2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Ginda | SJSU | JR | LB | 12 | 84 | 72 | 156 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 11 | 58 | 56 | 114 | 10.36 |
| 3 | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise St | JR | WLB | 14 | 91 | 50 | 141 | 10.07 |
| 4 | Austin Paulhus | Nevada | SR | LB | 11 | 45 | 59 | 104 | 9.45 |
| 5 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | SO | LB | 12 | 77 | 36 | 113 | 9.42 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Allison | Fresno St | SO | LB | 13 | 75 | 46 | 121 | 9.31 |
| 7 | Andrew Wingard | Wyoming | JR | FS | 12 | 68 | 40 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 8 | Suli Tamaivena | Utah State | JR | LB | 12 | 41 | 64 | 105 | 8.75 |
| 9 | Grant Ross | Air Force | SR | LB | 11 | 41 | 53 | 94 | 8.55 |
| 10 | Josh Watson | CSU | JR | LB | 12 | 60 | 42 | 102 | 8.50 |
| 11 | Dalton Baker | UNLV | JR | DB | 11 | 66 | 27 | 93 | 8.45 |
| 12 | Ethan Aguayo | SJSU | SO | S | 9 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 13 | Dameon Baber | Nevada | JR | DB | 11 | 51 | 39 | 90 | 8.18 |
| 14 | Jack Flor | Air Force | SR | LB | 11 | 50 | 35 | 85 | 7.73 |
| 15 | Kekoa Nawahine | Boise St | SO | S | 14 | 65 | 43 | 108 | 7.71 |
| 16 | Solomon Matautia | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 11 | 46 | 35 | 81 | 7.36 |
| 17 | Ronley Lakalaka | SDSU | JR | LB | 11 | 42 | 38 | 80 | 7.27 |
| 18 | Gaje Ferguson | Utah State | JR | S | 12 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 7.25 |
| 19 | Gabe McCoy | UNLV | SO | LB | 11 | 52 | 22 | 74 | 6.73 |
| 20 | Maurice McKnight | SJSU | SR | S | 12 | 53 | 27 | 80 | 6.67 |
| 21 | Dallin Leavitt | Utah State | SR | S | 12 | 45 | 34 | 79 | 6.58 |
| 22 | George Helmuth | Fresno St | JR | LB | 13 | 56 | 29 | 85 | 6.54 |
| 23 | Daniel Lewis Jr. | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 11 | 48 | 23 | 71 | 6.45 |
| 24 | Mike Bell | Fresno St | SO | DB | 12 | 51 | 26 | 77 | 6.42 |
| 25 | William Ossai | SJSU | SR | LB | 12 | 50 | 26 | 76 | 6.33 |
| 26 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | JR | DE | 12 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 6.25 |
| 27 | Jake Rothschiller | New Mexico | SR | S | 11 | 42 | 26 | 68 | 6.18 |
| 28 | Jacob Girgle | New Mexico | SR | S | 10 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 6.10 |
| 29 | Parker Baldwin | SDSU | JR | S | 12 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 6.08 |
| 30 | Tyson Maeva | Boise St | SO | MLB | 14 | 43 | 41 | 84 | 6.00 |
| 31 | DeAndre Pierce | Boise St | SO | CB | 14 | 52 | 31 | 83 | 5.93 |
| 32 | Kyahva Tezino | SDSU | SO | LB | 10 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 33 | Cassh Maluia | Wyoming | SO | LB | 12 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 5.75 |
| 34 | Brian Keyes | UNLV | SR | LB | 11 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 34 | Chase Christiansen | Utah State | JR | LB | 11 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 36 | Youhanna Ghaifan | Wyoming | SO | DT | 11 | 37 | 25 | 62 | 5.64 |
| 37 | Jamal Scott | SJSU | JR | LB | 12 | 53 | 14 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 37 | Jordan Fogal | CSU | SR | S | 12 | 44 | 23 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 39 | Trey Lomax | SDSU | SR | S | 12 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 40 | Marquis Griffin | Air Force | SR | DB | 11 | 40 | 20 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 41 | James Bailey | Fresno St | JR | LB | 13 | 39 | 31 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 42 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 12 | 50 | 14 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 43 | Juju Hughes | Fresno St | SO | DB | 13 | 52 | 17 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 44 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | JR | FS | 12 | 38 | 25 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 45 | Gabriel Sewell | Nevada | SO | LB | 10 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 46 | Kyle Floyd | Air Force | JR | DB | 11 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 5.18 |
| 47 | Trayvon Henderson | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 10 | 36 | 15 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 48 | Nephi Sewell | Nevada | FR | DB | 11 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 49 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | SO | DB | 13 | 49 | 16 | 65 | 5.00 |
| 49 | Chauncey Scissum | UNLV | SR | DB | 11 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 5.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.