2025 Mountain West Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 1 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 1 | Dalesean Staley | SDSU | JR | S | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 4 | Brevin Hamblin | Utah State | JR | S | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 4 | Blake Fletcher | Air Force | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 6 | Bryson Taylor | Utah State | SR | CB | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 7 | DJ Herman | SDSU | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 8 | Roger Jones, Jr. | Air Force | SO | DB | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 8 | Ty Benefield | Boise St | JR | S | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Dwayne McDougle | SDSU | JR | S | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 8 | Carson Tujague | Utah State | FR | DT | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 8 | Mataira Brown | Utah State | SO | ILB | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 13 | Brayden Johnson | Wyoming | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 13 | Vili Taufatofua | SJSU | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Xavier Slayton | New Mexico | JR | DE | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 13 | Brady Anderson | SDSU | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 13 | Malachi Finau | SDSU | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 18 | Andrew Johnson | Wyoming | SR | SS | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 18 | Evan Eller | Wyoming | SR | LB | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 18 | Mikhail Seiken | Air Force | SO | DB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 18 | Bronson Olevao Jr. | Utah State | JR | ILB | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 18 | Jaxton Eck | New Mexico | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 18 | Taniela Latu | SJSU | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 18 | Jones Thomas | Wyoming | SO | S | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 18 | Bobby Arnold | Utah State | JR | S | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 18 | Josh Hunter | SDSU | JR | S | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 18 | Jake Ripp | Boise St | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 18 | Abraham Williams | New Mexico | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 18 | Boen Phelps | Boise St | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 18 | Ky'Won McCray | New Mexico | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 18 | Jordan Pollard | SJSU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 18 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 18 | Trey White | SDSU | JR | EDG | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 18 | Brayden Wilson | Wyoming | SR | DE | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 18 | Niles King | SDSU | SR | EDG | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 18 | Gafa Faga | SJSU | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 18 | Gabriel Iniguez Jr. | Utah State | SR | DT | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 38 | Tavian Combs | New Mexico | SR | S | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 38 | William Holmes | Utah State | SO | OLB | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 38 | Dylan Tucker | Utah State | SR | CB | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 38 | Larry Turner-Gooden | SJSU | JR | S | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 38 | Jeremiah Earby | Boise St | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | A’Marion McCoy | Boise St | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Zion Washington | Boise St | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Keyshawn James-Newby | New Mexico | SR | DE | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Brett Karhu | New Mexico | SR | DE | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Tanner Williams | SDSU | FR | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Noah McNeal-Franklin | SJSU | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Aneesh Vyas | Wyoming | SR | DT | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Josiah Cox | SDSU | JR | S | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |