2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | JR | DE | 13 | 21.0 | 94 | 1.62 |
| 2 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 13 | 19.5 | 115 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Chris Odom | Ark St | SR | DE | 13 | 17.5 | 111 | 1.35 |
| 4 | Kyle Wilson | Ark St | JR | LB | 13 | 16.0 | 53 | 1.23 |
| 5 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SO | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 55 | 1.04 |
| 6 | Rashad Dillard | Troy | SR | DE | 13 | 13.5 | 68 | 1.04 |
| 7 | Michael Shaw | Georgia St | SO | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 55 | 1.00 |
| 7 | David Griffith | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 55 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Antonious Sims | App St | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 52 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Joe Dillon | La-Lafytte | FR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 63 | 0.96 |
| 11 | Ukeme Eligwe | Ga South | JR | LB | 11 | 9.5 | 44 | 0.86 |
| 12 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | JR | DE | 13 | 11.0 | 51 | 0.85 |
| 12 | Otha Peters | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 13 | 11.0 | 43 | 0.85 |
| 12 | Kennan Gilchrist | App St | SR | OLB | 13 | 11.0 | 36 | 0.85 |
| 12 | Roman Buchanan | USA | SR | LB | 13 | 11.0 | 18 | 0.85 |
| 16 | Chase Day | La-Monroe | FR | LB | 12 | 10.0 | 38 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Jamal Stadom | Troy | JR | DT | 13 | 9.5 | 36 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Tony Lashley | Idaho | SO | LB | 13 | 9.5 | 35 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Bryan London | Texas St | FR | LB | 12 | 8.5 | 14 | 0.71 |
| 20 | Tueni Lupeamanu | Idaho | SR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 41 | 0.69 |
| 21 | Tre Griffin | Ga South | SR | DE | 12 | 8.0 | 36 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Rodney Butler | NMSU | SR | LB | 12 | 8.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Dezmin Reed | App St | SR | OLB | 13 | 8.5 | 41 | 0.65 |
| 23 | Finessé Middleton | USA | JR | DE | 13 | 8.5 | 38 | 0.65 |
| 23 | William Lloyd | Troy | SR | LB | 13 | 8.5 | 19 | 0.65 |
| 26 | Baron Poole II | Troy | JR | DT | 13 | 8.0 | 38 | 0.62 |
| 26 | Dee Liner | Ark St | JR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 26 | 0.62 |
| 26 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | SO | DB | 13 | 8.0 | 14 | 0.62 |
| 29 | Stody Bradley | NMSU | JR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 29 | 0.59 |
| 30 | William Bussey Jr. | Ga South | SR | LB | 12 | 7.0 | 21 | 0.58 |
| 30 | Gabe Loyd | Texas St | JR | LB | 12 | 7.0 | 20 | 0.58 |
| 32 | Kaden Elliss | Idaho | SO | LB | 13 | 7.5 | 27 | 0.58 |
| 32 | Devon Earl | USA | SR | S | 13 | 7.5 | 23 | 0.58 |
| 32 | Darrell Songy | USA | JR | LB | 13 | 7.5 | 21 | 0.58 |
| 32 | Kris Weatherspoon | Troy | JR | S | 13 | 7.5 | 21 | 0.58 |
| 36 | Caleb Tucker | La-Monroe | JR | DE | 12 | 6.5 | 28 | 0.54 |
| 36 | Waylon Roberson | Ark St | SR | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 17 | 0.54 |
| 36 | Ishmael Davis | Texas St | SO | DE | 12 | 6.5 | 10 | 0.54 |
| 39 | Tre'maine Lightfoot | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 23 | 0.54 |
| 40 | Tyree Turner | USA | FR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Justin Lucas | Troy | SR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Ironhead Gallon | Ga South | SR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Kourtland Busby | NMSU | JR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Frankie Griffin | Texas St | SO | LB | 9 | 4.5 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Trev Miller | La-Lafytte | JR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 47 | 0.46 |
| 45 | Kevon Perry | La-Lafytte | JR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 33 | 0.46 |
| 45 | Demetrius Cain | Troy | SR | LB | 13 | 6.0 | 26 | 0.46 |
| 48 | Jacob Nwangwa | NMSU | JR | DB | 12 | 5.5 | 13 | 0.46 |
| 48 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | JR | LB | 12 | 5.5 | 12 | 0.46 |
| 50 | Bernard Dawson | Ga South | SR | DE | 11 | 5.0 | 24 | 0.46 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.