2011 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - All Games through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 14 | 30.0 | 130 | 2.14 |
| 2 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 13 | 22.5 | 123 | 1.73 |
| 3 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | SO | LB | 12 | 20.5 | 74 | 1.71 |
| 4 | Vinny Curry | Marshall | SR | DL | 13 | 22.0 | 110 | 1.69 |
| 5 | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 13 | 21.5 | 96 | 1.65 |
| 6 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 12 | 19.5 | 63 | 1.63 |
| 7 | Drew Nowak | W Mich | SR | DL | 13 | 20.5 | 78 | 1.58 |
| 8 | Cordarro Law | USM | SR | DL | 14 | 22.0 | 113 | 1.57 |
| 9 | Miles Burris | SDSU | SR | LB | 13 | 19.5 | 85 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Brandon Joiner | Ark St | SR | DL | 13 | 19.0 | 110 | 1.46 |
| 10 | Frank Alexander | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 13 | 19.0 | 81 | 1.46 |
| 12 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 12 | 17.5 | 70 | 1.46 |
| 13 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | SO | DL | 12 | 17.0 | 71 | 1.42 |
| 13 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | SO | LB | 12 | 17.0 | 51 | 1.42 |
| 15 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | SO | LB | 14 | 19.5 | 103 | 1.39 |
| 15 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 14 | 19.5 | 86 | 1.39 |
| 17 | Courtney Upshaw | Alabama | SR | LB | 13 | 18.0 | 90 | 1.39 |
| 18 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 14 | 19.0 | 39 | 1.36 |
| 19 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 13 | 17.5 | 96 | 1.35 |
| 19 | Brett Roy | Nevada | SR | DL | 13 | 17.5 | 54 | 1.35 |
| 19 | Kawann Short | Purdue | JR | DL | 13 | 17.5 | 53 | 1.35 |
| 22 | Sio Moore | U Conn | JR | LB | 12 | 16.0 | 58 | 1.33 |
| 23 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 14 | 18.5 | 86 | 1.32 |
| 24 | Terrell Manning | NC State | JR | LB | 11 | 14.5 | 65 | 1.32 |
| 25 | Logan Harrell | Fresno St | SR | DL | 13 | 17.0 | 100 | 1.31 |
| 25 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 13 | 17.0 | 93 | 1.31 |
| 25 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | SO | DL | 13 | 17.0 | 83 | 1.31 |
| 25 | Devon Still | Penn State | SR | DL | 13 | 17.0 | 77 | 1.31 |
| 29 | Ronnell Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 83 | 1.30 |
| 30 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | JR | DL | 12 | 15.5 | 69 | 1.29 |
| 31 | Sean Spence | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 11 | 14.0 | 39 | 1.27 |
| 32 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | JR | DL | 12 | 15.0 | 97 | 1.25 |
| 33 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 13 | 16.0 | 77 | 1.23 |
| 33 | Dexter Heyman | Louisville | SR | LB | 13 | 16.0 | 61 | 1.23 |
| 33 | John Simon | Ohio State | JR | DL | 13 | 16.0 | 59 | 1.23 |
| 33 | William Gholston | Mich St | SO | LB | 13 | 16.0 | 50 | 1.23 |
| 37 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | FR | DL | 12 | 14.5 | 63 | 1.21 |
| 37 | James Dunlap | UNLV | SR | DL | 12 | 14.5 | 62 | 1.21 |
| 37 | Randell Johnson | FAU | SO | LB | 12 | 14.5 | 55 | 1.21 |
| 37 | Fletcher Cox | Miss St | JR | DL | 12 | 14.5 | 41 | 1.21 |
| 41 | Chas Alecxih | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 13 | 15.5 | 61 | 1.19 |
| 42 | Chris Jones | BGSU | JR | DL | 12 | 14.0 | 64 | 1.17 |
| 42 | Trent Mackey | Tulane | JR | LB | 12 | 14.0 | 53 | 1.17 |
| 42 | Dwayne Woods | BGSU | JR | LB | 12 | 14.0 | 46 | 1.17 |
| 42 | Winston Guy Jr. | Kentucky | SR | DB | 12 | 14.0 | 39 | 1.17 |
| 46 | Melvin Ingram | S Carolina | SR | DL | 13 | 15.0 | 100 | 1.15 |
| 46 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | SO | LB | 13 | 15.0 | 93 | 1.15 |
| 46 | Quinton Coples | N Carolina | SR | DL | 13 | 15.0 | 69 | 1.15 |
| 46 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | JR | LB | 13 | 15.0 | 55 | 1.15 |
| 50 | Andre Branch | Clemson | SR | DL | 14 | 16.0 | 79 | 1.14 |
| 51 | Kendall Reyes | U Conn | SR | DL | 12 | 13.5 | 52 | 1.13 |
| 52 | Bruce Irvin | WVU | SR | DL | 13 | 14.5 | 87 | 1.12 |
| 52 | Emmanuel Acho | Texas | SR | LB | 13 | 14.5 | 38 | 1.12 |
| 54 | Ken Dorsey | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 81 | 1.08 |
| 54 | Nick Perry | USC | JR | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 64 | 1.08 |
| 54 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 12 | 13.0 | 61 | 1.08 |
| 54 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 12 | 13.0 | 59 | 1.08 |
| 54 | Frank Trotter | Memphis | SR | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 46 | 1.08 |
| 54 | Scott Solomon | Rice | SR | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 46 | 1.08 |
| 54 | Jabaree Tuani | Navy | SR | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 36 | 1.08 |
| 61 | Nikita Whitlock | Wk Forest | SO | DL | 13 | 14.0 | 64 | 1.08 |
| 61 | Mychal Kendricks | California | SR | LB | 13 | 14.0 | 55 | 1.08 |
| 61 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | JR | DB | 13 | 14.0 | 50 | 1.08 |
| 61 | Najee Goode | WVU | SR | LB | 13 | 14.0 | 45 | 1.08 |
| 65 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | SO | DL | 14 | 15.0 | 93 | 1.07 |
| 66 | Jake Bequette | Arkansas | SR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 91 | 1.05 |
| 67 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | SO | LB | 11 | 11.5 | 60 | 1.05 |
| 68 | John Hughes | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 51 | 1.04 |
| 68 | Carmen Messina | New Mexico | SR | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 41 | 1.04 |
| 70 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | SO | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 79 | 1.04 |
| 70 | Tyrunn Walker | Tulsa | SR | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 75 | 1.04 |
| 70 | Adrian Robinson | Temple | SR | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 74 | 1.04 |
| 70 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | JR | LB | 13 | 13.5 | 72 | 1.04 |
| 70 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 13 | 13.5 | 71 | 1.04 |
| 70 | Tyrone Crawford | Boise St | SR | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 66 | 1.04 |
| 70 | Tahir Whitehead | Temple | SR | LB | 13 | 13.5 | 66 | 1.04 |
| 70 | Stansly Maponga | TCU | SO | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 62 | 1.04 |
| 70 | Jamie Blatnick | Okla St | SR | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 60 | 1.04 |
| 70 | Tim Fugger | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 54 | 1.04 |
| 70 | Zach Brown | N Carolina | SR | LB | 13 | 13.5 | 49 | 1.04 |
| 70 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 13 | 13.5 | 36 | 1.04 |
| 82 | Kyle Fuller | Va Tech | SO | DB | 14 | 14.5 | 58 | 1.04 |
| 82 | Marcus McGraw | Houston | SR | LB | 14 | 14.5 | 57 | 1.04 |
| 84 | Tourek Williams | FIU | JR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 64 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Mike Daniels | Iowa | SR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 63 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Bernard Smith | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 62 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Justin Francis | Rutgers | SR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 59 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Trevor Guyton | California | SR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 53 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Adrien Cole | La Tech | SR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 49 | 1.00 |
| 84 | J.K. Schaffer | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 48 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Troy Evans | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 62 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Travis Long | Wash St | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 39 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Danny Trevathan | Kentucky | SR | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Luke Kuechly | BC | JR | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Jared Clendenin | Western Ky | SR | DL | 9 | 9.0 | 48 | 1.00 |
| 96 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | SO | DL | 14 | 13.5 | 63 | 0.96 |
| 97 | Shea McClellin | Boise St | SR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 85 | 0.96 |
| 97 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | JR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 73 | 0.96 |
| 97 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | JR | LB | 13 | 12.5 | 64 | 0.96 |
| 97 | Audie Cole | NC State | SR | LB | 13 | 12.5 | 58 | 0.96 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.