2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryce Boettcher | Oregon | SR | ILB | 13 | 52 | 72 | 124 | 9.54 |
| 2 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 9 | 41 | 53 | 94 | 10.44 |
| 3 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 13 | 45 | 48 | 93 | 7.15 |
| 4 | Tahj Ra-El | Purdue | SR | DB | 9 | 40 | 47 | 87 | 9.67 |
| 4 | JonJon Vaughns | UCLA | SR | LB | 10 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 8.70 |
| 6 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 9 | 50 | 36 | 86 | 9.56 |
| 7 | Dillon Thieneman | Oregon | JR | DB | 13 | 38 | 47 | 85 | 6.54 |
| 8 | Javin Wright | Nebraska | SR | LB | 11 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 9 | Aiden Fisher | Indiana | SR | LB | 12 | 38 | 44 | 82 | 6.83 |
| 10 | Amare Campbell | Penn State | JR | LB | 10 | 48 | 33 | 81 | 8.10 |
| 11 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | JR | S | 10 | 52 | 27 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 12 | Jordan Hall | Mich St | JR | LB | 10 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 13 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | JR | LB | 9 | 45 | 29 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 13 | Karson Sharar | Iowa | SR | LB | 11 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 6.73 |
| 13 | Maverick Baranowski | Minnesota | JR | LB | 10 | 36 | 38 | 74 | 7.40 |
| 16 | Desman Stephens II | USC | SO | LB | 10 | 48 | 25 | 73 | 7.30 |
| 16 | Sonny Styles | Ohio State | SR | LB | 12 | 43 | 30 | 73 | 6.08 |
| 16 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 9 | 40 | 33 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 16 | Charles Correa | Purdue | SO | LB | 9 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 20 | Xavier Nwankpa | Iowa | SR | DB | 11 | 47 | 25 | 72 | 6.55 |
| 20 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 10 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 7.20 |
| 22 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 13 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 5.46 |
| 22 | Devon Williams | Minnesota | SR | LB | 9 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 7.89 |
| 24 | Matthew Bailey | Illinois | JR | DB | 10 | 52 | 17 | 69 | 6.90 |
| 25 | Koen Entringer | Iowa | JR | DB | 11 | 39 | 29 | 68 | 6.18 |
| 26 | Zakee Wheatley | Penn State | SR | S | 9 | 46 | 20 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 26 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 13 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 5.08 |
| 28 | Jett Elad | Rutgers | SR | DB | 9 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 28 | DeShon Singleton | Nebraska | SR | DB | 10 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 30 | Isaiah Chisom | UCLA | SO | LB | 10 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 6.40 |
| 31 | Jimmy Rolder | Michigan | SR | LB | 10 | 40 | 23 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 32 | Xe'ree Alexander | Washington | JR | LB | 10 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 6.20 |
| 33 | Zach Lutmer | Iowa | SO | DB | 11 | 38 | 23 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 33 | Braydon Brus | N'western | JR | LB | 9 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 6.78 |
| 33 | Aaron Flowers | Oregon | FR | DB | 13 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 33 | Dariel Djabome | Rutgers | SR | LB | 9 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 6.78 |
| 37 | Jalen Huskey | Maryland | SR | DB | 9 | 49 | 11 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 37 | Caleb Downs | Ohio State | JR | SAF | 12 | 41 | 19 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | JR | OLB | 13 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 4.62 |
| 40 | Ernest Hausmann | Michigan | SR | LB | 8 | 39 | 20 | 59 | 7.38 |
| 40 | Mason Posa | Wisconsin | FR | LB | 10 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 40 | Kayden McDonald | Ohio State | JR | DL | 12 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 43 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 12 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 43 | Arvell Reese | Ohio State | JR | LB | 12 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 43 | Vincent Shavers, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | LB | 11 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 5.27 |
| 46 | Lavain Scruggs | Maryland | JR | DB | 9 | 39 | 18 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 46 | Dominic DeLuca | Penn State | SR | LB | 10 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 5.70 |
| 46 | Wayne Matthews III | Mich St | SR | LB | 10 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 5.70 |
| 49 | Miles Scott | Illinois | SR | DB | 11 | 44 | 12 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 49 | Key Lawrence | UCLA | SR | DB | 10 | 37 | 19 | 56 | 5.60 |