2016 Big Ten 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 | Hardy Nickerson | Illinois | SR | LB | 8 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 2 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | JR | MLB | 7 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 10.57 |
| 3 | Tré Watson | Illinois | SO | LB | 8 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 4 | Marcus Allen | Penn State | JR | S | 8 | 39 | 35 | 74 | 9.25 |
| 4 | Montae Nicholson | Mich St | JR | S | 6 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 10.83 |
| 4 | Riley Bullough | Mich St | SR | LB | 4 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 7 | Chris Frey | Mich St | JR | LB | 6 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 8 | Raekwon McMillan | Ohio State | JR | LB | 8 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 8 | Ben Gedeon | Michigan | SR | LB | 6 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Josh Banderas | Nebraska | SR | LB | 7 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 7.43 |
| 11 | T.J. Edwards | Wisconsin | SO | ILB | 8 | 36 | 28 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Jerome Baker | Ohio State | SO | LB | 8 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Anthony Walker, Jr. | N'western | JR | LB | 7 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 12 | Deonte Roberts | Rutgers | SO | LB | 7 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 12 | Patrick Nelson | Illinois | FR | DB | 8 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 12 | Jason Cabinda | Penn State | JR | LB | 4 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 17 | Malik Hooker | Ohio State | SO | S | 8 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 17 | Andrew Dowell | Mich St | SO | LB | 6 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 19 | Stanley Green | Illinois | FR | DB | 7 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 20 | Trevor Morris | Rutgers | SO | LB | 7 | 38 | 24 | 62 | 8.86 |
| 21 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | JR | LB | 7 | 53 | 23 | 76 | 10.86 |
| 21 | Bo Bower | Iowa | JR | LB | 7 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 21 | Michael Rose-Ivey | Nebraska | SR | LB | 7 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 21 | Demetrious Cox | Mich St | SR | DB | 4 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 25 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | FR | LB | 6 | 35 | 22 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 25 | Jermaine Carter, Jr. | Maryland | JR | LB | 6 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 8.17 |
| 25 | Jack Lynn | Minnesota | SR | LB | 7 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 6.71 |
| 25 | D'Cota Dixon | Wisconsin | JR | S | 9 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Jaylen Prater | N'western | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 30 | Godwin Igwebuike | N'western | JR | S | 7 | 46 | 21 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 30 | Brandon Bell | Penn State | SR | LB | 5 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 8.80 |
| 30 | Manny Bowen | Penn State | SO | LB | 7 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 30 | Nate Hall | N'western | SO | LB | 7 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 30 | Ross Dzuris | Nebraska | SR | DE | 7 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 35 | Leo Musso | Wisconsin | SR | S | 9 | 37 | 20 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 35 | Marcus Oliver | Indiana | JR | LB | 6 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 35 | Anthony Cioffi | Rutgers | SR | DB | 7 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 35 | Sam Hubbard | Ohio State | SO | DE | 8 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 35 | Dre'Mont Jones | Ohio State | FR | DL | 8 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 35 | Taylor Barton | Illinois | SR | DB | 7 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 41 | Damarius Travis | Minnesota | SR | DB | 7 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 6.71 |
| 41 | Carroll Phillips | Illinois | SR | DL | 8 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 41 | Dawuane Smoot | Illinois | SR | DL | 8 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 44 | Malik Golden | Penn State | SR | S | 7 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 44 | Shane Cockerille | Maryland | JR | LB | 5 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 44 | Aaron Williams | Nebraska | SO | S | 7 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 47 | Chris Worley | Ohio State | JR | LB | 8 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 47 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 9 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 47 | Darius Hamilton | Rutgers | SR | DL | 7 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 47 | Tyreek Maddox-Williams | Rutgers | FR | LB | 7 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 4.43 |