2011 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | SO | LB | 13 | 15.0 | 93 | 1.15 |
| 2 | Jabaree Tuani | Navy | SR | DL | 10 | 12.0 | 33 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 5 | 11.5 | 50 | 2.30 |
| 3 | Brett Roy | Nevada | SR | DL | 6 | 11.5 | 33 | 1.92 |
| 5 | Cordarro Law | USM | SR | DL | 5 | 11.0 | 39 | 2.20 |
| 5 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 32 | 0.92 |
| 7 | Audie Cole | NC State | SR | LB | 5 | 10.5 | 38 | 2.10 |
| 8 | Kendall Reyes | U Conn | SR | DL | 5 | 9.5 | 39 | 1.90 |
| 9 | Logan Harrell | Fresno St | SR | DL | 6 | 9.0 | 45 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 6 | 9.0 | 32 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Jordan Pendleton | BYU | SR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 25 | 1.21 |
| 12 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 5 | 8.0 | 41 | 1.60 |
| 12 | Brandon Joiner | Ark St | SR | DL | 5 | 8.0 | 38 | 1.60 |
| 12 | Sio Moore | U Conn | JR | LB | 5 | 8.0 | 29 | 1.60 |
| 12 | Robert Blanton | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 12 | 8.0 | 24 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 7.5 | 49 | 1.88 |
| 16 | Miles Burris | SDSU | SR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 42 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Tahir Whitehead | Temple | SR | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 40 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 38 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | SO | LB | 4 | 7.5 | 31 | 1.88 |
| 16 | Tourek Williams | FIU | JR | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Chas Alecxih | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 29 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | SO | LB | 4 | 7.5 | 28 | 1.88 |
| 16 | Dexter Heyman | Louisville | SR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Tariq Edwards | Va Tech | SO | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 23 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Steven Erzinger | Army | SR | LB | 10 | 7.5 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 16 | William Gholston | Mich St | SO | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 28 | Aaron Lynch | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.64 |
| 28 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | JR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 44 | 1.75 |
| 28 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | FR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 42 | 1.40 |
| 28 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.17 |
| 28 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 27 | 1.40 |
| 28 | Adrien Cole | La Tech | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 26 | 1.17 |
| 28 | Darius Fleming | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 12 | 7.0 | 26 | 0.58 |
| 28 | Zach Brown | N Carolina | SR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 20 | 1.40 |
| 28 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | JR | DB | 6 | 7.0 | 20 | 1.17 |
| 37 | Shea McClellin | Boise St | SR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 62 | 1.08 |
| 37 | Levi Koskan | Utah State | SR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 47 | 1.08 |
| 37 | Zach Watts | Army | JR | LB | 11 | 6.5 | 41 | 0.59 |
| 37 | Jaye Howard | Florida | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 39 | 1.30 |
| 37 | Stansly Maponga | TCU | SO | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 37 | 1.08 |
| 37 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 29 | 1.30 |
| 37 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | JR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 28 | 1.08 |
| 37 | Bruce Irvin | WVU | SR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 28 | 1.08 |
| 37 | Etienne Sabino | Ohio State | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 27 | 1.30 |
| 37 | Ian Thomas | Illinois | SR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 22 | 1.30 |
| 37 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 21 | 1.30 |
| 37 | A.J. Mackey | Army | JR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 15 | 0.59 |
| 49 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 42 | 1.50 |
| 49 | Jameson Frazier | BYU | SR | LB | 13 | 6.0 | 33 | 0.46 |
| 49 | Jonathan Bostic | Florida | JR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 32 | 1.20 |
| 49 | Ted Jennings | U Conn | JR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 30 | 1.20 |
| 49 | Randell Johnson | FAU | SO | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 49 | Jordan Hunt | FIU | JR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 26 | 1.20 |
| 49 | James Gayle | Va Tech | SO | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 26 | 1.20 |
| 49 | Jay Dudley | La Tech | SR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Jonathan Davis | UCF | JR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 23 | 1.50 |
| 49 | Sean Spence | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 22 | 1.50 |
| 49 | Scott Vallone | Rutgers | JR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Brandon Boykin | Georgia | SR | DB | 5 | 6.0 | 19 | 1.20 |
| 49 | Dwayne Woods | BGSU | JR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 16 | 1.50 |
| 49 | Ronnie Thornton | USM | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 15 | 1.20 |
| 49 | Hebron Fangupo | BYU | SR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 12 | 0.46 |
| 49 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 9 | 1.20 |
| 65 | Dan Giordano | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 52 | 0.92 |
| 65 | Mike Daniels | Iowa | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 33 | 1.10 |
| 65 | J.R. Collins | Va Tech | SO | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 33 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Korey Jones | Wyoming | JR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 32 | 0.92 |
| 65 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | SO | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 30 | 1.38 |
| 65 | David Niumatalolo | NMSU | SR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 27 | 0.92 |
| 65 | Chris Jones | BGSU | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 25 | 1.38 |
| 65 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Devon Still | Penn State | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Tyrone Crawford | Boise St | SR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 21 | 0.92 |
| 65 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | SO | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 20 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Brandon Marshall | Nevada | SR | LB | 6 | 5.5 | 19 | 0.92 |
| 65 | Rob Lohr | Vanderbilt | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 18 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Matt Conrath | Virginia | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 17 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Justin Cudworth | E Mich | JR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 16 | 1.38 |
| 65 | Chris Marve | Vanderbilt | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 16 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Kyle Fuller | Va Tech | SO | DB | 5 | 5.5 | 15 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Toben Opurum | Kansas | JR | DL | 3 | 5.5 | 14 | 1.83 |
| 65 | Melvin White | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 5 | 5.5 | 12 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Alonzo Highsmith | Arkansas | JR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 8 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Elkino Watson | S Florida | FR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 8 | 1.10 |
| 86 | Greg Scruggs | Louisville | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 37 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Christian Lacey | La Tech | SR | DL | 6 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.83 |
| 86 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | SO | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Keith McCaskill | S Florida | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | SO | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Terrence Frederick | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 4 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.25 |
| 86 | Brandon Jenkins | FSU | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Jadon Wagner | BYU | SR | LB | 13 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.39 |
| 86 | Vinny Curry | Marshall | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Brad Madison | Missouri | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.25 |
| 86 | Andre Branch | Clemson | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Tyrunn Walker | Tulsa | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Joe Sampson | BYU | JR | DB | 12 | 5.0 | 21 | 0.42 |