2017 Big 12 Conference Leaders Tackles - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travin Howard | TCU | SR | LB | 2 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 12.50 |
| 2 | Ty Summers | TCU | JR | LB | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Emmanuel Beal | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Kenneth Murray | Oklahoma | FR | LB | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 4 | Kyzir White | WVU | SR | S | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 4 | Will Johnson | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Tre Flowers | Okla St | SR | S | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 7 | Parnell Motley | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Mat Boesen | TCU | SR | DE | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Marcel Spears Jr. | Iowa State | SO | LB | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 10 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | SR | DE | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 12 | Gary Johnson | Texas | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 12 | Steven Parker | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Niko Small | TCU | JR | S | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 15 | Dakota Allen | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 15 | Tre Norwood | Oklahoma | FR | CB | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 15 | Ben Banogu | TCU | JR | DE | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 18 | Jah'Shawn Johnson | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 18 | Al-Rasheed Benton | WVU | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 18 | Calvin Bundage | Okla St | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 18 | Dylan Tonkery | WVU | FR | S | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 18 | Chad Whitener | Okla St | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 18 | Kenny Robinson | WVU | FR | S | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 18 | Caleb Kelly | Oklahoma | SO | LB | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Vaughnte Dorsey | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Darius Curry | Okla St | SR | S | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Brian Peavy | Iowa State | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Ridwan Issahaku | TCU | JR | S | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Innis Gaines | TCU | SO | S | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 25 | P.J. Locke III | Texas | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Ranthony Texada | TCU | SR | CB | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 25 | L.J. Collier | TCU | JR | DT | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 25 | Nick Orr | TCU | SR | S | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 34 | Elijah Sullivan | Kansas St | SO | LB | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 34 | Jayd Kirby | Kansas St | SR | LB | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 34 | Broderick Washington, Jr. | Texas Tech | SO | DL | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 34 | Davante Davis | Texas | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 34 | David Long Jr. | WVU | SO | LB | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 34 | Jordan Brailford | Okla St | JR | DE | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 34 | Anthony Wheeler | Texas | JR | LB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 34 | Lawrence White | Iowa State | FR | DB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 34 | Dravon Askew-Henry | WVU | JR | S | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 43 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Kolin Hill | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Jason Hall | Texas | SR | DB | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Denzel Goolsby | Kansas St | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Willie Harvey | Iowa State | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Ramon Richards | Okla St | SR | S | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 43 | DeQuinton Osborne | Okla St | SR | DT | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Antwuan Davis | Texas | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |