2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JJ Russell | Memphis | SR | LB | 11 | 73 | 43 | 116 | 10.55 |
| 2 | Tatum Bethune | UCF | JR | LB | 11 | 58 | 47 | 105 | 9.55 |
| 2 | Joel Dublanko | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 13 | 56 | 49 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 4 | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | JR | DB | 11 | 61 | 36 | 97 | 8.82 |
| 5 | Diego Fagot | Navy | SR | LB | 12 | 49 | 45 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 6 | Darrian Beavers | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 13 | 42 | 51 | 93 | 7.15 |
| 7 | Antonio Grier | S Florida | SR | LB | 11 | 52 | 39 | 91 | 8.27 |
| 8 | Bryan Cook | Cincinnati | SR | S | 13 | 52 | 37 | 89 | 6.85 |
| 9 | Deshawn Pace | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 13 | 41 | 47 | 88 | 6.77 |
| 10 | Justin Wright | Tulsa | JR | LB | 12 | 39 | 43 | 82 | 6.83 |
| 11 | Quadric Bullard | UCF | SO | DB | 12 | 53 | 23 | 76 | 6.33 |
| 12 | Rodney Owens | Memphis | SR | DB | 11 | 47 | 28 | 75 | 6.82 |
| 13 | Macon Clark | Tulane | JR | S | 11 | 56 | 18 | 74 | 6.73 |
| 14 | Bryson Armstrong | UCF | SR | LB | 9 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 14 | Delano Robinson | SMU | SR | LB | 11 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 6.64 |
| 14 | Yohance Burnett | Tulsa | SR | LB | 12 | 32 | 41 | 73 | 6.08 |
| 17 | Amir Tyler | Temple | SR | SAF | 9 | 46 | 26 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 17 | Dorian Williams | Tulane | SO | LB | 11 | 43 | 29 | 72 | 6.55 |
| 19 | Donavan Mutin | Houston | JR | LB | 12 | 41 | 29 | 70 | 5.83 |
| 20 | Tyon Davis | Tulsa | SR | CB | 12 | 58 | 11 | 69 | 5.75 |
| 20 | Ty Van Fossen | Cincinnati | JR | LB | 13 | 41 | 28 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 22 | Xavier Cullens | Memphis | SR | LB | 11 | 42 | 24 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Divaad Wilson | UCF | JR | DB | 12 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 24 | Vincent Davis | S Florida | SR | S | 11 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 25 | M.J. Griffin | Temple | FR | SAF | 10 | 40 | 23 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 25 | Dwayne Boyles | S Florida | SR | LB | 11 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 27 | Damarion Williams | Houston | SR | CB | 13 | 52 | 10 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 28 | Deontay Anderson | Houston | SR | LB | 13 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 4.62 |
| 29 | Jimmy Phillips Jr. | SMU | SR | LB | 11 | 39 | 20 | 59 | 5.36 |
| 29 | Mekhi LaPointe | S Florida | SR | DB | 11 | 38 | 21 | 59 | 5.36 |
| 31 | Alex Odom | Temple | FR | SAF | 10 | 37 | 19 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 31 | Greg Rubin | Memphis | FR | DB | 11 | 36 | 20 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 33 | John Marshall | Navy | JR | STR | 12 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 33 | Ja'von Hicks | Cincinnati | SR | S | 13 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 35 | Jadon Canady | Tulane | FR | DB | 11 | 41 | 12 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 35 | Jamal Glenn | Navy | SR | CB | 11 | 35 | 18 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 37 | Daquan Evans | S Florida | JR | DB | 10 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 38 | Nick Anderson | Tulane | JR | LB | 10 | 38 | 13 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 38 | Jordan Magee | Temple | FR | LB | 11 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 38 | Gervarrius Owens | Houston | JR | S | 12 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 38 | Curtis Brooks | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 13 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 38 | Derek Parish | Houston | JR | DL | 13 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 38 | Bruce Bivens | ECU | SR | ILB | 11 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 44 | Michael McMorris | Navy | SR | CB | 12 | 31 | 19 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 44 | Big Kat Bryant | UCF | SR | DL | 12 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 44 | Johnny Hodges | Navy | JR | LB | 9 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 44 | Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste | UCF | JR | LB | 11 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 48 | Kevin Henry | Tulane | SR | LB | 11 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 48 | Jaylon Monroe | Tulane | SR | CB | 11 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 48 | William Kwenkeu | Temple | SR | LB | 10 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 4.80 |