2026 American Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/03/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Muaaz Byard UAB SR LB 3 26 9 35 11.67
2 Curly Ordonez Temple SR LB 3 18 12 30 10.00
3 Gavin Willis Charlotte SR LB 3 16 13 29 9.67
4 Ike Esonwune UAB JR LB 3 16 11 27 9.00
4 Elijah Walton Army JR ILB 3 12 15 27 9.00
6 Coleman Cauley Navy SR LB 3 18 8 26 8.67
6 Jo'Tavion Pierce UAB FR DB 3 17 9 26 8.67
8 AJ Brown Rice SR VPR 3 14 11 25 8.33
8 Kadin Schmitz Charlotte SR LB 3 11 14 25 8.33
10 MarcAnthony Parker Navy JR LB 3 15 9 24 8.00
10 Jeremiah Jordan UAB SR DB 3 14 10 24 8.00
12 Ayden Jackson S Florida SR STA 3 14 9 23 7.67
12 Joseph Sipp Jr. FAU SR LB 3 12 11 23 7.67
14 Chris Thompson Jr. Tulsa SR LB 2 10 12 22 11.00
14 Giuseppe Sessi Navy SR S 3 10 12 22 7.33
16 Saboor Karriem Temple SR SAF 3 12 9 21 7.00
16 Stone Combs Rice SR LB 3 11 10 21 7.00
16 Zavier Hamilton S Florida SO LB 4 9 12 21 5.25
19 Zach Ruffin Memphis SO LB 3 14 6 20 6.67
19 Mike Montgomery Memphis SR LB 3 9 11 20 6.67
19 Dax Collins Tulsa JR LB 2 7 13 20 10.00
22 Kevin Adams III Tulane JR S 2 11 8 19 9.50
22 Cornell Allen Charlotte JR DB 3 11 8 19 6.33
22 Eric Stuart Temple SR LB 2 10 9 19 9.50
22 Austin Harnetiaux Rice SR LB 3 9 10 19 6.33
22 Dickson Agu Tulane JR LB 2 5 14 19 9.50
27 Tavin Ward S Florida SR S 4 9 9 18 4.50
27 Zakye Barker N Texas SR LB 2 7 11 18 9.00
27 Sam Robinson S Florida SO LB 3 7 11 18 6.00
30 Marlin Dean UAB SR OLB 3 14 3 17 5.67
30 Ian Foster Memphis JR SAF 3 12 5 17 5.67
32 C.J. Hicks S Florida SR DE 3 10 6 16 5.33
32 Jo Chavez Rice JR VPR 3 9 7 16 5.33
32 Aiden Lyczek Navy JR DE 3 9 7 16 5.33
32 Dy'Lon Womack Charlotte SO DB 3 8 8 16 5.33
32 Kyren Condoll Rice SO CB 3 8 8 16 5.33
32 Stephen Nnadozie Army SR S 3 8 8 16 5.33
32 Cooper King Rice JR LB 3 7 9 16 5.33
32 Julien Davis ECU SR LB 2 4 12 16 8.00
40 Collin Gill Charlotte SR DB 3 10 5 15 5.00
40 Koa Akui Rice SR SAF 3 10 5 15 5.00
40 Amarion Fortenberry S Florida JR CB 4 9 6 15 3.75
40 Jack Tchienchou Tulane JR S 2 8 7 15 7.50
40 CJ Coombes N Texas SR S 2 7 8 15 7.50
40 Jaydan Mayes Army SR CB 3 7 8 15 5.00
40 Jaquavious Moss Army SO ILB 3 7 8 15 5.00
40 DJ Johnson Jr. ECU SR LB 2 6 9 15 7.50
40 Jamir Benjamin Rice SO CB 3 4 11 15 5.00
49 Jameel Croft, Jr. Charlotte SR DB 3 10 4 14 4.67
49 Israel Boyce S Florida JR S 4 8 6 14 3.50