2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason Posa | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 1 | Sahir West | UCLA | JR | DL | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 1 | Justin Denson Jr. | Purdue | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 4 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | SR | LB | 2 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 5 | Troy Bowles | Michigan | SR | LB | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | JR | LB | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Matthew Bailey | Illinois | SR | DB | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Joey Gerlach | Minnesota | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Sean Allison | Rutgers | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Trent Hendrick | UCLA | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 5 | John Nestor | Minnesota | SR | DB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Braydon Brus | N'western | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Jojo Hayden | Purdue | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 14 | Montae Pate | N'western | SR | DB | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Jon Jon Stevens Jr. | N'western | SO | DB | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Aiden Gobaira | UCLA | SR | DL | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Chris Joines | Rutgers | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Bradlee Jones | Rutgers | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Matt Jung | Wisconsin | SR | S | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 20 | Preston Zachman | Indiana | SR | DB | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 20 | Cooper Catalano | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 23 | Devin Vaught | Mich St | JR | S | 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Ryland Gandy | Indiana | SR | DB | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Jamir Conn | Nebraska | SR | DB | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Cam Buffington | Iowa | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Carlton Smith | Maryland | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Latrell Noel | Rutgers | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Sidney Stewart | Maryland | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Ismael Kante | Illinois | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Jesse Ofurie | Rutgers | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Rondo Porter | Rutgers | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Maverick Baranowski | Minnesota | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 34 | Brady Pretzlaff | Mich St | SO | LB | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 35 | Byron Baldwin Jr. | Indiana | SO | DB | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 36 | Tony Rojas | Penn State | JR | LB | 3 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 37 | Chris Bracy | Michigan | JR | S | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Jyaire Hill | Michigan | SR | CB | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Dom Nichols | Michigan | JR | DE | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Amare Ferrell | Indiana | SR | DB | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Dexter Foster | Nebraska | JR | LB | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Kerry Brown | Minnesota | SR | DB | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Ta'Shawn James | UCLA | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Ean Rhea | Illinois | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | John Slaughter | Purdue | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Will Holmes | Illinois | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Joe Barna | Illinois | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Sammy Omosigho | UCLA | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Ty Morris | Rutgers | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.