2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avery Jones | N Illinois | SR | DB | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | SR | EDG | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 3 | EJ Smith | Nevada | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Caleb Womack | SJSU | SR | CB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Jeremy Naborne-Owens | Nevada | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Kyon Conyers | N Illinois | JR | S | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Ethan Stuhlsatz | Wyoming | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 7 | Clay Martineau | New Mexico | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Ethan Powell | SJSU | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Cade Paterson | Air Force | SO | DB | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 7 | Jones Thomas | Wyoming | JR | S | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Dylan Lee | SJSU | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | David Paine Jr. | Nevada | JR | DL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 12 | Kendall Griffin | Wyoming | FR | CB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 12 | Brooklyn Cheek | Wyoming | SO | S | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 16 | Jack Murray | N Illinois | FR | LB | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 16 | Jashawn Nelson | N Illinois | FR | LB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 16 | Aaron Warren | N Illinois | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Steven Perez | Wyoming | FR | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Gary Rutherford | Wyoming | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Nick Wheeler | New Mexico | SO | S | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Matthew Stenbroten | ND St | JR | DE | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Greco Carrillo | SJSU | SO | CB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 16 | Brian Dukes, Jr. | SJSU | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 16 | Jack Dunkley | Wyoming | SR | DE | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 16 | Bryson Snelling | Nevada | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 16 | Tanner Vaughan | Nevada | SR | DL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 16 | CJ McBean | New Mexico | SO | S | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 29 | Xavier Smith | UTEP | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 29 | Blake Fletcher | Air Force | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 29 | Isaiah Jordan | Nevada | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Gavin Sell | ND St | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Garrett Hawkins | UTEP | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Adarius Hutchinson | UTEP | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Myles Williams | Nevada | SR | EDG | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Malik Armstrong | N Illinois | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Larry Turner-Gooden | Nevada | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 29 | Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa | SJSU | SO | S | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 29 | Jayland McGlothen | SJSU | JR | DL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 29 | Esteban Guillory | UTEP | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 29 | Donavan Howard | UTEP | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 29 | Korey Johnson | Air Force | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 29 | Alexander Perez | Air Force | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 29 | Desman Hearns | Wyoming | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 29 | Herschel Turner | Nevada | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 29 | Bishop Turner | Nevada | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 29 | Xavier Rivera-Rogers | New Mexico | FR | S | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 29 | Brett Karhu | New Mexico | SR | DE | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 29 | Will Steil | ND St | JR | S | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 29 | Mikhale Ford | ND St | SO | S | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |