2025 Big 12 Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 10 | 44 | 53 | 97 | 9.70 |
| 2 | Jake Golday | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 9 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Keaton Thomas | Baylor | JR | LB | 9 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 8.44 |
| 4 | Jordan Crook | Ariz St | SR | LB | 9 | 41 | 33 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 5 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 10 | 44 | 35 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 6 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 9 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 7.89 |
| 7 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 8 | 38 | 23 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 8 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 10 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 9 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | JR | S | 10 | 48 | 26 | 74 | 7.40 |
| 10 | Austin Romaine | Kansas St | JR | LB | 7 | 32 | 19 | 51 | 7.29 |
| 11 | Lewis Carter | UCF | JR | LB | 8 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 6.88 |
| 12 | Jeremiah Brown | Colorado | SR | ILB | 7 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 6.71 |
| 13 | Namdi Obiazor | TCU | SR | LB | 10 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 6.70 |
| 14 | Parker Robertson | Okla St | SR | S | 9 | 42 | 18 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 15 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 9 | 42 | 16 | 58 | 6.44 |
| 15 | Devyn Bobby | Baylor | SR | S | 9 | 36 | 22 | 58 | 6.44 |
| 17 | Bryan McCoy Jr. | Okla St | SR | LB | 9 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 17 | Trevon Gola-Callard | Cincinnati | SR | S | 9 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 19 | Genesis Smith | Arizona | JR | DB | 10 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 20 | Taye Brown | Arizona | JR | LB | 11 | 30 | 39 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 20 | Carlos Allen Jr. | Houston | SR | DL | 11 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 22 | Cole Kozlowski | UCF | SR | LB | 9 | 35 | 20 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 23 | Kooper Ebel | Iowa State | JR | LB | 9 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Darrian Lewis | WVU | SR | S | 7 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Fred Perry | WVU | SR | N | 7 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 26 | Max Harris | Arizona | SR | LB | 10 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 27 | Myles "Ghost" Rowser | Ariz St | SR | DB | 9 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 28 | Marcus Neal Jr. | Iowa State | SO | DB | 9 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 28 | Ben Roberts | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 9 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 30 | Jamison Patton | Iowa State | JR | DB | 7 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 31 | Caleb Bacon | Iowa State | SR | LB | 9 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 31 | Bud Clark | TCU | SR | S | 9 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 31 | Brandon Rawls | Okla St | SR | LB | 9 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 34 | Jalen Garner | Houston | SR | LB | 11 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 35 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 10 | 42 | 13 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 36 | Tawfiq Byard | Colorado | SO | S | 8 | 31 | 12 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 37 | Phillip Dunnam | UCF | SR | DB | 9 | 35 | 13 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 37 | Bangally Kamara | Kansas | SR | LB | 9 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 37 | Jonathan Thompson | Cincinnati | JR | LB | 9 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 40 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 10 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 41 | Reginald Hughes | Colorado | SR | LB | 8 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 42 | Kentrell Webb | Houston | JR | DB | 11 | 43 | 13 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 43 | Cole Wisniewski | Texas Tech | SR | S | 9 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 44 | Preston Hodge | Colorado | SR | CB | 8 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 45 | Johnathan Hall | Utah | JR | LB | 11 | 34 | 19 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 46 | Zashon Rich | Kansas St | SO | CB | 9 | 34 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 47 | Reid Carrico | WVU | SR | LB | 7 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 48 | Christian Harrison | Cincinnati | JR | S | 9 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 48 | Riley Wilson | Arizona | SR | LB | 9 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 50 | Jack Kelly | BYU | SR | LB | 8 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.