2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzel Smart | Tulane | SR | DT | 4 | 9.0 | 41 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Tyus Bowser | Houston | SR | OLB | 3 | 5.5 | 32 | 1.83 |
| 3 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 4 | 7.0 | 32 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 4 | 7.0 | 22 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 3 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Matt Linscott | Tulsa | SR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 38 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Ed Oliver | Houston | FR | DT | 3 | 4.5 | 28 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Errol Clarke | UCF | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 31 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Genard Avery | Memphis | JR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 33 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Avery Williams | Temple | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 9 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Luke Carrezola | UConn | JR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 5 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Nico Marley | Tulane | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 14 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Craig Suits | Tulsa | JR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Nick Thurman | Houston | JR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SO | DB | 3 | 3.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Khalid McGee | S Florida | SO | S | 3 | 3.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Zachery Harris | Tulane | SO | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Ernest Suttles | Memphis | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | SR | DB | 4 | 3.5 | 14 | 0.88 |
| 21 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Mike Love | S Florida | JR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 7 | 0.83 |
| 23 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Luke Jackson | Tulane | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Ade Aruna | Tulane | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Jonathan Wilson | Memphis | FR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Bryan Wright | Cincinnati | FR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Trent Martin | Tulsa | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Kirk Livingstone | S Florida | FR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Vontae Diggs | UConn | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Jeremy Winchester | Houston | SO | CB | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Yiannis Bowden | ECU | SO | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Khalil Williams | Houston | JR | S | 3 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Romond Deloatch | Temple | SR | TE | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Sean Marinan | UConn | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Jarred Alwan | Temple | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Jordon Williams | SMU | FR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Nate Hairston | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 40 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 4 | 2.5 | 29 | 0.63 |
| 40 | Tye Northern | Memphis | SR | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 40 | Terrell Richardson | ECU | SR | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.63 |
| 40 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | JR | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 40 | Zach Edwards | Cincinnati | SR | S | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.63 |
| 45 | Nnamdi Uzoma | Navy | SR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Demerick Gary | SMU | FR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Caleb Ashworth | Cincinnati | FR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Eldrick Washington | Tulane | SO | DT | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Chris Morley | Memphis | SR | DB | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Fred Presley | ECU | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.