2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Coyle | UConn | SO | DB | 5 | 34 | 22 | 56 | 11.20 |
| 2 | Khalid McGee | S Florida | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Austin Robinson | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 4 | Richie Grant | UCF | SO | DB | 4 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 5 | Roman Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 6 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | JR | DB | 5 | 31 | 9 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 6 | Shaun Bradley | Temple | JR | LB | 5 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 6 | Cooper Edmiston | Tulsa | JR | LB | 4 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Sean Williams | Navy | SR | S | 3 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 10 | Pat Jasinski | UCF | SR | LB | 4 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 10 | Nico Sawtelle | S Florida | JR | LB | 4 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 12 | Curtis Akins | Memphis | SR | LB | 5 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 13 | Taylor Heflin | Navy | SR | LB | 4 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Kevon Jones | UConn | FR | LB | 5 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 15 | Omar Fortt | UConn | SO | LB | 4 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 15 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | SR | CB | 4 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 15 | Ed Oliver | Houston | JR | DT | 4 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 18 | Zachery Harris | Tulane | SR | LB | 5 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 19 | Isaiah Graham-Mobley | Temple | SO | LB | 5 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 19 | Lawrence Graham | Tulane | JR | LB | 5 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 19 | Chapelle Russell | Temple | JR | LB | 5 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 22 | Jaymon Thomas | S Florida | SR | S | 4 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 22 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | SR | S | 4 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 24 | Rock Ya-Sin | Temple | SR | CB | 5 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 24 | Tyrez Lindsey | Memphis | SO | DB | 5 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 26 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | SR | LB | 5 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SR | S | 5 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Eric Mitchell | UCF | SO | LB | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Michael Dogbe | Temple | SR | DT | 5 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 30 | Nate Harvey | ECU | SR | DE | 4 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 30 | Deontay Anderson | Houston | SO | DB | 4 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 30 | Hudson Sullivan | Navy | SR | LB | 4 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 30 | Devon Sutton | ECU | SR | DB | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 34 | Tim Hart | Memphis | SO | LB | 5 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 34 | Sam Franklin | Temple | JR | DB | 5 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 34 | Jordon Williams | SMU | JR | LB | 5 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 37 | Alexander Myres | Houston | SR | CB | 4 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 37 | Aaron Ramseur | ECU | SO | LB | 4 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 37 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | SR | CB | 4 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 37 | Gleson Sprewell | Houston | SO | DB | 4 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 41 | Roderic Teamer Jr. | Tulane | SR | S | 5 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 42 | Tito Windham | Memphis | SR | DB | 4 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 42 | Kirk Livingstone | S Florida | JR | DE | 4 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 42 | Nate Evans | UCF | JR | LB | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 45 | Richard Moore | SMU | JR | LB | 5 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 46 | Eddie Hahn | UConn | SO | LB | 5 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Marvin Moody | Tulane | SO | LB | 5 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Davondre Robinson | ECU | SO | DB | 4 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Trevis Gipson | Tulsa | JR | DE | 4 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Perry Young | Cincinnati | JR | LB | 4 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 5.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.