2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Gallagher | N'western | SO | LB | 12 | 67 | 47 | 114 | 9.50 |
| 2 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | JR | LB | 12 | 79 | 31 | 110 | 9.17 |
| 3 | Paddy Fisher | N'western | SO | LB | 12 | 53 | 48 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 4 | T.J. Edwards | Wisconsin | SR | ILB | 10 | 65 | 34 | 99 | 9.90 |
| 5 | Mohamed Barry | Nebraska | JR | ILB | 10 | 46 | 52 | 98 | 9.80 |
| 6 | Tre Watson | Maryland | SR | LB | 10 | 58 | 37 | 95 | 9.50 |
| 7 | Navon Mosley | Purdue | JR | S | 12 | 58 | 32 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 8 | Trevor Morris | Rutgers | SR | LB | 10 | 43 | 46 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 9 | Joe Bachie | Mich St | JR | LB | 11 | 43 | 45 | 88 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Derrick Barnes | Purdue | SO | LB | 12 | 56 | 30 | 86 | 7.17 |
| 11 | Andrew Dowell | Mich St | SR | LB | 11 | 36 | 49 | 85 | 7.73 |
| 12 | Blake Cashman | Minnesota | SR | LB | 9 | 52 | 31 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 13 | Malik Harrison | Ohio State | JR | LB | 12 | 55 | 26 | 81 | 6.75 |
| 14 | Jacob Huff | Minnesota | SR | DB | 10 | 50 | 30 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 14 | Jake Gervase | Iowa | SR | DB | 11 | 45 | 35 | 80 | 7.27 |
| 16 | Jordan Fuller | Ohio State | JR | S | 12 | 58 | 20 | 78 | 6.50 |
| 16 | Isaiah Davis | Maryland | JR | ILB | 10 | 43 | 35 | 78 | 7.80 |
| 18 | Dedrick Young II | Nebraska | SR | ILB | 10 | 37 | 39 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 19 | Micah Parsons | Penn State | FR | LB | 11 | 46 | 28 | 74 | 6.73 |
| 20 | Ryan Connelly | Wisconsin | SR | ILB | 9 | 46 | 27 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 21 | JR Pace | N'western | SO | DB | 12 | 46 | 26 | 72 | 6.00 |
| 21 | Khari Willis | Mich St | SR | S | 11 | 35 | 37 | 72 | 6.55 |
| 21 | Deonte Roberts | Rutgers | SR | LB | 9 | 22 | 50 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 24 | Jacob Thieneman | Purdue | SR | S | 9 | 47 | 24 | 71 | 7.89 |
| 24 | Del'Shawn Phillips | Illinois | SR | LB | 9 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 7.89 |
| 26 | Jake Hansen | Illinois | SO | LB | 9 | 31 | 38 | 69 | 7.67 |
| 27 | Tuf Borland | Ohio State | SO | LB | 13 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 27 | Kenny Willekes | Mich St | JR | DE | 11 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 6.09 |
| 29 | Aaron Williams | Nebraska | SR | DB | 10 | 42 | 23 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 29 | Thomas Barber | Minnesota | JR | LB | 10 | 38 | 27 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 31 | Antonio Blackmon | Purdue | SR | CB | 12 | 51 | 10 | 61 | 5.08 |
| 31 | Saquan Hampton | Rutgers | SR | DB | 10 | 42 | 19 | 61 | 6.10 |
| 33 | Cornel Jones | Purdue | SO | LB | 12 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Garrett Taylor | Penn State | SR | S | 11 | 37 | 23 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 35 | Antoine Brooks, Jr. | Maryland | JR | DB | 10 | 41 | 18 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 35 | Jan Johnson | Penn State | SR | LB | 11 | 36 | 23 | 59 | 5.36 |
| 37 | Jonathan Crawford | Indiana | SR | DB | 10 | 41 | 17 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 37 | Pete Werner | Ohio State | SO | LB | 13 | 38 | 20 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 37 | Amani Hooker | Iowa | JR | DB | 11 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 5.27 |
| 37 | Justin Layne | Mich St | JR | CB | 10 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 41 | Tyree Kinnel | Michigan | SR | DB | 10 | 34 | 22 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 41 | Luke Gifford | Nebraska | SR | OLB | 10 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 41 | Avery Young | Rutgers | FR | DB | 10 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 41 | Devin Bush | Michigan | JR | LB | 9 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 45 | Damon Hayes | Rutgers | JR | DB | 10 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 46 | Dameon Willis Jr. | Indiana | SR | LB | 10 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 5.40 |
| 47 | Andrew Van Ginkel | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 10 | 35 | 18 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 47 | Isaiah Wharton | Rutgers | SR | DB | 10 | 34 | 19 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 47 | Bobby Roundtree | Illinois | SO | DL | 9 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 50 | Cam Brown | Penn State | JR | LB | 11 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 4.73 |