2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hardy Nickerson | Illinois | SR | LB | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 1 | Ben Niemann | Iowa | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 1 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | JR | MLB | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 1 | Bo Bower | Iowa | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 5 | Montre Hartage | N'western | SO | CB | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 5 | Jack Lynn | Minnesota | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 5 | Ja'Whaun Bentley | Purdue | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 5 | Danny Ezechukwu | Purdue | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 5 | Chris Frey | Mich St | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 10 | Jake Replogle | Purdue | SR | DT | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Andrew Dowell | Mich St | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Riley Bullough | Mich St | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Nate Hall | N'western | SO | LB | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Jaylen Prater | N'western | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Myles Norwood | Purdue | JR | CB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Josh Woods | Maryland | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Anthony Walker, Jr. | N'western | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Miles Taylor | Iowa | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | James Crawford | Illinois | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Greg Mabin | Iowa | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Demetrious Cox | Mich St | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 22 | Julian Pinnix-Odrick | Rutgers | SR | DL | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Brandon Roberts | Purdue | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Isaiah Wharton | Rutgers | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Deonte Roberts | Rutgers | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Joseph Jones | N'western | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Julian Jones | Illinois | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Brandon Snyder | Iowa | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Montae Nicholson | Mich St | JR | S | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Vayante Copeland | Mich St | SO | CB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Nathan Bazata | Iowa | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 33 | Leroy Clark | Purdue | SR | S | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Melvin Keihn | Maryland | SO | DE | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Adekunle Ayinde | Minnesota | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 33 | C.J. Robbins | N'western | SR | DL | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 33 | C.J. Parker | Purdue | JR | S | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Shane Cockerille | Maryland | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Kingsley Opara | Maryland | JR | DL | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Anthony Cioffi | Rutgers | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Eddy Wilson | Purdue | SO | DT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Cody Poock | Minnesota | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Matt Nelson | Iowa | SO | DE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 44 | Josh Hayes | Purdue | FR | CB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Carroll Phillips | Illinois | SR | DL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Duke McGhee | Minnesota | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Jonathan Celestin | Minnesota | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Antonio Shenault | Minnesota | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | FR | LB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Tim Cason | Purdue | SO | CB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.