| Rank | Player | Opponent | Sched Date | Solo | Assist | Total | Position | Class |
| 1 | Bryce Hudman, Southern Methodist | Arkansas St. | 15-SEP-07 | 14 | 12 | 26 | DB | SO |
| 2 | Durell Mapp, North Carolina | North Carolina St. | 10-NOV-07 | 15 | 8 | 23 | LB | SR |
| 3 | Austin Thomas, Indiana | Michigan St. | 13-OCT-07 | 14 | 8 | 22 | DB | SO |
| 3 | Russell Allen, San Diego St. | Utah | 13-OCT-07 | 10 | 12 | 22 | LB | JR |
| 3 | Lamar Myles, Louisville | Kentucky | 15-SEP-07 | 8 | 14 | 22 | LB | JR |
| 6 | Gerald McRath, Southern Miss. | UCF | 28-OCT-07 | 12 | 9 | 21 | LB | SO |
| 6 | Dave Philistin, Maryland | Georgia Tech | 06-OCT-07 | 7 | 14 | 21 | LB | JR |
| 6 | Matthew Castelo, San Jose St. | Louisiana Tech | 17-NOV-07 | 6 | 15 | 21 | LB | SR |
| 9 | Jordon Dizon, Colorado | Colorado St. | 01-SEP-07 | 15 | 5 | 20 | LB | SR |
| 9 | J Leman, Illinois | Missouri | 01-SEP-07 | 10 | 10 | 20 | LB | SR |
| 9 | Ross Pospisil, Navy | Northern Ill. | 17-NOV-07 | 9 | 11 | 20 | LB | SO |
| 9 | Chris Chamberlain, Tulsa | Houston | 10-NOV-07 | 7 | 13 | 20 | LB | SR |
| 9 | Solomon Elimimian, Hawaii | Utah St. | 06-OCT-07 | 6 | 14 | 20 | LB | JR |
| 14 | Dennis Keyes, UCLA | Southern California | 01-DEC-07 | 13 | 6 | 19 | DB | SR |
| 14 | Jerod Mayo, Tennessee | Kentucky | 24-NOV-07 | 11 | 8 | 19 | LB | JR |
| 14 | Jack Williams, Kent St. | Central Mich. | 27-OCT-07 | 11 | 8 | 19 | DB | SR |
| 14 | Barry Church, Toledo | Iowa St. | 22-SEP-07 | 11 | 8 | 19 | DB | SO |
| 14 | James Laurinaitis, Ohio St. | Wisconsin | 03-NOV-07 | 9 | 10 | 19 | LB | JR |
| 14 | Kyle Bosworth, UCLA | Washington St. | 27-OCT-07 | 7 | 12 | 19 | LB | JR |
| 14 | Ali Highsmith, LSU | Arkansas | 23-NOV-07 | 7 | 12 | 19 | LB | SR |
| 14 | Daniel Holtzclaw, Eastern Mich. | Howard | 22-SEP-07 | 4 | 15 | 19 | LB | JR |
| 14 | Michael Dominguez, Florida Int'l | La.-Lafayette | 17-NOV-07 | 1 | 18 | 19 | LB | SO |
| 23 | Jamie Silva, Boston College | Florida St. | 03-NOV-07 | 15 | 3 | 18 | DB | SR |
| 23 | Jordon Dizon, Colorado | Nebraska | 23-NOV-07 | 14 | 4 | 18 | LB | SR |
| 23 | Corey Small, Fla. Atlantic | Kentucky | 29-SEP-07 | 14 | 4 | 18 | DB | JR |
| 23 | Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh | South Fla. | 24-NOV-07 | 14 | 4 | 18 | LB | JR |
| 23 | Wesley Woodyard, Kentucky | Arkansas | 22-SEP-07 | 13 | 5 | 18 | LB | SR |
| 23 | James Laurinaitis, Ohio St. | LSU | 07-JAN-08 | 12 | 6 | 18 | LB | JR |
| 23 | Dan Connor, Penn St. | Temple | 10-NOV-07 | 11 | 7 | 18 | LB | SR |
| 23 | Jordan Lake, Baylor | Texas A&M | 29-SEP-07 | 11 | 7 | 18 | DB | SO |
| 23 | Derrick Doggett, Oregon St. | Oregon | 01-DEC-07 | 11 | 7 | 18 | LB | SR |
| 23 | John Haneline, Bowling Green | Miami (Ohio) | 13-OCT-07 | 10 | 8 | 18 | LB | JR |
| 23 | Marcus Freeman, Ohio St. | Illinois | 10-NOV-07 | 10 | 8 | 18 | LB | SR |
| 23 | Scott Lutrus, Connecticut | Louisville | 19-OCT-07 | 9 | 9 | 18 | LB | SO |
| 23 | Erin Henderson, Maryland | Virginia | 20-OCT-07 | 9 | 9 | 18 | LB | JR |
| 23 | David Vobora, Idaho | San Jose St. | 06-OCT-07 | 7 | 11 | 18 | LB | SR |
| 23 | Tyrone McKenzie, South Fla. | Pittsburgh | 24-NOV-07 | 7 | 11 | 18 | LB | JR |
| 23 | Curtis Lofton, Oklahoma | Missouri | 13-OCT-07 | 7 | 11 | 18 | LB | JR |
| 23 | Andrew Sendejo, Rice | Marshall | 27-OCT-07 | 6 | 12 | 18 | DB | SO |
| 23 | Alex Joseph, Temple | Ohio | 02-NOV-07 | 6 | 12 | 18 | LB | SO |
| 23 | Dan Connor, Penn St. | Ohio St. | 27-OCT-07 | 5 | 13 | 18 | LB | SR |
| 23 | Mike Humpal, Iowa | Illinois | 13-OCT-07 | 5 | 13 | 18 | LB | SR |
| 23 | Durell Mapp, North Carolina | East Caro. | 08-SEP-07 | 4 | 14 | 18 | LB | SR |
| 23 | Glen Stanley, Bowling Green | Eastern Mich. | 09-NOV-07 | 3 | 15 | 18 | LB | FR |
| 23 | Mike Humpal, Iowa | Michigan St. | 27-OCT-07 | 2 | 16 | 18 | LB | SR |
| 46 | Gerald McRath, Southern Miss. | Arkansas St. | 24-NOV-07 | 14 | 3 | 17 | LB | SO |
| 46 | Chris Chamberlain, Tulsa | Bowling Green | 06-JAN-08 | 12 | 5 | 17 | LB | SR |
| 46 | Lawrence Wilson, Connecticut | Virginia | 13-OCT-07 | 11 | 6 | 17 | LB | SO |
| 46 | Davonte Shannon, Buffalo | Bowling Green | 17-NOV-07 | 11 | 6 | 17 | DB | FR |
| 46 | Will Dunbar, UAB | Florida St. | 08-SEP-07 | 11 | 6 | 17 | DB | SR |
| 46 | Nelson Coleman, Tulsa | BYU | 15-SEP-07 | 10 | 7 | 17 | LB | SR |
| 46 | Ray Bass, San Diego St. | Air Force | 17-NOV-07 | 10 | 7 | 17 | DB | SR |
| 46 | Spencer Larsen, Arizona | Southern California | 13-OCT-07 | 10 | 7 | 17 | LB | SR |
| 46 | Will Dunbar, UAB | Houston | 20-OCT-07 | 10 | 7 | 17 | DB | SR |
| 46 | Xavier Hicks, Jr., Washington St. | Arizona St. | 06-OCT-07 | 10 | 7 | 17 | DB | JR |
| 46 | Mark Paschal, North Carolina | Duke | 24-NOV-07 | 9 | 8 | 17 | LB | JR |
| 46 | David Vobora, Idaho | Nevada | 27-OCT-07 | 7 | 10 | 17 | LB | SR |
| 46 | Kelly Poppinga, BYU | TCU | 08-NOV-07 | 7 | 10 | 17 | LB | SR |
| 46 | Sean Lee, Penn St. | Illinois | 29-SEP-07 | 7 | 10 | 17 | LB | JR |
| 46 | Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh | Michigan St. | 15-SEP-07 | 7 | 10 | 17 | LB | JR |
| 46 | Jermaine Cunningham, Florida | LSU | 06-OCT-07 | 6 | 11 | 17 | DL | SO |
| 46 | C.J. Spillman, Marshall | New Hampshire | 15-SEP-07 | 6 | 11 | 17 | DB | JR |
| 46 | Trevor Laws, Notre Dame | Air Force | 10-NOV-07 | 6 | 11 | 17 | DL | SR |
| 46 | Marc Magro, West Virginia | Pittsburgh | 01-DEC-07 | 5 | 12 | 17 | LB | SR |
| 46 | Adam Kadela, Northwestern | Illinois | 17-NOV-07 | 5 | 12 | 17 | LB | SR |
| 46 | Nelson Coleman, Tulsa | Southern Methodist | 27-OCT-07 | 4 | 13 | 17 | LB | SR |
| 46 | Vincent Rey, Duke | Connecticut | 01-SEP-07 | 4 | 13 | 17 | LB | SO |
| 46 | Caleb Bostic, Miami (Ohio) | Ball St. | 30-AUG-07 | 3 | 14 | 17 | LB | SO |
| 69 | Rocky Schwartz, Houston | TCU | 28-DEC-07 | 15 | 1 | 16 | LB | SR |
| 69 | Caleb Campbell, Army | Tulsa | 17-NOV-07 | 14 | 2 | 16 | DB | SR |
| 69 | Thomas DeCoud, California | Washington | 17-NOV-07 | 13 | 3 | 16 | DB | SR |
| 69 | Braxton Amy, UTEP | Texas Tech | 08-SEP-07 | 13 | 3 | 16 | DB | SO |
| 69 | Craig Steltz, LSU | Arkansas | 23-NOV-07 | 12 | 4 | 16 | DB | SR |
| 69 | Lamar Myles, Louisville | Utah | 05-OCT-07 | 12 | 4 | 16 | LB | JR |
| 69 | Spencer Larsen, Arizona | Oregon | 15-NOV-07 | 12 | 4 | 16 | LB | SR |
| 69 | Quintin Demps, UTEP | New Mexico | 01-SEP-07 | 11 | 5 | 16 | DB | SR |
| 69 | Jeremiah Chapman, North Texas | Western Ky. | 24-NOV-07 | 11 | 5 | 16 | DL | SR |
| 69 | Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh | Rutgers | 17-NOV-07 | 10 | 6 | 16 | LB | JR |
| 69 | Joe Goosby, Tulane | Southeastern La. | 22-SEP-07 | 10 | 6 | 16 | DB | SR |
| 69 | Jake Hutton, Utah St. | New Mexico St. | 17-NOV-07 | 10 | 6 | 16 | LB | JR |
| 69 | Drew Fowler, Air Force | Navy | 29-SEP-07 | 10 | 6 | 16 | LB | SR |
| 69 | Davonte Shannon, Buffalo | Ball St. | 29-SEP-07 | 10 | 6 | 16 | DB | FR |
| 69 | Jake Hutton, Utah St. | Idaho | 24-NOV-07 | 10 | 6 | 16 | LB | JR |
| 69 | Tony Fein, Mississippi | Auburn | 27-OCT-07 | 10 | 6 | 16 | LB | JR |
| 69 | James Dillard, Tulane | Mississippi St. | 08-SEP-07 | 10 | 6 | 16 | LB | JR |
| 69 | Ian Clark, New Mexico | TCU | 03-NOV-07 | 9 | 7 | 16 | DB | SO |
| 69 | Jordan Murray, Army | Navy | 01-DEC-07 | 9 | 7 | 16 | DB | SR |
| 69 | Clinton Snyder, Stanford | Washington | 03-NOV-07 | 9 | 7 | 16 | LB | SO |
| 69 | Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh | Cincinnati | 20-OCT-07 | 9 | 7 | 16 | LB | JR |
| 69 | Chris Horton, UCLA | Washington St. | 27-OCT-07 | 9 | 7 | 16 | DB | SR |
| 69 | Greg Hay, Toledo | Ball St. | 13-NOV-07 | 8 | 8 | 16 | LB | SR |
| 69 | Curtis Lofton, Oklahoma | Colorado | 29-SEP-07 | 8 | 8 | 16 | LB | JR |
| 69 | Will Dunbar, UAB | Marshall | 24-NOV-07 | 8 | 8 | 16 | DB | SR |
| 69 | Chip Vaughn, Wake Forest | Navy | 20-OCT-07 | 8 | 8 | 16 | DB | JR |
| 69 | Justin Thornton, Kansas | Missouri | 24-NOV-07 | 7 | 9 | 16 | DB | SO |
| 69 | Matt Hewitt, Arkansas | LSU | 23-NOV-07 | 7 | 9 | 16 | DB | SR |
| 69 | Derek Burrell, Kent St. | Buffalo | 24-NOV-07 | 7 | 9 | 16 | LB | JR |
| 69 | Darran Matthews, Eastern Mich. | Howard | 22-SEP-07 | 7 | 9 | 16 | LB | SR |
| 69 | Derrick Richardson, New Mexico St. | Idaho | 20-OCT-07 | 7 | 9 | 16 | DB | JR |
| 69 | Danny Lansanah, Connecticut | South Fla. | 27-OCT-07 | 6 | 10 | 16 | LB | SR |
| 69 | Craig Steltz, LSU | Florida | 06-OCT-07 | 6 | 10 | 16 | DB | SR |
| 69 | C.J. Spillman, Marshall | Houston | 17-NOV-07 | 6 | 10 | 16 | DB | JR |
| 69 | Maurice Crum, Notre Dame | Michigan St. | 22-SEP-07 | 6 | 10 | 16 | LB | SR |
| 69 | Nick Bellore, Central Mich. | North Dakota St. | 22-SEP-07 | 5 | 11 | 16 | LB | FR |
| 69 | Jake Pottorff, Colorado St. | Houston | 22-SEP-07 | 5 | 11 | 16 | LB | SO |
| 69 | Corey Smith, Cincinnati | Louisville | 13-OCT-07 | 4 | 12 | 16 | LB | JR |
| 69 | Mark Dodge, Texas A&M | Fresno St. | 08-SEP-07 | 4 | 12 | 16 | LB | SR |
| 69 | Joe Brockington, Notre Dame | Navy | 03-NOV-07 | 4 | 12 | 16 | LB | SR |
| 69 | Nelson Coleman, Tulsa | Houston | 10-NOV-07 | 3 | 13 | 16 | LB | SR |
| 69 | Ben Jacobs, Fresno St. | Texas A&M | 08-SEP-07 | 3 | 13 | 16 | LB | FR |