2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/04/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Mason Posa Wisconsin SO LB 7 39 25 64 9.14
1 Cam Buffington Iowa JR LB 7 35 29 64 9.14
3 Cooper Catalano Wisconsin SO LB 7 28 35 63 9.00
4 Braydon Brus N'western SR LB 7 33 28 61 8.71
5 Maverick Baranowski Minnesota SR LB 7 32 24 56 8.00
6 Jojo Hayden Purdue JR LB 7 19 36 55 7.86
7 Owen Chambliss Nebraska SR LB 6 17 30 47 7.83
8 Isaiah Jones Indiana SR LB 8 38 24 62 7.75
8 Sammy Omosigho UCLA SR LB 8 35 27 62 7.75
8 Jalen Woods UCLA SR LB 8 33 29 62 7.75
11 Matthew Bailey Illinois SR DB 7 34 19 53 7.57
11 Rolijah Hardy Indiana JR LB 7 31 22 53 7.57
13 Matt Jung Wisconsin SR S 7 33 19 52 7.43
13 Koi Perich Oregon JR DB 7 28 24 52 7.43
15 Justin Denson Jr. Purdue SO DB 7 19 32 51 7.29
15 Charles Correa Purdue JR LB 7 11 40 51 7.29
17 Tony Rojas Penn State JR LB 8 30 28 58 7.25
18 Alex McLaughlin Washington SR S 7 26 24 50 7.14
19 Troy Bowles Michigan SR LB 8 28 29 57 7.13
20 Daniel Wingate Maryland SR LB 7 20 28 48 6.86
20 Dion Crawford Mich St SR LB 7 19 29 48 6.86
20 Devon Jackson Oregon SR ILB 7 18 30 48 6.86
23 Devin Vaught Mich St JR S 8 37 17 54 6.75
24 Zach Lutmer Iowa SR DB 7 22 25 47 6.71
25 James Kreutz Illinois SR LB 7 23 23 46 6.57
26 Kerry Brown Minnesota SR DB 7 28 17 45 6.43
26 Kobie McKinzie N'western SR LB 7 18 27 45 6.43
28 Preston Zachman Indiana SR DB 8 27 24 51 6.38
29 Jayden Montgomery Iowa SR LB 7 24 20 44 6.29
30 Chris Bracy Michigan JR S 8 30 20 50 6.25
31 John Slaughter Purdue SR DB 7 25 18 43 6.14
31 Carlton Smith Maryland SO LB 7 23 20 43 6.14
31 Ismael Kante Illinois SR LB 7 20 23 43 6.14
34 Deven Bryant USC JR LB 9 32 23 55 6.11
35 Dwayne McDougle III Nebraska SR DB 7 27 15 42 6.00
36 Zack Harden Minnesota SO DB 7 20 21 41 5.86
37 Teitum Tuioti Oregon SR OLB 7 20 20 40 5.71
38 Desman Stephens II USC JR LB 8 27 18 45 5.63
38 Amare Ferrell Indiana SR DB 8 20 25 45 5.63
40 Joey Gerlach Minnesota SR LB 7 23 16 39 5.57
40 Don Saunders Purdue SR DB 7 22 17 39 5.57
40 Chris Joines Rutgers SR DB 7 21 18 39 5.57
43 Earl Little Jr. Ohio State SR SAF 8 20 24 44 5.50
44 Christian Pierce USC SR S 9 31 18 49 5.44
45 Nathaniel Staehling Michigan SR LB 8 21 22 43 5.38
45 Kooper Ebel Penn State SR LB 8 18 25 43 5.38
45 Payton Pierce Ohio State JR LB 8 16 27 43 5.38
48 Sean Allison Rutgers SR LB 7 20 17 37 5.29
49 Jacob Manu Washington SR LB 7 22 14 36 5.14
49 Jerry Mixon Oregon SR ILB 7 20 16 36 5.14

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