2011 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Nowak | W Mich | SR | DL | 7 | 15.0 | 64 | 2.14 |
| 2 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 6 | 14.0 | 79 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 8 | 14.0 | 70 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 7 | 13.0 | 40 | 1.86 |
| 5 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | JR | DL | 7 | 12.5 | 61 | 1.79 |
| 5 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | SO | LB | 8 | 12.5 | 49 | 1.56 |
| 5 | Brett Roy | Nevada | SR | DL | 8 | 12.5 | 35 | 1.56 |
| 8 | Vinny Curry | Marshall | SR | DL | 5 | 11.5 | 60 | 2.30 |
| 9 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | JR | LB | 7 | 10.5 | 50 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | SO | LB | 7 | 10.5 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Dezman Moses | Tulane | SR | DL | 9 | 10.0 | 48 | 1.11 |
| 11 | Dexter Heyman | Louisville | SR | LB | 5 | 10.0 | 36 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 7 | 9.5 | 42 | 1.36 |
| 13 | Miles Burris | SDSU | SR | LB | 6 | 9.5 | 40 | 1.58 |
| 13 | Ron Newcomb | N Illinois | SR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 37 | 1.19 |
| 16 | James Dunlap | UNLV | SR | DL | 4 | 9.0 | 44 | 2.25 |
| 16 | Taylor Reed | SMU | JR | LB | 7 | 9.0 | 40 | 1.29 |
| 16 | David Niumatalolo | NMSU | SR | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 35 | 1.29 |
| 16 | Mychal Kendricks | California | SR | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | SO | DL | 5 | 9.0 | 30 | 1.80 |
| 16 | Bojay Filimoeatu | Utah State | JR | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 21 | 1.50 |
| 22 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 64 | 1.21 |
| 22 | Cordarro Law | USM | SR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 48 | 1.21 |
| 22 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 40 | 1.42 |
| 22 | Justin Francis | Rutgers | SR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 40 | 1.21 |
| 22 | Tourek Williams | FIU | JR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 39 | 1.06 |
| 22 | Courtney Upshaw | Alabama | SR | LB | 5 | 8.5 | 33 | 1.70 |
| 22 | Trent Mackey | Tulane | JR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 32 | 1.06 |
| 22 | John Hughes | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 31 | 1.21 |
| 22 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 5 | 8.5 | 30 | 1.70 |
| 22 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | JR | DB | 7 | 8.5 | 28 | 1.21 |
| 22 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 28 | 1.21 |
| 22 | Julian Miller | WVU | SR | DL | 6 | 8.5 | 25 | 1.42 |
| 22 | Kawann Short | Purdue | JR | DL | 5 | 8.5 | 23 | 1.70 |
| 35 | Jonathan Bostic | Florida | JR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 46 | 1.33 |
| 35 | Adrian Robinson | Temple | SR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 44 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | SO | LB | 5 | 8.0 | 39 | 1.60 |
| 35 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | JR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 36 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | FR | DL | 4 | 8.0 | 28 | 2.00 |
| 40 | Dion Jordan | Oregon | JR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 52 | 1.25 |
| 40 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | JR | DL | 8 | 7.5 | 48 | 0.94 |
| 40 | Freddie Bishop | W Mich | JR | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 39 | 1.07 |
| 40 | Randell Johnson | FAU | SO | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 40 | Sio Moore | U Conn | JR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 27 | 1.25 |
| 40 | Kendall Reyes | U Conn | SR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 40 | Bernard Smith | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 25 | 1.07 |
| 40 | Conrad Scheidt | Idaho | JR | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 24 | 1.50 |
| 40 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | JR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 24 | 1.25 |
| 40 | Frank Trotter | Memphis | SR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 24 | 1.25 |
| 40 | Fletcher Cox | Miss St | JR | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 21 | 1.88 |
| 40 | Pat Schiller | N Illinois | SR | LB | 8 | 7.5 | 17 | 0.94 |
| 52 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | SO | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 52 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Terrell Turner | Oregon | SR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 44 | 1.17 |
| 52 | Brandon Joiner | Ark St | SR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 42 | 1.17 |
| 52 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 39 | 1.17 |
| 52 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 35 | 1.40 |
| 52 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | JR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Quinton Coples | N Carolina | SR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.75 |
| 52 | Alameda Ta'amu | Washington | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 30 | 1.40 |
| 52 | Nathan Ollie | Ball State | SO | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 30 | 1.17 |
| 52 | Cam Johnson | Virginia | SR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.75 |
| 52 | Demario Davis | Ark St | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 52 | Walter Stewart | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 25 | 0.88 |
| 52 | Rob Lohr | Vanderbilt | JR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 20 | 1.17 |
| 52 | Darryl Farley | Tulane | JR | LB | 9 | 7.0 | 20 | 0.78 |
| 52 | Jerry Franklin | Arkansas | SR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 16 | 1.40 |
| 52 | Aaron Morris | Ball State | SO | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 16 | 1.17 |
| 52 | Isame Faciane | FIU | SO | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 15 | 0.88 |
| 69 | Tyrunn Walker | Tulsa | SR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 46 | 1.08 |
| 69 | Nordly Capi | CSU | SO | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 43 | 1.30 |
| 69 | Terrell Manning | NC State | JR | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 37 | 1.63 |
| 69 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | SO | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 36 | 1.08 |
| 69 | Matt Broha | La Tech | SR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 35 | 1.08 |
| 69 | Jerel Worthy | Mich St | JR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 31 | 1.08 |
| 69 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | JR | LB | 7 | 6.5 | 30 | 0.93 |
| 69 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | JR | DL | 7 | 6.5 | 30 | 0.93 |
| 69 | Ryne Giddins | S Florida | SO | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 28 | 1.08 |
| 69 | Devon Still | Penn State | SR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 26 | 1.63 |
| 69 | C.J. James | CSU | JR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 69 | Devon Lewis-Buchanan | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 7 | 6.5 | 16 | 0.93 |
| 81 | Jaye Howard | Florida | SR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 49 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Troy Evans | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 36 | 1.50 |
| 81 | Josh Hartigan | Colorado | SR | LB | 7 | 6.0 | 35 | 0.86 |
| 81 | Marcus McGraw | Houston | SR | LB | 7 | 6.0 | 33 | 0.86 |
| 81 | Christian Lacey | La Tech | SR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | SO | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 30 | 1.20 |
| 81 | Nigel Bradham | FSU | SR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Travis Sandersfeld | Colorado | SR | DB | 5 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.20 |
| 81 | Chris Jones | BGSU | JR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 81 | Brandon Akpunku | N Texas | SR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 27 | 1.20 |
| 81 | IK Enemkpali | La Tech | SO | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Alex Means | Air Force | JR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 26 | 1.20 |
| 81 | Khyri Thornton | USM | SO | DL | 7 | 6.0 | 26 | 0.86 |
| 81 | Josh Kaddu | Oregon | SR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Tremayne Scott | Ohio | JR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 81 | Melvin White | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 7 | 6.0 | 24 | 0.86 |
| 81 | Trevor Guyton | California | SR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Nikita Whitlock | Wk Forest | SO | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 21 | 1.20 |
| 81 | Josh Shirley | Washington | FR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 20 | 1.20 |
| 81 | Tyson Gale | Marshall | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 19 | 1.20 |