2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Tackles - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodney Butler | NMSU | SR | LB | 4 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 14.25 | 
| 2 | David Griffith | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 3 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 11.00 | 
| 2 | Bryan London | Texas St | FR | LB | 3 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 11.00 | 
| 4 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SO | LB | 4 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 10.00 | 
| 4 | Tre' Hunter | La-Monroe | SR | S | 3 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 10.00 | 
| 6 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | JR | LB | 4 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 9.75 | 
| 7 | Alonzo McGee | Georgia St | SR | LB | 3 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 9.67 | 
| 8 | Eric Boggs | App St | JR | ILB | 4 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 9.50 | 
| 9 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | SO | DB | 4 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 9.25 | 
| 10 | Ironhead Gallon | Ga South | SR | LB | 4 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 9.00 | 
| 11 | Travis Crawford | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 4 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 8.75 | 
| 11 | Money Hunter | Ark St | SR | DB | 4 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 8.75 | 
| 11 | Tre'maine Lightfoot | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 8.75 | 
| 14 | Bryan Williams | Georgia St | SR | S | 3 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 8.67 | 
| 15 | Roman Buchanan | USA | SR | LB | 4 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 8.25 | 
| 15 | Kalen Jackson | USA | SR | S | 4 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 8.25 | 
| 15 | Kennan Gilchrist | App St | SR | OLB | 4 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 8.25 | 
| 18 | Xavier Woodson-Luster | Ark St | SR | LB | 4 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 8.00 | 
| 18 | Gabe Loyd | Texas St | JR | LB | 3 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 8.00 | 
| 18 | Javante O'Roy | Texas St | SR | S | 3 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 8.00 | 
| 21 | Bobby Baker | Georgia St | SR | S | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 7.67 | 
| 21 | Chase Day | La-Monroe | FR | LB | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 7.67 | 
| 23 | Tony Lashley | Idaho | SO | LB | 4 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 7.50 | 
| 23 | Otha Peters | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 4 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 7.50 | 
| 25 | Jayshawn Jordan | Idaho | SR | CB | 4 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 7.25 | 
| 26 | Kyle Wilson | Ark St | JR | LB | 4 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 7.00 | 
| 26 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | JR | CB | 3 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 7.00 | 
| 26 | Ukeme Eligwe | Ga South | JR | LB | 3 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 7.00 | 
| 29 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | JR | CB | 4 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 6.75 | 
| 30 | Cody Brown | Ark St | SR | DB | 3 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6.67 | 
| 31 | Clifton Duck | App St | FR | DB | 4 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 6.50 | 
| 32 | Ed Hall | Idaho | SO | LB | 4 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 6.25 | 
| 32 | Quanterio Heath | Ark St | SR | LB | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 6.25 | 
| 34 | Russell Siavii | Idaho | SR | S | 4 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 
| 34 | Devan Stringer | App St | JR | OLB | 4 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 6.00 | 
| 34 | Darrell Songy | USA | JR | LB | 4 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 6.00 | 
| 37 | Kaden Elliss | Idaho | SO | LB | 4 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 5.75 | 
| 37 | Chris Odom | Ark St | SR | DE | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 5.75 | 
| 39 | Gavin Graham | Texas St | FR | DB | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5.67 | 
| 39 | Clarence Guidry III | Texas St | JR | CB | 3 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 5.67 | 
| 39 | Kaleb Ringer | Georgia St | SR | LB | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5.67 | 
| 42 | Tueni Lupeamanu | Idaho | SR | DL | 4 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 5.50 | 
| 43 | Stephan Johnson | Texas St | JR | S | 3 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5.33 | 
| 44 | William Lloyd | Troy | SR | LB | 4 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 5.25 | 
| 44 | A.J. Howard | App St | JR | DB | 4 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 5.25 | 
| 44 | Waylon Roberson | Ark St | SR | DL | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 | 
| 47 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 4 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 5.00 | 
| 47 | Tracy Walker | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 4 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 5.00 | 
| 47 | Jaden Wright | NMSU | JR | DB | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5.00 | 
| 47 | Cortez Sisco, Jr. | La-Monroe | FR | LB | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5.00 | 
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.