2026 American Conference Leaders Tackles - All Games through 10/24/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Thompson Jr. | Tulsa | SR | LB | 8 | 27 | 54 | 81 | 10.13 |
| 2 | Muaaz Byard | UAB | SR | LB | 7 | 43 | 26 | 69 | 9.86 |
| 3 | Dickson Agu | Tulane | JR | LB | 7 | 24 | 40 | 64 | 9.14 |
| 4 | Curly Ordonez | Temple | SR | LB | 7 | 40 | 23 | 63 | 9.00 |
| 5 | Kevin Adams III | Tulane | JR | S | 7 | 45 | 17 | 62 | 8.86 |
| 6 | Jo'Tavion Pierce | UAB | FR | DB | 7 | 40 | 19 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 7 | Coleman Cauley | Navy | SR | LB | 7 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 8 | Zakye Barker | N Texas | SR | LB | 7 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 9 | Gavin Willis | Charlotte | SR | LB | 7 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 10 | Dax Collins | Tulsa | JR | LB | 8 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 11 | CJ Coombes | N Texas | SR | S | 7 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 7.57 |
| 12 | AJ Brown | Rice | SR | VPR | 8 | 35 | 25 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 13 | Elijah Walton | Army | JR | ILB | 7 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 7.43 |
| 14 | DJ Johnson Jr. | ECU | SR | LB | 7 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 7.29 |
| 15 | Mike Montgomery | Memphis | SR | LB | 8 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 16 | Brandon Tucker | UTSA | SR | LB | 8 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 16 | MarcAnthony Parker | Navy | JR | LB | 7 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 18 | Ike Esonwune | UAB | JR | LB | 7 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 18 | Joseph Sipp Jr. | FAU | SR | LB | 7 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 20 | Austin Harnetiaux | Rice | SR | LB | 8 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 6.63 |
| 21 | Stone Combs | Rice | SR | LB | 8 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 6.50 |
| 22 | Kadin Schmitz | Charlotte | SR | LB | 7 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 22 | Brandon Jones | N Texas | SO | S | 7 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 24 | Ayden Jackson | S Florida | SR | STA | 6 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 6.33 |
| 25 | Saboor Karriem | Temple | SR | SAF | 7 | 34 | 10 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 25 | Crews Law | ECU | JR | LB | 7 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 27 | Darion White | UTSA | SR | LB | 8 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 28 | Collin Gill | Charlotte | SR | DB | 7 | 32 | 11 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 28 | Jeremiah Jordan | UAB | SR | DB | 7 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 28 | Rylan Leathers | Tulsa | SO | S | 7 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 31 | Giuseppe Sessi | Navy | SR | S | 7 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 32 | Tyson Williams | Tulsa | SR | CB | 8 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 5.88 |
| 33 | Makai Williams | Tulane | SR | LB | 7 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 33 | Kevon Merrell | ECU | JR | DB | 7 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 35 | Eric Stuart | Temple | SR | LB | 6 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 36 | Jack Tchienchou | Tulane | JR | S | 7 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 37 | Koa Akui | Rice | SR | SAF | 8 | 31 | 13 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 38 | Stephen Nnadozie | Army | SR | S | 7 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 39 | Dy'Lon Womack | Charlotte | SO | DB | 7 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 39 | Aaron Alexander | N Texas | SR | LB | 7 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 39 | Kamaurri McKinley | ECU | SR | DB | 7 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 39 | Aiden Lyczek | Navy | JR | DE | 7 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 43 | Zach Ruffin | Memphis | SO | LB | 8 | 30 | 11 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 44 | Zavier Hamilton | S Florida | SO | LB | 7 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Jamir Benjamin | Rice | SO | CB | 8 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 46 | Jameel Croft, Jr. | Charlotte | SR | DB | 7 | 28 | 6 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 46 | Tavin Ward | S Florida | SR | S | 7 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 46 | Leon Hart Jr. | FAU | SR | LB | 7 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 49 | Cooper King | Rice | JR | LB | 6 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 50 | Ashton Williams | Tulsa | JR | S | 8 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 4.75 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.