2016 Conference USA Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 7 | 10.0 | 63 | 1.43 |
| 2 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 7 | 10.5 | 56 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 6 | 9.5 | 52 | 1.58 |
| 4 | Bunmi Rotimi | ODU | JR | DE | 7 | 5.5 | 48 | 0.79 |
| 5 | Ja'Boree Poole | USM | SR | DL | 7 | 6.5 | 44 | 0.93 |
| 6 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | SO | DE | 7 | 8.5 | 37 | 1.21 |
| 7 | Joel Iyiegbuniwe | Western Ky | SO | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 35 | 1.21 |
| 7 | Steven Rhodes | MTSU | SR | DE | 10 | 7.5 | 35 | 0.75 |
| 9 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 33 | 1.14 |
| 9 | Brian Womac | Rice | JR | DE | 5 | 4.5 | 33 | 0.90 |
| 11 | Gary Thompson | Marshall | SR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 32 | 1.20 |
| 12 | Nick Usher | UTEP | SR | LB | 7 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.86 |
| 13 | Xavier Thigpen | USM | JR | DL | 7 | 6.0 | 29 | 0.86 |
| 14 | Treyvon Williams | FIU | JR | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 27 | 0.81 |
| 14 | Fermin Silva | FIU | SO | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.63 |
| 16 | Brandon Garner | N Texas | SO | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 16 | D.J. Sanders | MTSU | JR | LB | 10 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.45 |
| 18 | Tabari McGaskey | Rice | SR | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 25 | 1.50 |
| 18 | La'Kel Bass | UTSA | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Raynard Felton | MTSU | SR | DT | 10 | 4.5 | 24 | 0.45 |
| 21 | Larry Ogunjobi | Charlotte | SR | DL | 5 | 9.0 | 23 | 1.80 |
| 21 | Josiah Tauaefa | UTSA | FR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 23 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Alvin Jones | UTEP | JR | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.57 |
| 21 | Joshua Wheeler | N Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Elliot Blankenship | La Tech | JR | DB | 7 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.43 |
| 26 | Darius Harris | MTSU | SO | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 21 | 0.80 |
| 26 | Secdrick Cooper | La Tech | JR | S | 7 | 5.5 | 21 | 0.79 |
| 26 | Tim Ward | ODU | SO | DE | 7 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.57 |
| 26 | Eric Banks | UTSA | FR | DE | 5 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Chris Johnson | Western Ky | JR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 20 | 1.21 |
| 30 | Omarius Bryant | Western Ky | SR | DL | 7 | 6.5 | 20 | 0.93 |
| 32 | Anthony Wint | FIU | JR | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 19 | 0.81 |
| 32 | Xavier Woods | La Tech | SR | S | 7 | 4.5 | 19 | 0.64 |
| 32 | Ryan Bee | Marshall | SO | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.80 |
| 32 | Preston Gordon | Rice | SO | DT | 5 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.70 |
| 36 | Azeez Al-Shaair | FAU | SO | LB | 6 | 5.0 | 18 | 0.83 |
| 36 | Cedric Johnson | La Tech | SO | DT | 6 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.58 |
| 38 | Shaquille Huff | MTSU | SR | DT | 10 | 5.5 | 17 | 0.55 |
| 38 | Sherrod Ruff | USM | JR | LB | 6 | 4.5 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 38 | Deldrick Canty | La Tech | JR | DE | 7 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.43 |
| 38 | Justin Noye | ODU | SO | S | 7 | 1.0 | 17 | 0.14 |
| 42 | Emmanuel Ellerbee | Rice | JR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 15 | 1.38 |
| 42 | Jayson VanHook | UTEP | FR | LB | 7 | 5.0 | 15 | 0.71 |
| 42 | Kishawn McClain | N Texas | JR | DB | 5 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.70 |
| 42 | Darryl Lewis | La Tech | SO | DB | 7 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.21 |
| 42 | Nate Brooks | N Texas | SO | DB | 5 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.20 |
| 47 | Rashaad Coward | ODU | SR | DT | 7 | 5.0 | 14 | 0.71 |
| 47 | Frankie Hernandez | Marshall | SO | LB | 3 | 4.5 | 14 | 1.50 |
| 47 | Jareid Combs | N Texas | SR | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 14 | 0.70 |
| 47 | Jermaine Sheriff | FIU | SO | DL | 7 | 3.5 | 14 | 0.50 |