2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trenton Greene | BGSU | SR | LB | 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 16.00 |
| 2 | Nate Holley | Kent State | SR | S | 2 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 15.50 |
| 3 | Aaron Taylor | Ball State | SR | LB | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 4 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | JR | LB | 2 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 5 | Asantay Brown | W Mich | JR | LB | 3 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 10.00 |
| 5 | Khalil Hodge | Buffalo | SO | LB | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 5 | Jarrett Franklin | Buffalo | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 5 | Juan Giraldo | EMU | JR | DB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 5 | Austin Valdez | BGSU | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 10 | Tony Reid | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 11 | Antonyo Sotolongo | BGSU | FR | DB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 12 | Robert Spillane | W Mich | JR | LB | 3 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Brad Koenig | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Ryan Williamson | Buffalo | JR | S | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Zach Guiser | Akron | JR | S | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Zack Ryan | Ball State | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Sean Wiggins | Ball State | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Jason Beck | EMU | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 19 | Malik Fountain | CMU | SO | LB | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Juantez McRae | Kent State | SO | S | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Blair Brown | Ohio | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Winslow Chapman | CMU | SR | DB | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Nick Cuthbert | Kent State | SR | LB | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Cameron Lewis | Buffalo | SO | CB | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Martez Hester | Ball State | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 26 | Chad Moore | Ohio | JR | LB | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 27 | Josh Cox | CMU | JR | DB | 2 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Alex Briones | CMU | SO | LB | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Joe Ostman | CMU | JR | DL | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Junior McMullen | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 27 | DeAndre Scott | Akron | SR | CB | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Bryce Jones | Akron | SR | DB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Ishmael Hargrove | Buffalo | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Ulysees Gilbert III | Akron | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Brian Bell | Akron | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Dorian Hendrix | BGSU | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | James Turner | Akron | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Andrew Hauser | Akron | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Larry Hope | Akron | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Jeremiah Harris | EMU | SO | DL | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | David Konowalski | BGSU | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 42 | Nathan Ricketts | CMU | SR | LB | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 43 | Justin Tranquill | W Mich | FR | DB | 3 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 3 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Ben Hale | BGSU | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Alfonso Mack | BGSU | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Dev Lamour | Buffalo | FR | S | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Ikie Calderon | EMU | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Brian Whitaker | Ball State | JR | DE | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 43 | James Sanford | BGSU | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.