2021 Conference USA Leaders Tackles - Games in December/January Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrice Knight | UTEP | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 2 | KD Davis | N Texas | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 3 | Jason Henderson | ODU | FR | LB | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 3 | R'Tarriun Johnson | ODU | JR | S | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 5 | Terry Jones | ODU | FR | S | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 6 | Breon Hayward | UTEP | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 7 | Antwon Kincade | Western Ky | SR | DB | 2 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 8 | Brandon Drayton | Marshall | SR | S | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 8 | Jordan Young | ODU | SR | LB | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 10 | Antonio Moultrie | UAB | JR | DL | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 10 | Sean-Thomas Faulkner | N Texas | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 12 | Larry Nixon III | N Texas | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | DQ Thomas | MTSU | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Devin Brandt-Epps | ODU | FR | DT | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Dy'vonne Inyang | UTEP | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 16 | DeAngelo Malone | Western Ky | SR | DE | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 17 | Ken Robinson | UTSA | SO | CB | 2 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 17 | Nazeeh Johnson | Marshall | SR | S | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 17 | Johnathan Butler | MTSU | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 17 | Tyreke Davis | N Texas | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 17 | Noah Wilder | UAB | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 17 | Joe Joe Headen | ODU | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 17 | Gabriel Murphy | N Texas | FR | DE | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Demetrius Cain | Western Ky | SR | LB | 2 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 24 | A.J. Brathwaite, Jr. | Western Ky | SO | DB | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 26 | Abraham Beauplan | Marshall | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | DeShawn Gaddie | N Texas | SO | DB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Tre Hawkins III | ODU | JR | CB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Gregory Grate | MTSU | JR | S | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Owen Porter | Marshall | SO | DL | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Tyson Wilson | UTEP | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Ryan Henry | ODU | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 33 | Miguel Edwards | Western Ky | SO | DB | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 33 | Jaden Hunter | Western Ky | JR | DE | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 35 | Antonio Parks | UTSA | SR | S | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Denzel Feaster | UTSA | SR | ILB | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Jamal Ligon | UTSA | SO | ILB | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Brodric Martin | Western Ky | JR | DT | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Eli Neal | Marshall | SO | LB | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Cory McCoy | Marshall | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Dennis Barnes | UTEP | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Roger Cray | ODU | SR | CB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Charlie Gray | Marshall | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Steven Gilmore | Marshall | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Keelan Crosby | N Texas | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Deshaun Oliver Jr. | UAB | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Decorian Patterson | MTSU | SO | CB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Tra Fluellen | MTSU | SO | S | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Grayson Murphy | N Texas | FR | DE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 50 | Rashad Wisdom | UTSA | JR | S | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.