2016 Conference USA Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ja'Boree Poole | USM | SR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 57 | 1.20 |
| 2 | Xavier Thigpen | USM | JR | DL | 5 | 8.0 | 42 | 1.60 |
| 3 | Joel Iyiegbuniwe | Western Ky | SO | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 32 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Josiah Tauaefa | UTSA | FR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.90 |
| 4 | Derik Overstreet | Western Ky | JR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.90 |
| 6 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Elijah Parker | USM | SR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Omarius Bryant | Western Ky | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.80 |
| 9 | Anthony Wilson | ODU | SR | LB | 5 | 8.0 | 20 | 1.60 |
| 9 | Secdrick Cooper | La Tech | JR | S | 5 | 4.5 | 20 | 0.90 |
| 11 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Chris Johnson | Western Ky | JR | DL | 5 | 8.0 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 12 | Treyvon Williams | FIU | JR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Shalom Ogbonda | FAU | SR | DT | 4 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.88 |
| 12 | Michael Egwuagu | UTSA | SR | S | 5 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 16 | Nick Dawson-Brents | Western Ky | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Ty Tyler | Marshall | FR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Daniel Appouh | ODU | SO | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Nick Usher | UTEP | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 20 | Joshua Wheeler | N Texas | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Jareid Combs | N Texas | SR | DE | 5 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Azeez Al-Shaair | FAU | SO | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.88 |
| 22 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Bunmi Rotimi | ODU | JR | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Preston Gordon | Rice | SO | DT | 3 | 3.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Chase Hancock | Marshall | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | SO | DE | 5 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Shaquille Huff | MTSU | SR | DT | 5 | 4.5 | 12 | 0.90 |
| 28 | Dee Baulkman | N Texas | JR | DB | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Mylam Peters | N Texas | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Darius Harris | MTSU | SO | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 11 | 0.90 |
| 31 | Blain Padgett | Rice | SO | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 31 | La'Kel Bass | UTSA | JR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 11 | 0.80 |
| 31 | Brian Womac | Rice | JR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 11 | 0.88 |
| 31 | Darian Yancey | USM | SO | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 11 | 0.70 |
| 31 | Jordan Harris | La Tech | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 31 | Fermin Silva | FIU | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Channing Hames | Marshall | FR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 31 | Ben Kane | UTSA | SR | DE | 5 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.30 |
| 40 | Cortney Finney | N Texas | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.60 |
| 40 | Vontarius West | FIU | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 40 | Anthony Wint | FIU | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 43 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.88 |
| 43 | Gary Thompson | Marshall | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 9 | 0.63 |
| 43 | Ryan Bee | Marshall | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Alex Lyons | Rice | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Rashaad Coward | ODU | SR | DT | 5 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.40 |
| 43 | Curtis Mikell | USM | JR | DB | 5 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.40 |
| 49 | Sherrod Ruff | USM | JR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Jordan Bradford | La Tech | SO | DT | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.50 |