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 |
| 2 | Keion Adams | W Mich | SR | DE | 10 | 13.0 | 58 | 1.30 |
| 3 | Blair Brown | Ohio | SR | LB | 11 | 13.0 | 53 | 1.18 |
| 4 | Tarell Basham | Ohio | SR | DL | 11 | 12.5 | 60 | 1.14 |
| 5 | Joe Ostman | CMU | JR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 64 | 1.10 |
| 6 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | JR | LB | 11 | 12.0 | 61 | 1.09 |
| 7 | JT Jones | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 40 | 1.05 |
| 8 | Pat O'Connor | EMU | SR | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 48 | 1.05 |
| 9 | John Stepec | Toledo | SR | DE | 12 | 12.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Aaron Taylor | Ball State | SR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Ja'Wuan Woodley | Toledo | JR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 63 | 0.92 |
| 12 | Gus Schwieterman | BGSU | JR | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 31 | 0.90 |
| 12 | Malik Fountain | CMU | SO | LB | 10 | 9.0 | 15 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Brad Koenig | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 34 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Terence Waugh | Kent State | SR | DE | 8 | 7.0 | 23 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Nick Cuthbert | Kent State | SR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Trenton Greene | BGSU | SR | LB | 10 | 8.5 | 44 | 0.85 |
| 18 | Ulysees Gilbert III | Akron | SO | LB | 10 | 7.5 | 38 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Joshua Posley | Ball State | SR | DE | 10 | 7.5 | 33 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Kevin Thurmon | Ball State | SO | DT | 9 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.72 |
| 20 | Treyvon Hester | Toledo | SR | DT | 9 | 6.5 | 30 | 0.72 |
| 22 | Robert Spillane | W Mich | JR | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 23 | Jamaal Payton | N Illinois | SR | LB | 11 | 7.5 | 26 | 0.68 |
| 24 | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | Toledo | SO | DE | 12 | 8.0 | 46 | 0.67 |
| 25 | Nathan Braster | W Mich | JR | DL | 10 | 6.5 | 25 | 0.65 |
| 25 | Nathan Ricketts | CMU | SR | LB | 10 | 6.5 | 10 | 0.65 |
| 27 | Josh Corcoran | N Illinois | SO | DE | 11 | 7.0 | 19 | 0.64 |
| 27 | Cleon Aloese | Ohio | JR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 13 | 0.64 |
| 29 | Tyrik Jones | BGSU | FR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.63 |
| 30 | Tony Porter | Ohio | JR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 12 | 0.61 |
| 31 | Austin Gearing | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 37 | 0.60 |
| 31 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | JR | DE | 10 | 6.0 | 30 | 0.60 |
| 31 | Khalil Hodge | Buffalo | SO | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 13 | 0.60 |
| 31 | Zack Ryan | Ball State | SR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 12 | 0.60 |
| 31 | Sean Wiggins | Ball State | SR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 7 | 0.60 |
| 36 | Jason Beck | EMU | JR | DB | 11 | 6.5 | 26 | 0.59 |
| 36 | Casey Sayles | Ohio | SR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 26 | 0.59 |
| 38 | Ladell Fleming | N Illinois | SR | DE | 11 | 6.0 | 37 | 0.55 |
| 38 | Jeremiah Harris | EMU | SO | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 30 | 0.55 |
| 38 | Sean Folliard | N Illinois | SR | LB | 11 | 6.0 | 23 | 0.55 |
| 41 | Austin Smaha | N Illinois | SR | DE | 11 | 5.5 | 49 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Kurt Laseak | Ohio | SR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Maxx Crosby | EMU | FR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 41 | De'Andre Montgomery | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Caleb Bailey | W Mich | JR | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Kelby Latta | CMU | SR | DL | 10 | 4.5 | 14 | 0.45 |
| 46 | Junior McMullen | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 10 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.45 |
| 48 | Zach Smierciak | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 8 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.44 |
| 48 | Theo Eboigbe | Kent State | SO | DE | 8 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.44 |
| 50 | James Alexander | Kent State | JR | LB | 7 | 3.0 | 8 | 0.43 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.