2016 Conference USA Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Ogunjobi | Charlotte | SR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 2 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 12 | 15.5 | 72 | 1.29 |
| 3 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 12 | 15.0 | 73 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 14 | 16.0 | 94 | 1.14 |
| 5 | Tabari McGaskey | Rice | SR | LB | 10 | 11.0 | 34 | 1.10 |
| 6 | Xavier Thigpen | USM | JR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 63 | 1.04 |
| 7 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 51 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Nick Dawson-Brents | Western Ky | SR | DL | 11 | 11.0 | 50 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Sherrod Ruff | USM | JR | LB | 11 | 11.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Chris Johnson | Western Ky | JR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 32 | 0.96 |
| 11 | Azeez Al-Shaair | FAU | SO | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 35 | 0.92 |
| 12 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | SO | DE | 13 | 11.5 | 54 | 0.89 |
| 13 | La'Kel Bass | UTSA | JR | LB | 13 | 11.0 | 47 | 0.85 |
| 14 | Brian Womac | Rice | JR | DE | 11 | 9.0 | 52 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Emmanuel Ellerbee | Rice | JR | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 26 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Ja'Boree Poole | USM | SR | DL | 12 | 9.5 | 75 | 0.79 |
| 17 | Ty Tyler | Marshall | FR | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 33 | 0.78 |
| 18 | Bunmi Rotimi | ODU | JR | DE | 13 | 10.0 | 78 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | JR | DE | 13 | 10.0 | 29 | 0.77 |
| 20 | Anthony Wilson | ODU | SR | LB | 13 | 9.5 | 26 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Ryan Bee | Marshall | SO | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 28 | 0.72 |
| 22 | Gary Thompson | Marshall | SR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 38 | 0.70 |
| 23 | Josiah Tauaefa | UTSA | FR | LB | 13 | 9.0 | 48 | 0.69 |
| 23 | Joel Iyiegbuniwe | Western Ky | SO | LB | 13 | 9.0 | 38 | 0.69 |
| 25 | Joshua Wheeler | N Texas | JR | LB | 11 | 7.5 | 42 | 0.68 |
| 26 | Nick Usher | UTEP | SR | LB | 12 | 8.0 | 41 | 0.67 |
| 27 | Derik Overstreet | Western Ky | JR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 42 | 0.65 |
| 27 | Omarius Bryant | Western Ky | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 23 | 0.65 |
| 29 | Steven Rhodes | MTSU | SR | DE | 13 | 8.0 | 39 | 0.62 |
| 29 | Darius Harris | MTSU | SO | LB | 13 | 8.0 | 21 | 0.62 |
| 31 | Alvin Jones | UTEP | JR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 28 | 0.60 |
| 31 | Nick Cook | Charlotte | SR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 23 | 0.60 |
| 33 | Michael Egwuagu | UTSA | SR | S | 13 | 7.5 | 30 | 0.58 |
| 33 | Shaquille Huff | MTSU | SR | DT | 13 | 7.5 | 21 | 0.58 |
| 33 | Rashaad Coward | ODU | SR | DT | 13 | 7.5 | 21 | 0.58 |
| 36 | Preston Gordon | Rice | SO | DT | 10 | 5.5 | 25 | 0.55 |
| 37 | Brandon Garner | N Texas | SO | LB | 11 | 6.0 | 32 | 0.55 |
| 37 | Jermaine Sheriff | FIU | SO | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 19 | 0.55 |
| 39 | Jareid Combs | N Texas | SR | DE | 12 | 6.5 | 30 | 0.54 |
| 39 | Treyvon Williams | FIU | JR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 27 | 0.54 |
| 39 | Shalom Ogbonda | FAU | SR | DT | 12 | 6.5 | 23 | 0.54 |
| 39 | Kevin Strong Jr. | UTSA | SO | DE | 12 | 6.5 | 23 | 0.54 |
| 39 | Anthony Wint | FIU | JR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 19 | 0.54 |
| 39 | Dante Lovilette | UTEP | JR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 18 | 0.54 |
| 45 | Russell Farris | La Tech | JR | LB | 14 | 7.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Raynard Felton | MTSU | SR | DT | 13 | 6.5 | 47 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Tim Ward | ODU | SO | DE | 13 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Chris Melton | MTSU | SO | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Elijah Parker | USM | SR | LB | 11 | 5.5 | 29 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Karrington King | Charlotte | JR | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 22 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.