2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Tackles - Games in August/September Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EJ Smith | Nevada | SR | LB | 3 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 11.33 |
| 1 | Caleb Womack | SJSU | SR | CB | 4 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 3 | Kona Moore | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 3 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Dylan Lee | SJSU | JR | LB | 4 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 5 | Ethan Powell | SJSU | SR | LB | 4 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 5 | Darius Givance | ND St | SR | S | 4 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 7 | Naseri Danielson | SJSU | JR | LB | 4 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 7 | Donovan Woolen | ND St | JR | LB | 4 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 9 | Jashawn Nelson | N Illinois | FR | LB | 3 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 9 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | SR | EDG | 3 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Jamih Otis | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 3 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 11 | Tre Fulton | UNLV | SO | DB | 3 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa | SJSU | SO | S | 4 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 14 | Kyon Conyers | N Illinois | JR | S | 3 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Jeremy Naborne-Owens | Nevada | SR | LB | 3 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Avery Jones | N Illinois | SR | DB | 3 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 17 | Blake Fletcher | Air Force | SR | LB | 2 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 17 | Xavier Smith | UTEP | SR | S | 3 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 17 | Cam Santee | UNLV | SR | LB | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 17 | Aiden Walker | Nevada | SO | DB | 3 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 17 | Taylen Eady | ND St | JR | S | 4 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 22 | Jack Murray | N Illinois | FR | LB | 3 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 22 | Jones Thomas | Wyoming | JR | S | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 22 | Kamuela Ka'aihue | UNLV | SR | LB | 3 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 25 | Ethan Stuhlsatz | Wyoming | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 13.00 |
| 25 | Jake Pope | UNLV | SR | S | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 25 | Gavin Sell | ND St | SO | LB | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Matagi Thompson | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Brooklyn Cheek | Wyoming | SO | S | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Zion Jones | Nevada | SR | DB | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Dash Bauman | Wyoming | SO | LB | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Clay Martineau | New Mexico | JR | LB | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 25 | Denver Harris | UNLV | SR | DB | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 25 | CJ McBean | New Mexico | SO | S | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 25 | Bryson Snelling | Nevada | JR | DB | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 36 | Malik Armstrong | N Illinois | SR | S | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 36 | Justin Content | UTEP | JR | CB | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 36 | Elijah Palmer | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Larry Turner-Gooden | Nevada | SR | DB | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Geoffrey Speight Jr. | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 36 | Jack Dunkley | Wyoming | SR | DE | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 36 | Jayland McGlothen | SJSU | JR | DL | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 36 | Kaleb Miles | UTEP | JR | CB | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 36 | Kal-El Togafau | UNLV | FR | DL | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 36 | Tony-Louis Nkuba | UNLV | SO | DB | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 36 | Liam Lindo | N Illinois | SR | CB | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 36 | Isaiah Buxton | SJSU | SO | CB | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 48 | Gary Rutherford | Wyoming | SO | LB | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 48 | Jayden Wilson | UTEP | SR | LB | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 48 | Austin Brawley | New Mexico | SR | S | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4.67 |