2016 Conference USA Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 9 | 12.5 | 81 | 1.39 |
| 2 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 8 | 11.5 | 64 | 1.44 |
| 2 | Larry Ogunjobi | Charlotte | SR | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 27 | 1.44 |
| 4 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 8 | 10.5 | 54 | 1.31 |
| 5 | Tabari McGaskey | Rice | SR | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 32 | 1.19 |
| 6 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | SO | DE | 8 | 9.0 | 41 | 1.13 |
| 7 | Frankie Hernandez | Marshall | SO | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 37 | 1.21 |
| 8 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 9 | 8.0 | 26 | 0.89 |
| 9 | Azeez Al-Shaair | FAU | SO | LB | 8 | 7.5 | 22 | 0.94 |
| 10 | La'Kel Bass | UTSA | JR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 36 | 0.88 |
| 10 | Nick Dawson-Brents | Western Ky | SR | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 35 | 0.88 |
| 10 | Sherrod Ruff | USM | JR | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Emmanuel Ellerbee | Rice | JR | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Bunmi Rotimi | ODU | JR | DE | 8 | 6.5 | 65 | 0.81 |
| 14 | Kevin Strong Jr. | UTSA | SO | DE | 7 | 6.5 | 23 | 0.93 |
| 14 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | JR | DE | 8 | 6.5 | 23 | 0.81 |
| 17 | Steven Rhodes | MTSU | SR | DE | 8 | 6.0 | 34 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Nick Cook | Charlotte | SR | LB | 8 | 6.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Chris Melton | MTSU | SO | LB | 8 | 6.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Raynard Felton | MTSU | SR | DT | 8 | 5.5 | 41 | 0.69 |
| 20 | Brian Womac | Rice | JR | DE | 8 | 5.5 | 41 | 0.69 |
| 20 | Gary Thompson | Marshall | SR | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 30 | 0.69 |
| 20 | Nick Usher | UTEP | SR | LB | 8 | 5.5 | 26 | 0.69 |
| 20 | Rashaad Coward | ODU | SR | DT | 8 | 5.5 | 12 | 0.69 |
| 20 | Omarius Bryant | Western Ky | SR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 11 | 0.61 |
| 26 | Tim Ward | ODU | SO | DE | 8 | 5.0 | 33 | 0.63 |
| 26 | Xavier Woods | La Tech | SR | S | 9 | 5.0 | 20 | 0.56 |
| 28 | Joshua Wheeler | N Texas | JR | LB | 7 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.64 |
| 28 | Brandon Garner | N Texas | SO | LB | 7 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.64 |
| 28 | Malik Dilonga | N Texas | SR | DE | 8 | 4.5 | 22 | 0.56 |
| 28 | Karrington King | Charlotte | JR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 21 | 0.56 |
| 28 | Xavier Thigpen | USM | JR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 21 | 0.56 |
| 28 | Josiah Tauaefa | UTSA | FR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 20 | 0.56 |
| 28 | Deldrick Canty | La Tech | JR | DE | 9 | 4.5 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Ryan Bee | Marshall | SO | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 19 | 0.64 |
| 28 | Ashton Preston | N Texas | SO | DB | 8 | 4.5 | 16 | 0.56 |
| 28 | Chris Johnson | Western Ky | JR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Dante Lovilette | UTEP | JR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 15 | 0.56 |
| 28 | Michael Egwuagu | UTSA | SR | S | 8 | 4.5 | 14 | 0.56 |
| 28 | TJ Ricks | ODU | SR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 13 | 0.56 |
| 28 | LaDarius Harris | USM | SO | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.56 |
| 42 | Jareid Combs | N Texas | SR | DE | 8 | 4.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 42 | Kishawn McClain | N Texas | JR | DB | 8 | 4.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 42 | Jayson VanHook | UTEP | FR | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 42 | Derik Overstreet | Western Ky | JR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 14 | 0.44 |
| 42 | Chris Jackson | Marshall | FR | DB | 8 | 4.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 42 | Joel Iyiegbuniwe | Western Ky | SO | LB | 9 | 4.0 | 12 | 0.44 |
| 42 | Jermaine Sheriff | FIU | SO | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 42 | Jeremy Cutrer | MTSU | SR | CB | 8 | 4.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 42 | Russell Farris | La Tech | JR | LB | 9 | 4.0 | 10 | 0.44 |