2016 American Athletic 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 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | JR | LB | 8 | 43 | 40 | 83 | 10.38 |
| 2 | Obi Melifonwu | UConn | SR | S | 6 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 11.00 |
| 3 | Craig Suits | Tulsa | JR | LB | 8 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 4 | Trent Martin | Tulsa | SR | LB | 7 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 5 | Nigel Harris | S Florida | SR | LB | 8 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 6.63 |
| 6 | Nate Godwin | S Florida | SR | DB | 8 | 30 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 7 | Eric Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 5 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 10.60 |
| 7 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 6 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 6.83 |
| 7 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | JR | CB | 8 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 7 | Jamar Summers | UConn | JR | CB | 6 | 28 | 12 | 40 | 6.67 |
| 7 | Micah Thomas | Navy | JR | LB | 5 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 7 | Jaymon Thomas | S Florida | SO | S | 8 | 28 | 6 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 13 | Jeremy Brady | Tulsa | SR | S | 7 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 14 | Jordan Mitchell | Tulsa | JR | S | 8 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 14 | Chris Morley | Memphis | SR | DB | 6 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 6.17 |
| 14 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | SO | CB | 7 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 17 | Kerwin Thomas | Tulsa | JR | CB | 8 | 25 | 11 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 17 | Genard Avery | Memphis | JR | LB | 6 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 17 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | SR | DB | 6 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 20 | Avery Williams | Temple | SR | LB | 7 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 20 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | JR | CB | 8 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 20 | Austin Hall | Memphis | FR | DB | 6 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Matt Linscott | Tulsa | SR | LB | 8 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 23 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | SO | S | 8 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 23 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 7 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 23 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SO | DB | 7 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 23 | Drico Johnson | UCF | SR | DB | 6 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 23 | Howard Wilson | Houston | SO | CB | 6 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 29 | Khalid McGee | S Florida | SO | S | 8 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 29 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | JR | DB | 6 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Khalil Williams | Houston | JR | S | 6 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 32 | Mark Rucker | UCF | SR | LB | 6 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 32 | T.J. Mutcherson | UCF | SR | DB | 6 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 6.17 |
| 32 | Zach Edwards | Cincinnati | SR | S | 4 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 32 | Nico Marley | Tulane | SR | LB | 5 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 32 | Errol Clarke | UCF | SR | LB | 6 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 32 | Alohi Gilman | Navy | FR | S | 5 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 32 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 8 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 39 | D.J. Killings | UCF | SR | DB | 6 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 40 | Jordan Williams | ECU | JR | ILB | 5 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 40 | Jhavon Williams | UConn | SR | CB | 6 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 40 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | FR | DB | 4 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 40 | John Green | UConn | SR | CB | 5 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 44 | Junior Joseph | UConn | JR | LB | 6 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 6.33 |
| 44 | Jarrod Franklin | Tulane | JR | S | 5 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 44 | Terrell Richardson | ECU | SR | DB | 4 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 44 | Daniel Awoleke | S Florida | SR | DT | 8 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 44 | Deadrin Senat | S Florida | JR | DT | 8 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 44 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | FR | CB | 8 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 50 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 6 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 5.67 |