2016 Conference USA Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 11 | 15.0 | 93 | 1.36 |
| 2 | Bunmi Rotimi | ODU | JR | DE | 11 | 8.5 | 75 | 0.77 |
| 3 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 9 | 11.5 | 64 | 1.28 |
| 4 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 61 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Xavier Thigpen | USM | JR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 52 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Nick Dawson-Brents | Western Ky | SR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 50 | 1.10 |
| 7 | Ja'Boree Poole | USM | SR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 49 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | SO | DE | 11 | 10.5 | 46 | 0.96 |
| 9 | Brian Womac | Rice | JR | DE | 9 | 7.5 | 45 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Raynard Felton | MTSU | SR | DT | 10 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.60 |
| 11 | Frankie Hernandez | Marshall | SO | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 37 | 1.21 |
| 11 | La'Kel Bass | UTSA | JR | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 37 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Conner Smith | La Tech | SR | WR | 11 | 1.0 | 37 | 0.09 |
| 14 | Sherrod Ruff | USM | JR | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 36 | 1.11 |
| 14 | Gary Thompson | Marshall | SR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.72 |
| 16 | Joshua Wheeler | N Texas | JR | LB | 10 | 6.5 | 35 | 0.65 |
| 17 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 11 | 10.0 | 34 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Steven Rhodes | MTSU | SR | DE | 10 | 6.0 | 34 | 0.60 |
| 19 | Tim Ward | ODU | SO | DE | 11 | 5.0 | 33 | 0.46 |
| 20 | Tabari McGaskey | Rice | SR | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 32 | 1.19 |
| 20 | Derik Overstreet | Western Ky | JR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 32 | 0.59 |
| 22 | Josiah Tauaefa | UTSA | FR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 30 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Dee Baulkman | N Texas | JR | DB | 11 | 4.5 | 30 | 0.41 |
| 24 | Larry Ogunjobi | Charlotte | SR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 29 | 1.30 |
| 25 | Brandon Garner | N Texas | SO | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 27 | 0.55 |
| 25 | Eric Banks | UTSA | FR | DE | 10 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.30 |
| 27 | Emmanuel Ellerbee | Rice | JR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Nick Usher | UTEP | SR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 26 | 0.55 |
| 27 | Alvin Jones | UTEP | JR | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Alex Highsmith | Charlotte | FR | LB | 10 | 2.0 | 26 | 0.20 |
| 31 | Chris Johnson | Western Ky | JR | DL | 11 | 7.5 | 25 | 0.68 |
| 31 | Jareid Combs | N Texas | SR | DE | 11 | 6.0 | 25 | 0.55 |
| 31 | Joel Iyiegbuniwe | Western Ky | SO | LB | 11 | 6.0 | 25 | 0.55 |
| 31 | D.J. Sanders | MTSU | JR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.40 |
| 35 | Nick Cook | Charlotte | SR | LB | 10 | 6.5 | 24 | 0.65 |
| 36 | Kevin Strong Jr. | UTSA | SO | DE | 9 | 6.5 | 23 | 0.72 |
| 36 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | JR | DE | 10 | 6.5 | 23 | 0.65 |
| 36 | Anthony Wilson | ODU | SR | LB | 11 | 6.5 | 23 | 0.59 |
| 36 | Elliot Blankenship | La Tech | JR | DB | 11 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.27 |
| 40 | Azeez Al-Shaair | FAU | SO | LB | 9 | 8.0 | 22 | 0.89 |
| 40 | Omarius Bryant | Western Ky | SR | DL | 11 | 7.5 | 22 | 0.68 |
| 40 | Chris Melton | MTSU | SO | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 22 | 0.60 |
| 40 | Fermin Silva | FIU | SO | DL | 10 | 4.5 | 22 | 0.45 |
| 40 | Malik Dilonga | N Texas | SR | DE | 11 | 4.5 | 22 | 0.41 |
| 45 | Karrington King | Charlotte | JR | LB | 10 | 4.5 | 21 | 0.45 |
| 46 | Treyvon Williams | FIU | JR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 20 | 0.55 |
| 46 | Xavier Woods | La Tech | SR | S | 11 | 5.5 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Ryan Bee | Marshall | SO | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 46 | Preston Gordon | Rice | SO | DT | 9 | 4.5 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Deldrick Canty | La Tech | JR | DE | 11 | 4.5 | 20 | 0.41 |