2016 American Athletic Conference 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 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 12 | 18.0 | 81 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 10 | 16.5 | 74 | 1.65 |
| 3 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 10 | 14.0 | 72 | 1.40 |
| 4 | Tanzel Smart | Tulane | SR | DT | 11 | 15.0 | 60 | 1.36 |
| 4 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 12 | 13.5 | 60 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Matt Linscott | Tulsa | SR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 58 | 0.92 |
| 6 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | JR | OLB | 11 | 10.5 | 58 | 0.96 |
| 6 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 10 | 7.5 | 58 | 0.75 |
| 9 | Nico Marley | Tulane | SR | LB | 11 | 14.0 | 56 | 1.27 |
| 10 | Genard Avery | Memphis | JR | LB | 11 | 10.0 | 55 | 0.91 |
| 11 | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | JR | DE | 9 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.78 |
| 12 | Errol Clarke | UCF | SR | LB | 10 | 9.5 | 46 | 0.95 |
| 13 | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | SR | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 45 | 0.63 |
| 13 | Petera Wilson Jr. | Tulsa | JR | LB | 12 | 7.0 | 45 | 0.58 |
| 15 | Ed Oliver | Houston | FR | DT | 11 | 17.5 | 43 | 1.59 |
| 15 | Tyus Bowser | Houston | SR | OLB | 6 | 10.0 | 43 | 1.67 |
| 15 | Romond Deloatch | Temple | SR | TE | 12 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Tony Guerad | UCF | JR | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 42 | 0.95 |
| 19 | Ade Aruna | Tulane | JR | DE | 11 | 9.0 | 39 | 0.82 |
| 20 | Mark Rucker | UCF | SR | LB | 10 | 9.0 | 35 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | SO | LB | 10 | 4.5 | 34 | 0.45 |
| 22 | Khalil Williams | Houston | JR | S | 11 | 6.5 | 32 | 0.59 |
| 23 | Nigel Harris | S Florida | SR | LB | 11 | 8.5 | 31 | 0.77 |
| 23 | Amos Mason | Navy | SR | DE | 12 | 5.5 | 31 | 0.46 |
| 25 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | JR | LB | 11 | 6.0 | 29 | 0.55 |
| 25 | Kirk Livingstone | S Florida | FR | DE | 11 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.41 |
| 27 | Craig Suits | Tulsa | JR | LB | 12 | 9.0 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | JR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 27 | 0.85 |
| 27 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | JR | DT | 11 | 6.0 | 27 | 0.55 |
| 27 | Jaymon Thomas | S Florida | SO | S | 11 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.46 |
| 27 | Jacob Martin | Temple | JR | DL | 10 | 2.5 | 27 | 0.25 |
| 32 | Avery Williams | Temple | SR | LB | 12 | 8.5 | 26 | 0.71 |
| 33 | Luke Carrezola | UConn | JR | LB | 10 | 8.5 | 25 | 0.85 |
| 33 | Eric Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 25 | 0.70 |
| 33 | Austin Hall | Memphis | FR | DB | 9 | 6.5 | 25 | 0.72 |
| 33 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | SR | DB | 11 | 6.5 | 25 | 0.59 |
| 33 | E.J. Levenberry | UConn | JR | LB | 9 | 4.5 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Antonio Kinard | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 24 | 0.55 |
| 38 | Demerick Gary | SMU | FR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 24 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Dayon Pratt | ECU | SR | OLB | 7 | 5.5 | 23 | 0.79 |
| 40 | Jarvis Pruitt | SMU | SR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 23 | 0.61 |
| 40 | Sean Wilson | Tulane | JR | DT | 11 | 5.0 | 23 | 0.46 |
| 40 | Folorunso Fatukasi | UConn | JR | DL | 10 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.25 |
| 44 | Cameron Malveaux | Houston | SR | DE | 11 | 8.0 | 22 | 0.73 |
| 44 | Tye Northern | Memphis | SR | DB | 10 | 5.5 | 22 | 0.55 |
| 44 | Jarvis Polu | Navy | SO | DE | 12 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.33 |
| 47 | Quinlan Carroll | Tulane | JR | DE | 7 | 6.0 | 21 | 0.86 |
| 47 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SO | DB | 12 | 5.0 | 21 | 0.42 |
| 47 | Jarred Alwan | Temple | SR | LB | 12 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.29 |
| 50 | Garrett Davis | Houston | SO | S | 11 | 6.0 | 20 | 0.55 |