2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van Smith | Clemson | SO | S | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 2 | Quin Blanding | Virginia | JR | FS | 2 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 11.50 |
| 3 | Parris Bennett | Syracuse | JR | LB | 3 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 11.33 |
| 4 | Daivon Ellison | Syracuse | SO | DB | 3 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 11.00 |
| 5 | Zaire Franklin | Syracuse | JR | LB | 3 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 10.33 |
| 6 | Corey Griffin | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 7 | Andrew Motuapuaka | Va Tech | JR | LB | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 8 | Josh Jones | NC State | JR | S | 3 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 9 | Reggie Mitchell | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 10 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | JR | ILB | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 10 | Chuck Clark | Va Tech | SR | DB | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 12 | Airius Moore | NC State | JR | LB | 3 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 13 | Ben Humphreys | Duke | SO | LB | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Zach Bradshaw | Virginia | SR | ILB | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Terrell Edmunds | Va Tech | SO | ROV | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Tremaine Edmunds | Va Tech | SO | LB | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Kendall Joseph | Clemson | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 18 | Marquel Lee | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 3 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 19 | Jessie Bates III | Wk Forest | FR | DB | 3 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 19 | A.J. Gray | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Oluwaseun Idowu | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Dexter Lawrence | Clemson | FR | DT | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Christian Wilkins | Clemson | SO | DL | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Zykiesis Cannon | Louisville | JR | CB | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 25 | Kelvin Rainey | Virginia | SR | SS | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 26 | Keith Kelsey | Louisville | SR | LB | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 27 | Ryan Janvion | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 3 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Rodney Williams | Syracuse | SO | DB | 3 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Adonis Alexander | Va Tech | SO | CB | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 27 | A.J. Wolf | Duke | SR | DT | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Chase Alford | Ga Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Terrish Webb | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Nate Andrews | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Ryan Lewis | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 35 | Stacy Thomas | Louisville | JR | LB | 3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 35 | Jonathan Thomas | Syracuse | JR | LB | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 35 | Jerod Fernandez | NC State | JR | LB | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 38 | Alonzo Saxton II | Duke | JR | S | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 38 | Corbin McCarthy | Duke | SR | S | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 38 | Ken Ekanem | Va Tech | SR | DE | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 38 | Eli Hanback | Virginia | FR | DE | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 42 | Corn Elder | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 3 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 42 | Michael Pinckney | Miami (Fl) | FR | LB | 3 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 42 | Josh Harvey-Clemons | Louisville | SR | S | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 45 | Brad Watson | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 3 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Dee Smith | Louisville | SO | S | 3 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Thomas Brown | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Cordell Hudson | Syracuse | SO | DB | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Devonte Fields | Louisville | SR | LB | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Chris Peace | Virginia | SO | OLB | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.