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 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | SR | LB | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Elandon Roberts | Houston | SR | ILB | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Andrew Adams | UConn | SR | S | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 4 | Lorentez Barbour | Navy | SR | S | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 4 | Lee Hightower | Houston | SR | CB | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 4 | Daniel Gonzales | Navy | JR | LB | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 7 | Matt Linscott | Tulsa | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 7 | Avery Williams | Temple | JR | LB | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 7 | Nate L. Smith | Temple | JR | DB | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 7 | Jarred Alwan | Temple | JR | LB | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 7 | Graham Stewart | UConn | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Marquise Vann | UConn | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Michael Mudoh | Tulsa | SR | S | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SO | DB | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 7 | Junior Joseph | UConn | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Matt Ioannidis | Temple | SR | DL | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 17 | Adrian McDonald | Houston | SR | S | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 17 | Steven Taylor | Houston | JR | OLB | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Leonard Pegues | Memphis | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 17 | Devin Abraham | S Florida | SO | S | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 17 | Ted Colburn | Navy | JR | OLB | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Matthew Adams | Houston | SO | ILB | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 17 | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | JR | DL | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 17 | Mikal Myers | UConn | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Shareef White | Memphis | SO | LB | 1 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 17.00 |
| 25 | William Jackson III | Houston | SR | CB | 2 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 25 | Will Hayes | Temple | SR | DB | 2 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Micah Thomas | Navy | SO | LB | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 25 | Folorunso Fatukasi | UConn | SO | DL | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Alex Wells | Temple | SR | DB | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 25 | Wynton McManis | Memphis | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Haason Reddick | Temple | JR | DL | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 25 | Tyus Bowser | Houston | JR | OLB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 25 | Jackson Dillon | Memphis | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Hershey Walton | Temple | SR | DL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 25 | DeMarco Montgomery | Memphis | JR | DE | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 25 | Nick Thurman | Houston | SO | DL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 25 | Nate D. Smith | Temple | SR | DL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 39 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | SR | S | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 39 | Obi Melifonwu | UConn | JR | S | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 39 | Jamie Byrd | S Florida | SR | DB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 39 | Will Anthony | Navy | SR | DE | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Kerwin Thomas | Tulsa | SO | CB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 39 | Chauncey Lanier | Memphis | JR | DB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Reggis Ball | Memphis | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Stephaun Marshall | Temple | JR | LB | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 39 | Bernard Sarra | Navy | SR | NG | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 39 | Mike Tyson | Cincinnati | JR | S | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Bryce Jenkinson | Cincinnati | FR | LB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Jhavon Williams | UConn | JR | CB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |