2009 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - All Games through 01/07/2010
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Graham | Michigan | SR | DL | 12 | 25.0 | 103 | 2.08 |
| 2 | O'Brien Schofield | Wisconsin | SR | DL | 13 | 24.5 | 126 | 1.89 |
| 3 | Brian Price | UCLA | JR | DL | 13 | 23.5 | 96 | 1.81 |
| 4 | Josh McNary | Army | JR | DL | 12 | 22.5 | 132 | 1.88 |
| 5 | Von Miller | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 13 | 21.5 | 125 | 1.65 |
| 6 | Ndamukong Suh | Nebraska | SR | DL | 14 | 20.5 | 93 | 1.46 |
| 6 | Chris McCoy | MTSU | SR | DL | 13 | 20.5 | 75 | 1.58 |
| 8 | Adrian Clayborn | Iowa | JR | DL | 13 | 20.0 | 107 | 1.54 |
| 8 | Dontay Moch | Nevada | JR | DL | 13 | 20.0 | 93 | 1.54 |
| 10 | Aldon Smith | Missouri | FR | DL | 13 | 19.0 | 126 | 1.46 |
| 10 | Robert Quinn | N Carolina | SO | DL | 13 | 19.0 | 120 | 1.46 |
| 10 | Jeremy Beal | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 13 | 19.0 | 97 | 1.46 |
| 13 | Jerrell Wedge | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 12 | 18.5 | 101 | 1.54 |
| 13 | Derrick Morgan | Ga Tech | JR | DL | 14 | 18.5 | 96 | 1.32 |
| 15 | Brandon Sharpe | Texas Tech | SR | DL | 12 | 18.0 | 108 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Bruce Miller | UCF | JR | DL | 13 | 17.0 | 116 | 1.31 |
| 16 | Ryan Kerrigan | Purdue | JR | DL | 12 | 17.0 | 106 | 1.42 |
| 16 | Mick Williams | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 12 | 17.0 | 78 | 1.42 |
| 16 | Ryan Winterswyk | Boise St | JR | DL | 14 | 17.0 | 68 | 1.21 |
| 16 | Navorro Bowman | Penn State | JR | LB | 11 | 17.0 | 60 | 1.55 |
| 21 | Doug Hogue | Syracuse | JR | LB | 12 | 16.5 | 100 | 1.38 |
| 21 | Jerry Hughes | TCU | SR | DL | 13 | 16.5 | 78 | 1.27 |
| 21 | Aaron Morgan | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 12 | 16.5 | 75 | 1.38 |
| 21 | Antonio Coleman | Auburn | SR | DL | 13 | 16.5 | 75 | 1.27 |
| 21 | Lamarr Houston | Texas | SR | DL | 14 | 16.5 | 61 | 1.18 |
| 26 | Sergio Kindle | Texas | SR | DL | 14 | 16.0 | 76 | 1.14 |
| 26 | Monte Simmons | Kent State | JR | DL | 12 | 16.0 | 65 | 1.33 |
| 28 | Johnathan Rainey | New Mexico | SO | DL | 12 | 15.5 | 117 | 1.29 |
| 28 | Jammie Kirlew | Indiana | SR | DL | 12 | 15.5 | 77 | 1.29 |
| 28 | Gerald McCoy | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 13 | 15.5 | 72 | 1.19 |
| 28 | Mychal Sisson | CSU | SO | LB | 12 | 15.5 | 69 | 1.29 |
| 28 | J.J. Watt | Wisconsin | SO | DL | 13 | 15.5 | 53 | 1.19 |
| 28 | Jason Pierre-Paul | S Florida | JR | DL | 13 | 15.5 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 28 | Donald Butler | Washington | SR | LB | 12 | 15.5 | 35 | 1.29 |
| 35 | Thomas Keiser | Stanford | SO | DL | 13 | 15.0 | 84 | 1.15 |
| 35 | Kenny Rowe | Oregon | JR | LB | 13 | 15.0 | 69 | 1.15 |
| 35 | Sean Weatherspoon | Missouri | SR | LB | 13 | 15.0 | 47 | 1.15 |
| 38 | Cordarro Law | USM | SO | DL | 13 | 14.5 | 85 | 1.12 |
| 38 | Julian Miller | WVU | SO | DL | 13 | 14.5 | 70 | 1.12 |
| 38 | Jack Crawford | Penn State | SO | DL | 13 | 14.5 | 67 | 1.12 |
| 38 | Justin Houston | Georgia | SO | DL | 10 | 14.5 | 58 | 1.45 |
| 42 | Willie Young | NC State | SR | DL | 12 | 14.0 | 85 | 1.17 |
| 42 | Jarvis Geathers | UCF | SR | DL | 13 | 14.0 | 79 | 1.08 |
| 42 | Adrian Robinson, Jr. | Temple | SO | DL | 13 | 14.0 | 73 | 1.08 |
| 42 | Greg Jones | Mich St | JR | LB | 13 | 14.0 | 69 | 1.08 |
| 42 | Chris Campa | Louisville | SR | LB | 12 | 14.0 | 64 | 1.17 |
| 42 | Rolando McClain | Alabama | JR | LB | 14 | 14.0 | 62 | 1.00 |
| 42 | Korey Bosworth | UCLA | SR | DL | 13 | 14.0 | 58 | 1.08 |
| 49 | Eryk Anders | Alabama | SR | LB | 14 | 13.5 | 73 | 0.96 |
| 49 | Robert Eddins | Ball State | JR | DL | 12 | 13.5 | 66 | 1.13 |
| 49 | George Johnson | Rutgers | SR | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 59 | 1.04 |
| 49 | Kendall Briscoe | New Mexico | SR | DL | 12 | 13.5 | 35 | 1.13 |
| 49 | Jason Werner | Purdue | SR | LB | 12 | 13.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 54 | Sam Acho | Texas | JR | DL | 14 | 13.0 | 77 | 0.93 |
| 54 | Dekoda Watson | FSU | SR | LB | 12 | 13.0 | 58 | 1.08 |
| 54 | Cam Robinson | MTSU | SR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 56 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Ricky Sapp | Clemson | SR | DL | 14 | 13.0 | 53 | 0.93 |
| 54 | Chris Carter | Fresno St | JR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 51 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Christopher Lyle | Iowa State | SR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 46 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Michael Morgan | USC | JR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 44 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Luke Kuechly | BC | FR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Karl Klug | Iowa | JR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Linval Joseph | ECU | JR | DL | 14 | 13.0 | 39 | 0.93 |
| 54 | Justin Braska | W Mich | SR | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 38 | 1.08 |
| 54 | Thaddeus Gibson | Ohio State | JR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Nick Bellore | C Mich | JR | LB | 14 | 13.0 | 28 | 0.93 |
| 67 | Jake Coffman | N Illinois | JR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 74 | 1.04 |
| 67 | Kevin Basped | Nevada | JR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 65 | 1.04 |
| 67 | Jared Crick | Nebraska | SO | DL | 14 | 12.5 | 63 | 0.89 |
| 67 | John Fletcher | Wyoming | SR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 60 | 0.96 |
| 67 | Daniel Te'o-Nesheim | Washington | SR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 57 | 1.04 |
| 67 | Brandon Lang | Troy | SR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 55 | 0.96 |
| 67 | Alex Carrington | Ark St | SR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 52 | 1.04 |
| 67 | Ricardo Mathews | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 50 | 0.96 |
| 67 | Akeem Ayers | UCLA | SO | LB | 13 | 12.5 | 49 | 0.96 |
| 67 | Billy Winn | Boise St | SO | DL | 14 | 12.5 | 49 | 0.89 |
| 67 | Weston Johnson | Wyoming | SR | LB | 13 | 12.5 | 48 | 0.96 |
| 67 | DeQuin Evans | Kentucky | JR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 48 | 0.96 |
| 67 | Earl Mitchell | Arizona | SR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 46 | 1.04 |
| 67 | Cody Grimm | Va Tech | SR | LB | 13 | 12.5 | 41 | 0.96 |
| 81 | Korey Williams | USM | SO | LB | 13 | 12.0 | 94 | 0.92 |
| 81 | Jonathan Freeny | Rutgers | JR | DL | 13 | 12.0 | 69 | 0.92 |
| 81 | Brandon Downs | E Mich | SR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 58 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Jason Beauchamp | UNLV | SR | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 58 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Danny Carmichael | MTSU | SR | LB | 13 | 12.0 | 56 | 0.92 |
| 81 | E.J. Wilson | N Carolina | SR | DL | 13 | 12.0 | 51 | 0.92 |
| 81 | Jake Laptad | Kansas | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 50 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Barry Turner | Nebraska | SR | DL | 14 | 12.0 | 50 | 0.86 |
| 81 | Terrance Conner | USM | SR | DL | 13 | 12.0 | 46 | 0.92 |
| 81 | Pernell McPhee | Miss St | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 45 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Corey Peters | Kentucky | SR | DL | 13 | 12.0 | 43 | 0.92 |
| 81 | Jerrell Powe | Miss | JR | DL | 13 | 12.0 | 38 | 0.92 |
| 81 | Darius Fleming | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 11 | 12.0 | 35 | 1.09 |
| 81 | Alex Silvestro | Rutgers | JR | DL | 13 | 12.0 | 35 | 0.92 |
| 81 | Quan Sturdivant | N Carolina | JR | LB | 13 | 12.0 | 31 | 0.92 |
| 96 | Tyrell Graham | Houston | SR | LB | 14 | 11.5 | 67 | 0.82 |
| 96 | Ricky Elmore | Arizona | JR | DL | 13 | 11.5 | 64 | 0.89 |
| 96 | Donte Savage | NMSU | SO | DL | 13 | 11.5 | 64 | 0.89 |
| 96 | Greg Romeus | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 13 | 11.5 | 55 | 0.89 |
| 96 | Eric Norwood | S Carolina | SR | LB | 13 | 11.5 | 55 | 0.89 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.