2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 8 | 40 | 44 | 84 | 10.50 |
| 2 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 8 | 48 | 31 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 3 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 8 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 9.63 |
| 4 | Kim Royston | Minnesota | SR | DB | 8 | 44 | 31 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 5 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | JR | LB | 8 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 6 | Kenny Demens | Michigan | JR | LB | 9 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 7 | Drew Astorino | Penn State | SR | DB | 8 | 42 | 22 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Dwayne Beckford | Purdue | JR | LB | 7 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 9.00 |
| 9 | C.J. Barnett | Ohio State | SO | DB | 9 | 36 | 23 | 59 | 6.56 |
| 9 | Gary Tinsley | Minnesota | SR | LB | 8 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 7.38 |
| 11 | Ibraheim Campbell | N'western | FR | DB | 7 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 12 | Jordan Kovacs | Michigan | JR | DB | 8 | 39 | 16 | 55 | 6.88 |
| 13 | Ricardo Allen | Purdue | SO | DB | 7 | 42 | 12 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 13 | Christian Bryant | Ohio State | SO | DB | 8 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 6.75 |
| 13 | Brian Peters | N'western | SR | DB | 7 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 16 | Kyle Henderson | Minnesota | JR | DB | 8 | 34 | 18 | 52 | 6.50 |
| 16 | Jordan Bernstine | Iowa | SR | DB | 6 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 18 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 6 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 19 | Etienne Sabino | Ohio State | JR | LB | 9 | 31 | 19 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 19 | Thomas Gordon | Michigan | SO | DB | 9 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 19 | David Nwabuisi | N'western | JR | LB | 7 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 7.14 |
| 19 | Nathan Stupar | Penn State | SR | LB | 8 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 19 | Johnathan Hankins | Ohio State | SO | DL | 9 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 24 | Will Compton | Nebraska | JR | LB | 8 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 6.13 |
| 24 | Keanon Cooper | Minnesota | JR | LB | 8 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 6.13 |
| 26 | Brock Vereen | Minnesota | SO | DB | 8 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Mike Rallis | Minnesota | JR | LB | 8 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Daimion Stafford | Nebraska | JR | DB | 8 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 7 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 26 | Joe Holland | Purdue | SR | LB | 7 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 26 | Glenn Carson | Penn State | SO | LB | 8 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Mike Martin | Michigan | SR | DL | 9 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 33 | Trenton Robinson | Mich St | SR | DB | 7 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 6.71 |
| 34 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | FR | LB | 9 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 34 | Chris Norman | Mich St | JR | LB | 6 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 7.67 |
| 34 | James Morris | Iowa | SO | LB | 6 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 7.67 |
| 37 | Jeff Thomas | Indiana | SR | LB | 7 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 37 | Nick Sukay | Penn State | SR | DB | 8 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 37 | Desmond Morgan | Michigan | FR | LB | 8 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 40 | Mark Murphy | Indiana | FR | DB | 7 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 40 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | SO | LB | 6 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 40 | Andrew Sweat | Ohio State | SR | LB | 7 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 43 | Albert Evans | Purdue | SR | DB | 7 | 30 | 13 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 43 | Aaron Henry | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 8 | 30 | 13 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 43 | Austin Cassidy | Nebraska | SR | DB | 8 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 43 | Tyler Nielsen | Iowa | SR | LB | 6 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 43 | Ian Thomas | Illinois | SR | LB | 6 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 48 | Thomas Nardo | Iowa | SR | DL | 6 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 7.00 |
| 49 | Greg Heban | Indiana | SO | DB | 7 | 30 | 11 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 49 | Devon Still | Penn State | SR | DL | 8 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 5.13 |