2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Tackles - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | JR | MLB | 5 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 12.60 |
| 2 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | JR | LB | 7 | 53 | 23 | 76 | 10.86 |
| 3 | Raekwon McMillan | Ohio State | JR | LB | 2 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 4 | Trevor Morris | Rutgers | SO | LB | 10 | 54 | 41 | 95 | 9.50 |
| 4 | Godwin Igwebuike | N'western | JR | S | 6 | 41 | 16 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 6 | Montae Nicholson | Mich St | JR | S | 8 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 7 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | FR | LB | 9 | 54 | 25 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 7 | Chris Frey | Mich St | JR | LB | 9 | 33 | 46 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 9 | Marcus Oliver | Indiana | JR | LB | 6 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 10 | Shane Cockerille | Maryland | JR | LB | 6 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 11 | Deonte Roberts | Rutgers | SO | LB | 10 | 29 | 55 | 84 | 8.40 |
| 12 | Hardy Nickerson | Illinois | SR | LB | 9 | 20 | 55 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 13 | Jonathan Celestin | Minnesota | JR | LB | 4 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 14 | Tré Watson | Illinois | SO | LB | 9 | 27 | 47 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 15 | Jermaine Carter, Jr. | Maryland | JR | LB | 7 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 16 | Michael Rose-Ivey | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 16 | Malik Golden | Penn State | SR | S | 3 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 16 | Marcus Allen | Penn State | JR | S | 3 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 16 | T.J. Edwards | Wisconsin | SO | ILB | 3 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 20 | Brandon Snyder | Iowa | SO | DB | 5 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 21 | KiAnte Hardin | Minnesota | SO | DB | 3 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 22 | Josh Banderas | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 23 | Anthony Walker, Jr. | N'western | JR | LB | 6 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 23 | Nathan Gerry | Nebraska | SR | S | 3 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 25 | Bo Bower | Iowa | JR | LB | 5 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 26 | Damarius Travis | Minnesota | SR | DB | 4 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 26 | Dymonte Thomas | Michigan | SR | S | 3 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 26 | Mike McCray | Michigan | SR | LB | 3 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 26 | Malik Hooker | Ohio State | SO | S | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 30 | Leroy Clark | Purdue | SR | S | 9 | 46 | 16 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 31 | Jack Lynn | Minnesota | SR | LB | 4 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 32 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 3 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 33 | Stanley Green | Illinois | FR | DB | 8 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 34 | Nate Hall | N'western | SO | LB | 6 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 6.33 |
| 34 | Ben Gedeon | Michigan | SR | LB | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 36 | Joshua Kalu | Nebraska | JR | CB | 4 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 36 | Antoine Winfield Jr. | Minnesota | FR | DB | 4 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 38 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 5 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 39 | Darnell Savage, Jr. | Maryland | SO | DB | 6 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 6.17 |
| 40 | Tony Fields | Indiana | JR | DB | 7 | 31 | 12 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 40 | Demetrious Cox | Mich St | SR | DB | 7 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 42 | Kyle Queiro | N'western | JR | S | 5 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 42 | Taco Charlton | Michigan | SR | DE | 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 42 | Leo Musso | Wisconsin | SR | S | 3 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 45 | Ben Niemann | Iowa | JR | LB | 5 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 46 | Gelen Robinson | Purdue | JR | DE | 9 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 46 | Patrick Nelson | Illinois | FR | DB | 9 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 48 | Aaron Williams | Nebraska | SO | S | 4 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 49 | D'Cota Dixon | Wisconsin | JR | S | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 50 | Chris Worley | Ohio State | JR | LB | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.