2016 American Athletic Conference 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 | Ed Oliver | Houston | FR | DT | 5 | 11.0 | 43 | 2.20 |
| 2 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 5 | 7.5 | 44 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 31 | 1.30 |
| 4 | Tyus Bowser | Houston | SR | OLB | 5 | 6.0 | 42 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 26 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Tanzel Smart | Tulane | SR | DT | 4 | 6.0 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Petera Wilson Jr. | Tulsa | JR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 33 | 1.10 |
| 7 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 5 | 5.5 | 19 | 1.10 |
| 7 | Errol Clarke | UCF | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 12 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Genard Avery | Memphis | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | JR | DT | 5 | 5.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Matthew Adams | Houston | JR | ILB | 5 | 5.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Eric Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 20 | 1.13 |
| 14 | Nigel Harris | S Florida | SR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Yiannis Bowden | ECU | SO | OLB | 4 | 4.5 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 17 | Tony Guerad | UCF | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | JR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Nico Marley | Tulane | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Quinlan Carroll | Tulane | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Kevin Bronson | S Florida | SO | DE | 5 | 4.0 | 13 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Khalil Williams | Houston | JR | S | 5 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Demeitre Brim | UCF | SR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | SR | DB | 5 | 3.5 | 12 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Craig Suits | Tulsa | JR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 8 | 0.88 |
| 27 | E.J. Levenberry | UConn | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Jarvis Polu | Navy | SO | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Mike Love | S Florida | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Nick Thurman | Houston | JR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Jaymon Thomas | S Florida | SO | S | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 27 | T.J. Mutcherson | UCF | SR | DB | 5 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Austin Hall | Memphis | FR | DB | 4 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Avery Williams | Temple | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Matt Linscott | Tulsa | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.60 |
| 27 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | JR | OLB | 5 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Emmanuel Cooper | Memphis | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Kevin Mouhon | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Cameron Malveaux | Houston | SR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Deadrin Senat | S Florida | JR | DT | 5 | 3.0 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 41 | Marquise Copeland | Cincinnati | SO | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 41 | Dayon Pratt | ECU | SR | OLB | 4 | 2.5 | 9 | 0.63 |
| 41 | Hayden Carman | Tulsa | SR | DT | 5 | 2.5 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Trent Martin | Tulsa | SR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Jared Gentry | Memphis | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.63 |
| 41 | Zelt Minor | SMU | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.63 |
| 41 | Averee Robinson | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 48 | Trysten Hill | UCF | FR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.40 |
| 48 | Avery Ellis | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.40 |
| 48 | Garrett Davis | Houston | SO | S | 5 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.40 |