2016 Conference USA Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azeez Al-Shaair | FAU | SO | LB | 8 | 43 | 43 | 86 | 10.75 |
| 2 | Emmanuel Ellerbee | Rice | JR | LB | 7 | 39 | 35 | 74 | 10.57 |
| 3 | Alvin Jones | UTEP | JR | LB | 7 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 9.71 |
| 4 | Jalen Young | FAU | SO | S | 7 | 42 | 23 | 65 | 9.29 |
| 5 | Chris Melton | MTSU | SO | LB | 8 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 6 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 9 | 38 | 44 | 82 | 9.11 |
| 7 | Josiah Tauaefa | UTSA | FR | LB | 8 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 8 | Nick Cook | Charlotte | SR | LB | 8 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 9 | Treyvon Williams | FIU | JR | LB | 8 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 10 | D'Nerius Antoine | USM | SR | LB | 8 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 10 | Anthony Wint | FIU | JR | LB | 8 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 12 | Ben DeLuca | Charlotte | FR | DB | 8 | 50 | 13 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 12 | TJ Ricks | ODU | SR | LB | 8 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 14 | Kendall Gant | Marshall | JR | S | 8 | 37 | 25 | 62 | 7.75 |
| 14 | Jordan Harris | La Tech | SR | LB | 8 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 7.75 |
| 14 | Anthony Wilson | ODU | SR | LB | 8 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 7.75 |
| 14 | Alex Lyons | Rice | SR | LB | 8 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 7.75 |
| 18 | T.J. McCollum | Western Ky | JR | LB | 9 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 19 | Rodney Allen | Marshall | JR | DB | 7 | 31 | 19 | 50 | 7.14 |
| 20 | Kishawn McClain | N Texas | JR | DB | 8 | 37 | 20 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 21 | Dante Lovilette | UTEP | JR | LB | 8 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 21 | La'Kel Bass | UTSA | JR | LB | 8 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 21 | Chase Hancock | Marshall | SO | LB | 6 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Karrington King | Charlotte | JR | LB | 8 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 6.88 |
| 25 | Jovante Moffatt | MTSU | SO | S | 8 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 6.75 |
| 26 | Darryl Randolph | MTSU | SO | S | 8 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 6.63 |
| 26 | Larry Ogunjobi | Charlotte | SR | DL | 8 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 6.63 |
| 26 | Nick Usher | UTEP | SR | LB | 8 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 6.63 |
| 29 | Corey Neely | Marshall | SR | S | 8 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 30 | Nate Gaines | UTSA | JR | S | 8 | 31 | 18 | 49 | 6.13 |
| 30 | Cortney Finney | N Texas | SR | LB | 8 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 6.13 |
| 32 | Xavier Woods | La Tech | SR | S | 9 | 41 | 14 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 33 | Branden Leston | Western Ky | SR | DB | 9 | 36 | 18 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 33 | Frankie Hernandez | Marshall | SO | LB | 7 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 35 | DaMarion King | La Tech | JR | DB | 9 | 34 | 18 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 36 | Nik Needham | UTEP | SO | DB | 8 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 37 | Jeremy Cutrer | MTSU | SR | CB | 8 | 34 | 10 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 38 | Lloyd Grogan | La Tech | SR | S | 9 | 34 | 15 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 39 | Ryan Bee | Marshall | SO | DL | 7 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 40 | James Gray | N Texas | SR | DB | 8 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 41 | Sean Carter | ODU | SO | DB | 8 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 41 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | JR | DE | 8 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 43 | Russell Farris | La Tech | JR | LB | 9 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 44 | Darius Harris | MTSU | SO | LB | 8 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 44 | Devin Cockrell | UTEP | JR | DB | 8 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 44 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 8 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 44 | Michael Egwuagu | UTSA | SR | S | 8 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 44 | Ocie Rose | FAU | SO | DB | 7 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 44 | Xavier Hines | FIU | JR | CB | 6 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 50 | Tabari McGaskey | Rice | SR | LB | 8 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 4.88 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.