2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Crawford | Buffalo | SR | DL | 10 | 13.5 | 64 | 1.35 |
| 1 | Joe Ostman | CMU | JR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 64 | 1.10 |
| 3 | Ja'Wuan Woodley | Toledo | JR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 63 | 0.92 |
| 4 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | JR | LB | 11 | 12.0 | 61 | 1.09 |
| 5 | Tarell Basham | Ohio | SR | DL | 11 | 12.5 | 60 | 1.14 |
| 6 | Keion Adams | W Mich | SR | DE | 10 | 13.0 | 58 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Blair Brown | Ohio | SR | LB | 11 | 13.0 | 53 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Austin Smaha | N Illinois | SR | DE | 11 | 5.5 | 49 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Pat O'Connor | EMU | SR | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 48 | 1.05 |
| 10 | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | Toledo | SO | DE | 12 | 8.0 | 46 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Trenton Greene | BGSU | SR | LB | 10 | 8.5 | 44 | 0.85 |
| 12 | John Stepec | Toledo | SR | DE | 12 | 12.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 12 | JT Jones | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 40 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Ulysees Gilbert III | Akron | SO | LB | 10 | 7.5 | 38 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Austin Gearing | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 37 | 0.60 |
| 15 | Ladell Fleming | N Illinois | SR | DE | 11 | 6.0 | 37 | 0.55 |
| 17 | Kevin Thurmon | Ball State | SO | DT | 9 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.72 |
| 18 | Brad Koenig | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 34 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Tyrik Jones | BGSU | FR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.63 |
| 20 | Joshua Posley | Ball State | SR | DE | 10 | 7.5 | 33 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Gus Schwieterman | BGSU | JR | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 31 | 0.90 |
| 22 | Treyvon Hester | Toledo | SR | DT | 9 | 6.5 | 30 | 0.72 |
| 22 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | JR | DE | 10 | 6.0 | 30 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Jeremiah Harris | EMU | SO | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 30 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Ikeem Allen | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 10 | 3.5 | 30 | 0.35 |
| 26 | Jamaal Payton | N Illinois | SR | LB | 11 | 7.5 | 26 | 0.68 |
| 26 | Jason Beck | EMU | JR | DB | 11 | 6.5 | 26 | 0.59 |
| 26 | Casey Sayles | Ohio | SR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 26 | 0.59 |
| 26 | Kevin Robbins | Ohio | JR | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.36 |
| 30 | Nathan Braster | W Mich | JR | DL | 10 | 6.5 | 25 | 0.65 |
| 30 | Kurt Laseak | Ohio | SR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 32 | Terrance Bush | BGSU | SR | DL | 10 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.30 |
| 32 | David Konowalski | BGSU | SO | DL | 10 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.30 |
| 32 | Demone Harris | Buffalo | JR | DE | 10 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.25 |
| 35 | Terence Waugh | Kent State | SR | DE | 8 | 7.0 | 23 | 0.88 |
| 35 | Sean Folliard | N Illinois | SR | LB | 11 | 6.0 | 23 | 0.55 |
| 37 | Aaron Taylor | Ball State | SR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Zach Smierciak | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 8 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.44 |
| 39 | Bobby Jones IV | N Illinois | JR | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.57 |
| 40 | Nick Cuthbert | Kent State | SR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 41 | Josh Corcoran | N Illinois | SO | DE | 11 | 7.0 | 19 | 0.64 |
| 41 | Kevin Willis | Ball State | JR | DT | 10 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.40 |
| 41 | Eric Assoua | W Mich | SO | DL | 10 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.35 |
| 44 | Tyler Taafe | Toledo | SO | LB | 12 | 5.0 | 18 | 0.42 |
| 44 | Brock Boxen | Akron | SO | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Daumantas Venckus | Akron | SR | DE | 10 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.35 |
| 47 | Chad Moore | Ohio | JR | LB | 11 | 4.0 | 17 | 0.36 |
| 47 | Andre Turner | W Mich | JR | DE | 10 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.30 |
| 49 | Robert Spillane | W Mich | JR | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 50 | Malik Fountain | CMU | SO | LB | 10 | 9.0 | 15 | 0.90 |