2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 11/04/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Justin Denson Jr. Purdue SO DB 1 6 9 15 15.00
2 Jojo Hayden Purdue JR LB 1 4 7 11 11.00
2 Tre Moore Purdue SR LB 1 3 8 11 11.00
4 Cam Buffington Iowa JR LB 2 13 8 21 10.50
5 Braydon Brus N'western SR LB 5 25 25 50 10.00
6 Sammy Omosigho UCLA SR LB 6 30 22 52 8.67
6 Maverick Baranowski Minnesota SR LB 3 14 12 26 8.67
8 Mason Posa Wisconsin SO LB 3 18 6 24 8.00
8 Kerry Brown Minnesota SR DB 3 17 7 24 8.00
8 Devin Vaught Mich St JR S 1 3 5 8 8.00
8 Brady Pretzlaff Mich St SO LB 1 2 6 8 8.00
12 Cooper Catalano Wisconsin SO LB 3 10 13 23 7.67
13 James Kreutz Illinois SR LB 4 14 16 30 7.50
14 Jalen Woods UCLA SR LB 6 25 19 44 7.33
14 Alex McLaughlin Washington SR S 3 16 6 22 7.33
16 Ismael Kante Illinois SR LB 4 13 15 28 7.00
16 Preston Zachman Indiana SR DB 2 6 8 14 7.00
16 Charles Correa Purdue JR LB 1 2 5 7 7.00
16 Dion Crawford Mich St SR LB 1 0 7 7 7.00
20 Matthew Bailey Illinois SR DB 4 19 8 27 6.75
21 Joey Gerlach Minnesota SR LB 3 12 8 20 6.67
21 Owen Chambliss Nebraska SR LB 3 8 12 20 6.67
23 Rolijah Hardy Indiana JR LB 2 8 5 13 6.50
23 Jesse Ofurie Rutgers SR DB 2 7 6 13 6.50
25 Christian Pierce USC SR S 3 11 8 19 6.33
26 Troy Bowles Michigan SR LB 4 11 14 25 6.25
27 Kobie McKinzie N'western SR LB 5 13 17 30 6.00
27 Desman Stephens II USC JR LB 3 10 8 18 6.00
27 Jacob Manu Washington SR LB 3 10 8 18 6.00
27 Isaiah Jones Indiana SR LB 2 8 4 12 6.00
31 Jon Jon Stevens Jr. N'western SO DB 5 20 9 29 5.80
32 Matt Jung Wisconsin SR S 3 10 7 17 5.67
32 Deven Bryant USC JR LB 3 8 9 17 5.67
34 Ta'Shawn James UCLA SR DB 6 15 17 32 5.33
34 Donovan Jones Nebraska JR DB 3 12 4 16 5.33
34 Mekhai Smith Minnesota JR DB 3 9 7 16 5.33
37 Chris Bracy Michigan JR S 4 14 7 21 5.25
38 Dwayne McDougle III Nebraska SR DB 3 10 5 15 5.00
38 Chris Joines Rutgers SR DB 2 8 2 10 5.00
38 Bradlee Jones Rutgers SR DB 2 8 2 10 5.00
38 Sean Allison Rutgers SR LB 2 6 4 10 5.00
38 Byron Baldwin Jr. Indiana SO DB 2 3 7 10 5.00
38 Don Saunders Purdue SR DB 1 3 2 5 5.00
38 John Slaughter Purdue SR DB 1 3 2 5 5.00
38 Kenny Soares Jr. Mich St SR EDG 1 2 3 5 5.00
38 Keyshawn Burgos Purdue SR DE 1 2 3 5 5.00
38 Nikai Martinez Mich St SR DB 1 1 4 5 5.00
48 John Nestor Minnesota SR DB 3 9 5 14 4.67
48 John Henry Daley Michigan SR DE 3 7 7 14 4.67
48 Aydan West Minnesota SO DB 3 7 7 14 4.67

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.