2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Johnson | Coast Car | SR | LB | 7 | 38 | 45 | 83 | 11.86 |
| 2 | Tony Lashley | Idaho | JR | LB | 8 | 51 | 38 | 89 | 11.13 |
| 3 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | SR | LB | 8 | 30 | 52 | 82 | 10.25 |
| 4 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | SR | S | 8 | 52 | 27 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 5 | Ron LaForce | NMSU | JR | DB | 8 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 6 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | JR | LB | 8 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 7 | Tracy Walker | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 8 | 40 | 27 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 7 | Roland Jenkins | La-Monroe | SR | S | 8 | 39 | 28 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 9 | Kyle Wilson | Ark St | SR | LB | 8 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 10 | Nigel Lawrence | USA | JR | S | 8 | 33 | 30 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 11 | Tron Folsom | Troy | SO | LB | 8 | 38 | 23 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 12 | Kaden Elliss | Idaho | JR | LB | 8 | 43 | 17 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 12 | David Griffith | La-Monroe | JR | LB | 8 | 39 | 21 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 12 | Bull Barge | USA | JR | LB | 8 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 15 | Bryan London II | Texas St | SO | ILB | 8 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 7.38 |
| 15 | Eric Boggs | App St | SR | ILB | 8 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 7.38 |
| 17 | B.J. Edmonds | Ark St | SO | DB | 8 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 18 | Anthony Flory | App St | JR | ILB | 8 | 39 | 18 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 19 | Silas Kelly | Coast Car | FR | LB | 7 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 20 | Javahn Fergurson | NMSU | JR | LB | 6 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 6.50 |
| 21 | A.J. Krawczyk | Texas St | JR | S | 8 | 38 | 13 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 21 | Gabe Loyd | Texas St | SR | ILB | 8 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 23 | Amir Howard | Coast Car | FR | CB | 6 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 6.33 |
| 24 | Fitz Wattley | Coast Car | JR | S | 8 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 24 | Chase Middleton | Georgia St | JR | LB | 8 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 26 | Frankie Griffin | Texas St | JR | OLB | 8 | 34 | 15 | 49 | 6.13 |
| 26 | Wesley Thompson | La-Monroe | JR | S | 8 | 32 | 17 | 49 | 6.13 |
| 28 | Jacques Boudreaux | La-Lafytte | SO | LB | 8 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Ed Hall | Idaho | JR | LB | 8 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 5.88 |
| 30 | T.J. Posey | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 7 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 31 | Trey Payne | Georgia St | SR | LB | 8 | 30 | 16 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 31 | Darrell Songy | USA | SR | LB | 8 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 33 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | SO | DB | 6 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 34 | Anthony Chesley | Coast Car | JR | CB | 8 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 34 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | SR | DE | 8 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 34 | Damar'ren Mitchell | La-Lafytte | SO | DB | 8 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 34 | Marcus Williamson | Coast Car | SR | DE | 8 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 38 | Corey Turner | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 7 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 39 | James Traylor | Georgia St | SR | OLB | 6 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 40 | Clifton Duck | App St | SO | DB | 8 | 32 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | SR | DL | 8 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Jalen Hoover | Idaho | FR | DB | 8 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Simeon Thomas | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 7 | 27 | 8 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 44 | Michael Shaw | Georgia St | JR | OLB | 8 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 44 | Dorian Clark | Idaho | JR | DB | 8 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 46 | Malik Demby | NMSU | JR | DB | 6 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 47 | RJ Murray | Ga South | JR | S | 8 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 47 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | JR | S | 8 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 47 | Chris DeLaRosa | Ga South | SR | LB | 8 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 50 | Chase Day | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 7 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 4.71 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.