2026 Southeastern Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/24/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Solo Assisted Total Total/G
1 Elijah Melendez Auburn SO LB 4 25 9 34 8.50
2 Sharif Denson Miss SR S 4 22 6 28 7.00
3 Fred "JayR" Johnson S Carolina JR LB 4 20 18 38 9.50
4 Rasheem Biles Texas SR LB 4 19 13 32 8.00
5 Eric Winters Auburn SO S 4 18 6 24 6.00
6 Justin Okoronkwo S Carolina SR LB 4 17 17 34 8.50
6 Peyton Williams S Carolina SR DB 4 17 11 28 7.00
8 Tah'j Butler Miss JR LB 4 16 9 25 6.25
8 CJ Heard Vanderbilt JR S 3 16 6 22 7.33
10 Jelani McDonald Texas SR DB 4 15 21 36 9.00
10 Caleb Woodson Alabama SR LB 3 15 17 32 10.67
10 Kaleb Harris Auburn JR S 4 15 9 24 6.00
13 Nicholas Rodriguez Missouri JR LB 2 14 11 25 12.50
13 Dalton Brooks Texas A&M SR S 4 14 10 24 6.00
13 Kade Phillips Texas SO DB 4 14 5 19 4.75
16 Justin Cryer Texas SR LB 4 13 21 34 8.50
16 Luke Metz Alabama SO LB 3 13 9 22 7.33
16 Bryce Deas Auburn SO LB 4 13 8 21 5.25
16 Antonio Kite Miss SR CB 4 13 7 20 5.00
16 Colin Simmons Texas JR EDG 3 13 6 19 6.33
16 Joenel Aguero Miss SR S 4 13 5 18 4.50
16 TJ Dottery LSU SR LB 2 13 4 17 8.50
23 Luke Ferrelli Miss JR LB 4 12 13 25 6.25
23 Ben Bogle Arkansas SR LB 3 12 9 21 7.00
23 Xavier Atkins Auburn JR LB 2 12 8 20 10.00
23 Khmori House Arkansas JR DB 3 12 6 18 6.00
23 Kendall Daniels Jr. S Carolina SO DB 4 12 5 17 4.25
23 Rayshawn Pleasant Auburn SR CB 4 12 3 15 3.75
29 Bryce Cowan Vanderbilt SR LB 3 11 12 23 7.67
29 Tyler Lockhart Miss St SO LB 3 11 10 21 7.00
29 Nick Rinaldi Vanderbilt SR LB 3 11 10 21 7.00
29 Julio Humphrey Texas A&M SR CB 4 11 6 17 4.25
33 Jett Jefferson Miss St JR CB 3 10 8 18 6.00
33 Santana Banner Missouri SR S 2 10 6 16 8.00
33 Joker Johnson Arkansas SR DB 3 10 5 15 5.00
33 Peyton Bowen Oklahoma SR DB 3 10 5 15 5.00
33 Tawfiq Byard Texas A&M SR S 4 10 5 15 3.75
33 Cormani McClain Florida SR CB 3 10 3 13 4.33
39 Keaton Thomas Miss SR LB 4 9 21 30 7.50
39 Ray Coney Texas A&M SR LB 4 9 12 21 5.25
39 Myles Graham Florida JR ILB 3 9 11 20 6.67
39 Grant Godfrey Kentucky SR ILB 2 9 8 17 8.50
39 Jardin Gilbert Miss St SR S 3 9 7 16 5.33
39 Jordan Shaw Texas A&M SR NI 4 9 7 16 4.00
39 Kelley Jones Miss St SR CB 3 9 6 15 5.00
39 Bryan Longwell Vanderbilt SR LB 3 9 4 13 4.33
39 J’Zavien Currence S Carolina FR DB 4 9 4 13 3.25
39 Andre Jordan Jr. Auburn SR CB 4 9 3 12 3.00
39 Cody Sigler Auburn SR DL 4 9 3 12 3.00
39 Da'Shawn Womack Auburn SR EDG 4 9 2 11 2.75