2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/20/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 4 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 2 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 4 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 3 | Myles Slusher | Purdue | SR | DB | 4 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 4 | Tahj Ra-El | Purdue | SR | DB | 4 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 5 | Austin Brown | Wisconsin | SR | S | 5 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 5 | Braydon Brus | N'western | JR | LB | 4 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 7 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Charles Correa | Purdue | SO | LB | 4 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 9 | Amare Campbell | Penn State | JR | LB | 3 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 10.33 |
| 9 | Matthew Bailey | Illinois | JR | DB | 3 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 11 | Matthew Jung | Wisconsin | JR | S | 5 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Koen Entringer | Iowa | JR | DB | 3 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 11 | Xavier Nwankpa | Iowa | SR | DB | 3 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 11 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | JR | S | 2 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 11 | Garner Wallace | N'western | SR | DB | 4 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 16 | JonJon Vaughns | UCLA | SR | LB | 3 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 12.33 |
| 16 | Mason Posa | Wisconsin | FR | LB | 5 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 16 | Zakee Wheatley | Penn State | SR | S | 3 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 16 | Zach Lutmer | Iowa | SO | DB | 3 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 16 | A.J. Harris | Penn State | JR | CB | 3 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 21 | Fred Davis II | N'western | SR | DB | 4 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 21 | Hudauri Hines | Purdue | SO | DB | 4 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 23 | Cooper Catalano | Wisconsin | FR | LB | 5 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 23 | Ernest Hausmann | Michigan | SR | LB | 2 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 23 | Key Lawrence | UCLA | SR | DB | 3 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 23 | Miles Scott | Illinois | SR | DB | 3 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 23 | Desman Stephens II | USC | SO | LB | 2 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 23 | Malik Spencer | Mich St | SR | DB | 3 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Tony Grimes | Purdue | SR | DB | 4 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 23 | Deshaun Lee | Iowa | JR | DB | 3 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 31 | Isaiah Chisom | UCLA | SO | LB | 3 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 10.00 |
| 31 | Christian Alliegro | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 4 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 31 | Cole Martin | UCLA | SO | DB | 3 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 31 | Dylan Rosiek | Illinois | SR | LB | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 31 | Darryl Peterson III | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 5 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 31 | Scooter Jackson | UCLA | JR | DB | 3 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 31 | Ricardo Hallman | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 5 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 31 | Kerry Brown | Minnesota | SO | DB | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 31 | Zion Tracy | Penn State | JR | CB | 3 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 40 | Karson Sharar | Iowa | SR | LB | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 40 | Ben Barten | Wisconsin | SR | DL | 5 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 40 | Deven Bryant | Washington | SO | LB | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 40 | Malcolm Bell | Mich St | SR | DB | 3 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 40 | D'Yoni Hill | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 3 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 40 | Smiley Bradford | Purdue | SO | DB | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 40 | Eric Gentry | USC | SR | LB | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 40 | Nikai Martinez | Mich St | SR | DB | 2 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 40 | Tanner Heckel | Illinois | SO | DB | 3 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 40 | TJ Metcalf | Michigan | JR | DB | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 50 | Jordan Hall | Mich St | JR | LB | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 6.00 |