2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Tackles - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise St | JR | WLB | 2 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 14.00 |
| 2 | Jeffrey Allison | Fresno St | SO | LB | 2 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 11.50 |
| 3 | Kyahva Tezino | SDSU | SO | LB | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 17.00 |
| 4 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | SO | DB | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 4 | George Helmuth | Fresno St | JR | LB | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Ronley Lakalaka | SDSU | JR | LB | 1 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 6 | Mike Bell | Fresno St | SO | DB | 2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 8 | Kekoa Nawahine | Boise St | SO | S | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 8 | Avery Williams | Boise St | FR | CB | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Ron Smith | SDSU | SO | CB | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 8 | Chase Christiansen | Utah State | JR | LB | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | SO | LB | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Tyson Maeva | Boise St | SO | MLB | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 13 | Tariq Thompson | SDSU | FR | S | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 13 | Dallin Leavitt | Utah State | SR | S | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 16 | Max McDonald | CSU | SO | LB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 16 | Malik Forrester | Fresno St | SR | DT | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 16 | Juju Hughes | Fresno St | SO | DB | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 19 | Parker Baldwin | SDSU | JR | S | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 19 | Jay Henderson | SDSU | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 19 | James Bailey | Fresno St | JR | LB | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 19 | Jalen Walker | Boise St | FR | S | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 19 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | JR | DE | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 19 | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise St | FR | S | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 25 | Trey Lomax | SDSU | SR | S | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 25 | Curtis Weaver | Boise St | FR | STD | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 25 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | JR | CB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Jordan Fogal | CSU | SR | S | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | DeAndre Pierce | Boise St | SO | CB | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 25 | Jabril Frazier | Boise St | JR | STD | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 25 | Patrick Moody | CSU | FR | LB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 25 | David Woodward | Utah State | FR | LB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Gaje Ferguson | Utah State | JR | S | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Christopher 'Unga | Utah State | SO | NG | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Robert Priester | Wyoming | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Tobenna Okeke | Fresno St | SR | DE | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Cassh Maluia | Wyoming | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Sidney Malauulu | Wyoming | JR | NT | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Evan Colorito | CSU | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Ja'Marcus Ingram | Utah State | FR | CB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Adewale Adeoye | Utah State | JR | DE | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Tyler Hall | Wyoming | SO | CB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Andrew Wingard | Wyoming | JR | FS | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Garrett Crall | Wyoming | FR | DE | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Jasad Haynes | Fresno St | SO | DT | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 47 | Kevin Atkins | Fresno St | FR | DT | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 47 | Josh Watson | CSU | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 47 | Troy Cassidy | SDSU | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 47 | Youhanna Ghaifan | Wyoming | SO | DT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |