2015 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles - Games in December/January Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shareef White | Memphis | SO | LB | 1 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 17.00 |
| 2 | William Jackson III | Houston | SR | CB | 2 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | SR | S | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | SO | LB | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 3 | Quincy Adams | Navy | SR | CB | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Adrian McDonald | Houston | SR | S | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 6 | Will Hayes | Temple | SR | DB | 2 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Steven Taylor | Houston | JR | OLB | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Trent Martin | Tulsa | JR | LB | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Leonard Pegues | Memphis | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 10 | Obi Melifonwu | UConn | JR | S | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 10 | Zach Edwards | Cincinnati | JR | S | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Daiquan Thomasson | Navy | JR | S | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 14 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | SR | LB | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 14 | Lorentez Barbour | Navy | SR | S | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Matt Linscott | Tulsa | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 14 | Micah Thomas | Navy | SO | LB | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 14 | Jamie Byrd | S Florida | SR | DB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 14 | Will Anthony | Navy | SR | DE | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 14 | Brendon Clements | Navy | JR | CB | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 14 | Leviticus Payne | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Dontrell Nelson | Memphis | JR | DB | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Jeremy Brady | Tulsa | JR | S | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Lee Hightower | Houston | SR | CB | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 24 | Daniel Gonzales | Navy | JR | LB | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 24 | Avery Williams | Temple | JR | LB | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Nate L. Smith | Temple | JR | DB | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Jarred Alwan | Temple | JR | LB | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Devin Abraham | S Florida | SO | S | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 24 | Jaylyin Minor | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Kevin Brown | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Jeremy Winchester | Houston | FR | CB | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 24 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | SO | OLB | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 34 | Elandon Roberts | Houston | SR | ILB | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 34 | Andrew Adams | UConn | SR | S | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 34 | Graham Stewart | UConn | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 34 | Marquise Vann | UConn | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 34 | Michael Mudoh | Tulsa | SR | S | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 34 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SO | DB | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 34 | Ted Colburn | Navy | JR | OLB | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Folorunso Fatukasi | UConn | SO | DL | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 34 | Alex Wells | Temple | SR | DB | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 34 | Kerwin Thomas | Tulsa | SO | CB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 34 | Khalid McGee | S Florida | FR | S | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Nate Godwin | S Florida | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Delvon Randall | Temple | FR | DB | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 34 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | SO | CB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 48 | Matthew Adams | Houston | SO | ILB | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 48 | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | JR | DL | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 48 | Wynton McManis | Memphis | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |