2017 Mountain West 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 | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise St | JR | WLB | 3 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 12.67 | 
| 2 | Kekoa Nawahine | Boise St | SO | S | 3 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 9.00 | 
| 3 | Frank Ginda | SJSU | JR | LB | 2 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 13.50 | 
| 4 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | SO | LB | 2 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 8.50 | 
| 5 | Josh Watson | CSU | JR | LB | 3 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 8.33 | 
| 5 | Andrew Wingard | Wyoming | JR | FS | 2 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 11.00 | 
| 7 | Austin Paulhus | Nevada | SR | LB | 2 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 11.00 | 
| 7 | Maurice McKnight | SJSU | SR | S | 2 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8.00 | 
| 7 | Anthony Hawkins | CSU | SO | CB | 3 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4.00 | 
| 10 | Jeffrey Allison | Fresno St | SO | LB | 2 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 9.50 | 
| 10 | Tre Thomas | CSU | JR | LB | 3 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6.33 | 
| 10 | Jamal Hicks | CSU | SO | S | 3 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5.33 | 
| 13 | Tyson Maeva | Boise St | SO | MLB | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 6.67 | 
| 13 | Dameon Baber | Nevada | JR | DB | 2 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 9.50 | 
| 13 | Jake Schlager | CSU | SR | S | 3 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 5.33 | 
| 13 | Kevin Nutt Jr. | CSU | SR | CB | 3 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4.67 | 
| 13 | Ron Smith | SDSU | SO | CB | 2 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6.50 | 
| 13 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5.50 | 
| 19 | Ethan Aguayo | SJSU | SO | S | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8.00 | 
| 19 | Gaje Ferguson | Utah State | JR | S | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8.00 | 
| 19 | Suli Tamaivena | Utah State | JR | LB | 2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7.50 | 
| 19 | Marquis Griffin | Air Force | SR | DB | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 11.00 | 
| 19 | Trevon Bierria | SJSU | SO | S | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5.00 | 
| 24 | DeAndre Pierce | Boise St | SO | CB | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5.67 | 
| 24 | Asauni Rufus | Nevada | JR | DB | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8.00 | 
| 24 | Ahki Muhammad | Nevada | JR | DB | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6.50 | 
| 24 | Trey Lomax | SDSU | SR | S | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6.00 | 
| 24 | Jack Flor | Air Force | SR | LB | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11.00 | 
| 24 | Reid Harrison-Ducros | Boise St | SO | CB | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5.50 | 
| 24 | Malik Reed | Nevada | JR | DE | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5.50 | 
| 24 | Parker Baldwin | SDSU | JR | S | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5.50 | 
| 24 | Desmond Williams | Boise St | FR | SLB | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 
| 24 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | JR | FS | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 
| 34 | Dallin Leavitt | Utah State | SR | S | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8.00 | 
| 34 | William Ossai | SJSU | SR | LB | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6.50 | 
| 34 | Chase Christiansen | Utah State | JR | LB | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6.00 | 
| 34 | Adam Pilapil | Wyoming | JR | LB | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6.00 | 
| 34 | Cassh Maluia | Wyoming | SO | LB | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6.00 | 
| 34 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | SO | DB | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5.00 | 
| 34 | Curtis Weaver | Boise St | FR | STD | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 
| 34 | Justin Sweet | CSU | SR | S | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3.00 | 
| 34 | Gabe McCoy | UNLV | SO | LB | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 
| 34 | Jermaine Kelly | SJSU | SR | CB | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.50 | 
| 44 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | JR | DE | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7.00 | 
| 44 | Juju Hughes | Fresno St | SO | DB | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6.00 | 
| 44 | Jalen Ortiz | Wyoming | SR | LB | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6.00 | 
| 44 | Gabriel Sewell | Nevada | SO | LB | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5.50 | 
| 44 | Mike Bell | Fresno St | SO | DB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 | 
| 44 | James Bailey | Fresno St | JR | LB | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4.50 | 
| 44 | Garrett Kauppila | Air Force | JR | DB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |