2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodney Butler | NMSU | SR | LB | 5 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 14.40 |
| 2 | Bryan London | Texas St | FR | LB | 4 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 10.75 |
| 3 | Jacob Nwangwa | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 10.40 |
| 3 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | JR | LB | 5 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 10.40 |
| 5 | Tre'maine Lightfoot | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 6 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 6 | Alonzo McGee | Georgia St | SR | LB | 5 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 6 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SO | LB | 5 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 8 | Ukeme Eligwe | Ga South | JR | LB | 6 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 8.83 |
| 9 | Roman Buchanan | USA | SR | LB | 6 | 35 | 17 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 10 | Ironhead Gallon | Ga South | SR | LB | 6 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 10 | Otha Peters | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 6 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 12 | Javante O'Roy | Texas St | SR | S | 4 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 12 | Gabe Loyd | Texas St | JR | LB | 4 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 14 | Tony Lashley | Idaho | SO | LB | 7 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 15 | Damani Alexcee | Texas St | SR | S | 4 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 16 | Joshua Moon | Ga South | SO | S | 6 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 17 | Jayshawn Jordan | Idaho | SR | CB | 7 | 31 | 19 | 50 | 7.14 |
| 18 | Bobby Baker | Georgia St | SR | S | 5 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 18 | Chase Day | La-Monroe | FR | LB | 5 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | JR | CB | 6 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 6.83 |
| 21 | Kennan Gilchrist | App St | SR | OLB | 7 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 6.71 |
| 22 | Xavier Woodson-Luster | Ark St | SR | LB | 9 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 23 | Michael Shaw | Georgia St | SO | LB | 5 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 24 | David Griffith | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 5 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 24 | Wesley Thompson | La-Monroe | SO | S | 5 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 26 | Devan Stringer | App St | JR | OLB | 7 | 30 | 14 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 27 | Trey Payne | Georgia St | JR | LB | 4 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 28 | Kyle Wilson | Ark St | JR | LB | 9 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Darrell Songy | USA | JR | LB | 6 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | FR | DB | 5 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 31 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | SO | DB | 9 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 32 | Tueni Lupeamanu | Idaho | SR | DL | 7 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 32 | Eric Boggs | App St | JR | ILB | 7 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 34 | Devon Earl | USA | SR | S | 6 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 34 | Neiko Robinson | USA | JR | S | 6 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 36 | Bryan Williams | Georgia St | SR | S | 5 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 36 | Jaden Wright | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 38 | Frankie Griffin | Texas St | SO | LB | 4 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 39 | Ed Hall | Idaho | SO | LB | 7 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 40 | Tre' Hunter | La-Monroe | SR | S | 5 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 41 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 6 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 42 | Cody Brown | Ark St | SR | DB | 9 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 42 | Money Hunter | Ark St | SR | DB | 9 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 42 | Ty Graham | Idaho | FR | S | 6 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 45 | William Lloyd | Troy | SR | LB | 6 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 46 | Clifton Duck | App St | FR | DB | 7 | 27 | 9 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 47 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | JR | DE | 9 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 48 | Kris Weatherspoon | Troy | JR | S | 6 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 48 | Teron Fitzgerald | Texas St | SR | LB | 4 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 48 | Kourtland Busby | NMSU | JR | DL | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.