2017 Big 12 Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malik Jefferson | Texas | JR | LB | 12 | 76 | 27 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 2 | Joe Dineen Jr. | Kansas | JR | LB | 9 | 69 | 30 | 99 | 11.00 |
| 3 | Travin Howard | TCU | SR | LB | 10 | 55 | 41 | 96 | 9.60 |
| 4 | Joel Lanning | Iowa State | SR | LB | 10 | 43 | 52 | 95 | 9.50 |
| 5 | Al-Rasheed Benton | WVU | SR | LB | 11 | 67 | 27 | 94 | 8.55 |
| 6 | Jayd Kirby | Kansas St | SR | LB | 11 | 69 | 20 | 89 | 8.09 |
| 7 | Trent Tanking | Kansas St | SR | LB | 11 | 63 | 23 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 7 | Marcel Spears Jr. | Iowa State | SO | LB | 10 | 42 | 44 | 86 | 8.60 |
| 9 | Kyzir White | WVU | SR | S | 11 | 60 | 23 | 83 | 7.55 |
| 9 | Emmanuel Beal | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 12 | 52 | 31 | 83 | 6.92 |
| 11 | Jah'Shawn Johnson | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 10 | 52 | 24 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 12 | David Long Jr. | WVU | SO | LB | 9 | 55 | 20 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 12 | Dakota Allen | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 10 | 40 | 35 | 75 | 7.50 |
| 14 | Jordyn Brooks | Texas Tech | SO | LB | 9 | 42 | 31 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 15 | Brian Peavy | Iowa State | JR | DB | 10 | 40 | 29 | 69 | 6.90 |
| 16 | Denzel Goolsby | Kansas St | SO | DB | 11 | 56 | 12 | 68 | 6.18 |
| 16 | Tre Flowers | Okla St | SR | S | 11 | 48 | 20 | 68 | 6.18 |
| 18 | Chad Whitener | Okla St | SR | LB | 11 | 42 | 25 | 67 | 6.09 |
| 19 | Kenneth Murray | Oklahoma | FR | LB | 12 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 20 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | SR | DE | 12 | 39 | 24 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 20 | Reggie Wilkerson | Iowa State | SR | DB | 9 | 36 | 27 | 63 | 7.00 |
| 22 | DeShon Elliott | Texas | JR | DB | 11 | 49 | 13 | 62 | 5.64 |
| 23 | Will Johnson | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 11 | 41 | 19 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 23 | Willie Harvey | Iowa State | JR | LB | 9 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 25 | Ramon Richards | Okla St | SR | S | 11 | 44 | 14 | 58 | 5.27 |
| 25 | Justin Phillips | Okla St | JR | LB | 11 | 36 | 22 | 58 | 5.27 |
| 25 | Ty Summers | TCU | JR | LB | 12 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 28 | Brandon Jones | Texas | SO | DB | 11 | 49 | 8 | 57 | 5.18 |
| 28 | Parnell Motley | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 12 | 45 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 |
| 28 | Ridwan Issahaku | TCU | JR | S | 11 | 40 | 17 | 57 | 5.18 |
| 28 | Kamari Cotton-Moya | Iowa State | SR | DB | 10 | 36 | 21 | 57 | 5.70 |
| 32 | Gary Johnson | Texas | JR | LB | 12 | 35 | 20 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 33 | Kris Boyd | Texas | JR | DB | 12 | 37 | 17 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 33 | Steven Parker | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 12 | 36 | 18 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 35 | Nick Orr | TCU | SR | S | 12 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 4.42 |
| 36 | Jordan Brailford | Okla St | JR | DE | 11 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 37 | Holton Hill | Texas | JR | DB | 8 | 39 | 12 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 37 | Mat Boesen | TCU | SR | DE | 12 | 35 | 16 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 39 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | JR | DB | 11 | 47 | 3 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 39 | Kendall Adams | Kansas St | JR | DB | 8 | 39 | 11 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 39 | Calvin Bundage | Okla St | SO | LB | 11 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 42 | Elijah Battle | WVU | SR | CB | 11 | 47 | 2 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 42 | Mike Lee | Kansas | SO | S | 7 | 42 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 42 | Dravon Askew-Henry | WVU | JR | S | 11 | 37 | 12 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 42 | Caleb Kelly | Oklahoma | SO | LB | 12 | 32 | 17 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 46 | Evrett Edwards | Iowa State | SR | DB | 10 | 33 | 14 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 46 | Taylor Young | Baylor | SR | LB | 9 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 48 | Bryce Torneden | Kansas | SO | S | 8 | 34 | 10 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 48 | Damarcus Fields | Texas Tech | FR | DB | 10 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 48 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | JR | DE | 9 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 4.89 |