2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 40.0 | 171 | 8.00 |
| 2 | UCF | 4 | 30.0 | 125 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Tulane | 4 | 28.0 | 109 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 4 | 26.0 | 95 | 6.50 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 4 | 26.0 | 93 | 6.50 |
| 6 | South Florida | 4 | 25.0 | 92 | 6.25 |
| 7 | Temple | 4 | 23.0 | 90 | 5.75 |
| 8 | SMU | 4 | 21.0 | 102 | 5.25 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 5 | 20.0 | 72 | 4.00 |
| 9 | Memphis | 3 | 20.0 | 70 | 6.67 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 4 | 20.0 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Navy | 3 | 19.0 | 85 | 6.33 |