2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant Stuard | Houston | SR | LB | 7 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 2 | Dorian Williams | Tulane | SO | LB | 12 | 65 | 33 | 98 | 8.17 |
| 3 | Richie Grant | UCF | SR | DB | 9 | 49 | 23 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Delano Robinson | SMU | SR | LB | 9 | 48 | 24 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Jarell White | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 9 | 42 | 30 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Xavier Smith | ECU | JR | ILB | 9 | 39 | 33 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Diego Fagot | Navy | JR | LB | 9 | 39 | 33 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | SO | DB | 10 | 58 | 21 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 9 | Jireh Wilson | ECU | SO | LB | 9 | 42 | 28 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 10 | Nick Anderson | Tulane | JR | LB | 12 | 56 | 32 | 88 | 7.33 |
| 11 | Kendarin Ray | Tulsa | SO | S | 9 | 44 | 19 | 63 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Justin Wright | Tulsa | SO | LB | 9 | 37 | 26 | 63 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Antonio Grier | S Florida | JR | LB | 7 | 32 | 17 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 11 | William Kwenkeu | Temple | SR | LB | 7 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Arnold Ebiketie | Temple | JR | DE | 6 | 28 | 14 | 42 | 7.00 |
| 16 | Kevin Brennan | Navy | JR | S | 10 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 6.80 |
| 17 | Dwayne Boyles | S Florida | JR | LB | 6 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 6.67 |
| 18 | Zaven Collins | Tulsa | JR | LB | 8 | 35 | 18 | 53 | 6.63 |
| 19 | Eriq Gilyard | UCF | JR | LB | 9 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 6.56 |
| 20 | Marvin Moody | Tulane | SR | LB | 11 | 40 | 32 | 72 | 6.55 |
| 21 | Tama Tuitele | Navy | SO | LB | 8 | 38 | 14 | 52 | 6.50 |
| 22 | Shawn Dourseau | ECU | SO | DB | 9 | 35 | 23 | 58 | 6.44 |
| 23 | Chase Kuerschen | Tulane | SR | S | 11 | 54 | 15 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 24 | John Marshall | Navy | SO | LB | 10 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 6.20 |
| 25 | Cristian Williams | Tulsa | SR | S | 8 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Darrian Beavers | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 9 | 37 | 16 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 27 | Bruce Bivens | ECU | SR | ILB | 8 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 5.88 |
| 28 | Tatum Bethune | UCF | SO | LB | 10 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 5.70 |
| 29 | JJ Russell | Memphis | SR | LB | 10 | 37 | 19 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 30 | Thomas Pickens | Memphis | SR | LB | 9 | 34 | 16 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 31 | Amir Tyler | Temple | SR | S | 6 | 27 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 32 | Richard McBryde | SMU | SR | LB | 9 | 39 | 10 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 33 | Joel Dublanko | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 9 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 34 | Morris Joseph | Memphis | JR | DL | 10 | 39 | 13 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 35 | Derek Gainous | UCF | JR | DB | 9 | 33 | 13 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 36 | Mitchell West | Navy | JR | S | 10 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Tyrez Lindsey | Memphis | SR | DB | 10 | 40 | 9 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 37 | Rodney Owens | Memphis | JR | DB | 10 | 35 | 14 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 39 | Larry Brooks | Tulane | JR | S | 12 | 46 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 39 | Mekhi LaPointe | S Florida | JR | DB | 6 | 25 | 4 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 41 | Treyvon Reeves | Tulsa | SR | LB | 9 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 41 | Chace Cromartie | SMU | SO | S | 9 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 43 | Michael McMorris | Navy | JR | CB | 8 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 44 | Cameron Sample | Tulane | SR | DE | 11 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 45 | Christopher Townsel | S Florida | FR | DB | 7 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 45 | Andrew Mims | S Florida | JR | LB | 7 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 47 | Aaron Robinson | UCF | SR | DB | 9 | 31 | 10 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 48 | Vincent Davis | S Florida | JR | DB | 6 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 49 | Brandon Stephens | SMU | SR | DB | 9 | 33 | 7 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 49 | Nicholas Straw | Navy | SO | LB | 9 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 4.44 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.