2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Tackles - Games at Home Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Johnson | Coast Car | SR | LB | 5 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 12.40 |
| 2 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | SR | LB | 5 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 11.40 |
| 3 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | SR | S | 6 | 34 | 21 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 4 | Bryan London II | Texas St | SO | ILB | 6 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 4 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | JR | LB | 5 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 6 | Fitz Wattley | Coast Car | JR | S | 6 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 7 | Tracy Walker | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 5 | 31 | 12 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 7 | Roland Jenkins | La-Monroe | SR | S | 5 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 9 | Tony Lashley | Idaho | JR | LB | 6 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 8.33 |
| 10 | Ron LaForce | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 11 | David Griffith | La-Monroe | JR | LB | 5 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 12 | Eric Boggs | App St | SR | ILB | 6 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 13 | A.J. Krawczyk | Texas St | JR | S | 6 | 36 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Gabe Loyd | Texas St | SR | ILB | 6 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Bull Barge | USA | JR | LB | 6 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | SO | DB | 5 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Silas Kelly | Coast Car | FR | LB | 5 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 18 | Kaden Elliss | Idaho | JR | LB | 6 | 30 | 11 | 41 | 6.83 |
| 18 | Ed Hall | Idaho | JR | LB | 6 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 6.83 |
| 20 | Anthony Chesley | Coast Car | JR | CB | 6 | 29 | 11 | 40 | 6.67 |
| 21 | Kyle Wilson | Ark St | SR | LB | 5 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 21 | Wesley Thompson | La-Monroe | JR | S | 5 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 23 | B.J. Edmonds | Ark St | SO | DB | 5 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 24 | Trey Payne | Georgia St | SR | LB | 5 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 25 | Nigel Lawrence | USA | JR | S | 6 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 6.17 |
| 26 | Anthony Flory | App St | JR | ILB | 6 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 26 | T.J. Posey | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 4 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Frankie Griffin | Texas St | JR | OLB | 6 | 28 | 7 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 28 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | JR | S | 6 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 30 | Bryan Williams | Georgia St | SR | S | 5 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 30 | Chase Middleton | Georgia St | JR | LB | 5 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 32 | Simeon Thomas | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 4 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 33 | Marcus Williamson | Coast Car | SR | DE | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 33 | Malik Demby | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 35 | Tron Folsom | Troy | SO | LB | 6 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 36 | Leon McQuaker | NMSU | JR | LB | 5 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 37 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | SR | DL | 6 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 38 | Jacques Boudreaux | La-Lafytte | SO | LB | 5 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 39 | Sam Lebbie | Troy | SR | LB | 6 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 40 | JaShon Waddy | Texas St | SO | CB | 6 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Darrell Songy | USA | SR | LB | 6 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Michael Shaw | Georgia St | JR | OLB | 5 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Corey Turner | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 4 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Chase Day | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 4 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Riley Cole | USA | FR | LB | 6 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 46 | DeAndre Applin | Georgia St | JR | S | 5 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 46 | Damar'ren Mitchell | La-Lafytte | SO | DB | 5 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 48 | Jordan Mittie | Texas St | SO | DT | 6 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 48 | Myles White | Coast Car | SO | DL | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 50 | Devan Stringer | App St | SR | OLB | 5 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 4.60 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.