2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blair Brown | Ohio | SR | LB | 8 | 10.0 | 37 | 1.25 |
| 1 | Brandon Crawford | Buffalo | SR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Pat O'Connor | EMU | SR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 34 | 1.21 |
| 4 | Nick Cuthbert | Kent State | SR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 21 | 1.08 |
| 5 | Tarell Basham | Ohio | SR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 44 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Keion Adams | W Mich | SR | DE | 8 | 8.0 | 44 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | JR | DE | 7 | 7.0 | 36 | 1.00 |
| 5 | JT Jones | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Aaron Taylor | Ball State | SR | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Terence Waugh | Kent State | SR | DE | 6 | 6.0 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Eric Assoua | W Mich | SO | DL | 7 | 6.5 | 33 | 0.93 |
| 11 | Joshua Posley | Ball State | SR | DE | 7 | 6.5 | 30 | 0.93 |
| 11 | Ja'Wuan Woodley | Toledo | JR | LB | 7 | 6.5 | 20 | 0.93 |
| 14 | Gus Schwieterman | BGSU | JR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 15 | Robert Spillane | W Mich | JR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Caleb Bailey | W Mich | JR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 18 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Sean Folliard | N Illinois | SR | LB | 7 | 6.0 | 23 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Asantay Brown | W Mich | JR | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 20 | 0.81 |
| 19 | Kevin Thurmon | Ball State | SO | DT | 7 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.79 |
| 19 | Joe Ostman | CMU | JR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 28 | 0.79 |
| 19 | Josh Corcoran | N Illinois | SO | DE | 7 | 5.5 | 16 | 0.79 |
| 19 | Nathan Ricketts | CMU | SR | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 7 | 0.79 |
| 23 | Cleon Aloese | Ohio | JR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Ulysees Gilbert III | Akron | SO | LB | 6 | 4.5 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Junior McMullen | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 7 | 5.0 | 18 | 0.71 |
| 25 | Sean Wiggins | Ball State | SR | LB | 7 | 5.0 | 6 | 0.71 |
| 27 | Nate Holley | Kent State | SR | S | 5 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.70 |
| 28 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | JR | LB | 8 | 5.5 | 12 | 0.69 |
| 29 | Najee Murray | Kent State | SR | CB | 6 | 4.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | Toledo | SO | DE | 7 | 4.5 | 25 | 0.64 |
| 30 | Nathan Braster | W Mich | JR | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 23 | 0.64 |
| 32 | Chad Moore | Ohio | JR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 33 | James Alexander | Kent State | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 34 | Tyrik Jones | BGSU | FR | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.58 |
| 34 | Ishmael Hargrove | Buffalo | JR | LB | 6 | 3.5 | 14 | 0.58 |
| 36 | Ladell Fleming | N Illinois | SR | DE | 7 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.57 |
| 36 | Jeremiah Harris | EMU | SO | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 14 | 0.57 |
| 36 | John Stepec | Toledo | SR | DE | 7 | 4.0 | 13 | 0.57 |
| 39 | Casey Sayles | Ohio | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Jamaal Payton | N Illinois | SR | LB | 7 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Malik Fountain | CMU | SO | LB | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Daumantas Venckus | Akron | SR | DE | 6 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Jon Cunningham | Kent State | JR | DT | 6 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Charles Harris | Buffalo | SO | DE | 6 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Austin Smaha | N Illinois | SR | DE | 7 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.43 |
| 45 | John Whitman III | Ball State | SR | DT | 7 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.43 |
| 45 | Josh Teachey | Toledo | SO | CB | 7 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.43 |
| 45 | Otis Kearney | CMU | SO | DB | 7 | 3.0 | 8 | 0.43 |
| 45 | Zack Ryan | Ball State | SR | LB | 7 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.43 |
| 45 | Ikie Calderon | EMU | JR | DB | 7 | 3.0 | 3 | 0.43 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.