2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles - All Games through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaylyin Minor | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 12 | 64 | 61 | 125 | 10.42 |
| 2 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | JR | S | 12 | 67 | 46 | 113 | 9.42 |
| 3 | D'Juan Hines | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 57 | 53 | 110 | 9.17 |
| 4 | Cooper Edmiston | Tulsa | SO | LB | 12 | 55 | 51 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 5 | Korrin Wiggins | ECU | SR | DB | 11 | 54 | 42 | 96 | 8.73 |
| 6 | Perry Young | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 12 | 56 | 45 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 7 | Mikial Onu | SMU | SO | S | 13 | 85 | 20 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 8 | Pat Jasinski | UCF | JR | ILB | 13 | 48 | 56 | 104 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Rae Juan Marbley | Tulane | SR | LB | 12 | 60 | 36 | 96 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Curtis Akins | Memphis | JR | LB | 11 | 60 | 28 | 88 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Matthew Adams | Houston | SR | LB | 11 | 54 | 34 | 88 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Junior Joseph | UConn | SR | LB | 12 | 55 | 36 | 91 | 7.58 |
| 13 | Jordan Williams | ECU | SR | ILB | 12 | 42 | 47 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 14 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | SR | LB | 12 | 46 | 38 | 84 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Vontae Diggs | UConn | SR | LB | 11 | 45 | 32 | 77 | 7.00 |
| 16 | Micah Thomas | Navy | SR | LB | 12 | 44 | 37 | 81 | 6.75 |
| 17 | Carter Jacobs | Cincinnati | SR | S | 12 | 59 | 21 | 80 | 6.67 |
| 18 | Shaun Bradley | Temple | SO | LB | 13 | 51 | 34 | 85 | 6.54 |
| 19 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SO | DB | 13 | 66 | 18 | 84 | 6.46 |
| 20 | Chequan Burkett | UCF | SR | ILB | 13 | 46 | 36 | 82 | 6.31 |
| 21 | Delvon Randall | Temple | JR | DB | 13 | 62 | 18 | 80 | 6.15 |
| 21 | Genard Avery | Memphis | SR | LB | 13 | 52 | 28 | 80 | 6.15 |
| 23 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SR | DB | 13 | 56 | 23 | 79 | 6.08 |
| 23 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 12 | 47 | 26 | 73 | 6.08 |
| 25 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | SR | DB | 13 | 63 | 15 | 78 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Jarrod Franklin | Tulane | SR | S | 12 | 52 | 20 | 72 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Craig Suits | Tulsa | SR | LB | 12 | 38 | 34 | 72 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Sean Williams | Navy | JR | S | 13 | 56 | 20 | 76 | 5.85 |
| 29 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | SR | OLB | 13 | 45 | 30 | 75 | 5.77 |
| 30 | Zachery Harris | Tulane | JR | LB | 12 | 41 | 28 | 69 | 5.75 |
| 31 | Jamar Summers | UConn | SR | DB | 11 | 49 | 14 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 32 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | SR | LB | 13 | 44 | 30 | 74 | 5.69 |
| 32 | Justin Lawler | SMU | SR | DE | 13 | 42 | 32 | 74 | 5.69 |
| 34 | Devon Sutton | ECU | SO | DB | 12 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 5.67 |
| 35 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | JR | LB | 13 | 55 | 18 | 73 | 5.62 |
| 36 | Tyler Coyle | UConn | FR | DB | 12 | 44 | 23 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 36 | Anthony Rhone | SMU | SR | LB | 12 | 40 | 27 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 38 | Terrell Williams | Houston | SR | S | 12 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 38 | Deadrin Senat | S Florida | SR | DT | 12 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 40 | Terrell Carter | Memphis | FR | DB | 13 | 54 | 15 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 41 | Marquise Copeland | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 12 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 42 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | SO | DB | 13 | 55 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 |
| 42 | Tre Neal | UCF | JR | DB | 13 | 41 | 27 | 68 | 5.23 |
| 44 | Emeke Egbule | Houston | JR | LB | 12 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 5.17 |
| 45 | Titus Davis | UCF | JR | OLB | 13 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 46 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | SR | DE | 11 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 47 | Chase Kuerschen | Tulane | FR | S | 12 | 44 | 16 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 47 | Marshé Terry | UConn | SO | DB | 12 | 39 | 21 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 47 | Diamon Cannon | Tulsa | SO | LB | 12 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 47 | Malik Clements | Cincinnati | JR | S | 12 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 5.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.