2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason Posa | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 5 | 32 | 14 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 2 | Christian Pierce | USC | SR | S | 6 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 6.83 |
| 2 | Devin Vaught | Mich St | JR | S | 5 | 27 | 9 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 4 | Cooper Catalano | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 5 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | SR | LB | 6 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 7.50 |
| 4 | Matthew Bailey | Illinois | SR | DB | 5 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 4 | Matt Jung | Wisconsin | SR | S | 5 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 8 | Braydon Brus | N'western | SR | LB | 5 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 8 | Deven Bryant | USC | JR | LB | 6 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 8 | Maverick Baranowski | Minnesota | SR | LB | 5 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 8 | Sammy Omosigho | UCLA | SR | LB | 5 | 25 | 11 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 12 | Jalen Woods | UCLA | SR | LB | 5 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | JR | LB | 5 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 14 | Cam Buffington | Iowa | JR | LB | 5 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 14 | Preston Zachman | Indiana | SR | DB | 6 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 6.33 |
| 14 | Koi Perich | Oregon | JR | DB | 5 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 14 | Dwayne McDougle III | Nebraska | SR | DB | 5 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 18 | Desman Stephens II | USC | JR | LB | 5 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 18 | Rylon Dillard-Allen | Washington | SO | S | 5 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Jayden Montgomery | Iowa | SR | LB | 5 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 20 | Zaydrius Rainey-Sale | Washington | SO | LB | 5 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 22 | James Kreutz | Illinois | SR | LB | 5 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 22 | Chris Bracy | Michigan | JR | S | 5 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 22 | Juice Clarke | Illinois | SR | DB | 5 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 25 | Tony Rojas | Penn State | JR | LB | 5 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 25 | Zach Lutmer | Iowa | SR | DB | 5 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 25 | Don Saunders | Purdue | SR | DB | 5 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 25 | John Slaughter | Purdue | SR | DB | 5 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 25 | Tobi Osunsanmi | Indiana | SR | DL | 6 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 25 | Luke Wafle | USC | FR | DE | 6 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 25 | Dylan Robinson | Washington | SO | CB | 5 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 32 | Zack Harden | Minnesota | SO | DB | 5 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 32 | Justin Denson Jr. | Purdue | SO | DB | 5 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 32 | Ismael Kante | Illinois | SR | LB | 5 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 32 | Kerry Brown | Minnesota | SR | DB | 5 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 36 | Dion Crawford | Mich St | SR | LB | 5 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 36 | Amare Ferrell | Indiana | SR | DB | 6 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 36 | Carlton Smith | Maryland | SO | LB | 5 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 36 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | SR | OLB | 5 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 36 | Nikai Martinez | Mich St | SR | DB | 5 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 36 | Donovan Jones | Nebraska | JR | DB | 5 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 36 | Kennedy Urlacher | USC | JR | S | 6 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 36 | Jyaire Hill | Michigan | SR | CB | 5 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 36 | Victor Evans III | Nebraska | SR | DB | 5 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 36 | JJ Conyers | Rutgers | FR | DB | 5 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 46 | Owen Chambliss | Nebraska | SR | LB | 5 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 46 | Kobie McKinzie | N'western | SR | LB | 5 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 46 | Devon Jackson | Oregon | SR | ILB | 5 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 46 | Troy Bowles | Michigan | SR | LB | 5 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 46 | Joey Gerlach | Minnesota | SR | LB | 5 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 5.40 |