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Every Mountain West 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 10 · sorted by tackles · 76 players

#	Player	Team	Cl.	G	tackles	Line
1	EJ Smith	Nevada	Fr.	8	86	5 TFL · 2.5 sacks · 3 PBU
2	Blake Fletcher	Air Force	Fr.	8	80	3.5 TFL · 2 sacks · 2 PBU
3	Dylan Lee	San José State	Fr.	9	78	6 TFL · 4 sacks · 4 PBU
4	Donovan Woolen	North Dakota State	Fr.	9	66	6 TFL · 2.5 sacks · 3 PBU
5	Naseri Danielson	San José State	Fr.	9	63	1.5 TFL · 3 PBU
6	Cam Santee	UNLV	Fr.	8	61	2 TFL
7	Jack Murray	Northern Illinois	Fr.	8	59	1.5 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 PBU
8	Ethan Stuhlsatz	Wyoming	Fr.	7	59	1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
9	Jeremy Naborne	Nevada	Fr.	8	58	3 TFL · 3 sacks · 3 PBU
10	Brady Kerperin	Northern Illinois	Fr.	8	55	3.5 TFL · 1 sacks
11	Steven Perez	Wyoming	Fr.	8	54	5.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
12	Jamih Otis	Hawai'i	Fr.	8	53	2 TFL · 1 PBU
13	Gary Rutherford	Wyoming	Fr.	7	52	3 TFL · 2 sacks
14	Mercury Swaim	New Mexico	Fr.	8	50	7.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
15	Dallas Daley	Air Force	Fr.	8	46	3.5 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 PBU
16	Gavin Sell	North Dakota State	Fr.	8	46	10 TFL · 2 sacks · 1 PBU
17	Kimar Nelson	Northern Illinois	Fr.	6	46	3 TFL · 1.5 sacks · 2 PBU
18	Wynden Ho'Ohuli	Hawai'i	Fr.	8	45	4.5 TFL · 2 sacks · 1 PBU
19	Jayden Wilson	UTEP	Fr.	8	44	3.5 TFL · 2 PBU
20	Isaiah Bogerty	UTEP	Fr.	7	42	0.5 TFL
21	Kamuela Ka'aihue	UNLV	Fr.	8	41	1 TFL · 2 PBU
22	Ray James Jr.	North Dakota State	Fr.	8	39	5.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks · 1 PBU
23	Ethan Powell	San José State	Fr.	8	38	5 TFL · 2.5 sacks · 2 PBU
24	Garrett Hawkins	UTEP	Fr.	7	30	1.5 TFL · 1 PBU
25	Dee Crayton	UNLV	Fr.	8	29	2 TFL · 1.5 sacks · 2 PBU
26	Jayden Flaker	New Mexico	Fr.	7	28	5.5 TFL
27	Jaylin Reese	Air Force	Fr.	8	25	4.5 TFL · 2.5 sacks
28	Aizik Mahuka	San José State	Fr.	7	25	7 TFL · 4 sacks · 2 PBU
29	Jaxton Eck	New Mexico	Fr.	5	25	4 TFL
30	Shay Smith	UTEP	Fr.	6	21	1 TFL · 1 PBU
31	Elias Rudolph	UNLV	Fr.	8	19	3.5 TFL · 3 sacks · 1 PBU
32	Clay Martineau	New Mexico	Fr.	7	18	3.5 TFL · 1 sacks
33	Peder Haugo	North Dakota State	Fr.	7	18	1.5 TFL · 1 sacks
34	Dash Bauman	Wyoming	Fr.	4	16	1 TFL
35	Alex Elliott	North Dakota State	Fr.	7	15
36	Isaac Hubert	Air Force	Fr.	6	15	2.5 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 PBU
37	Justin Flowe	UNLV	Fr.	6	12	1 TFL
38	Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu	UNLV	Fr.	6	11	1 PBU
39	Julian Smith	Hawai'i	Fr.	4	11	2.5 TFL · 2 sacks
40	Poasa Utu	Nevada	Fr.	6	10
41	Keith Williams	North Dakota State	Fr.	5	10
42	Matteus Ioane	Hawai'i	Fr.	5	9	0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
43	Justin Lee	UTEP	Fr.	4	8
44	Brady Van Bennekum	San José State	Fr.	6	7
45	John Norwood	San José State	Fr.	6	7	1 TFL · 1 sacks
46	Alosio Maluia	Nevada	Fr.	2	7
47	Malakai Hoeft	San José State	Fr.	5	6
48	Aisiah Paogofie	Hawai'i	Fr.	3	6	1 TFL · 1 PBU
49	Cooper Mau	Northern Illinois	Fr.	2	6
50	Parker Moore	Wyoming	Fr.	2	6	1 TFL
51	Vashon Brunswick II	UTEP	Fr.	2	5
52	Jake Kepler	Air Force	Fr.	4	4	0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks · 1 PBU
53	Noah Taylor	North Dakota State	Fr.	4	4	1 TFL
54	Alika Cavaco-Amoy	Hawai'i	Fr.	3	4
55	Luke Fisher	Air Force	Fr.	3	4
56	Mark Iheanachor	UNLV	Fr.	3	4
57	Zaden Mariteragi	Hawai'i	Fr.	3	4
58	Jordan Njoku	UNLV	Fr.	2	4
59	Vinnie Canosa	Air Force	Fr.	2	4
60	Cayden Woolwine	San José State	Fr.	3	3
61	Brody Bujnoch	Air Force	Fr.	2	2
62	Copelin Windfont	UTEP	Fr.	2	2
63	Trey Porter	Northern Illinois	Fr.	2	2
64	Damian Devine	North Dakota State	Fr.	1	2
65	Hayes Baum	New Mexico	Fr.	1	2	1 TFL
66	Jacob Wrbanek	North Dakota State	Fr.	1	2
67	Ricklan Holmes II	New Mexico	Fr.	1	2
68	Ross Odgen	Northern Illinois	Fr.	1	2
69	Ryland Satter	North Dakota State	Fr.	1	2
70	Benjamin Hudson	Hawai'i	Fr.	1	1
71	Broderick Windham	Northern Illinois	Fr.	1	1
72	Brody Whitson	Air Force	Fr.	1	1
73	C.J. Johnson	New Mexico	Fr.	1	1
74	Champ Kapanui	San José State	Fr.	1	1
75	Jake Silverman	Nevada	Fr.	1	1
76	Jonah Bowman	Air Force	Fr.	1	1

2025 full season · players on 2026 rosters, qualified only · 21 players

#	Player	Team	Cl.	G	tackles	Line
1	Jaxton Eck	New Mexico	Fr.	13	128	6.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks · 2 PBU
2	Blake Fletcher	Air Force	Fr.	12	108	1 TFL · 2 PBU
3	Jayden Wilson	UTEP	Fr.	12	92	8 TFL · 0.5 sacks
4	Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu	UNLV	Fr.	13	61	5 TFL · 1 PBU
5	Jamih Otis	Hawai'i	Fr.	10	54	2.5 TFL
6	Mercury Swaim	New Mexico	Fr.	11	52	6.5 TFL · 2 sacks · 2 PBU
7	Dallas Daley	Air Force	Fr.	8	45	1 TFL · 3 PBU
8	Ethan Stuhlsatz	Wyoming	Fr.	11	40	1.5 TFL · 1 PBU
9	Ethan Powell	San José State	Fr.	12	37	2.5 TFL
10	Jeremy Naborne	Nevada	Fr.	10	35	4 TFL · 2 sacks
11	Brody Bujnoch	Air Force	Fr.	9	31	3 TFL · 1 sacks
12	Isaac Hubert	Air Force	Fr.	12	30	11 TFL · 5 sacks · 1 PBU
13	EJ Smith	Nevada	Fr.	7	28	1.5 TFL
14	Wynden Ho'Ohuli	Hawai'i	Fr.	9	24	2 TFL · 1 PBU
15	Kamuela Ka'aihue	UNLV	Fr.	11	23	2 TFL · 0.5 sacks
16	Jayden Flaker	New Mexico	Fr.	7	15	0.5 TFL
17	Gary Rutherford	Wyoming	Fr.	7	12	1 TFL
18	Broderick Windham	Northern Illinois	Fr.	7	11
19	Jaylin Reese	Air Force	Fr.	8	10	1 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 PBU
20	Elias Rudolph	UNLV	Fr.	6	10	1.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
21	Poasa Utu	Nevada	Fr.	6	8	1.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks

Opponent-adjusted scores for this position: LB score explorer.