2017 Big 12 Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dakota Allen | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 2 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 2 | Joe Dineen Jr. | Kansas | JR | LB | 2 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 11.50 |
| 3 | Derrick Neal | Kansas | SR | CB | 2 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Mike Lee | Kansas | SO | S | 2 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Jah'Shawn Johnson | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 2 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Vaughnte Dorsey | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 2 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Marcel Spears Jr. | Iowa State | SO | LB | 2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 7 | Clay Johnston | Baylor | SO | LB | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 7 | De'Monte Ruth | Iowa State | JR | DB | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 10 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | JR | DE | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | SR | DE | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 10 | Bryce Torneden | Kansas | SO | S | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 10 | Chad Whitener | Okla St | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 14 | Broderick Washington, Jr. | Texas Tech | SO | DL | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 14 | Steven Parker | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 16 | Joel Lanning | Iowa State | SR | LB | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Tre Flowers | Okla St | SR | S | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Brian Peavy | Iowa State | JR | DB | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 16 | Lawrence White | Iowa State | FR | DB | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 16 | Nick Orr | TCU | SR | S | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 16 | Al-Rasheed Benton | WVU | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 16 | Damarcus Fields | Texas Tech | FR | DB | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 16 | Justin Phillips | Okla St | JR | LB | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 24 | Willie Harvey | Iowa State | JR | LB | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Neville Gallimore | Oklahoma | SO | DT | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 24 | Kahlil Haughton | Oklahoma | JR | S | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Montrel Wilson | TCU | SO | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 24 | J.D. Waggoner | Iowa State | SR | DE | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 24 | Shakial Taylor | Kansas | JR | CB | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 24 | Octavious Morgan | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 24 | Mychealon Thomas | Texas Tech | SR | DL | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 24 | Chris Miller | Baylor | SO | S | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Kevin Henry | Okla St | SO | LB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Jaylon Lane | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Josh Thompson | Texas | FR | DB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 24 | A.J. Green | Okla St | SO | CB | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 24 | Tre Brown | Oklahoma | FR | CB | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 24 | Kolin Hill | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 24 | Kenneth Edison-McGruder | Okla St | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Hakeem Bailey | WVU | SO | CB | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Thabo Mwaniki | Okla St | FR | S | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 24 | Enoch Smith, Jr. | Okla St | JR | DT | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 43 | Reggie Wilkerson | Iowa State | SR | DB | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Daniel Wise | Kansas | JR | DT | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 43 | Jordyn Brooks | Texas Tech | SO | LB | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 43 | Kirk Tucker | Okla St | SR | LB | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 43 | DeQuinton Osborne | Okla St | SR | DT | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 43 | Caleb Kelly | Oklahoma | SO | LB | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 43 | Mat Boesen | TCU | SR | DE | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 43 | Amen Ogbongbemiga | Okla St | FR | LB | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |