Allen | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 4 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 37 | K.J. Smith | Baylor | JR | DE | 3 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 38 | Brian Peavy | Iowa State | SO | DB | 4 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 39 | Poona Ford | Texas | JR | DT | 5 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 39 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | SR | DE | 5 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 39 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | SO | DE | 5 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 39 | Jason Hall | Texas | JR | S | 5 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 43 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | SO | DB | 5 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Jordan Burton | Okla St | SR | LB | 4 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Josh Carraway | TCU | SR | DE | 4 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Aaron Curry | TCU | SR | DT | 4 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Orion Stewart | Baylor | SR | S | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 48 | Kris Boyd | Texas | SO | CB | 5 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 48 | Ahmad Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | S | 5 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 50 | Ramon Richards | Okla St | JR | CB | 4 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4.75 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.