2025 Big 12 Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 11 | 54 | 58 | 112 | 10.18 |
| 2 | Keaton Thomas | Baylor | JR | LB | 10 | 52 | 40 | 92 | 9.20 |
| 3 | Jordan Crook | Ariz St | SR | LB | 10 | 43 | 38 | 81 | 8.10 |
| 4 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 9 | 42 | 30 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 11 | 46 | 41 | 87 | 7.91 |
| 6 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 10 | 43 | 36 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 7 | Jake Golday | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 9 | 29 | 42 | 71 | 7.89 |
| 8 | Lewis Carter | UCF | JR | LB | 9 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 9 | Jeremiah Brown | Colorado | SR | ILB | 7 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 7.43 |
| 10 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | JR | S | 11 | 53 | 27 | 80 | 7.27 |
| 11 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 8 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 12 | Namdi Obiazor | TCU | SR | LB | 11 | 42 | 35 | 77 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Tawfiq Byard | Colorado | SO | S | 8 | 37 | 17 | 54 | 6.75 |
| 14 | Taye Brown | Arizona | JR | LB | 12 | 35 | 44 | 79 | 6.58 |
| 15 | Austin Romaine | Kansas St | JR | LB | 7 | 30 | 16 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 16 | Fred Perry | WVU | SR | N | 9 | 39 | 20 | 59 | 6.56 |
| 17 | Max Harris | Arizona | SR | LB | 11 | 39 | 32 | 71 | 6.45 |
| 18 | Parker Robertson | Okla St | SR | S | 9 | 39 | 19 | 58 | 6.44 |
| 19 | Cole Kozlowski | UCF | SR | LB | 10 | 41 | 23 | 64 | 6.40 |
| 19 | Myles "Ghost" Rowser | Ariz St | SR | DB | 10 | 38 | 26 | 64 | 6.40 |
| 19 | Kooper Ebel | Iowa State | JR | LB | 10 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 6.40 |
| 22 | Bryan McCoy Jr. | Okla St | SR | LB | 9 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 23 | Marcus Neal Jr. | Iowa State | SO | DB | 10 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 24 | Carlos Allen Jr. | Houston | SR | DL | 11 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 25 | Devyn Bobby | Baylor | SR | S | 10 | 40 | 22 | 62 | 6.20 |
| 26 | Genesis Smith | Arizona | JR | DB | 11 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 6.09 |
| 27 | Trevon Gola-Callard | Cincinnati | SR | S | 9 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 28 | Jalen Garner | Houston | SR | LB | 11 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 5.82 |
| 29 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 9 | 41 | 11 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 30 | Ben Roberts | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 10 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 5.70 |
| 31 | Brandon Rawls | Okla St | SR | LB | 9 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 32 | Caleb Bacon | Iowa State | SR | LB | 10 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 33 | Darrian Lewis | WVU | SR | S | 9 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 33 | Bud Clark | TCU | SR | S | 9 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 35 | Jonathan Thompson | Cincinnati | JR | LB | 9 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 36 | Bangally Kamara | Kansas | SR | LB | 7 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 37 | Phillip Dunnam | UCF | SR | DB | 10 | 38 | 14 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 38 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 8 | 35 | 6 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 38 | Preston Hodge | Colorado | SR | CB | 8 | 30 | 11 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 40 | Reid Carrico | WVU | SR | LB | 9 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 41 | Eddie Walls III | Houston | SR | DL | 11 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 42 | Cole Wisniewski | Texas Tech | SR | S | 10 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 43 | Treydan Stukes | Arizona | SR | DB | 9 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 44 | Johnathan Hall | Utah | JR | LB | 11 | 34 | 19 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 45 | Kentrell Webb | Houston | JR | DB | 11 | 39 | 13 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 46 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 9 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 47 | Jacob Redding | Baylor | SO | S | 9 | 30 | 11 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 47 | Adrian "Boogie" Wilson | Ariz St | SO | S | 9 | 29 | 12 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 47 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 9 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 50 | Sione Fotu | Houston | JR | LB | 11 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 4.55 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.