2016 Independent Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarron Jones | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 15 | 1.17 |
| 1 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 1 | 3.0 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 3 | James Onwualu | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 4 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | JR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Asmar Bilal | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 3 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.33 |
| 6 | Greer Martini | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 6 | John Voit | Army | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Elijah Taylor | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Harvey Langi | BYU | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 9 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Isaac Rochell | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 9 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 13 | Ali Ali-Musa | U Mass | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Marcus Hyatt | Army | SO | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | JR | S | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Fred Warner | BYU | JR | LB | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Eric Takenaka | BYU | SR | DB | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Logan Taele | BYU | SR | DL | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Shane Huber | U Mass | JR | ILB | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.50 |