2016 FBS Independents Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 13 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | JR | OLB | 4 | 5.0 | 35 | 1.25 |
| 2 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Fred Warner | BYU | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Andrew King | Army | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 4 | James Onwualu | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Isaac Rochell | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 9 | Logan Taele | BYU | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.70 |
| 10 | Shane Huber | U Mass | JR | ILB | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.63 |
| 11 | Francis Bernard | BYU | SO | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.60 |
| 12 | Harvey Langi | BYU | SR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Sae Tautu | BYU | SR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 12 | John Voit | Army | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Steve Casali | U Mass | JR | ILB | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Ali Ali-Musa | U Mass | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Marcus Hyatt | Army | SO | DB | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Rhyan England | Army | JR | DB | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Tedrick Lowery | U Mass | JR | S | 4 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.38 |
| 21 | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 4 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.38 |
| 21 | Joe Previte | U Mass | SO | DL | 4 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 21 | Sha-Ki Holines | U Mass | JR | DL | 4 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 21 | Jesse Monteiro | U Mass | JR | S | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.38 |
| 21 | Xavier Moss | Army | SR | DB | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Michael Davis | BYU | SR | DB | 5 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.30 |
| 28 | James Nachtigal | Army | SO | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.25 |
| 28 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 28 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | JR | S | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 28 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 28 | Mario Patton | U Mass | FR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 28 | Khary Bailey-Smith | U Mass | SR | S | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 28 | Nick Coleman | Notre Dame | SO | DB | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 28 | Cole Luke | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 28 | Jarron Jones | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 37 | Kavika Fonua | BYU | SO | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.20 |
| 37 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SO | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.20 |
| 37 | Trajan Pili | BYU | FR | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.20 |
| 37 | Morgan Unga | BYU | SO | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 41 | Roderick Jones, Jr. | U Mass | JR | OLB | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 42 | Moses Kaumatule | BYU | SO | DL | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.13 |
| 42 | Adam Pulsipher | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 42 | Lee Moses | U Mass | SO | S | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 42 | Peter Angeh | U Mass | SR | DL | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 42 | Elijah Riley | Army | FR | DB | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 42 | Kesni Tausinga | BYU | JR | DL | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 42 | Greer Martini | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 49 | Dayan Lake | BYU | FR | DB | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.10 |
| 49 | Eric Takenaka | BYU | SR | DB | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.10 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.