2017 Big 12 Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jah'Shawn Johnson | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 4 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 2 | Joe Dineen Jr. | Kansas | JR | LB | 3 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 12.67 |
| 3 | Dakota Allen | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 4 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 4 | Marcel Spears Jr. | Iowa State | SO | LB | 4 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 4 | Tre Flowers | Okla St | SR | S | 4 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 4 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | JR | DB | 4 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 7 | Al-Rasheed Benton | WVU | SR | LB | 4 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Kyzir White | WVU | SR | S | 4 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 7 | Clay Johnston | Baylor | SO | LB | 3 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 7 | Jayd Kirby | Kansas St | SR | LB | 4 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Denzel Goolsby | Kansas St | SO | DB | 4 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 12 | Malik Jefferson | Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 12 | Parnell Motley | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 4 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 14 | Jordyn Brooks | Texas Tech | SO | LB | 4 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 14 | Mike Lee | Kansas | SO | S | 3 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Harrison Hand | Baylor | FR | CB | 3 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 14 | Brandon Jones | Texas | SO | DB | 4 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 18 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | SR | DE | 4 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 18 | Trent Tanking | Kansas St | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 18 | Chad Whitener | Okla St | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 18 | Vaughnte Dorsey | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 4 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 22 | Brian Peavy | Iowa State | JR | DB | 4 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 22 | Derrick Neal | Kansas | SR | CB | 3 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 22 | Kendall Adams | Kansas St | JR | DB | 3 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 22 | Hakeem Bailey | WVU | SO | CB | 4 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 26 | Emmanuel Beal | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 4 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 26 | Anthony Wheeler | Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 26 | Dylan Tonkery | WVU | FR | S | 4 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 26 | D'Andre Payne | Iowa State | JR | DB | 4 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 26 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | JR | DB | 3 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 31 | Steven Parker | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 4 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Ben Banogu | TCU | JR | DE | 4 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Bryce Torneden | Kansas | SO | S | 3 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 31 | Octavious Morgan | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 4 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 31 | Taylor Young | Baylor | SR | LB | 3 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 31 | Jalen Pitre | Baylor | FR | LB | 3 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 31 | Ramon Richards | Okla St | SR | S | 4 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 38 | Joel Lanning | Iowa State | SR | LB | 4 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 38 | Travin Howard | TCU | SR | LB | 4 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 38 | Nick Orr | TCU | SR | S | 4 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 38 | Gary Johnson | Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 38 | Justin Phillips | Okla St | JR | LB | 4 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 38 | Kenny Robinson | WVU | FR | S | 4 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 38 | Holton Hill | Texas | JR | DB | 3 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Kenneth Murray | Oklahoma | FR | LB | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 45 | Mat Boesen | TCU | SR | DE | 4 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 45 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | JR | DE | 3 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 45 | Dravon Askew-Henry | WVU | JR | S | 4 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 45 | Reggie Wilkerson | Iowa State | SR | DB | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 45 | Ridwan Issahaku | TCU | JR | S | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5.67 |