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Every Big Ten linebacker ranked by tackles: 2026 so far, then the full 2025 season. Links to every player and team page.
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2026 so far · through week 2 · sorted by tackles · 114 players
2025 full season · players on 2026 rosters, qualified only · 66 players
| # | Player | Team | Cl. | G | tackles | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | Jr. | 16 | 103 | 15 TFL · 8 sacks · 5 PBU |
| 2 | Maverick Baranowski | Minnesota | Sr. | 13 | 102 | 9 TFL · 3 sacks · 1 PBU |
| 3 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | Sr. | 12 | 102 | 6.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks · 1 PBU |
| 4 | Trent Hendrick | UCLA | Sr. | 13 | 96 | 7 TFL · 3 sacks · 3 PBU |
| 5 | Owen Chambliss | Nebraska | Jr. | 13 | 90 | 8.5 TFL · 4 sacks · 5 PBU |
| 6 | Mac Uihlein | Northwestern | Sr. | 12 | 89 | 4 TFL |
| 7 | Jordan Hall | Michigan State | Sr. | 12 | 88 | 4.5 TFL · 2.5 sacks · 1 PBU |
| 8 | Desman Stephens II | USC | Jr. | 12 | 86 | 3 TFL |
| 9 | Braydon Brus | Northwestern | Sr. | 13 | 81 | 4.5 TFL · 2.5 sacks · 4 PBU |
| 10 | Ty Anthony Morris | Rutgers | Sr. | 12 | 79 | 9 TFL · 2.5 sacks · 3 PBU |
| 11 | Dion Crawford | Michigan State | Sr. | 10 | 79 | 5 TFL · 3.5 sacks · 1 PBU |
| 12 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | Sr. | 16 | 78 | 14.5 TFL · 7 sacks · 2 PBU |
| 13 | Charles Correa | Purdue | Jr. | 12 | 77 | 7.5 TFL · 3 sacks · 2 PBU |
| 14 | Kooper Ebel | Penn State | Sr. | 12 | 77 | 8 TFL · 1 sacks · 3 PBU |
| 15 | Xe'Ree Alexander | Washington | Sr. | 13 | 70 | 5.5 TFL · 1 sacks · 3 PBU |
| 16 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | Sr. | 15 | 68 | 16 TFL · 9.5 sacks · 5 PBU |
| 17 | Caleb Bacon | Penn State | Sr. | 12 | 68 | 9.5 TFL · 3 sacks · 3 PBU |
| 18 | Carlton Smith | Maryland | So. | 12 | 64 | 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks |
| 19 | Deven Bryant | USC | Jr. | 12 | 62 | 2 TFL · 2 PBU |
| 20 | Vincent Shavers Jr. | Nebraska | Jr. | 12 | 61 | 7.5 TFL · 1 sacks |
| 21 | Andrew Marshall | Minnesota | Sr. | 9 | 61 | 3.5 TFL · 1 sacks |
| 22 | Jerry Mixon | Oregon | Sr. | 15 | 57 | 4 TFL · 0.5 sacks · 7 PBU |
| 23 | Mason Posa | Wisconsin | So. | 10 | 57 | 4 TFL · 4 sacks · 4 PBU |
| 24 | Cooper Catalano | Wisconsin | So. | 8 | 56 | 5 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 PBU |
| 25 | Abram Wright | Rutgers | Sr. | 11 | 53 | 0.5 TFL · 2 PBU |
| 26 | Trey Reddick | Maryland | Jr. | 11 | 53 | 5.5 TFL · 2 sacks · 2 PBU |
| 27 | Dexter Foster | Nebraska | Jr. | 7 | 52 | 3 TFL · 1 PBU |
| 28 | Drew Spinogatti | UCLA | Sr. | 12 | 51 | 6.5 TFL · 1 sacks · 3 PBU |
| 29 | Samuel Omosigho | UCLA | Sr. | 13 | 50 | 4.5 TFL · 2 sacks · 3 PBU |
| 30 | Christian Alliegro | Ohio State | Sr. | 10 | 48 | 8 TFL · 4 sacks · 1 PBU |
| 31 | Jalen Woods | UCLA | Sr. | 12 | 47 | 4.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks · 3 PBU |
| 32 | Robert Edmonson | Illinois | Jr. | 10 | 47 | 4 TFL · 1 sacks |
| 33 | William Holmes | Illinois | Jr. | 9 | 45 | 6.5 TFL · 2 sacks |
| 34 | Payton Pierce | Ohio State | Jr. | 13 | 44 | 1.5 TFL |
| 35 | Jayden Montgomery | Iowa | Sr. | 10 | 44 | 1 TFL · 2 PBU |
| 36 | Devon Jackson | Oregon | Sr. | 13 | 41 | |
| 37 | Matayo Uiagalelei | Oregon | Sr. | 15 | 34 | 9.5 TFL · 6 sacks · 3 PBU |
| 38 | Matt Kingsbury | Minnesota | Sr. | 11 | 34 | 4.5 TFL · 2.5 sacks · 1 PBU |
| 39 | Jadyn Walker | USC | So. | 10 | 33 | 4 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 PBU |
| 40 | Kobie McKinzie | Northwestern | Sr. | 10 | 32 | 6.5 TFL · 1 sacks |
| 41 | James Kreutz | Illinois | Sr. | 11 | 30 | 3.5 TFL · 3 PBU |
| 42 | Cael Brezina | Penn State | Jr. | 9 | 29 | 1 PBU |
| 43 | Justus Boone | Wisconsin | Sr. | 10 | 28 | 1.5 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 PBU |
| 44 | Troy Bowles | Michigan | Sr. | 12 | 27 | 2 TFL · 1 sacks |
| 45 | Jojo Hayden | Purdue | Jr. | 8 | 25 | 1.5 TFL |
| 46 | Sebastian Cheeks | Wisconsin | Sr. | 10 | 24 | 5.5 TFL · 3 sacks |
| 47 | Zaydrius Rainey-Sale | Washington | So. | 8 | 21 | 1 TFL · 1 sacks · 2 PBU |
| 48 | Max Alford | Michigan | Sr. | 7 | 21 | 2 TFL · 1 sacks |
| 49 | Donavyn Pellot | UCLA | Jr. | 8 | 19 | |
| 50 | Jeff Utzinger | Indiana | Sr. | 9 | 16 | |
| 51 | Emmanuel Karmo | Minnesota | So. | 9 | 14 | 1 TFL · 1 sacks · 2 PBU |
| 52 | Jon Jon Kamara | Wisconsin | So. | 9 | 13 | 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks |
| 53 | Aisea Moa | Michigan | Sr. | 8 | 12 | 1 TFL · 1 PBU |
| 54 | Scott Taylor | UCLA | So. | 7 | 12 | |
| 55 | Darius Grimes | Maryland | Jr. | 8 | 11 | |
| 56 | Nasir Wyatt | Oregon | So. | 7 | 11 | 4 TFL · 3 sacks |
| 57 | Aaron Witt | Wisconsin | Sr. | 6 | 11 | 1.5 TFL · 1 sacks |
| 58 | Will Straton | Oregon | Jr. | 6 | 11 | 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks |
| 59 | Chase Taylor | Michigan | So. | 7 | 10 | |
| 60 | Kaiden Turner | Indiana | Sr. | 6 | 10 | 0.5 TFL |
| 61 | Mason Carrier | Minnesota | Jr. | 6 | 10 | 2 TFL |
| 62 | Hudson Miller | Purdue | Sr. | 6 | 9 | 1 TFL · 1 sacks |
| 63 | Payton Roth | Northwestern | Jr. | 7 | 8 | |
| 64 | Jacob Bower | Nebraska | Jr. | 6 | 8 | |
| 65 | Alex Szczesniak | Rutgers | Sr. | 6 | 7 | |
| 66 | Anthony Speca | Purdue | Jr. | 6 | 6 |
Opponent-adjusted scores for this position: LB score explorer.