2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D'Juan Hines | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 2 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | JR | S | 4 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 3 | Aaron Ramseur | ECU | FR | ILB | 3 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 4 | Jaylyin Minor | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 3 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 5 | Pat Jasinski | UCF | JR | ILB | 4 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 6 | Cooper Edmiston | Tulsa | SO | LB | 4 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 6 | Mikial Onu | SMU | SO | S | 3 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 6 | Shaun Bradley | Temple | SO | LB | 3 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 9 | Junior Joseph | UConn | SR | LB | 4 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 9 | Genard Avery | Memphis | SR | LB | 4 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 11 | Sean Williams | Navy | JR | S | 3 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 11 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | SR | LB | 3 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 11 | Chapelle Russell | Temple | SO | LB | 3 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 14 | Chase Kuerschen | Tulane | FR | S | 4 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 14 | Deadrin Senat | S Florida | SR | DT | 3 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 14 | Perry Young | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 3 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 17 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | SR | OLB | 3 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 17 | Curtis Akins | Memphis | JR | LB | 3 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 17 | Devon Sutton | ECU | SO | DB | 3 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 20 | Vontae Diggs | UConn | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 20 | Chequan Burkett | UCF | SR | ILB | 4 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 22 | Rae Juan Marbley | Tulane | SR | LB | 4 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 22 | Khalil Williams | Houston | SR | S | 4 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 22 | Jamar Summers | UConn | SR | DB | 3 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 22 | Carter Jacobs | Cincinnati | SR | S | 3 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 22 | Justin Lawler | SMU | SR | DE | 3 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 22 | Greg Reaves | S Florida | SO | LB | 3 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 22 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | JR | LB | 3 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 29 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SO | DB | 4 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 29 | Jarrod Franklin | Tulane | SR | S | 4 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 31 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | SO | DB | 3 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 31 | Davondre Robinson | ECU | FR | DB | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 33 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 4 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 33 | Craig Suits | Tulsa | SR | LB | 4 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 33 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | SR | DE | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 36 | Kevin Mouhon | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 3 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 36 | Anthony Rhone | SMU | SR | LB | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 38 | Terrell Carter | Memphis | FR | DB | 4 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 39 | Matthew Adams | Houston | SR | LB | 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 39 | Mason Gentry | SMU | SR | DE | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 41 | Terrell Williams | Houston | SR | S | 4 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 41 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | SR | LB | 4 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 43 | Micah Thomas | Navy | SR | LB | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 43 | RC Cox | SMU | SR | LB | 3 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 45 | Reggie Chevis | Houston | SR | DL | 4 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 46 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | SR | CB | 3 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 47 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | SR | DB | 4 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 48 | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | SR | DE | 4 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 48 | Diamon Cannon | Tulsa | SO | LB | 4 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 48 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | JR | DB | 3 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.