2026 American Conference Leaders Tackles - All Games through 10/24/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Kevin Adams III Tulane JR S 7 45 17 62 8.86
2 Muaaz Byard UAB SR LB 7 43 26 69 9.86
3 Curly Ordonez Temple SR LB 7 40 23 63 9.00
3 Jo'Tavion Pierce UAB FR DB 7 40 19 59 8.43
5 AJ Brown Rice SR VPR 8 35 25 60 7.50
6 Saboor Karriem Temple SR SAF 7 34 10 44 6.29
7 Coleman Cauley Navy SR LB 7 33 25 58 8.29
8 Mike Montgomery Memphis SR LB 8 32 26 58 7.25
8 Collin Gill Charlotte SR DB 7 32 11 43 6.14
10 Koa Akui Rice SR SAF 8 31 13 44 5.50
11 Zach Ruffin Memphis SO LB 8 30 11 41 5.13
12 Gavin Willis Charlotte SR LB 7 29 25 54 7.71
13 Jameel Croft, Jr. Charlotte SR DB 7 28 6 34 4.86
14 Chris Thompson Jr. Tulsa SR LB 8 27 54 81 10.13
14 Ike Esonwune UAB JR LB 7 27 21 48 6.86
16 Brandon Tucker UTSA SR LB 8 25 31 56 7.00
16 Austin Harnetiaux Rice SR LB 8 25 28 53 6.63
16 Tyson Williams Tulsa SR CB 8 25 22 47 5.88
16 Jack Tchienchou Tulane JR S 7 25 14 39 5.57
20 Dickson Agu Tulane JR LB 7 24 40 64 9.14
20 Dax Collins Tulsa JR LB 8 24 37 61 7.63
20 Darion White UTSA SR LB 8 24 26 50 6.25
20 Jeremiah Jordan UAB SR DB 7 24 19 43 6.14
20 Makai Williams Tulane SR LB 7 24 16 40 5.71
20 Ayden Jackson S Florida SR STA 6 24 14 38 6.33
20 Dylan Smith Memphis JR SAF 8 24 10 34 4.25
27 Elijah Walton Army JR ILB 7 23 29 52 7.43
28 DJ Johnson Jr. ECU SR LB 7 22 29 51 7.29
28 Giuseppe Sessi Navy SR S 7 22 20 42 6.00
28 Owen Pewee UTSA SR LB 8 22 15 37 4.63
28 Dy'Lon Womack Charlotte SO DB 7 22 14 36 5.14
28 Elijah Kinsler Memphis SO DL 8 22 11 33 4.13
28 Anta'Veon McKenzie UAB JR DB 7 22 9 31 4.43
34 Joseph Sipp Jr. FAU SR LB 7 21 27 48 6.86
34 Kadin Schmitz Charlotte SR LB 7 21 24 45 6.43
34 Eric Stuart Temple SR LB 6 21 13 34 5.67
34 Marlin Dean UAB SR OLB 7 21 10 31 4.43
34 Avery Powell Temple SR SAF 6 21 7 28 4.67
39 MarcAnthony Parker Navy JR LB 7 20 29 49 7.00
39 Brandon Jones N Texas SO S 7 20 25 45 6.43
39 Tavin Ward S Florida SR S 7 20 14 34 4.86
39 Zyeir Gamble ECU SR DB 7 20 12 32 4.57
39 Elijah Newell UTSA SO S 8 20 11 31 3.88
39 Ian Foster Memphis JR SAF 8 20 9 29 3.63
39 Zane Tallman Army SO NB 7 20 6 26 3.71
39 Chauncey Logan Jr. Memphis SR CB 8 20 6 26 3.25
47 Stone Combs Rice SR LB 8 19 33 52 6.50
47 Aaron Alexander N Texas SR LB 7 19 17 36 5.14
47 Anthony Rogers Tulane SO DB 7 19 12 31 4.43
50 CJ Coombes N Texas SR S 7 18 35 53 7.57