2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Tackles - Games in December/January Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maverick Baranowski | Minnesota | JR | LB | 1 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 17.00 |
| 2 | Caleb Benning | Nebraska | FR | DB | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 3 | Braydon Brus | N'western | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 4 | Bryce Boettcher | Oregon | SR | ILB | 3 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 5 | Dillon Thieneman | Oregon | JR | DB | 3 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 6 | Vincent Shavers, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Caleb Downs | Ohio State | JR | SAF | 2 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 7 | TJ Hall | Iowa | SR | DB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Alex Graham | USC | FR | CB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Donovan Jones | Nebraska | FR | DB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Jayden Montgomery | Iowa | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Davison Igbinosun | Ohio State | SR | CB | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Sonny Styles | Ohio State | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Amare Campbell | Penn State | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Jaylen Watson | Iowa | SO | DB | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Cole Sullivan | Michigan | SO | LB | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Kameryn Crawford | USC | SO | DE | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 12 | TJ Metcalf | Michigan | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Devon Williams | Minnesota | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Xe'ree Alexander | Washington | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Vaboue Toure | Penn State | FR | S | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Xavier Nwankpa | Iowa | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 12 | James Thompson Jr. | Illinois | SR | DL | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 4 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 25 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 25 | Kayden McDonald | Ohio State | JR | DL | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 28 | Aiden Fisher | Indiana | SR | LB | 4 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 29 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Jordan Young | Michigan | FR | DB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Desman Stephens II | USC | SO | LB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Justyn Rhett | Nebraska | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Dejuan Lane | Penn State | SO | S | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Braden Turner | N'western | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Christian Pierce | USC | JR | S | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Jacob Manu | Washington | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 38 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 4 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 39 | Aaron Flowers | Oregon | FR | DB | 3 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 40 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 4 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Jahmir Joseph | Penn State | FR | CB | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Zeke Berry | Michigan | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Leroy Bryant | Washington | SO | CB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Zach Durfee | Washington | SR | EDG | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Miles Scott | Illinois | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Karson Sharar | Iowa | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Karter Menz | Minnesota | SO | DL | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Darius Green | Minnesota | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Zion Tracy | Penn State | JR | CB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.