2017 Independent Leaders Tackles - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 17.00 |
| 2 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 3 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 4 | Steve Casali | U Mass | SR | LB | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 4 | Jarell Addo | U Mass | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 4 | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 7 | James Nachtigal | Army | JR | LB | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Ali Ali-Musa | U Mass | SR | DL | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Jesse Monteiro | U Mass | SR | S | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Alex Aukerman | Army | SR | LB | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Tyler Hayes | U Mass | JR | S | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | SO | CB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 14 | James Gibson | Army | JR | DB | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 14 | Cole Christiansen | Army | SO | LB | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Jordan Genmark-Heath | Notre Dame | FR | S | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Greer Martini | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 19 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 20 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 21 | Jonathan Bonner | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 21 | Leon Flanagan, Jr. | U Mass | SO | DL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 21 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 24 | Elijah Riley | Army | SO | DB | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 25 | Raymond Wright | Army | JR | DL | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 25 | Rhyan England | Army | SR | DB | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 25 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | JR | LB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 25 | John Voit | Army | SR | DL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 25 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | SR | DL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 25 | Joe Previte | U Mass | JR | DL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 25 | Bakhari Goodson | U Mass | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 25 | Jake Byczko | U Mass | FR | DL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 25 | Asmar Bilal | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 25 | Nick Coleman | Notre Dame | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 25 | Roderick Jones, Jr. | U Mass | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 25 | Sha-Ki Holines | U Mass | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 25 | Nick Watkins | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 25 | Daelin Hayes | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 25 | Devin Studstill | Notre Dame | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 40 | Chandler Ramirez | Army | JR | LB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 40 | Max Regan | Army | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 42 | Wunmi Oyetuga | Army | JR | DL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 42 | Lee Moses | U Mass | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 42 | Xavier Steele | U Mass | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 42 | Connor Lemieux | U Mass | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 42 | Jackson Porter | U Mass | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 42 | Tyris Lebeau | U Mass | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 42 | Cole McCubrey | U Mass | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 42 | Kyle Horn | U Mass | SO | TE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 42 | Julian Okwara | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.