2016 Independent Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Moss | Army | SR | DB | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 1 | James Onwualu | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 3 | Steve Casali | U Mass | JR | ILB | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 4 | Colbert Calhoun | U Mass | JR | ILB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Andrew King | Army | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 6 | Greer Martini | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 6 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | FR | DB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 8 | Khary Bailey-Smith | U Mass | SR | S | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 8 | Elijah Riley | Army | FR | DB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 8 | Francis Bernard | BYU | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 13 | Jesse Monteiro | U Mass | JR | S | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | FR | CB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Gibby Gibson | Army | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 17 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | JR | OLB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Ali Ali-Musa | U Mass | JR | DL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Isaac Rochell | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Tedrick Lowery | U Mass | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Cole Luke | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Rhyan England | Army | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 26 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Eric Takenaka | BYU | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | JR | S | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Jamir Jones | Notre Dame | FR | LB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Fred Warner | BYU | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Kavika Fonua | BYU | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Sae Tautu | BYU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Peter Angeh | U Mass | SR | DL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Dayan Lake | BYU | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Eddy Ruzga | Army | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Tanner Jacobson | BYU | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Max Regan | Army | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 42 | Grant Jones | BYU | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 42 | Adam Pulsipher | BYU | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 42 | Jackson Porter | U Mass | JR | CB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 42 | John Robinson-Woodgett | U Mass | SR | FB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 42 | Peter Ngobidi | U Mass | SR | OLB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 42 | Corey Edwards | BYU | SO | K | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 42 | Trajan Pili | BYU | FR | DL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 42 | Nicco Fertitta | Notre Dame | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 42 | Jarron Jones | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.