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 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 6 | 14.0 | 79 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Vinny Curry | Marshall | SR | DL | 5 | 11.5 | 60 | 2.30 |
| 3 | James Dunlap | UNLV | SR | DL | 4 | 9.0 | 44 | 2.25 |
| 4 | Drew Nowak | W Mich | SR | DL | 7 | 15.0 | 64 | 2.14 |
| 5 | Dexter Heyman | Louisville | SR | LB | 5 | 10.0 | 36 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | FR | DL | 4 | 8.0 | 28 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Fletcher Cox | Miss St | JR | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 21 | 1.88 |
| 8 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 7 | 13.0 | 40 | 1.86 |
| 9 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | SO | DL | 5 | 9.0 | 30 | 1.80 |
| 10 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | JR | DL | 7 | 12.5 | 61 | 1.79 |
| 11 | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 8 | 14.0 | 70 | 1.75 |
| 11 | Quinton Coples | N Carolina | SR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.75 |
| 11 | Cam Johnson | Virginia | SR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.75 |
| 14 | Courtney Upshaw | Alabama | SR | LB | 5 | 8.5 | 33 | 1.70 |
| 14 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 5 | 8.5 | 30 | 1.70 |
| 14 | Kawann Short | Purdue | JR | DL | 5 | 8.5 | 23 | 1.70 |
| 17 | Terrell Manning | NC State | JR | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 37 | 1.63 |
| 17 | Devon Still | Penn State | SR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 26 | 1.63 |
| 19 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | SO | LB | 5 | 8.0 | 39 | 1.60 |
| 20 | Miles Burris | SDSU | SR | LB | 6 | 9.5 | 40 | 1.58 |
| 21 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | SO | LB | 8 | 12.5 | 49 | 1.56 |
| 21 | Brett Roy | Nevada | SR | DL | 8 | 12.5 | 35 | 1.56 |
| 23 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | JR | LB | 7 | 10.5 | 50 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | SO | LB | 7 | 10.5 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Mychal Kendricks | California | SR | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Bojay Filimoeatu | Utah State | JR | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 21 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Randell Johnson | FAU | SO | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Conrad Scheidt | Idaho | JR | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 24 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Troy Evans | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 36 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Chris Jones | BGSU | JR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Stansly Maponga | TCU | SO | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 17 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | SO | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Steven Johnson | Kansas | SR | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 34 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 40 | 1.42 |
| 34 | Julian Miller | WVU | SR | DL | 6 | 8.5 | 25 | 1.42 |
| 36 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 35 | 1.40 |
| 36 | Alameda Ta'amu | Washington | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 30 | 1.40 |
| 36 | Jerry Franklin | Arkansas | SR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 16 | 1.40 |
| 39 | Jordan Hill | Penn State | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 37 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Tevin Elliott | Baylor | SO | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 24 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Collins Ukwu | Kentucky | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 24 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Chas Alecxih | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Jabaree Tuani | Navy | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 20 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Winston Guy Jr. | Kentucky | SR | DB | 4 | 5.5 | 16 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Ken Dorsey | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 14 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Danny Trevathan | Kentucky | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 5 | 1.38 |
| 47 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 7 | 9.5 | 42 | 1.36 |
| 48 | Jonathan Bostic | Florida | JR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 46 | 1.33 |
| 48 | Andre Monroe | Maryland | FR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.33 |
| 50 | Nordly Capi | CSU | SO | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 43 | 1.30 |
| 50 | C.J. James | CSU | JR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 52 | Taylor Reed | SMU | JR | LB | 7 | 9.0 | 40 | 1.29 |
| 52 | David Niumatalolo | NMSU | SR | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 35 | 1.29 |
| 54 | Dion Jordan | Oregon | JR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 52 | 1.25 |
| 54 | Sio Moore | U Conn | JR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 27 | 1.25 |
| 54 | Kendall Reyes | U Conn | SR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 54 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | JR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 24 | 1.25 |
| 54 | Frank Trotter | Memphis | SR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 24 | 1.25 |
| 54 | Andre Branch | Clemson | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 54 | Josh Biezuns | Wyoming | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 27 | 1.25 |
| 54 | Scott Solomon | Rice | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.25 |
| 54 | Malik Jackson | Tennessee | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 22 | 1.25 |
| 54 | Nathan Stupar | Penn State | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 54 | Frank Alexander | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 54 | Zach Brown | N Carolina | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 14 | 1.25 |
| 54 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | SO | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 67 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 64 | 1.21 |
| 67 | Cordarro Law | USM | SR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 48 | 1.21 |
| 67 | Justin Francis | Rutgers | SR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 40 | 1.21 |
| 67 | John Hughes | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 31 | 1.21 |
| 67 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | JR | DB | 7 | 8.5 | 28 | 1.21 |
| 67 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 28 | 1.21 |
| 73 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | SO | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 30 | 1.20 |
| 73 | Brandon Akpunku | N Texas | SR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 27 | 1.20 |
| 73 | Alex Means | Air Force | JR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 26 | 1.20 |
| 73 | Nikita Whitlock | Wk Forest | SO | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 21 | 1.20 |
| 73 | Josh Shirley | Washington | FR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 20 | 1.20 |
| 73 | Tyson Gale | Marshall | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 19 | 1.20 |
| 73 | Kyle Fuller | Va Tech | SO | DB | 5 | 6.0 | 19 | 1.20 |
| 73 | Shelton Johnson | Wisconsin | JR | DB | 5 | 6.0 | 10 | 1.20 |
| 81 | Ron Newcomb | N Illinois | SR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 37 | 1.19 |
| 82 | Terrell Turner | Oregon | SR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 44 | 1.17 |
| 82 | Brandon Joiner | Ark St | SR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 42 | 1.17 |
| 82 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 39 | 1.17 |
| 82 | Nathan Ollie | Ball State | SO | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 30 | 1.17 |
| 82 | Demario Davis | Ark St | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 82 | Rob Lohr | Vanderbilt | JR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 20 | 1.17 |
| 82 | Aaron Morris | Ball State | SO | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 16 | 1.17 |
| 82 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | JR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 5 | 1.17 |
| 90 | Jack Crawford | Penn State | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 90 | Justin Allen | Rice | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 90 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 24 | 1.13 |
| 90 | Devin Johnson | TCU | JR | DB | 4 | 4.5 | 19 | 1.13 |
| 94 | Dezman Moses | Tulane | SR | DL | 9 | 10.0 | 48 | 1.11 |
| 95 | Shea McClellin | Boise St | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 47 | 1.10 |
| 95 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 43 | 1.10 |
| 95 | Alex Okafor | Texas | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 30 | 1.10 |
| 95 | Troy Davis | UCF | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 28 | 1.10 |
| 95 | Matt Conrath | Virginia | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 28 | 1.10 |
| 95 | Emmanuel Acho | Texas | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 22 | 1.10 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.