2011 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 5 | 11.5 | 49 | 2.30 |
| 2 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | SO | LB | 4 | 9.0 | 38 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Brett Roy | Nevada | SR | DL | 3 | 6.5 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 4 | Logan Harrell | Fresno St | SR | DL | 4 | 8.5 | 48 | 2.13 |
| 5 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 4 | 8.0 | 33 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | SO | LB | 3 | 6.0 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Nordly Capi | CSU | SO | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 43 | 1.88 |
| 7 | Audie Cole | NC State | SR | LB | 4 | 7.5 | 27 | 1.88 |
| 9 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 3 | 5.5 | 41 | 1.83 |
| 9 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | JR | DL | 3 | 5.5 | 29 | 1.83 |
| 9 | Dexter Heyman | Louisville | SR | LB | 3 | 5.5 | 18 | 1.83 |
| 9 | Toben Opurum | Kansas | JR | DL | 3 | 5.5 | 14 | 1.83 |
| 13 | Tahir Whitehead | Temple | SR | LB | 4 | 7.0 | 44 | 1.75 |
| 14 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 3 | 5.0 | 38 | 1.67 |
| 14 | Shayne Skov | Stanford | JR | LB | 3 | 5.0 | 29 | 1.67 |
| 14 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | JR | DL | 3 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.67 |
| 14 | John Robles | Troy | SR | DL | 3 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.67 |
| 14 | Scott Vallone | Rutgers | JR | DL | 3 | 5.0 | 16 | 1.67 |
| 14 | Randell Johnson | FAU | SO | LB | 3 | 5.0 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 14 | Darius Willis | Kansas | SO | LB | 3 | 5.0 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 21 | Vinny Curry | Marshall | SR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 39 | 1.63 |
| 21 | Cordarro Law | USM | SR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 23 | 1.63 |
| 21 | Kendall Reyes | U Conn | SR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 19 | 1.63 |
| 24 | Ted Jennings | U Conn | JR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Dwayne Woods | BGSU | JR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Jonathan Davis | UCF | JR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 23 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Brad Madison | Missouri | JR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 23 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Danny Trevathan | Kentucky | SR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 19 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Robert Maci | Purdue | JR | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 25 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Jacques Smith | Tennessee | SO | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 17 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Will Diaz | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 16 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Lamanski Ware | UAB | SR | LB | 3 | 4.5 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 33 | Levi Koskan | Utah State | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 39 | 1.38 |
| 33 | Korey Jones | Wyoming | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 33 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | SO | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 30 | 1.38 |
| 33 | Chris Jones | BGSU | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 25 | 1.38 |
| 33 | Sio Moore | U Conn | JR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 24 | 1.38 |
| 33 | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 24 | 1.38 |
| 33 | Devon Still | Penn State | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 22 | 1.38 |
| 33 | Will Hill | Virginia | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 22 | 1.38 |
| 33 | Gregory Hickman | FIU | SO | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 17 | 1.38 |
| 33 | Justin Cudworth | E Mich | JR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 16 | 1.38 |
| 33 | Steven Erzinger | Army | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 16 | 1.38 |
| 33 | Tariq Edwards | Va Tech | SO | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 15 | 1.38 |
| 33 | Kyle Fuller | Va Tech | SO | DB | 4 | 5.5 | 15 | 1.38 |
| 33 | Rob Lohr | Vanderbilt | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 15 | 1.38 |
| 47 | Greg Scruggs | Louisville | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 36 | 1.33 |
| 47 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | FR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 47 | Jonathan Massaquoi | Troy | JR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 47 | Ronnell Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 15 | 1.33 |
| 47 | Gary Mason Jr. | Baylor | JR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 14 | 1.33 |
| 47 | Kevin Cyrille | FAU | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 11 | 1.33 |
| 47 | Kawann Short | Purdue | JR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 11 | 1.33 |
| 54 | Elkino Watson | S Florida | FR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 17 | 1.30 |
| 55 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | FR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 32 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Tyrunn Walker | Tulsa | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 55 | James Gayle | Va Tech | SO | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Nathan Ollie | Ball State | SO | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 24 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 24 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Josh Hartigan | Colorado | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 24 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Tim Fugger | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Miles Burris | SDSU | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 20 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Kenny Anunike | Duke | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Adrien Cole | La Tech | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Lance Kelley | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Troy Evans | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 18 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Carmen Messina | New Mexico | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 17 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Brandon Akpunku | N Texas | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 17 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Pat Schiller | N Illinois | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 14 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Shaun Lewis | Okla St | SO | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 14 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Alonzo Highsmith | Arkansas | JR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 7 | 1.25 |
| 74 | William Savoy | Louisville | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 18 | 1.17 |
| 74 | Tony Jerod-Eddie | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 17 | 1.17 |
| 74 | Tyrone Crawford | Boise St | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 15 | 1.17 |
| 74 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 74 | Frank Alexander | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 13 | 1.17 |
| 74 | James Vaughters | Stanford | FR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 13 | 1.17 |
| 74 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | JR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 12 | 1.17 |
| 74 | Scott Solomon | Rice | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 11 | 1.17 |
| 74 | David Hinds | FAU | JR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 10 | 1.17 |
| 74 | Marcus English | E Mich | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 6 | 1.17 |
| 84 | Bernard Smith | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 36 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Vontaze Burfict | Ariz St | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 35 | 1.13 |
| 84 | J.R. Collins | Va Tech | SO | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 32 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Darryl Cato-Bishop | NC State | SO | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Brandon Joiner | Ark St | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Tourek Williams | FIU | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Etienne Sabino | Ohio State | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 20 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Bruce Irvin | WVU | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 19 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Drew Nowak | W Mich | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 19 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Dont'a Hightower | Alabama | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 18 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 16 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Ian Thomas | Illinois | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 16 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Cam Johnson | Virginia | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 16 | 1.13 |
| 84 | T.J. Fatinikun | Toledo | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 14 | 1.13 |
| 84 | C.J. Malauulu | Kent State | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 13 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Devon Lewis-Buchanan | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 13 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Aaron Morris | Ball State | SO | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 12 | 1.13 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.