2021 Conference USA Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abraham Beauplan | Marshall | JR | LB | 12 | 42 | 64 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 2 | Reed Blankenship | MTSU | SR | S | 11 | 67 | 30 | 97 | 8.82 |
| 3 | Breon Hayward | UTEP | JR | LB | 12 | 59 | 46 | 105 | 8.75 |
| 4 | KD Davis | N Texas | JR | LB | 11 | 33 | 63 | 96 | 8.73 |
| 5 | Tyler Grubbs | La Tech | FR | LB | 9 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 8.67 |
| 6 | Richard Dames | FIU | SR | DB | 10 | 49 | 33 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 6 | Jordan Helm | FAU | SR | S | 10 | 44 | 38 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 8 | Tyrice Knight | UTEP | JR | LB | 12 | 56 | 42 | 98 | 8.17 |
| 9 | Eli Neal | Marshall | SO | LB | 12 | 39 | 54 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 10 | R'Tarriun Johnson | ODU | JR | S | 11 | 47 | 38 | 85 | 7.73 |
| 10 | Noah Wilder | UAB | SR | LB | 11 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 7.73 |
| 12 | Trey Baldwin | La Tech | SR | LB | 9 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 7.67 |
| 13 | Ryan Henry | ODU | JR | LB | 9 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 14 | Jordan Young | ODU | SR | LB | 11 | 29 | 52 | 81 | 7.36 |
| 15 | Malik Shorts | USM | SO | DB | 10 | 44 | 29 | 73 | 7.30 |
| 16 | Nazeeh Johnson | Marshall | SR | S | 9 | 42 | 23 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 17 | Gregory Grate | MTSU | JR | S | 11 | 53 | 26 | 79 | 7.18 |
| 18 | Brandon Drayton | Marshall | SR | S | 10 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 19 | DQ Thomas | MTSU | SR | LB | 10 | 39 | 29 | 68 | 6.80 |
| 20 | Rashad Wisdom | UTSA | JR | S | 12 | 63 | 18 | 81 | 6.75 |
| 21 | DeAngelo Malone | Western Ky | SR | DE | 11 | 36 | 38 | 74 | 6.73 |
| 22 | Tyler Murray | Charlotte | SR | LB | 9 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 23 | Jason Henderson | ODU | FR | LB | 11 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 6.55 |
| 24 | Larry Nixon III | N Texas | SO | LB | 10 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 25 | Daniel Jackson | FIU | SR | LB | 10 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 26 | Antwon Kincade | Western Ky | SR | DB | 11 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 26 | Terry Jones | ODU | FR | S | 11 | 31 | 38 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 28 | Luke Martin | Charlotte | SR | LB | 9 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 29 | Jurriente Davis | MTSU | SO | LB | 10 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 6.10 |
| 30 | Tre Hawkins III | ODU | JR | CB | 11 | 45 | 19 | 64 | 5.82 |
| 31 | Hayes Maples | USM | SO | LB | 10 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 5.70 |
| 32 | Elijah Garcia | Rice | SR | DL | 9 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 33 | Tyreke Davis | N Texas | SR | LB | 11 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 5.64 |
| 34 | Akileis Leroy | FAU | SR | ILB | 10 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 35 | Cory McCoy | Marshall | SR | S | 12 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 36 | Jaden Hunter | Western Ky | JR | DE | 11 | 33 | 27 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 37 | Jamal Ligon | UTSA | SO | ILB | 10 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 37 | Antonio Moultrie | UAB | JR | DL | 10 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 39 | Gaethan Bernadel | FIU | FR | LB | 8 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 40 | Josh Pearcy | Rice | FR | OLB | 9 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 41 | Dy'vonne Inyang | UTEP | SR | DB | 10 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 42 | Will Boler | UAB | JR | S | 11 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 43 | Davon Strickland | FIU | SO | DL | 10 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Naeem Smith | Rice | SR | S | 9 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Jordan Ferguson | MTSU | JR | DE | 11 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 4.91 |
| 46 | Josh Carr, Jr. | USM | JR | DL | 10 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 47 | Benny McCray | FIU | JR | DB | 9 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 48 | Gabe Taylor | Rice | FR | DB | 9 | 33 | 10 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 48 | Markees Watts | Charlotte | SR | DE | 9 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 48 | Santrell Latham | USM | JR | LB | 9 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 4.78 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.