2021 Mid-American Conference Leaders Tackles - Games in December/January Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Clark | Kent State | JR | S | 2 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 12.50 |
| 1 | A.J. Musolino | Kent State | SR | LB | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Mandela Lawrence-Burke | Kent State | SR | LB | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 4 | Saivon Taylor-Davis | Kent State | JR | DL | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Jaden Dolphin | N Illinois | FR | LB | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Clayton Coll | Ball State | JR | ILB | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 4 | Nick Rattin | N Illinois | SO | LB | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 4 | Nico Bolden | Kent State | SR | S | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 9 | Marvin Pierre | Kent State | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Zayin West | Kent State | SR | DE | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 11 | Muhammad Jammeh | N Illinois | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | CJ Brown | N Illinois | FR | S | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Lance Deveaux Jr. | N Illinois | SR | LB | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 12 | Ivan Pace Jr. | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 15 | Troy Brown | CMU | JR | LB | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 15 | Dyontae Johnson | Toledo | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 15 | Keith Sherald Jr. | Kent State | SR | CB | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 15 | Kyle Moretti | CMU | FR | LB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 15 | Tariq Speights | EMU | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Bryce Cosby | Ball State | SR | S | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 20 | Montre Miller | Kent State | JR | CB | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 20 | Jaylin Thomas | Ball State | SR | ILB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Turan Rush | EMU | SR | DL | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Elvis Hines | Kent State | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 20 | Christian Albright | Ball State | SR | OLB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Joshua Tarango | Ball State | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Brett Anderson II | Ball State | SR | S | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 27 | Terry Myrick | EMU | SR | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 27 | Ryan Selig | W Mich | SO | LB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 27 | Jonathan Jones | Toledo | SR | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Tavion Woodard | Ball State | SO | DL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Kobe Hilton | Miami (Oh) | FR | DL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Ali Fayad | W Mich | SR | DL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Michael Kennedy | N Illinois | JR | DE | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 27 | Raishein Thomas | N Illinois | FR | DE | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 27 | Jose Ramirez | EMU | SO | DL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Michael Smith Jr. | EMU | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Khalib Johns | Kent State | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 27 | CJ West | Kent State | SO | DL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 27 | Pierce Oppong | N Illinois | FR | DE | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 41 | Malcolm Lee | Ball State | SR | S | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 41 | Maxen Hook | Toledo | FR | S | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 41 | Alvinoski LaFleur | EMU | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 41 | Jamal Hines | Toledo | JR | OLB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 41 | Troy Hairston II | CMU | SR | DL | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Braden Fiske | W Mich | SO | DL | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Adin Huntington | Kent State | SO | DL | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 41 | Jacquez Warren | Miami (Oh) | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 41 | Kameron Butler | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 41 | Cavon Butler | Toledo | FR | DT | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |