2026 American Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/12/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CJ Coombes | N Texas | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 2 | Cooper King | Rice | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Zakye Barker | N Texas | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Kevon Merrell | ECU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Crews Law | ECU | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Jackson Barker | ECU | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 7 | AJ Brown | Rice | SR | VPR | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Chibby Nwajuaku | Rice | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 9 | Curly Ordonez | Temple | SR | LB | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 9 | Gavin Willis | Charlotte | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Brandon Jones | N Texas | SO | S | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Angelo Ross | ECU | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Ashton Levells-Mitchell | ECU | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Koa Akui | Rice | SR | SAF | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Stone Combs | Rice | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Zyeir Gamble | ECU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 9 | Aquantis Clemmons | Rice | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 9 | Alex Moye | ECU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Julien Davis | ECU | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 20 | Aaron Alexander | N Texas | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 20 | Kamaurri McKinley | ECU | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Dy'Lon Womack | Charlotte | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Braden Bays | Rice | FR | DL | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Avery Powell | Temple | SR | SAF | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 20 | DJ Johnson Jr. | ECU | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 20 | Christian Peterson | ECU | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 20 | Jonathan Patterson | Charlotte | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 20 | DeMarius Hines | ECU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 20 | Torin Brazell | ECU | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 20 | Jerry Wall III | Charlotte | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 20 | David Onuoha | N Texas | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 20 | Keshawn Davila | N Texas | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 20 | Jamir Benjamin | Rice | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 20 | Devin Ancrum | Charlotte | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 20 | Justin Benton | N Texas | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 20 | Terrell Washington | N Texas | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 20 | Nolan Clark | N Texas | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 20 | Ahran Ogbor | Rice | SO | SAF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 20 | Brock Reddic | Rice | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 20 | Austin Harnetiaux | Rice | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 41 | Jameel Croft, Jr. | Charlotte | SR | DB | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 41 | Cade Law | ECU | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Myles Pollard | ECU | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Kyren Condoll | Rice | SO | CB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Jo Chavez | Rice | JR | VPR | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 41 | Denzel Chavis | Temple | JR | CB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 41 | Peyton Taylor | N Texas | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Beau Barton | Rice | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Adrian Laing | Temple | JR | CB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Tyree Alualu | Temple | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |